Morning Report for Friday 18 June 2021

6:20 AM.The Finance Minister is not prepared to make a call on whether New Zealand's surprise spike in economic growth will be repeated.

The 1.6 percent boost in the first three months of the year confounded… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.The National Party's Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says if the national vaccine booking system isn't up and running soon it could put the whole rollout at risk.

The Government has laid out a… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Wellington's Ambulance service has been issued with a Worksafe fix-it notice over the number of exhausted paramedics. It's been told to overhaul shifts and rosters but workers say the real problem is… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.It's been one-month since the travel bubble between the Cook Islands and New Zealand opened.

Quarantine-free travel began on 18 May with a fully-booked flight from Auckland Airport to Rarotonga.

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6:46 AM.While India have named their eleven for the World Test Championship final, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won't reveal his side until just before the toss.

India have opted to go with three fast… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.The number of New Zealanders currently intending to get a Covid-19 vaccine won't be enough to allow the border to fully re-open

. Covid-19 modelling expert Michael Plank says 4 out of 5 of people in… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Four out of five Kiwis are planning on getting a Covid-19 vaccine.

That's up on previous projections but not quite enough to get the 90 percent of the population vaccinated, which is required for… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Wellington's Ambulance service has been issued with a Worksafe fix-it notice over the number of exhausted paramedics.

It's been told to overhaul shifts and rosters but workers say the real problem… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.As the vaccination programme continues rolling out around the country, Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is one of those due to get a first shot of the vaccine today.

According to guidelines announced… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The inaugural test cricket championship final against India starting in Southampton tonight is the Black Caps chance to finally reign supreme.

New Zealand, under captain Brendon McCullum, lost to… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.The final of the World Test Championship is due to start tonight, with the Black Caps hoping it will be third time lucky for their chances to claim a global cricket title.

The team is keeping their… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Pasifika high school students report the worst housing deprivation in the country.

That's from a recent Victoria University study, which also found one in three high-school students overall have… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Wellington's Mayor is expecting heated debate at the council table after the city's heritage areas won a partial reprieve in the latest version of the Capital's spatial plan.

An initial version of… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Freight logistics firm Mainfreight will trial mass vaccinations against Covid-19 in the workplace.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced yesterday that Mainfreight and Fonterra could both be… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.The big winners in the latest GDP figures are the booming construction sector along with retail and accommodation.

Corin Dann spoke to Briscoes Group Managing Director and owner Rod Duke, Queenstown… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.A long-time Wellington disability advocate is worried about the prospect of a carless Golden Mile in the capital.

A car ban is to be introduced in 2024 along Courtenay Place, Lambton Quay and Manners… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.For the first time since 2003, the Blues will contest a Super Rugby final, and after finishing top of the trans-Tasman tournament.

It might not be the full Super Rugby competition but for a team… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.A young woman whose father took his own life is calling for more transparency from the government on what is being done to tackle the country's high suicide rate.

Grace Curtis launched an online… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Delays, cancellations, widespread understaffing, frequent overtime and pay disuptes - the list of woes within the bus transport sector are many.

None have been more in the spotlight of late, than the… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio