Morning Report for Thursday 30 July 2020

6:06 AM.They were bottom of the table after the regular season but the Canterbury Rams are now through to the semi-finals of the National Basketball League. Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Kiwis in the UK are welcoming an extension of visas for another month to 31 August.

The UK Government issued visa extensions to all overseas nationals whose visas ran out from late January onward… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.Some tenants in the country's newest high-end shopping precinct are currently rent-free in a bid to soften the blow from Covid-19's economic effects.

The $1 billion Commercial Bay next to the… 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

6:36 AM.New Zealanders living overseas are demanding more details on the government's plan to charge for managed isolation.

The fees will be limited to those entering the country temporarily, or who had left… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.New Zealand First and the Greens are again firing potshots at each other.

Winston Peters says the Greens can't be trusted after they last night voted in support of repealing the waka jumping… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Three National Party MPs gave their valedictory speeches in Parliament, but not everyone went quietly.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett, Sarah Dowie and Alastair Scott said farewell to the… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.The Privacy Commissioner is calling the release of the transactions histories of thousands of Kiwibank customers 'significant' because of the numbers involved and the information that was released.

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

7:06 AM.The Warriors interim head coach Todd Payten has mixed feelings about Sonny Bill Williams' return to the NRL. Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The government's decision to charge New Zealanders visiting the country is splitting opinions.

Those returning to "make a life" here will not pay a part of their isolation costs, but short term trips… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.People returning to NZ for short term trips will have to stump up $3100 for their managed isolation, but Kiwis headed home permanently will not.

The government announced the proposal on Wednesday… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The Ministry of Health is developing a faster approval process for vaccines in readiness to roll out any Covid-19 immunisation programme.

That could mean a drug company being granted indemnity from… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.New Zealand First and the Green Party are back taking swings at each other - this time Winston Peters is saying James Shaw isn't a man of his word.

Last night the Green Party voted in support of… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Businesses producing harmful products such as tyres, plastic packaging and electronics will soon have to start cleaning up their own trash.

A new government policy aims to shift the burden of waste… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.An advocate for small business is one of many raising questions about aspiring business people getting access to their KiwiSaver funds for new projects.

The National Party is proposing a… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.The review of the Resource Management Act put forward a raft of changes to give iwi more power in environmental law. 

The report highlighted that, "despite the large number of provisions in the RMA… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.More than 200 furloughed staff are losing their jobs at the Flight Centre.

The company's laid the blame on the borders that have stayed closed for longer than they expected and the winding down of… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.It was standing room only as locals packed the Tarras Community Hall last night to hear about the town's potential as a flight destination.

The meeting was called less than a week after Christchurch… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.On the eve of their first home game of the season, the Pulse captain Katrina Rore is a bit miffed that they won't have home court advantage in the ANZ Netball Premiership play-offs. Read more Audio

8:09 AM.The government's proposed plan to charge discretionary travellers for mandatory quarantine has divided parliament.

The National Party says it would charge anyone coming into New Zealand $3,000 for… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.The country's newest upmarket shopping mall is giving some shops a rent holiday to help soften Covid-19's economic blow.

Commercial Bay - a $1 billion dollar development with more than 120 shops -… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Police attempts to block a man who 'annoyed and frustrated' them from running a security company, has been over-ruled by a district court judge.

The judge says the objections were based solely on… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.KiwiRail's long distance scenic services are returning.

The train trips were stopped when New Zealand went into Alert Level 4 in March.

The South Island's TranzAlpine was the first to get back on… Read more Audio

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

8:40 AM.The victims of New Zealand's first convicted slaver and human-trafficker say they're ecstatic to learn their abuser will spend the more than a decade behind bars.

The Hastings-based Samoan chief… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The former All Black Andy Haden is being remembered as a character who spoke his mind - even when his comments could land him in hot water Haden played 117 matches, including 41 tests for the All… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.New Zealanders are being urged to pay attention as a new law that will scrap tenure review for high-country land is debated by MPs.

The Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill had its first reading in… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.After more than a month of matches on the road, three ANZ Premiership netball teams are back on home court this week.

The revamped competition had been scheduled to be played exclusively in Auckland… Read more Audio