Morning Report for Friday 12 November 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

8:52 AM.That banging sound you hear coming out of Auckland this weekend may be the auctioneer's hammer falling on some of the country's greatest works of art.

The works include furnishings and notable pieces… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.There are nerves in the central North Island that the region will be at high-risk when an expected influx of visitors descends once borders further north reopen.

Vaccination rates in the Ruapehu… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The All Blacks are preparing for the first heavy-duty assignment of their northern hemisphere tour when they play Ireland on Sunday morning.

Two of their last four clashes have been won by Ireland… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.It's a trans-Tasman final. Australia have taken out Pakistan by 5 wickets in a photo finish semi-final at the T-20 Cricket World Cup.

Now, they will line up against the Black Caps in the decider in… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.In a first at COP26 overnight, the first-ever set of countries has committed to an end date to all oil and gas exploration and extraction.

The Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance is led by Costa Rica and… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Auckland and Waikato schools can reopen next week but thousands of thirteen and fourteen year olds will have to wait a little longer to get back to the classroom.

Some secondary schools in alert… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.It's the office Zoom meeting on steroids.

Leaders of the some of the world's most powerful countries will meet virtually tonight for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, hosted by New… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Sunset clauses in new-build contracts were originally designed to help buyers escape being trapped in construction projects beset by long delays.

Lawyers say that buyers are increasingly being caught… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Taranaki DHB says the six people in Stratford who tested positive for Covid-19 were reluctant to get tested and have not been using the contact tracing app.

The group got swabbed yesterday, more than… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Fluffy animals have flooded Instagram story feeds this week, with users sharing pet photos alongside a tag that a tree will be planted for every post.

While it may have delivered your daily dose of… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Two Dames have taken aim at the top Family Court judge saying she's ignoring concerns about how whanau are treated.

Eighteen months ago, Dame Tariana Turia and Dame Naida Glavish met with Principal… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Rural hospital doctors have detailed the lack of support they received from DHBs during the first Covid-19 outbreak, in new research by the University of Otago.

The study lays bare issues of equity… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.House buyers are at increasing risk of developers using sunset clauses to bail out of contracts.

That's prompted lawyers to begin work on a safer contract in a market plagued by the pandemic.

Phil… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.The Waikato District Health Board was told its IT security was inadequate and severely compromised just months before a massive ransomware attack that brought Waikato Hospital to its knees.

The… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.National Party Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop wants travellers coming into New Zealand to be able to skip MIQ, freeing up the spaces for people in the community with Covid-19 to isolate.

It comes… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.A mass departure from MIQ hotels starts on Sunday, as new rules for international arrivals shorten the stay to seven days followed by a three day isolation at home.

MIQ officials say each person will… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.The Bay of Plenty town Murupara has the country's lowest vaccination rates - less than half of the eligible population has had even one dose.

A local doctor, who rejects the Pfiizer vaccine, is… Read more Video, Audio

7:14 AM.Hospitals are holding one-on-one interviews with vaccine hold-outs in the hope it can persuade them to get a jab before they lose their job.

Any DHB employee who hasn't had a first vaccine dose will… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.After more than a week of positive wastewater tests, Delta cases have been found in the Taranaki community.

The six new cases of Covid-19  were confirmed in the town of Stratford - with one person in… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Mount Smart Stadium will roar with the sound of the Pacific this weekend, as it plays host to a multi-day Pasifika vaccination event.

The event, dubbed "Mega Vax Pacific", aims to administer 10,000… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Iwi health providers in Northland are worried the region's move down to Alert Level 2 on Friday night is premature. 

They say the Ministry of Health is taking too long to tell them which Covid-19… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Six people in Taranaki town of Stratford have tested positive for Covid-19, confirming one of the worst-case scenarios for local health officals.

The region's been on tenterhooks since the virus was… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.Low rural vaccination rates in the central North Island has residents concerned about what will happen when Covid-19 reaches the region.

Ruapehu dairy farmer and Federated Farmers provincial… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.The College of Midwives wants the government to record Covid vaccinations among pregnant people.

The Ministry of Health is not budging, citing "privacy reasons" to RNZ.

Sam Olley reports. Read more Audio

6:09 AM.At the climate talks in Glasgow, countries have committed to an end date to all oil and gas exploration and extraction. Aotearoa has joined, but only as an associate member.

Ongoing provision of… Read more Audio