Morning Report for Tuesday 1 December 2020

6:08 AM.The owners of Whakaari/White Island have confirmed they are among those charged in relation to last year's deadly eruption.

On Tuesday the health and safety authority WorkSafe charged 10… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A Reefton resident says closure of the town's only bank means those without transport or a computer will struggle to manage their finances.

The West Coast township is among others around the country… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Read more Audio

6:38 AM.Heavy rain has seen two homes evacuated because of a slip in the suburb of Whitby, north of Wellington. Katie Doyle has been speaking with emergency services. Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Hamilton man Geoff Hopkins was visiting Whakaari/White Island with his daughter Lillian on the day of the explosion a year ago says nobody should be blamed for what was a 'natural disaster'.

After a… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.An immunisation expert is warning measles is just one plane trip away from an ugly resurgence here if the country doesn't get more young people vaccinated.

The campaign to vaccinate the hundreds of… Read more Audio

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

7:14 AM.The brother of a man killed in the eruption on Whakaari/White Island says he disagrees with legal action being taken over the tragedy.

WorkSafe has laid 13 charges over the eruption on Whakaari in… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.A man involved in the rescue operation on Whakaari/White Island says charges being laid over the tragedy only add to the anguish of those involved.

Pilot John Funnell was on Whakaari on the day of… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.WorkSafe has laid 13 charges over the eruption at Whakaari/White Island in December last year.

Twenty-two people died due to injuries sustained in the eruption, some at the time but others succumbed… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Heavy rain and winds have been hitting Wellington overnight.

Trees are down in Johnsonville and Maupuia, as well as a slip in Northland and in Whitby two homes have been evacuated due to a slip.

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7:40 AM.A campaign to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of young people who make the country vulnerable to another measles outbreak has managed to immunise just 4000.

Around 300,000 people aged between 15 and… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.The Auditor-General has warned the pandemic is putting hundreds of millions of dollars of school income at risk.

In his report on this year's audits of school accounts John Ryan says schools earned… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.A raft of new privacy laws come into force today to better protect New Zealanders and their information.

Under the Privacy Act 2020 businesses and organisations must handle personal information more… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.It's the meteorological first day of summer, but depending where in the country you are, it may not feel like it yet with cold or wet weather forecast for much of the country.

So what sort of summer… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.For the first time ever, an ava or blessing ceremony has been held to welcome new Pasifika MPs to parliament.

Five new MPs with Pacific heritage were elected this year, bringing the total number of… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Black Caps cricketers final T20 against the West Indies was abandoned due to rain, and the mood was dampened further by news of the death of former New Zealand selector and manager Ross Dykes at… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood is confident that WorkSafe is adequately resourced to prosecute people and organisations in relation to last year's deadly eruption at… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.GNS Science is one of thirteen parties charged by WorkSafe over the Whakaari White island explosion last year that killed 22 people.

The Crown Research Institute is responsible for alerts over… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.A proposed congestion charge for motorists in central Auckland is being welcomed by road users who have waited years for a solution to the city's traffic woes.

A levy of $3.50 levy during peak… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The Prime Minister will declare a climate emergency on Wednesday.

Environmental activists and scientists say this symbolic gesture is only the first step in addressing the climate emergency.

Dr… Read more Audio

8:34 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:41 AM.An attempt to capture the current health of children has highlighted a grim picture of rising dental disease, skin infections and breathing problems.

Cure Kids, who today release their first annual… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The Government will introduce a bill to double sick-leave entitlements from five to ten days per year on Tuesday.

The Workplace Relations Minister, Michael Wood, says Covid-19 has shown how important… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.A portion of the Christchurch Northern Corridor has opened to traffic for the first time.

The new motorway from Cranford St to near the Waimakariri River Bridge/ State Highway One will be open to… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Reefton residents are horrified at the prospect of losing the only bank in town.

The Bank of New Zealand will shut its West Coast branch along with 37 others by the middle of next year.

The Coast is… Read more Audio