Morning Report for Tuesday 21 July 2020

6:05 AM.This year's T20 Cricket World Cup in Australia, scheduled for October and November, has been postponed until 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more Audio

6:16 AM.The British Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, has announced the UK will suspend their extradition treaty with Hong Kong.

The announcement follows similar moves from the US, Canada and Australia as… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

6:28 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:38 AM.National leader Judith Collins faces some big questions today following revelations outgoing MP Andrew Falloon sent an indecent picture to a young woman.

The Rangitata MP announced yesterday… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The Civil Defence in Tolaga Bay are warning more rain expected this afternoon could cause even more problems for the region.

The beach in Uawa is strewn with logs and debris from forestry operations… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.A farmer who tends cattle at the northern end of the Hikurangi swamp reckons the flood waters that drenched the region won't recede until the end of the month.

Weekend rain storms deluged Northland… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.More evidence many people are continuing to work from home.

The latest NZTA figures show a 10 percent drop in car traffic and a third less people using the train, bus or ferry in Auckland compared to… Read more Audio

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

7:06 AM.This year's T20 Cricket World Cup in Australia is the latest high profile sports event affected by Covid-19. Read more Audio

7:09 AM.There are big questions for National's new leader today, following revelations outgoing MP Andrew Falloon sent an indecent picture to a 19-year-old woman.

Falloon announced yesterday that he would… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The former head of the Ministry of Social Development was paid $400 an hour to help with the early response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The government has released a list of 28 contractors it used as… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.The Prime Minister's office has been unwittingly caught up in the latest National Party scandal after it was sent material last week.

The communication complained about National MP Andrew Falloon.

… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Public health experts are concerned about the extremely low rate of community testing.

On Sunday 681 tests were processed, the vast majority of them, 673, were from swabs taken from people in managed… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.A homeless man living in his car in Queenstown has been told he's not allowed to park up in town anymore, due to freedom camping rules.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council issued Shane Neary with… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The president of the Forest Owners Association has apologised for slash washing down onto Tolaga Bay beach again.

In 2018, an estimated one million tonnes of logs and debris were strewn on properties… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.MP for Rangitata Andrew Falloon tendered his resignation from Parliament to the Speaker of the House this morning, effective immediately.

The Rangitata MP announced yesterday afternoon he would not… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.This year's T20 Cricket World Cup in Australai, scheduled for October and November has been postponed by the Covid-19 pandemic, but it remains unclear who will host the 2021 and 2022 versions of the… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The MP for Rangitata Andrew Falloon has has resigned as an MP effective immediately.

This after calls from his leader Judith Collins he should go now.

Falloon's staying in parliament was untenable… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Schools, universities and polytechnics are figuring out what to do with thousands of foreign students who will have to stay in the country over the summer holidays.

There are about 50,000… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The International Cricket Council has postponed the Men's T20 World Cup due to the global pandemic.

The tournament was due to take place in Australia in October and November.

The Council says it is… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Some anti-smoking advocates say the government's vaping legislation will make it harder for smokers for quit.

The bill, awaiting its second reading, would limit the range of flavours of vaping fluid… Read more Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:37 AM.The Prime Minister says the government has not made a final decision on whether to charge returning New Zealanders for their quarantine stay, with Jacinda Ardern clear any payment scheme cannot… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Up to 750 jobs are set to go from the Warehouse.

The retailer confirmed the cuts yesterday, after the chief executive previously flagged that up to 1000 jobs could be lost across The Warehouse Group.

8:46 AM.Winston Peters confirmed that two political operatives that led the Brexit campaign in the UK are working on the New Zealand First election campaign on Monday.

Peters told Morning Report a contract… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Auckland's notoriously packed motorways are flowing a little freer because more people are opting to work from home in the city after the Covid-19 lockdown.

Traffic in the most of the country's major… Read more Audio