Morning Report for Tuesday 4 February 2020

6:06 AM.Opener Rohit Sharma is out of the rest of India's cricket tour of New Zealand because of injury. Read more Audio

6:15 AM.University students who are still in China are said to be frustrated and uncertain about what to do following the travel ban imposed by our government yesterday.

Just under half of all international… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.The heavy rain in Fiordland, where hundreds of people have been trapped by torrential falls, is expected to ease a bit later this morning.

MetService is expecting a further 90 to 150 millimeters on… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:38 AM.Chinese authorities has granted an Air New Zealand plane permission to land in Wuhan to evacuate the Kiwis who've spent close to two weeks under lockdown because of the Novel Coronavirus outbreak.

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6:41 AM.Seventeen countries have now run special flights to evacuate foreign nationals from Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the Novel Coronavirus outbreak.

Air New Zealand too has a rescue mission underway… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.Winston Peters says he knows for a fact the National Party will still be open to coalition talks with New Zealand First after the election, despite the party's leader Simon Bridges ruling it out.

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6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

7:06 AM.Some relief perhaps for the Black Caps for the rest of the tour by India with opener Rohit Sharma out of the rest of the tour. Read more Audio

7:10 AM.New Zealanders stranded in Wuhan due to the city's deadly coronavirus outbreak will later today undergo rigorous testing before boarding a government-chartered plane to fly home.

Chinese authorities… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.The government-chartered Air New Zealand plane will arrive in Wuhan around 2am New Zealand Time tomorrow, 9pm local time, and is scheduled to pick up 70 New Zealanders.

The flight should then arrive… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Authorities are hoping for a break in the weather to allow them to get stranded tourists out of Milford, but more heavy rain is forecast for today.

The only road in to Milford Sound is closed due to… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.The mysterious foundation bankrolling the New Zealand First Party has been receiving donations from entities connected with some of the country's wealthiest business people.

The Foundation has been… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.The Routeburn Track has been struck by a land slide overnight, leaving 31 trampers trapped.

The slip hit the Howden Hut around 1.30am and all those inside are safe and awaiting evacuation.

RNZ… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Political leaders from all parties will be welcomed on to the Treaty grounds at Waitangi today.

Once again they have the opportunity to lay out for iwi, hapu and whanau what they've achieved - or in… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.A lack of air conditioning at Hawke's Bay Hospital is leaving staff and patients sweltering in 30 degree heat, and unions say it's so hot it's becoming unsafe to work.

Fans and ice blocks are being… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.The Iowa caucuses take place today, kicking off the long process of nominating a Democratic presidential candidate to face Donald Trump in November's US election.

While victory in Iowa doesn't… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.All dressed up with nowhere to go, the Highlanders assistant coach Tony Brown admits having a bye in the first round of Super Rugby was a little strange. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Jobs are at risk as New Zealand log exporters brace themselves for problems with their supply chain due to the outbreak of the new Coronavirus.

Logs from New Zealand are shipped to China and then… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Log traders are fearful job losses are on the cards amid trade uncertainty due to the Novel Coronavirus originating from Wuhan, China.

Logs from New Zealand are shipped to China and then transported… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.New Zealand's sharemarket dropped sharply yesterday then bounced back, reflecting global market concerns about the coronavirus.

Markets have been responding to the virus with risk averse strategies.

8:26 AM.As sales of ebikes continue to accelerate, pensioners now account for more than 40 percent of ebike crashes resulting in claims to ACC.

Figures released to RNZ show the agency had 704 active ebike… Read more Audio

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

8:37 AM.Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to victory in a supposedly "unwinnable" election.

The Liberal Party's New South Wales deputy campaign director Nick Westenberg gave a presentation to the… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The government has backed down on its promise to ban certain elements of rodeo.

Prior to the 2017 election, Labour's animal welfare spokesperson Trevor Mallard said flank straps, electric prodders… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Universities fear the temporary travel ban on foreigners from China is going to be a big financial hit.

They enrol about 15,000 Chinese students but it's not yet known how many have already arrived… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.The government is being urged to do more to tackle online disinformation after viral posts linked spicy food to catching the Novel Coronavirus.

The posts, widely shared in the Pacific region, were… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.New Zealand has been told by the British government it will not be worse off as a result of Brexit.

The UK officially left the European Union over the weekend after 47 years.

Trade Minister David… Read more Audio