Morning Report for Tuesday 17 November 2020

6:06 AM.Wellington batsman Devon Conway has been included in the Black Caps T20 squad for the series against the West Indies later this month. Read more Audio

6:16 AM.National leader Judith Collins is accusing the government of playing politics by not immediately backing Chris Liddell to head the OECD.

The New Zealand businessman-turned Donald Trump advisor was… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.Iwi justice panels in Counties Manukau are struggling to get whānau to take part, with completion rates below 20 percent.

Te Pae Oranga, or iwi justice panels, take place outside of court, and are… 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

6:43 AM.A new report has revealed the dire state of children's dentistry in Auckland.

It shows thousands of children are on the waiting list for serious dental work - with many are waiting for eight months… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.The UK and the European Union are back at the Brexit negotiating table, resuming trade talks in Brussels this week.

It comes after they failed to resolve issues last week - the most thorniest issues… Read more Audio

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

7:06 AM.The South African-born Wellington batsman Devon Conway has been included in the Black Caps T20 squad for the series against the West Indies later this month. Read more Audio

7:14 AM.Clinical trials of a Covid-19 vaccine have revealed a new formula is 94.5 per cent effective at preventing the virus.

Biotech company Moderna has tested the vaccine on 30,000 volunteers. The news… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Thousands of Auckland children, many in serious pain, are having to wait up to eight months for dental treatment and the list is growing.

A new report shows the city's dental services are struggling… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Auckland taxi drivers are upset their passengers won't have to wear masks.

Thursday's incoming mask mandate applies to everyone on buses, trains and planes - as well as taxi drivers - but not taxi… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Chris Hipkins says New Zealand is in negotiations with a number of companies that are working to make a vaccine for Covid-19 but cannot say if work is underway to secure the latest one proven to be… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Sky City management have put on their best poker face after three executives unexpectedly quit on Monday, heralding a major shakeup at the top of the company.

Chief executive Graeme Stephens will… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.A dioxin alert has put a Waikato grandmother off having her grandchildren or pregnant daughter-in-law over to visit.

Authorities have advised pregnant and breastfeeding women to temporarily shift… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Iwi, environmentalists and fisheries groups will mount a final defence against seabed mining in South Taranaki at the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Offshore mining company Trans-Tasman Resources is… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.A plan to build a massive new housing development north of Wellington could see the town of Levin expand by a quarter.

Skyrocketing rents and house prices in the Capital are forcing first-home buyers… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Kane Williamson's on going battle with injury remains a concern for the Black Caps and is one of the reasons the skipper will miss the T20 series against the West Indies later this month. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The President of The New Zealand Dental Association says the growing wait list for children needing dental work will only get worse unless changes are made.

A new report shows thousands of children… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.The tourism industry is facing a multi-billion dollar loss of revenue after borders closed and international travel screeched to a halt.

Earlier this year, New Zealand experienced its first day of no… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.The government is still seeking more information about a claim that Covid-19 has been found on New Zealand meat exports to China.

News agency Reuters reported that the virus was detected on beef and… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Te Pae Oranga was supposed to keep Māori out of court - but new figures show tangata whenua aren't buying into it. 

Latest figures released to RNZ show that Māori going before Te Pae Oranga or iwi… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.The damning results of a survey of Early Childhood Education teachers comes as no surprise to an advocate who wants the system overhauled.

A quarter of the 4000 teachers surveyed said they wouldn't… Read more Audio

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

8:40 AM.The selectors have named their squad for three T20s and two tests against the West Indies.

It marks a return to the international stage since Covid-19 interrupted the Black Caps one-day series in… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Just 25 people have lodged expressions of interest in a loan scheme which helps apartment owners pay for their building to be earthquake strengthened.

The scheme has now been open for more than a… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Almost 80 percent of homeless trans people have a mental health condition, a new survey has found.

The study of trans Wellingtonians' experiences of homelessness was released today by Gender… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.The Commerce Commission is to investigate supermarket prices.

This follows a promise by Labour during the election campaign.

David Clark is the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

He speaks… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.A man who's in managed isolation is transforming every breakfast, lunch and dinner he receives in his Wellington hotel from a boxed meal to a plate that would not be out of place in a fine dining… Read more Audio