Morning Report for Thursday 27 August 2020

6:08 AM.Warning: This story contains some distressing details, which may upset some people.

A woman who survived the Christchurch mosque attacks says her world imploded on the day of the shooting.

Mulki… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.Women who've lost their jobs due to Covid-19 are being forced to either retrain or to take on work that's well below their skill level.

Women employment has been disproportionately affected by 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

6:37 AM.Warning: This story contains some distressing details, which may upset some people.

The widow of the fifty-first and final victim of the Christchurch terror attack says her husband fought until his… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.The Educational Institute says teachers are fuming at Green Party co-leader James Shaw's announcement of an 11.7 million dollar funding package for in a private school in Taranaki.

Shaw says the… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.A large majority of Chinese New Zealanders say they still prefer National to Labour, even though they're pretty happy with the government's Covid-19 response.

This is the headline finding from a new… Read more Audio

6:52 AM.A category four hurricane is on track to hit the United States from The Gulf of Mexico this morning.

Hurricane Laura is expected to make landfall in Texas and Louisiana where more than 600,000 people… Read more Audio

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

7:12 AM.Warning: This story contains some distressing details, which may upset some people.

The Christchurch mass killer and terrorist will find out today if he will remain in prison for the rest of his… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.The man behind the Christchurch mosque shootings will be sentenced today.

It comes after days of emotional victim impact statements from those affected by the attack.

Community adviser and former… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.A new "mini cluster" of Covid-19 cases has been identified in Mount Roskill, but as yet, no epidemiological links have been made to the Auckland outbreak.

Five people associated with the Mt Roskill… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Taranaki teachers are fuming at a Government decision to fund an $11.7 million expansion project at the privately-run Green School in Oakura.

The government says it will secure 200 jobs in the… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.America's Cup organisers can breathe easier after Team New Zealand were cleared of any financial wrongdoing following a forensic audit.

Team boss Grant Dalton has long rejected allegations of… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.President Donald Trump says federal law enforcement will be sent to Kenosha and already Wisconsin's Governor has authorized deployment of 500 state national guard members to support law enforcement.

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7:46 AM.A union representing medical laboratory workers says members taking part in partial strike action are being sent home without pay.

The company, Southern Community Laboratories, says none of those… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Water reform and farming are yet again the focus of political warfare. New freshwater standards are coming into force next week.

The legislation, only passed earlier this month, puts new controls on… Read more Audio

7:58 AM.A Pacific leader says there's "no chance" people who have overstayed their visas will feel able to come forward for a Covid-19 test, despite assurances from the Health Minister.

Chris Hipkins says… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Warning: This story contains some distressing details, which may upset some people.

The Christchurch mass killer and terrorist will find out today if he will remain in prison for the rest of his… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The sentencing of the man behind the Christchurch mosque shootings is continuing today.

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

She speaks to Susie Ferguson. Read more Audio

8:18 AM.A Pasifika GP has been appointed to the Government's Testing Strategy Group that will oversee surveillance testing on the wider population to detect rogue Covid-19 cases.

It's a win for Pasifika GP… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.More than $11 million dollars being committed to Taranaki's Green School, the National Party says it's hypocritical, and goes against the Green Party's own policy of not funding private schools.

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8:28 AM.Women who've lost their jobs due to the pandemic are being forced to apply for work well below their skill level or retrain.

There's criticism they are not getting enough help from government who are… Read more Audio

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

8:38 AM.Anti waste campaigners are applauding a report that recommends every New Zealander uses the same method for kerbside recycling.

It's hoped it would remove the confusion around how to handle our… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.An animal welfare campaigner is calling for changes to reporting and policing of animal welfare issues on farms.

Angus Robson says the Ministry for Primary Industries is under-resourced and vets… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Funding that will put 20 women into high performance sporting roles is being announced today.

It's part of $2.7 million the government put aside to fund a pilot project that will help place women in… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.It turns out penguins don't come from Antarctica as scientists originally thought but started life in the cool coastal regions of New Zealand and Australia about 22 million years ago.

Researchers at… Read more Audio