Morning Report for Friday 8 July 2022

6:14 AM.Boris Johnson has resigned as leader of the conservative party announcing his departure from the job just after 11.30 on Thursday night.

He will remain as caretaker prime minister until the… Read more Audio

6:26 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

6:28 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:39 AM.Warwickshire will deploy undercover spotters for the second Twenty20 between England and India at Edgbaston after allegations of racist behaviour among members of the crowd during the fifth test this… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.An Auckland primary school principal is advising parents of children caught up in yesterday's lockdown to speak to them about what happened.

Five schools went into an immediate lockdown while armed… Read more Audio

6:54 AM.News from the business sector for July 8, including a market report. Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Boris Johnson is stepping down as leader of the British conservative party, but he's vowing to stay on as a caretaker prime minister until a replacement process is completed over the next couple of… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.There are more than three times the number of flu cases as Covid ones at one of the country's biggest hospitals - and it could get worse.

Flu has risen rapidly so far this winter, at Auckland's… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.A leading secondary school principal says schools will need to review and increase security following a lockdown in Auckland yesterday.

Five schools went into an immediate lockdown while armed police… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Waka Kotahi Transport Agency is urging road users to be careful as unsettled weather makes its way across the South Island in time for the start of the school holidays.

MetService is forecasting… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.An industry expert is calling for an overhaul of the hospitality sector employment practices.

AUT School of Hospitality and Tourism Professor Dr David Williamson says unions, fair pay and collective… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The government is persisting with a way of buying hugely expensive medical devices that has been proven ineffective.

Pharmac has failed to deliver many savings and has yet to set up a way to… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.President of the Conservative Women's Organisation Eve Burt says Boris Johnson's position as Prime Minister is 'untenable', and he must step down.

She said the culture in parliament must change, and… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The Prime Minister will tackle the big issues in her annual bilateral talks with her Australian counterpart on Friday morning - the war in Ukraine, increasing strategic competition and climate change… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Police have met again with Muslim community leaders to discuss security measures for Eid events across the country this weekend.

Reassurance checks and measures are also taking place following the… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Spanish tennis superstar Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon due to a torn abdominal muscle.

He was due to face Australian Nick Kyrgios in the semifinal on Saturday.

The decision means… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Wellington's mayor Andy Foster is throwing his hat in the ring again for the city council's top spot - but he won't confirm if Sir Peter Jackson will back him again. Read more Audio

8:41 AM.What kind of military should this country have and what should it be doing?

Those are the big questions being asked in a review of Defence Force policy announced by the Government.

An assessment… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Prominent Wellington philanthropist Mark Dunajtschik will donate up to $50million for a new mental health unit at Hutt Hospital near Wellington.

The gift follows his 2017 donation of fifty million… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Ireland will be hoping to wield some of that signature luck in their second test series clash against the All Blacks on Saturday.

New Zealand will be fighting to remain undefeated against the Irish… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio