Morning Report for Wednesday 22 July 2020

6:06 AM.New Zealand Rugby is loathe to ban transgender athletes from the women's game despite World Rugby investigating a move to do so. Read more Audio

6:08 AM.A government-funded programme promoting tourism as a career option is going ahead even though the sector is expecting a hundred thousand job losses this year.

The Go with Tourism campaign which is… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.New Zealand Rugby is loathe to ban transgender athletes from the women's game despite World Rugby investigating a move to do so.

World Rugby is carrying out a review of its transgender guidelines… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.After four days of negotiation the European Union has finalised its economic response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The massive recovery package will funnel support to member countries hardest hit.

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

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

6:38 AM.Doctors want the government to send a strong clear message to the public: if you're sick, have a Covid-19 test.

Community testing has nose dived well below the five thousand a day doctors say is… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.A review has found Hawke's Bay DHB ignored its own staff before accidentally cancelling home help for hundreds of elderly and disabled people.

In January, the DHB sent a letter to 600 people… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.A far-right terrorist who opened fire on a synagogue in the German city of Halle has cited the Christchurch mosque shooting as inspiration for his crime.

The suspect made the claims in the first day… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.Many Northland farms are still underwater after the weekend's devastating floods and more rain is on the way.

The government has put $26 million towards fixing damaged roads and bridges and building… Read more Audio

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

7:06 AM.The Warriors have expressed an interest in signing Sonny Bill Williams on a short-term deal, if the dual code international heads Down Under after being released by the Toronto Wolfpack. Read more Audio

7:09 AM.National Party MPs are defending the culture within their party, as the fall out from Andrew Falloon's disgraced exit from politics continues.

The Rangitata MP quit yesterday, following mounting… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.There's been a public outcry over the use of mental health as an excuse for the behaviour of former National Party MP Andrew Falloon.

His initial public statement cited unresolved grief related to… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Defence lawyers want an urgent review of all Covid-19 prosecutions because they are adding to a massive backlog of cases in the District Court.

It says the police risk overwhelming an… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Foreign Minister Winston Peters directed Antarctica New Zealand to give two highly prized spots on a trip to the continent to two women closely linked to one of South East Asia's richest families.

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7:26 AM.Judith Collins says she has been contacted with allegations about the actions of a Labour Party minister, as she deals with the inappropriate actions of one of her MPs.

Former National Party MP… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Doctors want the government to send a strong clear message to the public: if you're sick, have a Covid-19 test.

Community testing has nose dived well below the 4000 a day health officials aim to swab… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Kiwibank is threatening to close customer accounts after an error changed their tax status to US resident.

It is demanding customers provide passports, birth certificates and proof of address within… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.New Plymouth councillors have voted to establish a Māori ward, and in so doing side-stepped community consultation on the issue, for the time being.

It comes six years after another attempt to form a… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.A 6-year-old Korean boy hasn't been able to attend school for months because Covid-19 border restrictions have left him without a legal guardian in the country.

Rules for international students… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Warriors are keen to offer Sonny Bill Williams a new home. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Doctors are concerned that not enough Covid-19 tests are being done to pick up any new cases that may slip into the community.

Medical practices and testing centres were overwhelmed at the start of… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The government is considering plans to give Māori tendering rights to its $42 billion spend on roads, housing and other goods and services.

The plan is widely supported by Māori leaders who say it… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.New Zealand's ability to allow crowds back in to sporting events has had an undesirable side-effect for some codes.

Alongside the genuine fans, a number of people working for illegal offshore… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.The operator of Dreamworld has been charged over the 2016 tragedy that killed four people when the Thunder River Rapids ride malfunctioned at the Gold Coast theme park.

A New Zealand woman -… Read more Audio

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

8:37 AM.A new report confirms Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum.

The UK government has been accused of failing to protect British democracy from ongoing serious Russian security threats.

The… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.A group of ex-pat Kiwis are want to challenge any plans to charge returning New Zealanders for mandatory managed isolation.

They are urgently drafting legal opinions to be presented to the Human… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.People are back at an Avondale property in Auckland, protesting against the planned felling of native trees.

Thirty native trees are set to be chopped down following the sale of the Canal Road… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.New Zealand Rugby is loathe to ban transgender athletes from the women's game despite World Rugby investigating a move to do so.

The international governing body says a review is necessary because of… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.The enormous bump-head sunfish is among the very largest fish in the sea and for the first time scientists have identified the species' tiny larvae.

Leading the team that made the discovery is the… Read more Audio