Morning Report for Tuesday 22 December 2020

7:06 AM.Pakistan will be without their captain and leading batsman for the first cricket test against the Black Caps, starting in Mt Maunganui on Boxing Day. Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Overseas New Zealanders are failing to get home in time to see dying family, and are hitting out at the government's slow turnaround of emergency applications.

People should be able to gain entry… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.European Union officials are planning a widespread approach to the new Covid-19 variant in the UK.

Two meetings are taking place in Brussels on Monday - one involving health ministers and another… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The ban on going up to the crater lake at Mount Ruapehu is being called another kick in the guts for the local tourism industry already devastated by the impact of Covid-19.

There is now a two… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Ruapehu is officially at volcanic alert level 2.

GNS says the level was raised because they've noticed more activity on the mountain, and that it's not a forecast of future activity.

But what does… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.The electronic spy agency is defending a dearth of reports it got about far right threats in the lead-up to last year's mosque attacks.

Out of 7500 intelligence reports received in a three-month… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

7:42 AM.A new report says the risk of a collision between trains at Wellington railway station remains high.

In November last year, a passenger train to Lower Hutt failed to stop at a red signal and headed… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Witnesses to the horror of the Christchurch mosque shootings say they remain the forgotten victims of the terror attack.

Those who didn't suffer physical injuries during the attack are not eligible… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Thames Coromandel district mayor Sandra Goudie wants the usual swarm of summer holiday-makers in the area to enjoy themselves - but she has a clear message: take it easy with the water.

Water usage… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.It's three days out from Christmas so it's time to find out if our barbecue plans for the big day will sizzle or fizzle.

Peter Little from MetService speaks to Māni Dunlop about the nationwide… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Fit-again spin bowler Ajaz Patel has been unable to force his way back into the Black Caps test team for the upcoming two match series against Pakistan. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.A new report forecasts the numbers of houses will fall substantially as banks tighten lending.

The value of residential building is tipped to hit just $13.4 billion in 2023 - a massive 43 percent… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Scientists are raising the alarm at Mount Ruapehu over rising levels of toxic gases, a warming crater lake, and multiple small tremors in recent weeks.

GNS has placed the volcano at Alert Level 2 and… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.The foreign fishing crews allowed in to the country in October, were originally going to skip being placed in isolation at a hotel, and were instead going to be sent straight to their boats.

The… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The clean-up continues in Fiji the wake of Tropical Cyclone Yasa.

The cyclone resulted in four deaths and around 7000 people remain in evacuation centres around the country.

Raijeli Nicole is the… Read more Audio

8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Waiting times to get specialist help for disabled pre-schoolers have been sharply reduced but child advocates say any delay is still too long.

After years of criticism, the Education Ministry has cut… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.A woman whose emergency managed isolation application wasn't processed for a week says the stress of the wait was overwhelming.

People can apply for quick entry into the border hotels on specific… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The National Party wants tougher border restrictions to protect the country from the new variant of Covid-19 which is thought to be more transmissible.

It's been blamed for parts of England being… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.An Auckland woman is furious her gynaecological operation went ahead in a theatre crowded with people she did not give permission to be there.

The woman says North Shore Hospital breached her rights… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Tourism operators are preparing for their first summer without international visitors in decades as borders remain closed.

While New Zealanders have been invaluable for keeping the industry float… Read more Audio