Morning Report for Tuesday 14 September 2021

8:55 AM.Professor Lindsay Matthews, from the University of Auckland, has been spending a lot of time toilet training the young - young cows, that is.

In a peer-reviewed study published today in Current… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Horticulture is making a comeback in Taranaki.

Avocado and kiwifruit orchards are being planted in numbers not seen since 1988 - when the devastation of Cyclone Bola forced many to convert to dairy.

8:46 AM.Around 3500 customers throughout the South Island's West Coast are still without cellphone reception, more than 24 hours after the network went down in wild weather yesterday.

The outage started just… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.You could probably write a book about what's happening in locked down Auckland, but publishers in the city would be hard pressed to do much with it under the level 4 rules.

After last year's big… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.A new study is highlighting significant health inequities between New Zealanders living with multiple sclerosis and their Australian counterparts.

The study found that Australians with the… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Increasing numbers of people are using the web, apps and social media to learn te reo Māori and promote the language. 

Surveys suggest most Māori aren't learning te reo in the classroom - but instead… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Coastal shipping proponents say money allocated by the Transport Agency needs to go on getting another ship up and running immediately, not another study.

Thirty million dollars over three years has… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Focused testing in seven Auckland suburbs will resume today, with people encouraged to get a Covid-19 swab even if they don't have symptoms.

The suburbs are under scrutiny from health officials… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Auckland Hospital is now only allowing patient visits on compassionate grounds and all visits must be pre-arranged and approved.

The move comes after nurses took legal action against the district… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Oranga Tamariki has admitted it sometimes asks District Health Boards to keep children at hospitals longer than they need to while it hunts for a suitable placement.

It goes against the advice of the… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.A multimillion-dollar investigation into truck safety inspections has uncovered some shockingly bad welding and other dangers signed off by specialist engineers.

The highly controversial inquiry was… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Gisborne band Ka Hao has collaborated with renowned Maori artist Rob Ruha to produce '35' -  a new track which has soared to number one on Aotearoa's Hot 20 Singles chart.

It's not alone atop a chart… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.An Auckland couple's illicit lockdown escape to a holiday home is being described by Wānaka locals as selfish and inexcusable.

The 35-year-old man and his 26 year-old partner crossed Auckland's… Read more Video, Audio

7:22 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says they will continue to emphasise people going to drive-through clinics as the easiest way to get vaccinations done.

"What we're trying to continue to drive people… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Monday will see another round of focused Covid-19 surveillance testing in seven suburbs - five of which are in South Auckland - while health officials have called for a boost in vaccination numbers in… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Aucklanders are staring down a fifth week at alert level 4, as the government and health authorities try to stamp out the delta outbreak.

Reporter Sarah Robson headed to her local park after Monday's… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.A record 220,000 Aucklanders could be vaccinated this week - but it would take every skerrick of space in the system.

The Prime Minister wants as many people as possible in the city to get a dose in… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Exporters are losing orders that may not come back and many businesses are struggling to pay their rent as Auckland's lockdown continues.

Employers and Manufacturers Association head of strategy and… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern insists the elimination strategy is still the best option, but won't say how long the Government intends to keep using lockdowns as a way of containing any future… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.Aucklanders will soon have Covid-19 vaccination buses driving around suburban streets in a bid to reach everyone who needs a Pfizer shot.

The plans are still being finalised but in the meantime the… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Aucklanders wake this morning to the reality of at least another week in alert level 4 lockdown. The rest of the country is staying in level 2.

Cabinet will review the settings next Monday. Heart of… Read more Audio