Morning Report for Monday 22 February 2021

6:08 AM.Monday's 10 year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that took the lives of 185 people in Christchurch, will be marked with a special service near the city's earthquake memorial.

Large crowds… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Everybody in the city that day has a story to tell and for many, the memories remain fresh, ten years on.

Senior firefighter Terry Gyde, who was given a Bravery Award for helping to pull 16 people… Read more Audio

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

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

6:36 AM.Christchurch residents will gather today to mark the tenth anniversary of the Christchurch Earthquake.

The 6.2 magnitude quake killed 185 people and caused widespread destruction across the city.

It… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.A prominent Christchurch property investor says the Government's anchor projects meant to help rebuild the city faster, has instead slowed it down.

After the 2011 earthquake, the Government launched… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Education Ministry figures indicate the early childhood sector is going through tough times.

A little under 90 early learning services shut down in the twelve months to end of June, continuing a… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Team UK have bowed out the America's Cup Challenger Selection Series after a heavy 7-1 defeat to Luna Rossa.

The British skipper Sir Ben Ainslie leaves the regatta with a warning for the Italians… Read more Audio

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

7:09 AM.The aluminium smelter at Bluff has stockpiled more than 100,000 tonnes of cyanide-laced waste less than 100 metres from a fast-eroding Southland beach.

The smelter company won't reveal its plans for… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.Monday marks a decade since a 6.2 magnitude quake close to the centre of Christchurch killed 185 people. Everybody in the city that day has a story to tell and for many, the memories remain fresh, ten… Read more Video, Audio

7:19 AM.Auckland Women's Prison treated a pair of inmates in a degrading, cruel and inhumane manner in a "concerted effort to break their spirit," according to a stinging ruling from a district court judge.

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7:26 AM.Luna Rossa faced little resistance on the water, but plenty off it, as the Italian syndicate won the America's Cup Challenger Selection Series finals.

Team UK, skippered by decorated Olympian Sir Ben… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.Seven out of 10 New Zealanders support giving greater income support to those on low wages, or unemployed. 

The UMR poll was commissioned by more than 40 separate organisations, including unions… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Survivors are gathering in Christchurch today to remember those who died in the devastating Christchurch earthquake of 2011.

Of the 185 people who were killed, 115 died when the CTV building… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.New Zealand's Covid-19 vaccination programme continues to roll out this morning, will jabs for hundreds Auckland port workers beginning around 7.30am.

The workers' union says the vast majority of… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw has paid tribute to his former teammate, Dan Carter, describing him as a great man, who re-defined what it meant to be a ten.

The first five announced his… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The Black Caps preparations for the T20 World Cup later this year shift up a gear this week, with the start of a five-match home series against Australia.

While there's still a host of names cricket… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Prince Philip has spent a fifth night in hospital in London after falling ill last week. The Duke of Edinburgh, who is 99, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday as a precautionary measure.

His illness… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Novak Djokovic has hit back at the detractors and doubters after winning his record-extending ninth Australian Open men's singles title. Read more Audio

8:09 AM.Cantabrians are still surrounded broken buildings and empty spaces on the 10th anniversary of the devastating 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

The disaster forced 70 percent of the CBD to be… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.A new study reveals that between 300,000 and 800,000 New Zealanders may be exposed to potentially harmful levels of nitrates in their drinking water, which may increase their chances of developing… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Auckland businesses are crying out for a return to normality, as the city enters its week under Alert Level 2 restrictions.

The rest of the country has been at Alert Level 1 since Thursday, and the… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Hikers and trampers are celebrating the re-opening of two popular tracks along the Te Ara Tahura trail in Auckland's Waitakere Ranges.

A Rāhui was placed on the Ōmanawanui and Puriri Ridge tracks two… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.The Australian Open has been a tournament of victory for some tennis stars, and ended in tears for others.

The final match took place last night with Novak Djokovic taking out Daniil Medvedev to win… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:38 AM.RNZ is launching a new podcast today marking the tenth anniversary of Christchurch earthquake.

It's called Fragments: Firsthand accounts of the February 2011 earthquakes.

The podcast features… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Students are returning to class today at Papatoetoe High School, following last week's Covid-19 scare.

Three students tested positive for Covid-19 last week and following a testing blitz, the… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Monday marks ten years since the Christchurch earthquake shattered New Zealand's second largest city.

One-hundred-and-eighty five people lost their lives when a magnitude 6.2 quake shook the city… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Christchurch residents will gather today to mark the 10 year anniversary of the Christchurch Earthquake.

Large crowds are expected from half past twelve this afternoon on the lawn just across the… Read more Audio