Morning Report for Thursday 30 January 2020

6:06 AM.The New Zealand cricketers have again come out on the wrong side of a super-over, beaten by India in the third T20 international in Hamilton. Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Auckland mayor Phil Goff is delighted his city has scooped up a big chunk of the Government's $12 billion infrastructure spend.

There's over $2 billion for new roads and a billion for rail.

Goff… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:39 AM.Labour appears to be throwing down the gauntlet in the fight for middle New Zealand.

Yesterday the government revealed dozens of projects coming out of its $12 billion Infrastructure Fund - including… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.An anti-poverty campaigner says the government's big infrastructure spend-up prioritises roading projects over the wellbeing of low-income families.

Auckland Action Against Poverty is calling on the… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.A sixth arson in the space of two weeks has residents in settlements along the eastern shore of Lake Taupo worried and frightened.

In early January five properties were sent on fire, two homes were… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Jacinda Ardern says she spoke with Australia's Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, yesterday about a joint evacuation effort for Kiwis trapped in Wuhan due to the outbreak of Coronavirus.

There are 53… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.The Government is under fire from environmentalists for too great a focus on roads in the massive infrastructure spend announced yesterday.

More than $5 billion will be spent on roads, with $2.2… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The Serious Fraud Office is pursuing criminal charges against four people in relation to donations paid into a National Party bank account, but their identity is likely to remain secret for some time.

7:29 AM.A New Zealander in Wuhan says she's relieved the Government is planning to evacuate them from the Chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak.

The first wave of chartered evacuation… Read more Audio

7:32 AM.An emergency evacuation flight from China has arrived in the US at a military base outside Los Angeles, and passengers are now being screened.

The passengers had been in Wuhan at the centre of the… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.There's been another arson at a settlement along the eastern shore of Lake Taupō, bringing the number to six, but police say it's too early to say it's the work of a serial arsonist.

Five properties… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Travel companies in New Zealand are cancelling tours to China amid the Coronavirus outbreak.

It comes after a directive from the Chinese government. One of those is Flight Centre - which has dropped… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.The dreaded Super Over strikes again. The World Cup wasn't at stake this time for the Black Caps, but the loss did hand India the T20 series.

Kane Williamson almost got his side home in regulation… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The White House has issued a formal threat to former national security adviser John Bolton to keep him from publishing his upcoming book, saying it contains significant amounts of classified… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Documents show the Education Review Office was poised to give a positive review to an early childhood service that had broken so many rules the Education Ministry wanted to shut it down.

Ministry… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Law firms are registering interest for legal action from building owners worried they might have combustible cladding on their high-rises, but who have not been identified on any official list.

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8:06 AM.Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson hit his best form of the summer as his 95 got them within a super over of beating India in the third T20 international in Hamilton. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The government is going on a national spending spree, dishing out $12 billion on infrastructure with more than half to be spent on transport.

Nick Leggett, the chief executive of the Road Transport… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Lobby group Generation Zero has lashed out at the government's infrastructure spend, labelling it "disgraceful" and arguing it will accelerate climate change.

The government announced $12 billion to… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.South Island roads have largely been by-passed in yesterday's big infrastructure spending announcement.

While the government is bringing forward upgrades and new roads in the North Island worth $5.3… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.A Muslim Uighur from China says immigration processes in New Zealand mean the nightmare for him is still continuing even after being accepted as a refugee.

The man is waiting for residency and he… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:36 AM.An academic says transparency of political party funding is essential to provide clarity about who is influencing decision making in the wake of news the Serious Fraud Office is pursuing criminal… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.National is disputing the government's claims that their Roads of National Significance weren't funded.

Yesterday Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson announced $12 billion will be spent on… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The government's $12 billion infrastructure spend will see major cities get a large slice of the pie, but places like Taranaki barely get a crumb.

Major roading projects, cycleways and railways all… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier - also known as the "doomsday glacier" - is now melting faster than previously thought. In the biggest scientific field project in Antarctic history, researchers have… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.New Plymouth real estate agents say they don't expect properties in a Kiwibuild development in the city to sell quickly.

hey say prospective buyers will be balancing reservations about its location… Read more Audio