Morning Report

8:52 AM.Moving Fieldays online has not been smooth sailing.

The website officially opened yesterday, replacing the usual Fieldays event at Mystery Creek in Hamilton, a main feature on the farming calendar.

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8:49 AM.Westport is earmarked to become the West Coast's main port of call.

The remote coastal town has been singled out to receive most of a $7 million dollar Government-backed investment in the coast's… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A release of documents by the National Archives of Australia is shining light on a tumultuous period of Australian history.

Known as the Palace letters, they reveal what the Queen knew, and didn't… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.A survey from the Reserve Bank has found demand for residential mortgage loans has dropped significantly since March.

Banks were surveyed to understand how lending practices have changed… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Significant changes are afoot in the country's largest and busiest court as a special group finalises its recommendations to make the justice system more efficient.

The District Court all but shut… Read more Audio

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

8:28 AM.Bus companies are predicting some small and medium sized firms will go to the wall because of the Ministry of Education's plan to put school bus routes out to tender.

It's been 12 years since… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.The government says no date has been set for when a travel bubble may open up with the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau, but the Cook Islands government says it expects to confirm a "travel bridge" with… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.National has a new leadership team after Todd Muller's unexpected resignation yesterday.

Judith Collins says she feels privileged to have been chosen to lead the National Party.

Last night at an… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The new National Judith Collins is only the second female leader of the National Party.

The party's first female leader - and the country's first female prime minister - Dame Jenny Shipley, speaks to… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Perth Glory captain and star midfielder Diego Castro has opted out of the remainder of the A-League football season, citing an "unacceptable health risk" as NSW battles fresh outbreaks of… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The Government has issued new Covid-19 testing guidelines for GPs after concerns testing rates dropped.

Rules were tightened just last month to focus on those at highest risk, such as people working… Read more Audio