Morning Report for Monday 20 December 2021

8:58 AM.The scrub fire in Northland which has forced the evacuation of the settlement of Kaimaumau overnight.

Far North mayor John Carter has just received a briefing from Fire and Emergency was at the… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.To Scotland, where thousands of women accused of witchcraft hundreds of years ago are set to be posthumously pardoned.

As a result of a petition, those accused of being witches under the Witchcraft… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.With only four sleeps to go until Christmas, New Zealand Post is just as busy as Santa's elves - if not more.

In fact, delivering nine parcels a second, Tukurau Aotearoa is having its busiest… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Despite the promise that New Zealand's borders will open next year, there's doubt over whether foreign students will return.

Tertiary institutions are worried a pause in visa processing means few… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Police apologised for a crash investigator's 'lack of empathy and compassion' towards two widows ... but went on using him anyway.

They have also apologised for their 'narrow' and deficient work on… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:25 AM.In Europe, several countries have introduced tough new restrictions to tackle Covid, as the Omicron variant spreads rapidly across the continent.

A month-long lockdown has come into force in the… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Thousands more people could be eligible for their third booster vaccine dose this summer, and doctors on the frontline said they were ready for a speedier rollout.

Cabinet will on Monday consider… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Northland is one of the least vaccinated parts of the country and more than 12,000 people need a second jab before the region can hit the 90 per cent fully vaccinated mark.

Northland police, local… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The scrub fire in Northland that has forced evacuations in the settlement of Kaimaumau had been spewing plumes of smoke into the air since Saturday.

Fire crews were close to getting the blaze under… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.England's hopes of saving the second Ashes test against Australia are in tatters following Joe Root's late dismissal on day four but the tourists hope

Ben Stokes might be their saviour again.

The… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.South Islanders are in for a wet and blustery day, with heavy rain and strong-wind warnings in place for much of Te Waipounamu.

Torrential rain could cause surface flooding and slips, while severe… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.It's the home stretch to Christmas.

Malls are buzzing with shoppers eager to snag last-minute deals.

Sylvia Park is one of Aotearoa's largest Shopping centres.

Manager Helen Ronald spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Manawatu residents are still shovelling mud out of their flood-damaged properties after last week's downpour.

For three days those living along Reu Reu Road in rural Manawatu, about 30 kilometres… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Pike River families shed fresh tears for their husbands and sons after the police told them the remains of up to three more men had been found in the far western end of the mine, by a camera sent down… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The future of international travel in-and-out of the country hangs in the balance as Omicron continues to seep into our MIQ facilities.

Professor Sir David Skegg is the chair of the Strategic… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Experts warn the highly transmissible Omicron variant poses a serious risk to a largely unrestricted summer.

The number of cases caught at the border are rising sparking fears it's only a matter of… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Residents in the Northland settlement of Kaimaumau have evacuated as firefighters battle a massive scrub fire that has grown to 600 hectares.

A nearby school and marae opened their doors late last… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Residents in the Northland settlement of Kaimaumau have evacuated as firefighters battle a massive scrub fire that has grown to 600 hectares.

A nearby school and marae opened their doors late last… Read more Audio