Morning Report for Wednesday 26 August 2020

6:08 AM.Warning: This story deals with the fall out of the Christchurch mosque shooting and may be distressing to some people.

The Christchurch mosque gunman will have his first and only opportunity to… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.The Defence Force admits it should have employed a dedicated manager for its crucial sexual violence programme a lot earlier.

Operation Respect was launched in 2016 with the aim of tackling sexual… 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

6:23 AM.The sole Silver Ferns debutant, 20-year-old midcourter Maddy Gordon, has taken just one season to graduate from a bit part player for the Pulse, to winning back to back ANZ Premiership titles as a… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.Warning: This story deals with the fall out of the Christchurch mosque shooting and may be distressing to some people.

Christchurch mosque attack survivor Hazem Mohammed says the terrorist who… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The National Party says the Government needs to take responsibility for the economic fallout of the latest Covid-19 outbreak on businesses and families.

Yesterday Finance Minister Grant Robertson… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The Auckland Secondary Principals Association is warning thousands of teenagers will need catch-up lessons for learning they missed during the lockdown.

By the end of the week, Auckland's 250,000… Read more Audio

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

7:09 AM.Warning: This story deals with the fall out of the Christchurch mosque shooting and may be distressing to some people.

Today the mosque gunman will have his first and only opportunity to address the… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.As the government races to test 70,000 people in seven days, GPs are warning it must get community testing back on track long-term.

Nearly 200,000 people have been swabbed since the latest outbreak… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Wellington's skyline was lit up last night by a huge house fire in the city centre.

Police say they learned of a blaze ripping through a two storey heritage building on Abel Smith St shortly after… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Finance Minister Grant Robertson has revealed the two weeks at Alert Level 3 in Auckland has caused an estimated $1 billion hit to the economy, with each week costing $500 million.

The National… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.The National Party is pushing for the government to extend the wage subsidy for four extra days of Level 3 restrictions in Auckland.

It says the hospitality sector - and businesses in general -… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.Victims advocates are accusing the Defence Force of a lack of commitment after it left a crucial sexual violence programme leaderless for years.

Operation Respect was launched in 2016 with the aim of… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Masks will be mandatory for passengers in taxis and rideshare vehicles from Monday, creating uncertainty for those companies over what will be required of their drivers.

It's hoped the answers will… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Auckland secondary schools are already planning catch up classes and holiday lessons for students who have fallen behind because of the city's lockdown.

The city's secondary principals association… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.New Zealand nurses have responded to an appeal from a Melbourne hospital to cross the Tasman and boost staff numbers treating Covid-19 patients.

St Vincent's Hospital is facing shortages brought on… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.New Zealand's top orchestras and ballet company have been left floundering for talent after failing to secure visas for dancers and players from overseas.

The number of people watching online… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.Warning: This story deals with the fall out of the Christchurch mosque shooting and may be distressing to some people.

A survivor of the Christchurch mosque shootings has described how he tried in… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.It's the third day of the sentencing trial for the man behind the Christchurch mosque shootings.

Christchurch reporter, Katie Todd, is at the Justice Precinct.

She speaks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

8:15 AM.South Auckland doctors are setting up their own Covid-19 test sites to encourage anxious communities at the heart of the current outbreak.

South Seas Healthcare and Bader Drive Doctors are joining… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Doctors are getting ready for a testing blitz in Auckland in a move to ensure communities at the heart of the latest Covid-19 outbreak get tested.

Dr Malia Funaki is the clinical director of the… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.A huge house fire in Wellington's city centre lit up the capital's skyline last night.

The blaze ripped through a two storey heritage building on Abel Smith St shortly after 6 o'clock.

Neighbours… Read more Audio

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

8:30 AM.The Restaurant Association has delivered a petition calling on the government to adopt a scheme similar to the UK's "Eat Out to Help Out" initiative.

Under the UK scheme, the government foots the… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Twenty marae across the country have thrown their support behind Book a Marae, an online booking platform similar to Air BnB, but the business venture is struggling to get off the ground.

Its… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.An image of Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay has sold for more than $14,000.

The photograph of Sir Hillary and Norgay, smiling triumphantly at the foot of Mount Everest, is one… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.A Lower Hutt family say they're being run roughshod over by the council, which is prioritising houses over people's safety and wellbeing.

The family are worried about a medium-density development… Read more Audio