Morning Report for Tuesday 9 June 2020

8:55 AM.The sight of two humpback whales breaching off the South Coast of Wellington was a rare thrill for an ardent whale watcher in the capital.

Corinne Goedbloed is an artist who lives in the Wellington… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Super Rugby Aotearoa will be the first professional rugby competition in the world to play in front of their fans in the Covid-19 era when the competition kicks off this weekend.

The Highlanders play… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Secondary teachers are at loggerheads with their own disciplinary body the Teaching Council and have given it a vote of no confidence.

A letter to PPTA members says the Council's head should resign… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.From today the government wants the country to Unite for the Recovery as the government's focus shifts to the economy.

But economists are warning any recovery is still some way off - and the economic… Read more Audio

8:34 AM.Locals in Raetihi say the community will be there to help the family get through the deaths of a much-loved grandmother and her two grandsons.

The three died when their farm vehicle plunged into a… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Perfect conditions for a freezing cold weekend are on their way for the South Island.

A strong high pressure system, combined with clear skies and long nights mean temperatures could drop as low as… Read more Audio

8:07 AM.It's the first morning of Alert Level 1 and a return to a way of life not seen in more than 11 weeks.

We've sent RNZ reporters out into the streets throughout the country as we did at the start of… Read more Audio

8:05 AM.The Highlanders chief executive, Roger Clark, says having fans back in the stadium is a major boon for the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition. Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The Warehouse Group is planning to cut up to 1000 jobs across six stores and its head office. The move is part of a restructure which has been accelerated by Covid-19.

Two of the stores slated for… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.The last New Zealander to be cleared of Covid-19 says she is lucky to be alive after battling the virus in Auckland's Middlemore Hospital for more than two months.

Lilian Su'a was sedated for a month… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.As people pay their respects at a memorial service in George Floyd's home city of Houston, Derek Chauvin, the policeman accused of murdering Floyd, has just appeared in a Minnesota District Court.

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7:36 AM.The former prime minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer has revealed the Soviet Union tried to penetrate New Zealand government systems and infiltrate the ruling Labour Party during the Cold War.

In an… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is "angry" after hearing up to 1000 jobs will go at The Warehouse Group. 

The large company has proposed shutting six stores as part of a restructure, which the… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.Epidemiologists are still urging caution even though New Zealand now has no active cases of Covid-19 and has removed most virus restrictions.

Nick Wilson is Professor of Public Health at Otago… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.As the clock struck midnight last night, New Zealand moved to Alert Level 1, meaning social, domestic travel and business restrictions are now completely lifted.

Under Level 1, large events can go… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.New Zealand Rugby says having crowds at Super Rugby Aotearoa games is a step in the right direction, but warn it is "no silver bullet" for the governing body's financial struggles. Read more Audio

6:54 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

6:51 AM.New Zealand is now at Covid-19 Alert Level 1.

Social, travel and work restrictions were lifted at midnight.

The government wants workers to return to the central city to help keep local businesses… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Warehouse workers say they're devastated to lose their jobs as more than a thousand positions hang in the balance.

Six stores are in the firing line - The Warehouse stores in Whangaparaoa… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.As life returns back to normal, there is one glaring restriction that remains - the country's borders.

Under level 1 they are still closed to all but New Zealand citizens and permanent residents, or… Read more Audio

6:07 AM.The country is waking up to Covid Alert Level 1 and a way of life not seen in more than 11 weeks.

From today, life is essentially back to normal. Social, travel and work restrictions were lifted at… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.Prosecutors say Lamine Diack, Senegal's former head of the International Athletics Federation, was at the heart of a corruption scam that saw Russian athletes pay six-figure sums to have their names… Read more Audio