Morning Report for Monday 17 August 2020

6:05 AM.Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton won this morning's Spanish Grand Prix to stretch his championship lead. Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Aucklanders have spent their weekend at Alert Level 3, with people asked to stay near home and restaurants and bars closed, although restaurant takeaway service is allowed.

On Friday, the government… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.Taranaki's largest iwi, Te Atiawa, is pushing ahead with plans to become the pre-eminent property developer in its rohe.

The iwi is selling fourteen sections at a development in the desirable New… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:38 AM.New Zealand will find out at 10am on Monday if the election will go ahead on 19 September, or whether it will be delayed because of the Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland.

The National Party leader Judith… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The Health Minister gave New Zealanders a serve yesterday for peddling nasty rumours and misinformation relating to the current Covid-19 cluster.

Tech commentator Paul Brislen says a telling off is… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Aucklanders are being asked to wear a face covering when outside the home, and the rest of the country is advised to wear one when in a confined public space, like when using public transport or a… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Auckland has been at Alert Level 3 for five days, but not everyone is sticking to the rules.

Residents have already been taking Waiheke Island day trips and calling real estate agents to view homes… Read more Audio

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

7:06 AM.Former Indian test opening batsman Chetan Chauhan, who had been diagnosed with Covid-19, has died from complications at the age of 73. Read more Audio

7:08 AM.New Zealand will find out at 10am on Monday morning if the election will go ahead on 19 September, or whether it will be delayed because of the Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland .

The decision is solely… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.There's talk of delaying the election after a resurgence of Covid-19 in the community.

National Party leader Judith Collins has called for a delay, as has ACT Party leader David Seymour and New… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.All but two of the parties in Parliament have called for a change to the election date in the wake of a resurgence of Covid-19 in the community.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is due to announce a… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Tai Tokerau Border Control says it's frightened by the number of people being allowed through the checkpoints around Auckland.

The group - which imposed a lockdown of the Far North in March and April… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Pacific health leaders are warning of a 'wildfire' outbreak of Covid-19 in the Pacific community if the Auckland cluster isn't fully contained.

Just under 70 percent of the current Auckland cluster… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.The Chief Censor says New Zealand has an opportunity to be world leading in fighting back against Covid-19 misinformation on-line.

Nasty rumours, inaccurate advice and bullying has been circulating… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Businesses around the country are calling for a weeks, or even months long wage subsidy extension.

The Finance Minister will be providing details on the scheme today, after it was announced… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The Auckland Business Chamber fears some Auckland companies will not survive the second round of Alert Level 3 restrictions.

While supermarkets are allowed to open, the rules exclude other businesses… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.President Donald Trump has condemned universal mail voting claiming it will take 'months' or 'years' to know the election result.

Many Americans are in favour of a postal voting system due to… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Ronnie O'Sullivan has claimed a sixth world snooker title after beating fellow Englishman Kyren Wilson 18-8 in this morning's final at the Crucible. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.A Pacific health leader is warning that Covid-19 could move rapidly through New Zealand's Māori and pacific community. 

The Pacific community has disproportionately been affected by this latest… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Covid-19's possible impact on election day has been on the mind of one professor since the virus started to make serious inroads in New Zealand in mid-March.

The Prime Minister will make an… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Yesterday Australia's state of Victoria passed the grim milestone of 300 deaths associated with Covid-19.

New cases have been trending down for more than ten days, but are still in the hundreds, and… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.Exhausting work days while decked out in full PPE are an ongoing reality for New Zealanders battling on the front line of Melbourne's Covid-19 crisis.

The city's in high level lockdown after the… Read more Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Ngāti Rangi are asking visitors to stay away from the Ruapehu area following reports that a Covid positive case from the Auckland visited Tūroa Ski Area on 9 August. 

They want local community… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The Air Line Pilots' Association says it's frustrated by misinformation being spread about the safety protocols for pilots flying overseas.

The association says pilots are placed in strict quarantine… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.The Ministry of Health has ordered everyone who works at the Auckland and Tauranga ports to be tested for Covid-19 by midnight on Monday.

Around 12,000 people are being screened as a precaution, in… Read more Audio