Morning Report for Tuesday 27 April 2021

6:11 AM.The Covid-19 outbreak in India shows no sign of slowing.

The country posted its fifth consecutive day of more than 300-thousand infections on Monday.

Its led to enormous pressure on medical… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.The long weekend brought a welcome boost for tourist operators, with one Rotorua operator even having to turn people away.

Paul Button is the general manager of Rotorua Canopy Tours - which takes… Read more Audio

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

- A busy start to the week for Wall Street markets
- Businesses may not have been serving customers as well as they could have during the Pandemic
- A… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.News from the rural and farming sector:

- Rural Contractors struggle to cope with lack of staff in the harvest season
- A Muslim dairy farmer credits Weet-bix for his success in running a farm… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.The mother of an autistic boy says she is heartbroken that her son's school has decided to exclude him, despite the intervention of the Children's Commissioner.

The thirteen-year-old was suspended… Read more Audio

6:51 AM.A North Shore resident says he and his neighbours have had to deal with break-ins, robberies and vandalism since a nearby hotel started providing emergency housing.

There are growing calls for a… Read more Audio

6:53 AM.Twelve new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Fiji, bringing the national total to 36 infections.

Fourteen are border quarantine cases and twenty-two are local transmissions.

Four of the… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.An Auckland school has excluded a boy with autism despite pleas from the Children's Commissioner to let him stay.

Judge Andrew Becroft stepped in after the thirteen-year-old boy asked for his help.

… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.One of the government's own ministers has condemned some emergency housing as "inhumane", while taking aim at moteliers - accusing them of turning a quick buck at the expense of safety and a decent… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.New Zealanders stuck in India are desperate for help as the country experiences a devastating second wave of Covid-19 cases.

India reported nearly 350,000 daily cases on Sunday, and more than 2,700… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.University of Canterbury Professor Michael Plank is adamant that vaccinating the young is vital to ensure New Zealand reaches herd immunity.

He says the country is still vulnerable at the border and… Read more Audio

7:32 AM.A bubble, a band and a holiday delivered a cash-fuelled weekend for some tourist operators in major centres.

It was the first long weekend since the trans-Tasman bubble opened, bringing in the first… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.A police team set up to scan the internet for threats after the mosque attacks was almost immediately in danger of being shut down.

This was despite the unit quickly proving its worth many times over… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The chief executive of Austrian oil and gas company, OMV, Rainer Seele, is to step down in June next year.

The announcement comes as the company faces mounting pressure over actions taken by the… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Moteliers are struggling with the complex needs of some of those in emergency housing.

Hospitality New Zealand's Julie White says there should be wraparound support, and moteliers are being unfairly… Read more Audio

7:58 AM.This year's Oscars were the most diverse yet.

After increasing criticism, Hollywood made significant strides in 2020 by having more women and people of colour on screen and behind the scenes.

For… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Chiefs again have the boot of All Blacks fullback Damian McKenzie to thank after their fifth straight win in Super Rugby Aotearoa. Audio

8:10 AM.Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft has stepped in after the thirteen-year-old boy asked for his help.

The autistic teenager was removed from his Auckland school after a fight.

Judge… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The New Zealand Principals' Federation president, Perry Rush, is supportive of the implementation of a formalised review process to investigate school exclusions.

His comments come after… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The Associate Housing Minister has described some emergency housing as inhumane and not fit for human habitation.

Those at the coal face say there is not enough oversight, with families mixed in with… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:46 AM.Authorities in Canterbury are offering free testing of homeowners' drinking water to check for harmful levels of nitrate.

It follows a recent study showing between 300 and 800 thousand New Zealanders… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Bus strikes and lockouts aside - Capital commuters were already on edge about Wellington's unreliable bus network.

The city's mayor is encouraging drivers and NZ Bus to strike a fair deal during… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.New Zealand Rugby's self described "transformational" deal with Silver Lake will be voted on this week at NZR's AGM in Wellington.

However, it remains unclear if the $460 million investment proposal… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Owners might have to look for alternatives for their fur babies' favourite meals due to a global pet food shortage.

Some supermarkets are already experiencing cat food shortages, with Whiskas… Read more Audio