Morning Report for Thursday 27 May 2021

6:17 AM.A New Zealander who was deported from Australia under its controversial 501 policy is welcoming the news of a class action lawsuit against the Australian government.

Adrian Solomon-Maere spent 33… Read more Audio

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

6:28 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:38 AM.Nine days after the devastating cyber attack on Waikato District Health Board, there is still no end in sight to the disruption it's caused.

National's deputy leader Shane Reti is a doctor has been… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.One in four tamariki and rangatahi in state care don't feel they can contact their birth families as much as they'd like to.

The statistic is just one finding taken from an Oranga Tamariki survey of… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.To the UK, where the Prime Minister's former aide, Dominic Cummings has said thousands of people died needlessly as a result of government incompetence in the handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

In… Read more Audio

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

7:10 AM.Health Minister Andrew Little says all 19 DHBs have given him an assurance that they have checked their IT systems against possible cyber attacks.

Waikato DHB's systems have been down for a week… Read more Video, Audio

7:19 AM.A leading cancer specialist has labelled the Waikato DHB cyber attack as a "despicable act" with the potential to harm patients.

Among other problems, the hospital has been unable to retrieve the… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.The Government has confirmed that the country's supply of the Covid-19 vaccine will run out in early July if major shipments don't arrive by then.

The current stockpile of around 300,000 doses is… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The Reserve Bank sprung something of a surprise in yesterday's monetary policy statement with a clear hint that interest rates are likely to rise in the second half of next year.

The central bank… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.US president Joe Biden has entered the debate over the source of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In a statement, Biden said there were two "equally plausible" scenarios.

US correspondent Simon Marks spoke to… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Now to Invercargill, where Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt's driver's licence has created the latest flashpoint for ructions around the council table.

Sir Tim's licence has been suspended - that's been… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Fonterra has released a strong opening forecast for next season's farmgate milk price, crediting increasing global demand for dairy products.

The diary company's forecast range for the new season… Read more Audio

7:58 AM.New Zealanders were treated to the first red supermoon in almost 40 years on Wednesday night.

A total lunar eclipse coincided with the moon being at its closest point to earth at 11.11, giving the… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Northern Spirit captain Brooke Halliday has been rewarded with a White Ferns contract after a breakout cricket season. Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Deportees booted out of Australia under its controversial 501 policy have officially launched their class action lawsuit against the Australian Government.

Advocates say after Australia, the New… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Global transport company Mainfreight says international shipping companies are charging sky-high premiums to carry freight, which is driving up the cost of imported goods.

The Mainfreight Don Braid… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.A leading family doctor says the Government urgently needs to give people more information about Covid-19 vaccine supplies.

The country's current supply of the vaccine will run out in early July if… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.A New Zealander who is associated with terror group Islamic State will return to New Zealand but under heavy restrictions and monitoring.

Their name and any details on them are suppressed.

They will… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.The fate of two of Wellington's buildings on Civic Square will be decided today, with the current preference to demolish both. Both the Municipal Office Building and the Civic Administration Building… Read more Audio

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

8:37 AM.The Privacy Commissioner says health authorities must speed up and tell people whether their hacked data has been leaked.

Agencies are scrambling to address a cyber attack that has crippled Waikato… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.A botched tightening of the rules around the safety of truck brakes is pushing up costs and keeping rigs off the road.

The Transport Agency admits it has caused the industry difficulties, and has… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Across the Tasman in Victoria, the rising number of active Covid-19 cases in Melbourne is causing grave concern.

Case numbers in the city rose from nine to 23 yesterday, and further restrictions for… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.In the UK, Boris Johnson's former aide, Dominic Cummings has claimed thousands of people died needlessly as a result of government incompetence in the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

During a… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.The boss of a composting and worm farming business in North Taranaki says he's very likely to appeal a decision which removes his right to operate.

Remediation New Zealand has been told by a hearing… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.Seventeen years after the final episode, the actors and production staff have gathered in Los Angeles for an unscripted Friends reunion special.

It's called "The One Where They Get Back Together" and… Read more Audio