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Morning Report for Monday 9 November 2020
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Sports News for 9 November 2020
6:04 AM.Leicester have gone top of the English football's Premier League with a 1-nil win over Wolves. Read more Audio
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US election: Joe Biden makes first post-win speech
6:08 AM.Joe Biden will be the next President of the United States.
That call was made after Biden secured slender, but unbeatable leads in the states of Pennsylvania and Nevada.
It means that President… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 9 November 2020
6:22 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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US election: Boris Johnson congratulates Joe Biden on presidential win
6:39 AM.Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the US election.
What's the reaction been to the news around the world?
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulated Biden on Twitter, saying the US is the… Read more Audio
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US election: No congratulations for Joe Biden from Vladimir Putin
6:43 AM.There has been no message of congratulations for Joe Biden from Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Biden was declared the winner of the US election over the weekend and will take over from Donald… Read more Audio
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European leaders congratulate Joe Biden
6:46 AM.Europe's leaders have welcomed the news Joe Biden will take over as president from Donald Trump.
German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Emmanuel Macron have both released statements to… Read more Audio
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Defence Force staff sent home after Covid-19 visit
6:49 AM.The Ministry of Health will reveal how serious a new group of Covid-19 infections is today.
Nicknamed the "November quarantine cluster", it started when a quarantine worker at Auckland's Jet Park… Read more Audio
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Business News for 9 November 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Sports News for 9 November 2020
7:06 AM.The Slovenian cyclist Primož Roglic has won the Tour of Spain for the second straight year. Read more Audio
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US election: Donald Trump not admitting defeat yet
7:09 AM.Celebrations are continuing across the US after Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election, but Donald Trump is continuing to refuse to concede the election.
CNN is reporting that Jared… Read more Audio
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More information about Covid-19 infections coming today
7:18 AM.The public will learn more about the extent of the latest Covid-19 infections on Monday after two new community cases were announced over the weekend.
It started when a quarantine worker at… Read more Audio
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Workers picking up Covid-19 not a failure - Ardern
7:23 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says news another managed isolation and quarantine system worker has been infected with Covid-19 is not a failure.
The Ministry of Health announced on Friday a Defence… Read more Audio
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$900m motorway at 'high' to 'extreme' threat of landslides
7:35 AM.Landslides are a 'high' to 'extreme' threat at the $900 million stretch of motorway being built between Puhoi and Warkworth.
Because of the Covid-19 lockdown, slopes and cuts from earthworks near the… Read more Audio
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Expert backs plan to make early childhood centres hotter
7:40 AM.A public health specialist is backing plans to raise the minimum temperature in early childhood centres, saying it will reduce the spread of viruses.
Ministerial documents show the government has… Read more Audio
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Abuse survivors disappointed no apology from Solicitor General
7:42 AM.Survivors of abuse in state care are bitterly disappointed the Solicitor-General didn't apologise for the way Crown lawyers treated them during lengthly court battles over compensation.
Una Jagose QC… Read more Audio
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Despite all evidence, Trump says US election 'far from over'
7:46 AM.Despite all evidence to the contrary, Donald Trump says the US Presidential Election is "far from over."
The president hasn't made an appearance in front of the media since Friday, but in a statement… Read more Audio
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All Blacks lose to Wallabies
7:55 AM.A week after their biggest ever win over the Wallabies, the All Blacks crashed back to earth with a 24-22 loss in a disjointed performance in Brisbane.
New Zealand had already secured the Bledisloe… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 9 November 2020
8:06 AM.Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne missed a potential match-winning penalty as they were held to a 1-all draw at home by Liverpool in their Premier League football clash. Read more Audio
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Donald Trump concession will come - Rick Santorum
8:10 AM.Outgoing US president Donald Trump continues to insist that the election has been stolen from him by Joe Biden's Democratic Party.
The president has threatened to unleash a barrage of legal action… Read more Audio
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US election: White House update
8:15 AM.Donald Trump has still not conceeded in the US presidential election, despite Joe Biden being declared the winner.
He is claiming the election was stolen for him, despite no evidence of this. Josh… Read more Audio
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Epidemiologist calls for more sophisticated border
8:26 AM.The public will learn more about a new cluster the the Ministry of Health is calling the November Quarantine Cluster on Monday.
The cluster started when a quarantine worker at Auckland's Jet Park… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 9 November 2020
8:34 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Questions over benefits of foreign fishing crews
8:40 AM.A fisheries expert is asking whether the economic benefit New Zealand receives from having overseas crew here is worth the risk they pose due to Covid-19.
The Ministry of Health is continuing to… Read more Audio
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Ministry of Education avoided communicating with principal over bus stop
8:44 AM.Ministry of Education staff actively tried to subvert communications with a Hawke's Bay school principal who raised safety concerns about a proposed new bus stop.
The emails show staff dismissed his… Read more Audio
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Democrat voters in NZ celebrate Biden win
8:49 AM.Democrat voters in Auckland and Wellington mustered their energy - and their most patriotic tee shirts - for impromptu celebration drinks last night.
Joe Biden's win brought an end to nervous… Read more Audio
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Biden planning to put US back in Paris Climate Agreement
8:54 AM.One of President-Elect Joe Biden's first actions will be to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement.
Susie Ferguson asked BBC Environment correspondent Matt McGrath how hard that would be for the United… Read more Audio
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New science fiction exhibit opens at MOTAT
8:56 AM.Want to move objects with your mind or turn invisible?
A new exhibition in Auckland is promising sci-fi experiences for those who visit.
Originally designed in Perth, the show is now at MOTAT - a… Read more Audio