Morning Report for Friday 14 February 2020

6:00 AM.A man is killed in a shootout with police in Tauranga. There's been a huge spike in coronavirus numbers in China - up another 15-thousand and rain and gales are set to hammer the lower South Island… Read more Audio

6:04 AM.The Silver Ferns have been the stars of the show at the annual Halberg Sports Awards. Read more Audio

6:13 AM.The second most powerful man in Boris Johnson's government has resigned, after he refused the prime minster's request to sack his entire team of advisors. .

The chancellor of the exchequer - or… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Some good news from the Australia bushfire crisis - all of the bushfires in New South Wales are now contained for the first time this season.

The New South Wales Rural Fire Service said it was great… Read more Audio

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

6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:38 AM.A man is dead after a shoot out with police in Tauranga last night.

Officers tried to pull over a car as part of their investigation into the double killing in nearby Omanawa but the driver fled… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.A $300 million plan to tackle homelesness is being described as a major breakthrough in the housing crisis.

The Prime Minister has unveiled the plan to create an extra 1000 nplaces to stay by the end… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.The Silver Ferns first world title in 16 years struck a chord with the judges of the 57th Halberg Awards.

The netballers are the Supreme Award winners and their coach, Dame Noeline Taurua, is coach… Read more Audio

6:53 AM.A powerful new housing and development agency is said to be ramping up the pressure on council building consent teams.

Kainga Ora, which is the successor to Housing New Zealand and expects to get… Read more Audio

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

7:06 AM.The mixed martial arts star Israel Adesanya hopes his Halberg Award shows young athletes - the sport is on par with New Zealand's major codes. Read more Audio

7:10 AM.A man is dead after a shootout with police in Tauranga last night.

Officers tried to pull over a car as part of their investigation into the double killing in nearby Omanawa but the driver fled… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Tauranga Mayor Tenby Powell says a shoot-out that took place overnight on Thursday was very concerning.

The incident took place after officers tried to pull over a car as part of their investigation… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Rain and severe gales are set to hammer the bottom of the South Island this weekend with Fiordland likely to bear the brunt.

The region is still cleaning up after last week's wild weather as a former… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has backtracked on claims his New Zealand First party was responsible for taking photos showing former party president Lester Gray with RNZ journalist Guyon… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.SkyCity has conceded defeat, saying Auckland's new convention centre will not be ready in time for the APEC summit next year.

A fire ripped through the convention centre building site in October… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has told Rio Tinto it needs to show some responsibility over the toxic waste stored in Mataura.

Yesterday the Environment Minister David Parker said he would… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.An Auckland property manager is delighted she will be able to get out of providing emergency housing to homeless families.

The Government has announced it'll spend $300 million on homelessness… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Politicans from both sides of the House - and from across the Ditch - will join family, friends, and the public to farewell the former Prime Minister Mike Moore this afternoon.

Clayton Cosgrove, who… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The government has unveiled a $300 million action plan to tackle homelessness, and stop relying on motels to house people.

It includes $175 million for an extra 1000 transitional housing places by… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The Silver Ferns efforts to dust themselves off after an abysmal Commonwealth Games and win a World Cup just fifteen months later, was recognised with an extremely successful haul at the Halberg… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.A busy night for Dame Noeline Taurua at the Halberg Sports Awards. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.More than a hundred years since Moriori were slaughtered, enslaved and falsely classified as extinct, a true account of their story is about to be entrenched in the law.

Moriori descendants and… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Tauranga commuters face massive disruption this morning with a main road blocked off following a fatal police shoot out last night.

A man is dead after officers tried to stop a car as part of their… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.An immensely powerful new housing and development agency is already allegedly causing ructions, accused of poaching key staff from local councils.

Kainga Ora will combine the state house aims of the… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.A new report into New Zealand's shortage of affordable housing calls for debt-to-income limits for high-income households and a capital gains tax.

The study says a decades-long boom in property… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.A groundbreaking school that puts a green ethos at the centre of its learning is celebrating its opening in Taranaki today.

The Green School New Zealand has a focus on sustainability, but it doesn't… Read more Audio

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

8:38 AM.A Bethlehem resident says last night's shooting is sobering for the community.

One man was fatally wounded by police after a car chase, in connection with the double homicide at McLaren Falls earlier… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The Māori Party says it's got a massive job ahead of it to make a comeback into Parliament, and it won't get in on party votes alone.

The party failed to win any seats in the 2017 election and left… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.As farmers in many parts of the country struggle with dry conditions, those in areas such as Wairarapa are worried proposed new water regulations could force them to give up farming.

A panel is now… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Central Dunedin businesses are up in arms about cars and buses being banned in the Octagon.

The city council is hailing the trial closure of the landmark as a success but retailers say it's left them… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio