Morning Report for Wednesday 15 July 2020

8:52 AM.Moving Fieldays online has not been smooth sailing.

The website officially opened yesterday, replacing the usual Fieldays event at Mystery Creek in Hamilton, a main feature on the farming calendar.

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8:49 AM.Westport is earmarked to become the West Coast's main port of call.

The remote coastal town has been singled out to receive most of a $7 million dollar Government-backed investment in the coast's… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A release of documents by the National Archives of Australia is shining light on a tumultuous period of Australian history.

Known as the Palace letters, they reveal what the Queen knew, and didn't… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.A survey from the Reserve Bank has found demand for residential mortgage loans has dropped significantly since March.

Banks were surveyed to understand how lending practices have changed… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Significant changes are afoot in the country's largest and busiest court as a special group finalises its recommendations to make the justice system more efficient.

The District Court all but shut… Read more Audio

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

8:28 AM.Bus companies are predicting some small and medium sized firms will go to the wall because of the Ministry of Education's plan to put school bus routes out to tender.

It's been 12 years since… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.The government says no date has been set for when a travel bubble may open up with the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau, but the Cook Islands government says it expects to confirm a "travel bridge" with… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.National has a new leadership team after Todd Muller's unexpected resignation yesterday.

Judith Collins says she feels privileged to have been chosen to lead the National Party.

Last night at an… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The new National Judith Collins is only the second female leader of the National Party.

The party's first female leader - and the country's first female prime minister - Dame Jenny Shipley, speaks to… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Perth Glory captain and star midfielder Diego Castro has opted out of the remainder of the A-League football season, citing an "unacceptable health risk" as NSW battles fresh outbreaks of… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The Government has issued new Covid-19 testing guidelines for GPs after concerns testing rates dropped.

Rules were tightened just last month to focus on those at highest risk, such as people working… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Thirty guards at Sydney's Villawood detention centre have gone into isolation after attending a party where Covid-19 spread through the guests.

It comes as a group of New Zealanders being held there… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Two people have died overnight in a house fire in Christchurch.

Emergency services were called to the fire on Vivian Street in Burwood at 10.45pm on Tuesday.

Reporter Eleisha Foon is at the scene. Read more Audio

7:28 AM.One leader out, and a new leader in. Judith Collins is the new National Party leader after Todd Muller abruptly resigned yesterday morning.

MPs scrambled to get to Wellington for a vote, and by 9pm… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.The National Party has selected Judith Collins as its leader after 12 hours without one after Todd Muller's shock resignation.

Muller annouced he was stepping down on Tuesday morning, citing health… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The National Party has a new leader.

For years Judith Collins has had her eye on the top prize and it took a complete leadership meltdown just 10 weeks out from an election for her National Party… Read more Audio

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

6:50 AM.The Chatham Islands community has expressed their frustration and disappointment, following the sentencing of one of their fisherman yesterday.

Kevan Clarke - a former Chair of the Chatham Islands… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.Travel agents are welcoming progress towards resuming travel to Pacific Islands - and say there's a big backlog of New Zealanders itching to get their turquoise water, white sand fix.

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

6:12 AM.The police say they had no other option but to arm themselves during a fast-moving situation in Waitara where a man was fatally shot 20 years ago.

In April 2000, Steven Wallace was shot dead by… Read more Audio