Morning Report for Friday 11 March 2022

8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio

8:53 AM.The thought of a shark might keep you awake at night, but do they actually ever sleep?

It's been a long-standing question in the world of science.

A New Zealand scientist said they do - he had been… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Te Matatini - the world's biggest kapa haka competition - turns 50 on Friday.

It all started in 1972 with the 17 kapa haka performing at the inaugural festival in Rotorua representing the eight Maori… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A study released concludes the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine in this country has failed Maori and at-risk communities.

Researchers studied the geographical distribution of Covid-19 vaccination… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.A new political poll has put National ahead of Labour for the first time since the pandemic began.

The 1News Kantar poll put National at 39-percent support; while Labour dropped to 37-percent -- its… Read more Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Big questions remain about what the TVNZ and RNZ merger will look like, and how it might affect other media outlets.

The Government has confirmed it will bring the two entities together under the… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Rapid Antigen Tests are now the mainstay of the country's Covid-19 testing regime.

The Government said yesterday that Rapid Antigen Tests, or RATs, made up 97 percent of all cases reported that day.

8:11 AM.Public records show wealthy Russians own at least $60-million worth of land and real estate in New Zealand, about 50 percent more than the Prime Minister has previously said.

Several private… Read more Audio

7:58 AM.The White Ferns are one step closer to a place in the Women's Cricket World Cup semi-finals after a 62-run win over India in Hamilton on Thursday night.

Batting first, New Zealand posted a total of… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.A former mayor of Tauranga believes Commissioners continuing to run the city council isn't good for democracy.

In late 2020, mayor Tenby Powell resigned, and councillors were subsequently sacked and… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.The covid-19 Response Minister has doubled down on his decision to go against official advice and share private information about New Zealand journalist, Charlotte Bellis.

Earlier this year Ms Bellis… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.The government has hastily moved to ease its contentious lending rules that have been blamed for stopping people getting home loans.

Consumer Affairs Minister, David Clark has just announced that… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Up to one in three patients coming through Hutt Hospital's emergency department have Covid.

At the same time 800 doctors and nurses at Wellington region's three hospitals have been off sick or in… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The head of RNZ is backing the merger with TVNZ, saying he is pleased there is now certainty.

On Thursday the Government announced TVNZ and RNZ would be fused into a new not-for-profit organisation… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Ukrainians in Mariupol say Russian forces have resumed shelling in the city, despite another promise of a ceasefire.

Evacuations have stalled and delivery of aid has once again been blocked.

The… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.A new political poll has put National ahead of Labour for the first time since the pandemic began.

The 1News Kantar poll put National at 39-percent support; while Labour dropped to 37-percent -- its… Read more Audio

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

6:52 AM.The future leadership of Tauranga City Council is likely to be decided today.

Four commissioners took over in February last year, after the elected councillors were sacked in December 2020.

A… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Busy family doctors are working evenings and weekends as they go the extra mile to cope with a rapidly rising number of Covid cases in the community.

The College of General Practitioners revealed on… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.British and US officials are warning the world to be "on the lookout" for a chemical or biological weapon attack by Russia in Ukraine.

The Kremlin has accused the US of supporting a bioweapons… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team with Barry Guy. Read more Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector with Sally Murphy. Read more Audio

6:24 AM.A brief update from the business sector with Gyles Beckford. Read more Audio

6:16 AM.As Omicron continues to spread through the country, hospitality businesses feel like they're about to fall as they try jump Covid's latest hurdle.

At RED, venues using vaccine passes are limited to… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.UNICEF says more than one million children have fled Ukraine since the start of the invasion.

At least 37 have been killed and 50 injured.

UNICEF emergency communications specialist Joe English… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.UNICEF says more than one million children have fled Ukraine since the start of the invasion.

At least 37 have been killed and 50 injured.

UNICEF emergency communications specialist Joe English… Read more Audio