Morning Report for Tuesday 3 November 2020

6:17 AM.A prominent Māori academic says unintended systemic racism is a reason why Māori got Work and Income's Covid relief payment at a much lower rate than Pākehā.

Official figures from June to August show… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.An Auckland house hunter is shocked by the number of properties she's missed out on that come onto the rental market just weeks after being sold.

An Auckland house hunter is shocked by the number of… Read more Audio

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

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

6:37 AM.A new community case of Covid-19 was confirmed in Christchurch last night.

A staff member working at the managed isolation facility where the first group of international fishing crew members has… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.A woman stuck in Singapore, desperately trying to be reunited with her fiancé in New Zealand, says getting a flight that works with a managed isolation spot is all down to luck.

Aziela Cheong has… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The senior doctors union is pleased it's no longer the job of the Health Minister to oversee the Covid-19 response.

As part of a major ministerial shake up, the Prime Minister has put Chris Hipkins… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.The Education Ministry is expecting growth to push some schools to as big as 4500 students.

It's forecasting such mega schools by 2043.

The principal of Auckland's Mount Albert Grammar School… Read more Audio

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

7:09 AM.A new community case of Covid-19 has been confirmed in Christchurch.

A staff member working at the Sudima Hotel, the managed isolation facility near Christchurch Airport where 237 Russian sailors are… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.If it was a Covid-19 election, this could be called a Covid-19 Cabinet, with the pandemic having a big hand in the shape of the new line up.

Chris Hipkins will take up the newly created role of… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Cabinet has a new line-up, which has been hailed as one of the most diverse ever.

The bolt from the blue was the elevation of Nanaia Mahuta to the role of Foreign Affairs Minister.

The role was held… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she has 'huge faith' in her new Cabinet, which has been described as the most diverse in New Zealand's history.

Māori now make up a quarter of the Cabinet, 40… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.President Trump and Joe Biden are spending one last day on the campaign trail in the United States.

America's Presidential election ends tomorrow night, and President Trump is already threatening to… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.It's the eve of election day in the United States. Donald Trump and Joe Biden have been frantically campaigning across key battleground states.

Against the backdrop of a soaring second wave of… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.One of the biggest surprises of the Cabinet reshuffle is Nanaia Mahuta being handed the portfolio of Minister of Foreign Affairs.

She will be the first woman to ever hold the role in New Zealand.

… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.There will be the thunder of hooves in Melbourne today, but no roar of the crowd.

This year there will be no spectators when the Melbourne Cup gets underway at 5 o'clock.

Covid-19 restrictions won't… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Sydney based New Zealand trainer Chris Waller says winning last month's Caulfield Cup has given mare Verry Elleegent a great chance of taking out today's Melbourne Cup. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Prime Minister has unveiled her new Cabinet with a major shake-up of her top-ranking team, introducing seven new faces to the Cabinet table and six first time Ministers.

The Minister of Finance… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.A new community case of Covid-19 has been confirmed in Christchurch.

A staff member working at the managed isolation facility where the first group of international fishing crew members has tested… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.The Education Ministry has revealed it is planning for mega schools as big as 4500 thousand students.

It has told RNZ its modelling indicates high-growth areas could have schools that size by 2043.

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8:29 AM.A veteran Māori affairs reporter is hailing yesterday's Cabinet announcement as a big win for Māori. 

A quarter of all Ministers in the government's new Cabinet are Māori. 

Kelvin Davis, Nanaia… Read more Audio

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

8:39 AM.South Island iwi Ngāi Tahu are taking the Crown to court over freshwater rights.

The iwi wants to tackle the ongoing degradation of awa and moana within its takiwā, or area.

And it is seeking… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The government considered setting up another managed isolation hotel to cope with the rush of New Zealanders coming home before Christmas, but doesn't have enough staff.

Managed isolation facilities… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Documents show Māori are unsuccessful at nearly twice the rate of Pākehā at getting Covid-19 income support from Work and Income.

The Covid Income Relief Payment - which starts at $450 a week - is… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Move over Rock'n'Roll, forget Hip Hop and so long Soul music.

The new hot scene emerging out of rural New Zealand is Farm music - improvised compositions from hitting items found in the shed, garage… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.Just one New Zealand-trained horse will line up at the barrier to race in the Melbourne Cup at 5pm on Tuesday.

Will The Chosen One live up to its name?

Thad Taylor is a bookie at the TAB. He speaks… Read more Audio