Morning Report for Wednesday 23 December 2020

6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The Children's Commissioner is demanding to know whether Police nation-wide are routinely taking pictures of young people on the street. 

He joins Wairarapa iwi, a criminologist and Community Law… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.More women are expected to come forward to the police, after it was revealed Grace Millane's murderer was a repeat sex offender.

Since being found guilty of killing the British backpacker, Jessie… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.The European Commission has called on EU countries to lift full travel bans on the UK.

Food supplies, freight and transport services remain stalled at the border, just days before Christmas.

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7:22 AM.People desperately trying to get into managed isolation to be with dying relatives are being delayed by a clause asking for their life expectancy.

In some cases hospitals won't provide it - arguing… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Transport officials have warned the government the Auckland Light Rail project is too big and too complex for any public agency to deliver.

RNZ has reported this morning that cabinet ministers want… Read more Audio

7:31 AM.The Diabetes Foundation is accusing Pharmac of 'penny pinching' and says hundreds of people will die earlier than they should as a result.

The foundation says an early death is certain for 4 out of… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.The health system is robbing women of the right to make the best decisions about breast cancer including if they should have a masectomy or not.

That's according to a doctorate researcher who says… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The son of a woman who died aged 100 in a troubled Lower Hutt rest home says its systemic problems accelerated her decline.

The Woburn Masonic Care home in the Hutt's wealthiest suburb is having its… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Former activists who sailed to the heart of the Pacific Ocean 25 years ago to oppose nuclear testing are fuming about what they say is commercialisation of their famous protest.

In an advertising… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.With the borders closed and without the usual flock of international tourists, New Zealanders are expected to venture into the outdoors greater numbers than ever before.

But one biosecurity expert is… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.A blistering innings from Mohammad Rizwan helped secure a much-needed win for the Pakistan cricketers ahead of the two test series against the Black Caps, starting in Mt Maunganui on Boxing Day. Read more Audio

8:14 AM.The Children's Commissioner is demanding to know whether Police nation-wide are routinely taking pictures of young people on the street. 

Judge Andrew Becroft is calling for an investigation after… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.From the start of next year, those wanting to enter the fishing industry will be able to do so as part of an apprenticeship.

The move means new recruits will be eligible for the government's… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.The needle is moving from green to red and Aucklanders are being warned again about curtailing their water use.

Watercare's live water usage tracker monitors usage over a week and with the needle on… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.New Plymouth has signalled it wants to begin installing residential water meters next year and start charging households for water usage within four years.

The meters are included in the city's draft… Read more Audio

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

8:36 AM.After decades without a formal marae or papakāinga housing, Te Kawerau ā Maki, can finally begin building on land in West Auckland.

The iwi has re-acquired ancestral land at Te Henga - or Bethells… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The American President Donald Trump is spending another day at the White House, with no public events on his schedule.

But behind the scenes, he continues to hold a series of private meetings that… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Lake Clearwater isn't living up to its name, this week health officials have issued a warning for "Te Puna a Taka" in the Ashburton Lakes Basin on Monday, after the discovery of toxic blue-green… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Ariana Grande's loyal fans have revealed they are not so into one RNZ journalist.

RNZ's Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch will be known to Morning Report listeners for his thoughtful coverage… Read more Audio