Morning Report for Tuesday 24 March 2020

6:06 AM.The NRL season has been suspended due to the coronavirus. Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Supermarkets say they'll be open every single day - today and for the next four weeks.

The Government says there will be plenty of food to go around as long as people don't stockpile, and 'shop like… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.There's been some confusion about what constitutes an essential service during the four week lockdown and which shops people will still be able to go.

There's more open than you'd think with there… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.Tens of thousands of people may be left stranded in New Zealand as popular transit airports start to close their doors.

Singapore's Changi Airport banned all transiting visitors yesterday while… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.Germany has banned public gatherings of more than two people in a bid to curtail the coronavirus.

Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is herself in isolation, told the public "our own behaviour" was the… Read more Audio

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

6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:39 AM.With a nationwide lockdown imminent, New Zealanders are rushing to return to their homes; others are frantically stocking their shelves.

From today, non-essential businesses should be moving to close… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.A doctor who helped launch a petition urging the Government to put New Zealand in lockdown is pleased the alert level will rise to its maximum tomorrow, but wants more to be done.

New Zealand will go… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Councils say they'll be able to maintain essential services across New Zealand during the lockdown.

That includes services like drinking and waste water, rubbish collection and public transport for… Read more Audio

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

7:06 AM.The Warriors could return home as soon as today. Read more Audio

7:10 AM.New Zealand is now heading into lockdown.

Today it's level three - mass gatherings are banned, public venues including cinemas, libraries, restaurants and bars will be shut and there'll be no school… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.As people steel themselves for the coronavirus lockdown, leaders from some of the country's essential industries are assuring the public they'll keep on providing the goods and services to get people… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Health officials say modelling shows that going into lockdown and reducing person to person contact over the next few weeks will slow the spread of coronavirus.

The number of confirmed cases in New… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.New Zealand is heading into lockdown.

As of Tuesday it is level three - mass gatherings are banned, public venues including cinemas, libraries, restaurants and bars will be shut and there'll be no… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.The Ministry of Health has surveyed intensive care units and says it can more than triple their capacity immediately.

However, the units themselves report widespread understaffing and workers have… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.After making an emergency cut to the Official Cash Rate last week to an all-time low of 0.25percent, the Reserve Bank is taking further steps to cushion the economic impact of the Coronavirus… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.All schools will be closed from today except for the children of essential workers such as doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers and police.

From Thursday they will be closed full stop.

Some schools… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.We have been inundated with questions about what is an essential service and what will stay open.

There's more open than you'd think with there being quite a few jobs and services that people need… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Already reeling before the announcement of a nationwide lockdown some hospitality businesses are now worried about their long-term viability.

Faced with shutting their doors for at least four weeks… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Welcome to the beginning of a new normal, as the country prepares to enter quarantine for at least a month.

Today, we're at Covid 19 Alert Level Three. At this level, many shops and businesses are… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Supermarkets across the country were frantic yesterday as people raided the shelves for food and supplies.

Countdown and Foodstuffs have urged customers to shop normally.

Kiri Hannafin represents… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.People living in crowded or small houses are concerned about spending at least four weeks in lockdown.

RNZ reporter Meriana Johnsen asked people on the streets of Wellington how they were planning to… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Police have ordered passengers trying to get on he Bluebridge ferry from Picton to Wellington to disperse.

Pam Corbett is one of those trying to get on the ferry this morning.

She speaks to Corin… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The Government is putting $4 billion extra into boosting support for businesses and workers.

A cap for wage subsidies in last week's rescue package has been removed which means all businesses are now… Read more Audio

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

8:37 AM.We've had a number of audience members text and email in asking for clarification on what classifies as an essential service.

Will you be able to get a warrant of fitness for your car - will… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.A huge spike in mobile calls yesterday led to phones across the country cutting out or not connecting at all.

In the wake of the Prime Minister's lockdown announcement, everyone wanted to talk to… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.New Zealanders abroad scrambling to return home will still be able to enter the country after it goes into nationwide self-isolation tomorrow at midnight.

But some New Zealanders stuck in remote… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.With countries around the world banning public gatherings in a bid to curtail the coronavirus, outings to see your favourite musicans are off the agenda for now.

More and more stars are streaming… Read more Video, Audio