Morning Report for Monday 22 June 2020

6:10 AM.The British police say they are treating the killing of three people in a park in Reading on Saturday as a terrorist incident.

Three other people were injured in the series of stabbings.

Police are… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.Health officials in Germany say the coronavirus reproduction number, or R-number, has jumped to almost 1.8.

That's the highest value since the middle of March and means the virus is almost doubling… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.A Christchurch primary school is moving into its permanent new home today, nine years after cliffs behind it collapsed during the city's earthquakes.

Redcliffs School subsequently moved to a… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.The Regional Economic Development Minister has blamed iwi sensitivities and Department of Conservation red tape for the lack of progress on the $13.3 million Taranaki Crossing project.

Ngati Ruanui… 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

6:35 AM.The National Party says the government's mishandling of the border will cost New Zealanders jobs, by damaging the economy and delaying the reopening of the country.

Economists generally agree that… Read more Audio

6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

7:08 AM.West Aucklanders are rallying around their local police officers as they come to terms with the killing of a young constable during a routine traffic stop.

A 24-year-old man has been charged with… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.A 24-year-old man has been charged with murdering 28-year-old police officer Matthew Hunt on Friday. 

A 30-year-old woman has also been arrested in relation to the shooting and is due to appear in… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.The number of people wanting to travel to New Zealand under special exemptions is on the rise, but there's no room at isolation hotels in Auckland.

Thousands of people are being managed at 20 hotels… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Cases of Covid-19 among those returning to New Zealand are continuing to climb, with at least one more revealed last night.

A couple in managed isolation at the Novotel Auckland Airport received a… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the number of people arriving into New Zealand is increasing, and doubled on last month.

More than 4000 recent arrivals are now in managed isolation, but places in… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.President Donald Trump has held his first campaign rally since the coronavirus outbreak began, but the turnout in Tulsa, Oklahoma was much lower than organisers had hoped for.

Earlier in the week… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.The Māori Party will campaign on a platform of substantial funding for Māori participation in all sectors - from health to justice to construction.
 
More than 500 people were at Hoani Waititi Marae… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.A video has appeared on Twitter showing a video of a tagger being restrained by police in Auckland in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Bystanders who filmed the altercation are claiming excessive… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.More than seven years after her 20-year-old son took his own life, Corinda Taylor is still fighting for answers.

Overwhelmed by the coronial process, she is calling for changes to ease the burden on… Read more Audio

7:56 AM."Why now?" is the question many league fans have been asking following the unexpected sacking of Warriors coach Stephen Kearney over the weekend.

Hours after the Warriors big loss to Souths, Kearney… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.National Party Rotorua MP Todd McClay is annoyed newly arrived international passengers were bused from Auckland to Rotorua for mandatory managed isolation.

He says it happened under the cover of… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.It's two weeks today since Covid-19 Alert Level 1 came into force June 8 and semi-normal life resumed.

With billions of dollars sucked out of the economy, the worst may be yet to come in terms of… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.A disability advocacy group is speaking to the Government this week after a health and disabilty review left them angry.

The Government released its planned review of the health and disability system… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.A report into refugee decision-making says the relationship between officials and lawyers has broke down, with delays and allegations of discrimination and bullying.

The report author, Victoria Casey… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.New Zealanders are increasingly feeling its important to strengthen ties with Asia, especially in the wake of Covid-19. It comes at a time when more New Zealanders than ever before say they know a… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.Hundreds of netball fans were allowed back to watch New Zealand's elite domestic competition, the ANZ Premiership, at close quarters for the first time in three months yesterday.

The public packed… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:38 AM.A second person arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a police officer in west Auckland is due to appear in court today.

Constable Matthew Hunt, 28, was killed during a routine traffic stop… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.As the economy heads in to a recession, the government is urging councils to invest in infrastructure and save jobs.

With revenue down by hundreds of millions of dollars due to the lockdown, councils… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Canterbury beat Wellington 39 - 25 at the cake tin, with five tries to one, as the defending champions had their first outing since the Covid-19 lockdown ended.

It wasn't a perfect performance by any… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.A wily stoat that was on the loose on one of Auckland's pest-free islands appears to have either died or swum away.

The stoat was first detected on Motukorea/Browns Island by a conservation dog in… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A tagger who was restrained by police in Auckland in the early hours of Sunday morning says he was spear tackled into the wall by police officers.

Bystanders who filmed the altercation are claiming… Read more Audio