Morning Report for Wednesday 12 August 2020

6:08 AM.Auckland will be going into Level 3 restrictions for three days from midday today after four cases of community transmission of Covid-19 from the same family were confirmed.

The lockdown will… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.Tuesday's announcement Auckland will go back to Alert Level 3 saw a rush on the city's supermarkets. Kiri Hannifin from Countdown Supermarkets says the rush led the retailer to close all of its stores… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.Many bars and restaurants barely scraped through the first round of lockdowns.

From midday today, the Auckland hospitality industry will revert to only being able to serve takeaways.

The Restaurant… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

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

6:39 AM.Auckland will be going into Alert Level 3 restrictions for three days from midday on Wednesday after four cases of community transmission of Covid-19 from the same family were confirmed yesterday.

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6:44 AM.Compared to the months-long period of restrictions New Zealand entered in March, what can a three-day lockdown really achieve?

Professor Shaun Hendy is a physicist from Auckland University who… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.RNZ spoke to a number of people in Auckland Central shortly after the announcement.

Reporter Jean Bell spoke to one woman who was shocked by the news.

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Under level 3, Aucklanders must… Read more Audio

6:55 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

7:11 AM.Auckland is heading back into Alert Level 3 lockdown, after Covid-19 cases were found in the community.

Four cases were discovered in one family and they cannot be linked back to managed isolation or… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Auckland will move to Alert Level 3 from 12 noon on Wednesday until midnight Friday.

The area for Alert Level 3 is the Auckland Super City boundaries - from Wellsford in the north to Pukekohe in the… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.The National Party wants answers from the government about why the country finds itself facing Covid-19 restrictions again.

Leader Judith Collins says the need to move Auckland back into level 3… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Aucklanders are preparing for a move to Alert Level 3, as the city readies itself for lockdown from midday on Wednesday.

Reporter Jordan Bond is on Queen Street in central Auckland.

He speaks to Kim… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Supermarket websites were overloaded and queues formed outside shops in Auckland last night after news broke of the new cases of community transmission.

Some stores were closed early due to the… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.RNZ's political reporter Jo Moir is on the campaign trail.

She was heading to Wellington from Northland.

She speaks to Kim Hill from Auckland Airport. Audio

7:50 AM.Auckland is going back into Alert Level 3, after the discovery of four Covid-19 cases in the community.

The health authorities have not yet worked out where the positive cases have come from as they… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Schools across Auckland will shut down on Wednesday for at least three days.

The city will go into lockdown at midday, but the advice has been for schools to close from this morning.

Principals… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.Bars and restaurants received a thorough pummeling during the first round of lockdowns.

The Auckland hospitality industry will only be able to serve takeaways from midday on Wednesday.

Julie White… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Blues and Crusaders are scheduled to train this morning but there is a chance their last Super Rugby Aotearoa game against the champion Crusaders won't happen on Sunday because of the Covid-19… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.New Zealand's 102 day no community transmission of Covid-19 streak ended last night with the news of four new cases in south Auckland.

As far as officials know, those cases are not linked to any… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Politicans have put a temporary halt to campaigning following the discovery of four positive cases of Covid-19 not linked to managed isolation.

The Labour Party has announced it will suspend the… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Judith Collins wants the dissolution of Parliament to be delayed.

It was scheduled to take place on Wednesday.

Consistitutional expert Mai Chen speaks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Lines have formed at supermarkets in Auckland.

Jordan Bond is at the Ponsonby countdown.

He speaks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

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

8:35 AM.Victoria has reported another 19 coronavirus deaths, tying the record toll from Monday.

The state has also reported 331 new cases of the virus - up slightly on the day before, but still well down on… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Auckland is going back to Alert Level 3 for at least three days at midday on Wednesday and travel in and out of the city will be severely limited.

So what will that mean for people trying to get in… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.All work at the Pike River mine has stopped after an unusual substance found on the roof and walls of the main entry tunnel was identified as a carcinogen.

The Pike River Recovery Agency is not… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Christchurch Hospital's new Acute Services Building finally has an opening date of November 16th - after two years of delays, at least $80 million over budget.

The big move is bittersweet for staff… Read more Audio