Morning Report for Wednesday 24 November 2021

8:57 AM.With all this talk of vaccine passes, wallets, RealMe and my health accounts - the true message of what you need to do in order to access businesses and services under the incoming traffic light… Read more Video, Audio

8:55 AM.Step aside UFC, there's a new craze taking over the boxing ring.

Pillow fighting is moving out of the bedroom and onto your television screens, with the first pay-per-view Pillow Fight Championship… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Napier residents are demanding health authorities be more upfront about a case of Covid-19 in the city.

Speculation is rife and both the Ministry of Health and local health board have admitted making… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Environmental campaigners want the government to pull the plug on a voluntary agribusiness industry partnership because it fails to reduce agricultural emissions.

In 2019 the Government announced the… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Police get called to at least one disruptive incident a day at MIQ hotels.

Since January, there have been 259 calls for help relating to drunk and abusive guests, domestic abuse and self harm… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Disposable masks, washed and worn again, still protect better than a triple-layered cloth one, say a group of New Zealand researchers.

The study concluded that disposable masks could be put through a… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.The Moriori Claims Settlement Bill has passed its third reading at Parliament - completing the historical Treaty of Waitangi settlement process for Moriori.

The settlement package includes a Crown… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.The South Island West Coast has seen a surge of interest from players large and small in gold prospecting.

Spurred on by a relatively high gold price, up by nearly 20 percent on the start of last… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.After weeks of court action, Whānau Ora has received some of the data it's been waiting for on the Māori vaccine rollout. 

The agency took legal action against the Ministry of Health for refusing to… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Opposition groups are criticising the government for rushing through legislation on the vaccination mandate - the subject of two days of debate before Parliament goes into recess.

This follows the… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.New Zealand moves into the Covid-19 traffic light framework from Wednesday next week.

That means most businesses will require customers to show their vaccination certificate or My Vaccine Pass.

Les… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.A pilot study is underway with Pacific health providers taking the lead in caring for Pacific families self isolating with Covid-19 in Auckland.

Some services have felt locked out by health… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.This year has seen a huge increase in violence and disorder in MIQ hotels.

Since January the police have had 259 calls for help from guests and staff but laid just four charges.

In 2020, over a… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.There are high expectations for another interest rate rise from the Reserve Bank today.

Economists are near unanimous that the official cash rate will be raised 25 basis points, a quarter of a… Read more Audio

7:33 AM.It's usually the stuff of movies - like the 90s classic movie Armageddon but at 7.21pm NZT, NASA will launch a spacecraft in an attempt to alter the course of an asteroid.

In what's being called the… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.The revelations of historical abuse at a prominent Waikato boarding school is expected to trigger more claims from former students.

An investigation by St Peter's Cambridge shows 19 boys suffered… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.National Party leader Judith Collins doesn't support the traffic light system.

The alert level system will be replaced on December the 3rd, when the country moves to the new Covid-19 Protection… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Kāinga Ora's refusal to evict tenants, no matter how appallingly they behave, is costing the taxpayer thousands of dollars in compensation.

Tenants, terrorised by their neighbours, have been awarded… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.Business owners and managers are scrambling to do risk assessments for their workers under upcoming vaccine mandate rules.

For employers with dozens of workers, multiple locations, and staff who are… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Nine days out from the new traffic light system, the Government is scrambling to pass legislation allowing the scheme to operate, bypassing regular scrutiny.

MPs have been called back to Parliament… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Businesses, event organisers, and religious organisations have been encouraged to download the Ministry of Health's NZ Pass Verifier App.

The app, which operates on an opt-in basis, allows businesses… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.People working in sectors that require a vaccine pass must have their first vaccination by Friday next week.

That's 10 days notice for hospitality, close contact businesses, gyms, events and… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.There are many reasons why relationships fall apart. In the case of black-browed albatross, the effects of climate change could be the breaking point.

Researchers in Portugal found warmer sea… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.A new vaccine which induces T Cell immunity, currently known as CoVac-1, could provide long-lasting protection against Covid-19.

The treatment, which is going through trials in Germany, could provide… Read more Audio

6:07 AM.With just days until the Covid-19 traffic light system comes into effect, it's clear vaccination is the key to loosening restrictions.

While success stories like Auckland are well canvassed, other… Read more Audio