Morning Report for Wednesday 11 November 2020

6:08 AM.Hundreds of properties in Napier were still without power late last night and at least 19 homes in the city have now been deemed uninhabitable. A sudden downpour on Monday caught many by surprise with… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.A medicinal cannabis company says the results of the recent cannabis referendum won't pull the rug out from under its business.

The cannabis referendum recently failed by a slim margin. A little over… 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.There wasn't a repeat of the biblical torrent that paralysed the city on Monday, but there was heavy rain in Napier last night.

MetService is forecasting that will continue until 8PM this evening.

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6:43 AM.While most schools in the worst-affected parts of Napier were closed on Tuesday, many are reopening this morning.

One exception is Henry Hill School in Onekawa, where Monday's deluge saw half the… Read more Audio

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

7:09 AM.Napier is waking up to a second day in a state of emergency as it comes to terms with one of its worst floods.

Hundreds of properties have been damaged, at least 19 homes are uninhabitable and about… Read more Video, Audio

7:14 AM.A big clean up is on the cards after a one in 250 year flooding event hit Napier.

Water rose to waist-deep in some areas on Monday after a huge dumping of rain.

Napier mayor Kirsten Wise speaks to… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.A big clean up is about to begin in Napier after massive flooding hit the city on Monday evening.

RNZ's Hawkes Bay reporter Tom Kitchin is in the city.

He speaks to Susie Ferguson. Read more Audio

7:21 AM.The government's top legal adviser is accused of breaching guidelines by giving two men immunity from prosecution for rape and murder.

The men's evidence led to the conviction of Gail Maney for the… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Judith Collins has held onto the National Party leadership and has a new wingman - Dr Shane Reti.

All eyes are now turning to who will get what in Collins' shadow cabinet, which will be announced at… Read more Audio

7:33 AM.The workplace safety watchdog chose not to investigate the Ruapehu fatal bus crash under health and safety laws even though there was no one else who could do the job.

The crash happened at a time… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.A leading health official says the distribution of any Covid-19 vaccine will be a complex process and he hopes it will be explained clearly to the public.

Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told reporters votes remain to be counted in the election of the President, and transition will be smooth no matter who is in the White House.

Then he went on to… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.A medicinal cannabis company is relieved the cannabis referendum went up in smoke, saying more research into the drug is needed.

Dozens of industry members gathered in Auckland yesterday 10 November… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.The America's Cup defenders have lashed out at a government investigation into their use of millions of dollars of taxpayers funds for the event.

Team New Zealand wants the Ombudsman and the Public… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Greg Clarke has resigned as English Football Association chairman hours after referring to "coloured footballers" during questions from members of parliament. Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Floodwaters are beginning to recede, but Napier residents will now have to turn their attention towards a serious clean-up.

Hundreds of properties are still being assessed for damage, with 19 houses… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.The Reserve Bank will today announce new measures in its fight for cheap money and economic recovery from the pandemic.

Business journalist Bernard Hickey expects the bank's latest monetary policy… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.New Zealand is one of only a handful of countries with prior arrangement to get the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine which has just been found to be 90 percent effective in trials.

Many questions remain to be… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.After throwing millions of dollars at strengthening a Christchurch school, the Ministry of Education has decided it wants a rebuild instead.

The backtrack follows almost a decade of confusion, and… Read more Audio

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

8:39 AM.Some streets remain underwater in Napier on Wednesday and the city's mayor Kirsten Wise says the focus is on the suburb of Marewa, where it's still knee-deep in parts, and two homes were evacuated… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The first batch of refugees to arrive in the country since the border closed have now completed managed isolation.

The 16 asylum seekers were prioritised as emergency cases because of a perceived… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.The Government and Red Cross have spent more than $15 million helping immigrants to pay their rent and bills after becoming stranded in the country without jobs.

Red Cross says some of those helped… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.The population of the Tasman District is booming and is now home to more people than neighbouring Nelson.

Marlborough, on Nelson's other flank, is also fast catching up.

What's putting the brakes on… Read more Audio