Morning Report for Friday 22 January 2021

8:55 AM.While the world has been caught up in inauguration day fever, the team at Kelly Tarlton's in Auckland have been pre-occupied with a fever of a different kind.

A fever of newborn eagle ray pups - a… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The world champion Silver Ferns will play Australia for the first time in more than a year, with a four test Constellation Cup netball series confirmed for March.

Two tests will be played in… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The annual Waka Ama National Sprint Championships have been held over the past week with an estimated 10,000 turning up at Lake Karapiro near Cambridge, after many events were put on hold due to the… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Athletes are pressing on with their preparation for the Tokyo Summer Olympics, despite ongoing doubts over the event due to Covid-19.

The games - originally meant to be held last year - were… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Donald Trump may be the only President to be impeached twice, but could he be the first President to face criminal prosecution?

Prosecuting a former president is unprecedented in the United States -… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.It was a hard summer for many rural businesses last year, with widespread drought crippling many regions. With the typically dry hot days of February coming up - there are worries it could happen… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.New Zealand could be considered one of the worst countries in the world when it comes to climate change action.

It's one of just a few OECD countries to increase gross emissions since 1990 - with… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Community Housing groups are left wanting more from the government's new public housing plan.

The plan released yesterday re-commits to building 8,000 new state houses in the next four years.

But… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The International Olympic Committee president says the postponed Tokyo Games will take place this year despite surging coronavirus cases in Japan. Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Age has not diminished the veteran New Zealand race-car driver Kenny Smith's need for speed.

The 79-year-old creates history this weekend when he lines up for his 50th New Zealand Grand Prix at the… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.In a re-jigged America's Cup Challenger Selection Series schedule today's racing has been called off as American Magic sit out this block of sailing to repair the boat following their dramatic… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.One man has died and ten more are missing after an explosion in a Chinese gold mine.

For 12 days rescue teams have worked tirelessly to try and locate the miners trapped underground in Shandong… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.How the pandemic affected the price of goods and services during the final months of 2020 will be revealed later today.

Economists are expecting the Consumer Price Index for the fourth quarter to be… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Slip, slop, slap and scan - that was the message given to New Zealanders as they entered a summer without international tourists.

But with many New Zealanders hitting the trails and exploring the… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.A 72-year-old man says he will sleep with a club by his door following a shooting in West Auckland on Wednesday night.

Officers were called to the house on Glengarry Road in Glen Eden shortly before… Read more Audio

7:33 AM.The chairman of the Ratana church executive is calling for the return of its own political party, rather than continuing to align with Labour.

The annual celebration of the Church's late founder… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.NCEA results are out and it appears most teenagers overcame the disruption of the pandemic and did well in the national qualification.

The government says the provisional 2020 results are similar to… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.It's been a whirlwind first 24 hours in the Oval Office for president Joe Biden, who yesterday signed the first orders to rid the country of some of Donald Trump's policies.

He's re-joined the Paris… Read more Audio

7:05 AM.The Government's being criticised for its 'underwhelming' Public Housing Plan.

Yesterday it unveiled where it intends to build 6,000 public and 2,000 transitional housing places between now and 2024… Read more Audio