Morning Report for Monday 27 January 2020

8:53 AM.Reports are coming in basketball star Kobe Bryant has been killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas just outside LA. Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic is again the man to beat in Melbourne after he reached his 11th Australian Open quarter-final with a straight sets victory over Argentine Diego Schwartzman on… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The homeless could soon find themselves trespassed from Rotorua parks and reserves.

Leaked emails reveal the council's proposal for requiring people to move on if their behaviour is deemed to be a… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Drivers are being warned to check for trains since the Wairoa-to-Napier has been reopened for the first time since significant storm damage saw the route mothballed in 2012.

The line has been… Read more Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:28 AM.New Zealand triumphed twice on home turf last night - with both the All Black Sevens and the Black Ferns taking out the New Zealand leg of the World Sevens series being played in Hamilton.

The Black… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The Transport Agency has stopped all work on a contentious walking and cycling path that local Māori vehemently opposed.

It comes after the protest group - Protect Our Unique Coastline - threatened… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Construction voices acknowledge a degree of cynicism in the sector at a newly touted Transformation Plan, but they say it's the best shot of tackling long-standing problems.

The Government announced… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the Labour party was signing up to the voluntary Facebook Ad Library tool at its caucus retreat last week, and ACT and the Green Party followed suit.

The… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.New Zealand health authorities have increased their presence at the border to try stop the Novel Coronavirus from arriving here.

The week's first flight from China landed in Auckland early on Monday… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Silver ferns have won the Nations Cup netball tournament in London beating Jamaica 67-56 in the final. Read more Audio

7:56 AM.The Silver Ferns have won the Netball Nations Cup in England beating Jamaica in the final.

RNZ sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe watched the final.

She speaks to Susie Ferguson. Read more Audio

7:53 AM.The Whakataukī may warn about curiosity killing the cat, but near Arthur's Pass it's also killing Kea.

Drawn into the township by the lure of human food, the birds then are attracted to lead roofing… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Dry conditions in Northland are raising fears that a drought may soon be declared in the region.

Farmers are increasingly worried about water and stock feed levels, with no heavy rain forecast for… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Waitemata DHB is calling for the urgent drawing up of national guidelines on how patients give their informed consent, amid a women's health controversy at North Shore Hospital.

Phil Pennington… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Schools are reopening from today and the Education Ministry is predicting they will need up to 900 more teachers during the course of the year.

It says the teacher shortage that has dogged many… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Napier residents are urging the government to do more to tackle the root causes of poverty and crime that's led to an explosion of the gang population.

The pleas were made at a public meeting in… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.New Zealand is stepping up its response to the Novel Coronavirus, as the death toll climbs.

Public health experts have said it's likely the virus will make its way to New Zealand.

Corin Dann speaks… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Nurses have been stationed at Auckland Airport to test any unwell passengers arriving from China as the government steps up its response to the novel coronavirus.

The virus is thought to have… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Nurses are at Auckland Airport this morning ready to test any unwell passengers arriving from China, as New Zealand steps up its response to the novel coronavirus which has spread to almost 2,000… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Jamaica's netball team's performance has vastly improved.

The team were beaten by NZ by 26 goals earlier in the week and are now playing them again in the Netball Nations Cup.

England beat South… Read more Audio

6:54 AM.Auckland marks its anniversary today with its annual regatta on the Waitamata Harbour and Hauraki Gulf.

The regatta can be traced back 180 years, to 1840, when a few boats in the harbour set sail and… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.China has ordered all travel agencies in the country to cancel international tours from today, in a bid to try contain the spread of the new Coronavirus.

Domestic tours were stopped on Friday. The… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Health authorities have now increased their presence at the border to try stop the Coronavirus getting in here, but a public health specialist warns it's more likely than not to eventually arrive in… Read more Audio

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

6:22 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

6:18 AM.Southlanders are embracing a new direct jet flight connecting them to Auckland with more than 46,000 seats already sold.

The inaugural Auckland - Invercargill flight was heralded as a game changer… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Napier residents struggling with gang violence and intimidation say they need real solutions, now.

They are urging the government to do more to tackle the root causes of poverty and crime that's lead… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The Black Caps batsman Martin Guptill says too many dot balls killed their hopes during last night's second T20 cricket international against India. Read more Audio