Morning Report for Tuesday 24 November 2020

6:08 AM.Hong Kong's most prominent activist Joshua Wong is behind bars tonight after pleading guilty to charges related to last year's protests.

He is facing up to five year in prison after he pleaded guilty… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.New research into New Zealand's tourism industry shows it takes 12 overnight trips from locals to equal the spend of one international visitor.

Tourism New Zealand says this could amount to a $12.9… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A Hawke's Bay entrepreneur says a new food innovation hub will keep small players out of the market.

The hub, Foodeast, which will be in Hastings, has been heralded by local leaders as a game changer… 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

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

7:09 AM.At least four inmates at Auckland Women's Prison were gassed with multiple canisters of pepper spray while inside their cells in an approved tactic their lawyer says is risking lives.

Two of the… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.There are positive results from trials of a new Covid-19 vaccine - the third in as many weeks.

Developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, the vaccine is 70 percent effective.

That's less than… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The Children's Commissioner has called for an end to the state care of Māori children and babies.

It's the major recommendation from the second part an inquiry into the removal of babies by the… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Confusion at the Invercargill City Council continues after the mayor condemned a report that was accepted unanimously less than a fortnight ago.

An independent review has found that mayor Sir Tim… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Auckland's managed isolation hotels are suffering a shortage of healthcare staff.

It's thought new employment contracts with tighter rules have prompted some staff to leave Unions say nurses are… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Consumer New Zealand wants the Commerce Commission to investigate Airbnb and Bachcare over what it describes as unfair cancellation terms. 

Consumer Chief executive Jon Duffy says the booking sites'… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Central Otago residents have vented their fury at the rising electricity prices they'll have to pay to repair aging and rotting power poles.

Aurora Energy's plan to fix years of underspending means… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Basketball big man Steven Adams is one of New Zealand's few genuine global sporting stars and he's creating more headlines in the United States - as he's set to be part of an NBA trade deal that will… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.One-test All Black first-five Josh Ioane headlines the Moana Pasifika squad to play the Māori All Blacks in Hamilton next month. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Prime Minister is signalling she wants something to be done about land-banking.

At her post-Cabinet briefing yesterday, Jacinda Ardern said many were infuriated by the extent of the practice.

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8:17 AM.A man who challenged a group of Wellington musicians accused of sex attacks says he expects the number of complaints to rise even further.

Wellington detectives are now investigating at least 20… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.A tourism expert says if the government wants to "reset" the kind of visitors that come to New Zealand, the incoming minister should be banning cruise ships not backpackers.

Last week new Tourism… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.The Human Rights Comission is backing calls to give Māori control over the care of Tamariki Māori, saying self determination is a fundamental part of indigenous human rights.

In a large scale… Read more Audio

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

8:37 AM.Napier City Council has announced a review into the response to the floods that crippled the city this month.

The one-in-250 year torrential rain that battered Napier left behind more than 50… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Out of lockdown, but still restricted to Aotearoa's shores, New Zealanders have been spending up large.

Latest figures from ASB show a spectacular surge in spending this quarter.

A massive rise of… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Hundreds of St John paramedics and ambulance staff are poised to walk off the job this week - twice - as the pay dispute between their union and St John drags on.

More than a third of St John's… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Hundreds of St John paramedics and ambulance staff are set to walk off the job following more failed pay talks with between their union and management. Workers under the First Union umbrella will go… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Consumer New Zealand wants the Commerce Commission to investigate Airbnb and Bachcare over what it describes as unfair cancellation terms. 

Airbnb customer, Marilyn, experienced this first hand and… Read more Audio