Morning Report for Wednesday 12 May 2021

6:10 AM.Police say they are not overly concerned that data collected by its drones could end up in the the hands of the Chinese government.

Reports recommend the police triple their fleet of drones… Read more Audio

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

6:22 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The Green Party says new gun laws aimed at reducing gang crime could disproportionately affect Māori. 

Those with a history - or just a connection - to organised crime could soon be subjected to a… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.A nurses union says the government's decision to freeze public sector pay could push many of their members into voting for strike action.

After a meeting with unions, the government says it will now… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.The New Zealand Super Fund has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into a company that has supplied combat aircraft to the Myanmar military.

Those investments are just a tiny slice of the $100… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Police are not overly concerned that data collected by its drones could end up in the the hands of the Chinese government.

Police are currently carrying out trials and expert advice they've received… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.The Government has softened its public sector pay freeze in the face of stiff opposition.

Crisis talks between senior ministers and unions yesterday also led to an agreement that the pay directive… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.A man who spent time in the Epuni Boys' Home in the 1970s and was sexually abused, says there's evidence to suggest the man who abused him was prostituting boys.

Keith Wiffen, who was first sent to… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.The Auditor-General's Office wants the criteria for the wage subsidy scheme tightened up, amid concerns the Ministry of Social Development hasn't done enough to claw back money from businesses that… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The situation in Israel and Palestine has continued to deteriorate this morning. 

The latest escalation occured when a 13-storey tower in Gaza containing apartments and offices used by Hamas… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The holy month of Ramadan is coming to a close for millions of Muslims worldwide.

The festival involves a month of fasting - believers do not eat or drink anything during daylight hours.

Eleisha… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Black Caps wicketkeeper BJ Watling is hanging up his gloves, retiring from all cricket after test championship final against India in England next month. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The New Zealand Super Fund has invested almost $400,000 dollars in a company that has supplied combat aircraft to the Myanmar military.

Those investments are just a tiny slice of the $100 million of… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Public sector unions have welcomed what they say is a softened stance from the government around the pay restrictions announced last week.

A series of crisis talks at parliament yesterday left the… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Sobering new evidence has been presented to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.

Keith Wiffin was sent to Epuni Boys Home when he was 10, and sexually abused by a housemaster, Alan… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.The Black Caps are losing the services of one of their most reliable performers of the last decade after BJ Watling announced his retirement from all cricket this morning.

The pugnacious wicket… Read more Audio

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

8:38 AM.More details are emerging of people in small towns getting Covid-19 vaccinations more quickly than originally planned under the government's priorities list.

Whanganui DHB says it plans to offer jabs… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The amount of money the Ministry of Social Development has paid out to help people with car repairs has tripled in the last six years.

Demand for hardship assistance remains high: in the year to… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The Australian government has released its latest budget, spending billions to stimulate a pandemic-hit economy.

There are boosts for aged care, mental health, pre-school education and shovel-ready… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.With fresh elections called in Samoa purportedly to break the month-long deadlock between the two major parties, only the caretaker HRPP government is campaigning.

The newcomer FAST party, which has… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Rugby fans can start firming up their women's World Cup plans after the new dates for the tournament were unveiled on Wednesday morning.

The ninth women's Rugby World Cup will be played in Auckland… Read more Audio