Morning Report for Tuesday 5 October 2021

8:56 AM.Bobby Best started playing golf when he was still in nappies.

Now he's three years old and already a golfing champion. Bobby even won third place in an international competition. You could say he's… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.When it comes to maths it's not what we're teaching, but how we're teaching - and it's costing the country billions of dollars every year.

That's according to the Royal Society panel reviewing the… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Official emails reveal the Taranaki District Health Board was worried a humanitarian crisis could unfold on Spanish-flagged deep-sea fishing vessels which had contact with the region's port.

Infected… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Auckland's been given a roadmap, of sorts, out of lockdowns but South Islanders are asking where they fit into it all.

It's been more than 300 days since the mainland last recorded a community case… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Waikato DHB says it has fixed the problems it had at testing centres yesterday.

Lines were long and many people were turned away.

Waikato DHB lead for vaccination and testing Maree Munro spoke to… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Nearly 40 religious leaders from across the globe have presented an appeal at the Vatican for politicians to agree to tougher commitments to combat global warming at the upcoming UN climate summit.

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8:22 AM.Auckland's early childhood education centres were initially excited by the news they can reopen to all tamariki from until they figured out they're not allowed to bring in any more kids.

Centres must… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.An expert on gangs says there is a challenge to get vaccination rates up in gangs.

A positive case last month on the Hauraki Plains involved a Black Power member, and several Mongrel Mob members in… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.A woman who spent five days in ICU is pleading with people to get the Covid-19 vaccine so they don't use up critical care beds. Amber Dryden says ICU stopped her from losing a leg or possibly even… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Māori health services in Auckland are planning to go door-to-door in their efforts to more people vaccinated against Covid-19. 

Covid-19 vaccination rates among Māori are only about two-thirds of… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Ten years ago today, in the early hours of the morning, New Zealand's worst maritime environmental disaster struck.

The Rena, a container ship, found itself stuck atop of Ōtāiti, the Astrolab Reef in… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Day one of the historic Peter Ellis appeal at the Supreme Court in Wellington focused mainly on the reliability of a child's evidence.

Ellis died in 2019 and it's the first time in New Zealand the… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Aucklanders will likely have to wait a few more weeks to get their lockdown locks seen to by a professional.

Hairdressers and barbers in Auckland can't ply their trade until the city gets to "step… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.RNZ reporter Katie Todd is at the Claudelands testing centre where yesterday there were long long lines of cars at testing centres with many people being turned away. Read more Audio

7:38 AM.The past 24 hours have seen a flurry of anger, denials and promises to investigate after the Pandora Papers made global headlines, where almost 12 million documents were leaked, revealing hidden… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are all offline in a global outage.

The popular social media apps all went down at about 4.45am (NZT), with both Facebook and Instagram using rival platform Twitter… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Covid-19 modeller Shaun Hendy believes the latest announcement carries no obvious down-side.

The modest - some might say hazy - easing of some restrictions do not carry any 'super-high risk' of… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Its a government famed for its communication skills, but yesterday's three step plan to ease lockdown restrictions has left many scratching their heads.

Step one includes allowing two households to… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says mandating Covid-19 vaccinations is unlikely, but vaccine certificates are likely to be introduced in the near future. Certificates would permit people to… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Nervous doctors and nurses are bracing for Covid-19 case numbers to rise under Auckland's eased restrictions. While the city is staying at level 3, from midnight two households can now meet up - as… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.From midnight tonight Aucklanders can catch up outdoors with friends and family - but with no more than two households and 10 people mingling at a time.

They can also travel in the region for… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.Political parties have roasted the government's plan to ease restrictions Auckland, saying it creates confusion and puts vulnerable people at risk.

They also want the Government to admit it's given… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.The National Party wants the government to admit failure and change how the country handles Covid-19.

It's unimpressed with the government's new roadmap to essentially live with the virus, and… Read more Audio

6:08 AM."Absolutely gutted", "devastated", a "worse case scenario".

That's the response from Hospitality New Zealand about the Government's three-stage roadmap to gradually ease Covid-19 restrictions.

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