Morning Report for Friday 10 September 2021

8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio

8:47 AM.New Zealand singer Lorde released a five-track EP of songs off of her latest album Solar Power yesterday translated into te reo Māori. The EP, titled Te Ao Mārama, is a collaboration between Sir… Read more Video, Audio

8:43 AM.Fully vaccinated Australians living in New South Wales can expect to enjoy renewed freedoms to visit hotels, restaurants, stadiums, and live music venues from as soon as next month.

New South Wales… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Scientists have a tough message for New Zealanders struggling to come home: it is far too risky to throw open the gates just yet.

The Grounded Kiwis group has been calling for more rooms in managed… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.The All Blacks fly from Perth to the Gold Coast today and continue their Rugby Championship campaign against Argentina on Sunday.

The big question is, can Los Pumas cause another upset in Australia.

8:23 AM.While many people across the country have jumped at the chance to get vaccinated for Covid-19, it's not the case for everyone.

There's a lot of talk about the benefits of being vaccinated, but not… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Junior doctors are demanding that the Auckland District Health Board go back to the drawing board again over its hotly debated visitor policy.

Following criticism by nurses, staff and patients, on… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Strong gales have brought down trees and powerlines in the central South Island and lower North Island overnight and 10 wildfires are burning in North Canterbury.

Greg Wilkinson is from Peel Forest… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The South Island Fire Service is currently responding to six fires caused by extreme wind in Canterbury.

The strong gales have also brought down trees and powerlines in the central South Island and… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.It has been 20 years since the 9/11 attack.

University of Otago politics professor spoke to Corin Dann to reflect on the fallout from 9/11 and the legacy of the 20-year war on terror. Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The attacks on 9/11 permanently altered the New York City skyline and remains a painful scar on the nation's collective consciousness and changed the way we lived and travelled.

Much has changed over… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Twenty years ago, New Zealanders woke to the news that America was under attack.

The skies were clear and blue one minute, then full of debris, fire and absolute chaos the next, when 19 militants… Read more Audio

7:33 AM.Twenty years ago, New Zealanders woke up to news of the 9/11 attacks in the United States.

Nineteen militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda had  hijacked four airplanes and… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Vaccine passports proving a person's immunisation status are expected to be in place around the turn of the year. It's unclear if the digital document will be for more than just international travel… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.The terrorist who stabbed shoppers at an Auckland supermarket tried to give up his New Zealand residence three years ago.

Former immigration minister Michael Woodhouse says it was another missed… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.People on the vaccination frontline in Auckland want all 250,000 of the government's bonus Pfizer doses to come to the city.

The extra doses from Spain have brought in to tide the country through… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Strong gales have brought down trees and powerlines in the central South Island and lower North Island overnight and ten wildfires are burning in North Canterbury.

Tim Homes lives in Cust in rural… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Strong gales have brought down trees and powerlines in the central South Island and lower North Island overnight making driving dangerous.

Reporter Hamish Cardwell spoke to Guyon Espiner. Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Middlemore Hospital is back in the news this morning after a person arrived at the Hospital yesterday with an undiagnosed case of Covid-19.

That person is now in managed isolation.

Middlemore chief… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Auckland factories are keen to get their machinery moving again, and believe they can do so safely.

Some warehouses are overflowing with building materials that can't be distributed during alert… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Strong gales have brought down trees and powerlines in the central South Island and lower North Island overnight making driving dangerous.

Reporter Hamish Cardwell spoke to Guyon Espiner. Read more Audio

6:38 AM.Middlemore Hospital is back in the news this morning after a person arrived at the hospital yesterday with an undiagnosed case of Covid-19. That person is now in managed isolation.

This just days… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.A Lower Hutt property developer and a collective of Māori-owned businesses are sacrificing millions of dollars in profit to help first home-buyers.

The Koru Kainga project started in 2018 as a… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.An All Whites legend is clear where he stands on a potential change capturing the attention of the football world.

Global governing body FIFA, via a project led by former Arsenal manager Arsene… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Open the doors, fire up the ovens, and watch the customers flood back - well that was the plan anyway.

But South Island hospitality businesses are calling out a patchy trade since the return to level… Read more Audio