Morning Report for Monday 29 November 2021

8:56 AM.The winner of the inaugural Bluff Hot Dog Eating Competition managed to chew his way through ten American-style hot dogs in just under twenty minutes last weekend. Bluff man Frazer Murdoch says he… Read more Video, Audio

8:50 AM.A charity caring for pets affected by family violence is preparing for even more animals to be sheltered in the lead-up to Christmas.

A steep increase in family violence is expected as end-of-year… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Want to see more women in senior management at work? Then start by having more women on your board.

New research from University of Otago finds that the more women on a board, the better the… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.
The New Zealand Breakers are asking for their NBL season game opener to be postponed, because several members of their wider team - including coach Dan Shamir - have caught Covid-19.

The game was… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.A multi-million dollar marae makeover is breathing new life into one of Taranaki's most celebrated pā sites.

Two whare - one of them more than 100 years old - have been lovingly restored in phase one… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.A young woman who was the victim of online sexual abuse was left for months without any mental health support, while the perpetrator of the crime was getting counselling as part of his rehabilitation.

8:19 AM.Some Wellington Fishery Officers are decked out with body cameras in a trial programme to keep them safe on the job.

Officers can turn on the cameras when they are concerned for their safety, after… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The potential spread of Covid-19 in apartments, particularly ones without windows that open, is raising alarm.

The Ministry of Health has released specific guidance for sick people self-isolating in… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.National MPs' phones have been running hot over the weekend as the top contenders for the Party's leadership try to get the numbers to secure them the top job.

Former leader Simon Bridges, new face… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The Black Caps batsmen must defy history on the final day if they're to beat India in the first test at Kanpur.

New Zealand will need to score 280 more runs on a deteriorating wicket to break a… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.A huge slip along the mothballed rail line between Gisborne and Wairoa has destroyed sacred Māori whenua and dashed hopes of the railway being reinstated.

The slip has come after recent flooding, and… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.All we want for Christmas is ... to be fully vaccinated it seems.

In the Auckland metro area, vaccinators have been busy, giving out close to six thousand first doses from last Monday to Saturday.

… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.England has two confirmed cases of the newly discovered Covid-19 variant Omicron.

The government has introduced new rules to combat the spread.

Face coverings will be compulsory in shops and on… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Australia has confirmed two travellers from southern Africa have tested positive in Sydney for the new Omicron Covid-19 variant.

Both people are fully vaccinated and are staying in isolation after… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson talks Covid-19, Traffic Light System and the National Party.

She spoke to Morning Report's Susie Ferguson. Read more Audio

7:27 AM.There's lots of uncertainty around today as Cabinet confirms a move to the traffic light system, and a new Covid-19 variant is knocking on our door.

We find out on Monday afternoon which regions will… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.A leading scientist is warning that New Zealand needs to keep a close eye on the border as the Covid-19 Omicron variant spreads around the world.

Professor Mike Bunce, the Principal Genomics… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Years of work and hundreds of intitiatives aimed at improving pass rates for Maori and Pacific tertiary students have achieved virtually nothing. In a briefing to the Education Minister Chris Hipkins… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.New Zealand's Covid-19 outbreak looks to have peaked - but there are warnings a drop off in cases could be short lived.

Cabinet will today confirm the country's move to the new Covid-19 Protection… Read more Audio

6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report, with Gyles Beckford Read more Audio

6:50 AM.Two thirds of fully-vaccinated New Zealanders now have their vaccine pass.

From Friday, they'll be compulsory at some events, businesses and gatherings.

Support helplines and inboxes have been… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.It's all go for the Covid-19 Protection Framework -- better known as the traffic light system -- which will begin flashing its colours from this Friday.

Checking vaccine passes may be the most… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team.

The NZ Breakers are pushing for the postponement of their opening NBL game, with nine of the team's wider group confirmed to have Covid-19.

Their opening… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector with Sally Murphy. Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector with Gyles Beckford.

U.S. stocks biggest one-day falls in months, all down to the new Coronavirus mutation  Audio

6:17 AM.A group of elderly people in Porirua who thought they'd found a home to spend the rest of their lives in could be kicked out within weeks.

The aged-care facility is considering closure as owners BUPA… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.Cabinet will meet today to decide what colour each region will be in when alert levels are replaced by the new traffic light system on Friday.

Some businesses are having to make tough decisions about… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.Israel is the first country to completely close its borders to foreigners in an effort to keep out the potentially dangerous new Omicron Covid-19 variant.

The ban, which goes into effect later… Read more Audio