Morning Report for Wednesday 20 January 2021

8:51 AM.With every heatwave, random downpour or destructive storm, climate change feels more present in people's lives.

For one Napier family, climate change action starts at home.

Our reporter Tom Kitchin… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Summer has hit pause in Queenstown and Wanaka where a healthy dusting of snow has fallen.

Yesterday the temperature plunged in parts of the South and the unseasonal weather isn't expected to lift… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.New Zealanders have heeded the message to get out and see their backyard, with holiday hotspots even busier than usual.

But the tourism industry is still struggling to fill the $6 billion hole left… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The National Māori Pandemic Group says it is putting the protection of Māori at the centre of the rollout of the covid-19 vaccination.

Te Ropu Whakakaupapa Uruta has previously criticised the… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.The Indian cricket team has defied the odds to claim a thrilling 2-1 Test series victory over Australia yesterday.

India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, tweeted: "We are all overjoyed at the success… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Today is President Trump's final full day in office.

He's expected to spend the day granting presidential pardons, while The White House says he "will make many calls and have many meetings".

Josh… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.At 6 o'clock tomorrow morning Donald Trump's time in the White House will officially be over.

What initially seemed like a publicity stunt, the New York businessman and reality star threw out the… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Builders and skilled tradespeople are in hot demand, with some booked 12 to 18 months ahead.

Grant Florence of the Certified Builders Association speaks with Māni Dunlop. Read more Audio

8:19 AM.A top New Zealand epidemiologist warns that pre-depature testing is not enough to keep Covid-19 out of New Zealand communities.

Currently 11,000 travellers are arriving in New Zealand every month… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.The police have announced they're examining their internal policies around photographing people under 17. 

Late last month RNZ exposed complaints police were stopping rangatahi on the street in… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Chief Executive of the UMF Honey Association says the industry needs to change their practices to ensure pesticides stay out of honey exports.

All New Zealand honey is now being tested at the… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The story of the rise and fall of Dawn Raid Entertainment - the ground-breaking South Auckland Hip Hop and RnB label - is coming to the big screen this week.

Directed by Oscar Kightley, the feature… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Manaaki Rangatahi - a network of youth support agencies - are calling on the government to end the use of hotels as emergency accommodation for young homeless New Zealanders.

They say many vulnerable… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.The escapes of a hundred young people from Oranga Tamariki-run secure residences in the past five years is being called a sign that their needs are not being met. The absconding is from the Care and… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The Commerce Commission has issued a Stop Now letter to Shelly Cullen, a promoter of Lions Share - a suspected pyramid scheme. Shelly Cullen is popular on social media, with some of her videos… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.Several fires in Canterbury on Tuesday have left the region on high alert. Strong winds up to 130 kilometres per hour fanned the flames near Cass Bay and the Port Hills, where firefighters have… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.People wanting tradies are being told they may have to wait one to two years to get their work done. The housing boom and an ageing work-force has been exacerbated by a lack of international labour… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, says although one in four New Zealanders are hesitant to get vaccinated, in his experience they just need good, reliable information about the… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.The government's being told it has some work on its hands to reach the one in four people who say they don't intend to get a Covid vaccine. Experts say the government will need to use trusted leaders… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.The police are launching a review into its policy of taking photos of young people after they found officers in Wairarapa took illegal photographs of rangatahi. The practice came to light after… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Japan is warning it will stop importing New Zealand honey if it continues to find the weedkiller glyphosate during border testing. Our global honey exports totalled $490 million last year, almost $68… Read more Audio