Morning Report for Friday 27 March 2020

6:10 AM.Germans stranded in New Zealand will begin boarding flights bound for Frankfurt tomorrow.

The first flight operated by Lufthansa, will be followed by another Air NZ flight.

Thousands of stranded… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.With no plans for mercy flights to bring New Zealanders home, a Palmerston North mother has had to make the tough decision to keep her teenage daughter in Northern Italy.

Kerri Mills's daughter… Read more Audio

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

6:21 AM.Hundreds of childcare centres will be paid tens of millions of dollars for loss of income during the Covid-19 crisis thanks to a special insurance deal.

The unusual arrangement with their insurance… Read more Audio

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

6:40 AM.Frontline health workers are angry they aren't getting the protection they say they need to keep themselves, and their patients safe.

A major supplier of medical gowns has told RNZ demand has… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.A legal expert says there's a small chance the Christchurch mosque attacks shooter could be deported to serve his sentence in Australia.

After a surprise admission of guilt yesterday, Brenton Tarrant… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.The number of Coronavirus deaths in Italy has now risen above seven-and-a-half thousand - but there are growing signs that the pace of infections is slowing, particularly in the north, the epicentre… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.The lockdown is creating an unfortunate predicament for the country's truck drivers, they're struggling to find places to use the toilet.

Bakeries and cafes are closed while service stations are only… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.The supply of protective gowns for medical workers at the Covid-19 frontline appears to be in turmoil.

A major supplier has told RNZ demand has gone through the roof since the lockdown was announced… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.A major supplier of protective gowns has told RNZ demand has gone through the roof since the lockdown was announced on Monday it's having trouble finding 500,000 gowns requested by the Ministry of… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.The New Zealand Defence Force says it's well-prepared and ready to assist in the response to Covid-19.

It already has people with specialist skills working with government agencies. Further… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Professor Michael Baker has been one of the leading voices from the scientific community, calling for strong action to combat Covid-19.

The professor of Public Health at the University of Otago and… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Legal experts say the man who murdered 51 people in the attack on Christchurch mosques last year could spend the rest of his life in prison.

The man accused of the terrorist attack changed his plea… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The man who tried to apprehend the Christchurch mosque shooter says he wanted to see the trial go ahead.

Brenton Tarrant pleaded guilty to killing 51 people at two mosques on March 15 last year.

… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Fourteen dementia residents in isolation in a Napier rest home will learn today if they have Covid-19.The residents and some staff were tested after being linked to a visiting cruise ship with 133… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Most Pacific island countries have now completely sealed themselves off from the outside world in an attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

.Their leaders admit they would struggle to cope if… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Today is the final day that New Zealanders can fly or catch ferries home for the lockdown.

The government extended the deadline for domestic travel to midnight tonight after thousands of people found… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Suppliers of protective equipment and the essential workers using them on the frontline say there's a looming shortage of masks and gowns.

The government has put together a team of people hoping to… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.As the Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said earlier, medical supplies company Amtech will be chartering a plane to fly essential personal protective equipment to New Zealand.

Jeremy… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Hundreds of childcare centres will be paid tens of millions of dollars for loss of income during the Covid-19 crisis thanks to a special insurance deal that excludes almost all other businesses.

The… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.A spokesperson for Al Noor Mosque says the mosque shooters guilty plea was out of the blue and overwhelming.

Yesterday Brenton Tarrant pleaded guilty to killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques… Read more Audio

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

8:38 AM.Courier drivers for New Zealand Post in Wellington say the company is not doing enough to make them feel safe as they work through the lockdown.

Some workers say they have only been given a pair of… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Elderly and disabled people are being left without support because the lockdown has thrown the caregiver system into turmoil.

They include people with dementia and diabetes who need help dressing and… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Two German tourists in New Zealand are waiting for a flight confirmation so they can get home.

The German government announced it will evacuate nearly 80,000 of its citizens stranded abroad.

Susi… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.A New Zealander who's tested positive for Covid-19 says her only symptom is a loss of taste and smell.

Nicole Fyfe, 24, was tested for coronavirus on Tuesday and notified on Wednesday night she had… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.The country's truck drivers are facing an unfortunate predicament as they haul the goods needed to keeping our supermarkets stocked and essential services supplied.

They've got no-where to go to the… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.From providing emergency housing, to organising virtual mental health sessions, the Paekakariki Community Board has jumped into action to help their small village stay connected through the lockdown.