Morning Report for Wednesday 6 October 2021

8:56 AM.If you've always wanted to ski, but never had time to learn - there is good news. You can pick up a 'yooner'. It's the hottest new trend to hit Queenstown slopes. The best part is 'yoonering' doesn't… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.A new industry report has found there's big opportunities for New Zealand's farmers to take advantage of the global regenerative agriculture trend. But it also found the absence of a clear definition… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.International teams will start arriving for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in less than five months.

Tickets are on sale from this morning for all thirty-one matches, which will be staged in six… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.Raglan is rising to the challenge of alert level three - even the vaccine hesitant are queuing for their shots.

Three locations of interest in the town were added to the Ministry of Health's list -… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Many of the private law firms with warrants to prosecute serious crimes for the Crown are failing to reflect the diversity of the regions they serve - despite that being a condition of their lucrative… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Mandatory vaccinations are among the options up for consideration before Auckland's schools re-open on October the 18th, after the school holidays.

That date's just a pencil booking for now, pending… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.The government is in a race against time to introduce vaccine passports by next month -- but will it overtake the technological challenges in putting together a fully functioning proof-of-vaccination… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Many public health experts, Maori organisations and iwi leaders have come out against the government's new stepped plan to move Auckland down to level 2 and pivot to a suppression strategy of… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The Government's sweeping review of election law, launched yesterday, will look at the ability of Maori voters to switch between Maori and general electoral rolls before the 2023 election.

"We want… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.The government launched a sweeping review of Aotearoa's electoral law yesterday.

It spans transparency of political donations, a four-year term in office, overseas voting, a younger voting age, and a… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook's civic integrity team, has been testifying at an internet safety hearing on Capitol Hill.

Her explosive testimony has seen her… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.The National Party says the government's rollout of a vaccine passport has been too slow and will halt any attempt to introduce mandatory vaccination.

Party leader Judith Collins spoke to Morning… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.If you're hoping to attend a gig or a festival this summer - be prepared to get vaccinated.

The Government has announced a Covid-19  passport system to control who will get in the gates, and who will… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki has confirmed he has been charged with two offences following the anti-lockdown protest in Auckland.

In a statement last night, Mr Tamaki said he was surprised to… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.We haven't had Halloween yet - but businesses already have Christmas front of mind.

Getting stock into the country last holiday season was a stressful time for many, largely because of how Covid-19… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Do vaccine passports raise serious questions about discrimination, inequality and coercion?

Dr Justine Kingsley, a senior philosophy lecturer at Waikato University, thinks they do -- sort of.

She… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.People who still haven't been vaccinated have just weeks to get the Covid jab or risk being locked out of some places.

A vaccine certificate or passport is being rolled out next month.

It'll be… Read more Audio

6:51 AM.It was a quick - and very expensive - decision for Sarah Dixon to return to Ireland last month.

She has been living in New Zealand for 14 years but needed to return home to Ireland after the sudden… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Should 16 year olds get to vote?

That's one of the questions that a new major review into Aotearoa's electoral system will consider.

Minister of Justice Kris Faafoi said that the review will… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Auckland early childhood centre owners are annoyed details about how to re-open today under the new level three rules came through at the eleventh hour.

From Wednesday Auckland early learning… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector with RNZ's Maja Burry Read more Audio

6:10 AM.New Zealand's will soon have a "vaccine passport" - set to launch by November and is likely to be a digital Covid-19 vaccination certificate containing a QR code.

Vaccine passports are being… Read more Audio

6:07 AM.Festival organisers are backing the vaccine passport requirement for revellers but want to see water-tight rules to avoid forgeries.

The Government's announced vaccine certificates are likely to be… Read more Audio