Morning Report for Monday 30 November 2020

6:06 AM.Glenn Phillips smashed the fastest T20 cricket century for New Zealand to help the Black Caps cricketers to a 72-run win against the West Indies and an unassailable 2-0 series lead. Read more Audio

6:08 AM.The government is being accused of not moving fast enough to overhaul the welfare system - despite its focus on lifting children out of poverty.

The Child Poverty Action Group has just released a… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Violence erupted on the streets Paris over the weekend while there were demonstrations in other French cities as tens of thousands protested an incident of police brutality.

Demonstrators were… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.Publishers and booksellers are having to do Christmas differently this year. The global supply chain which sees books end up on the shelves has developed a few kinks.

Space on shipping freight and in… Read more Audio

6:54 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Glenn Phillips says scoring New Zealand's fastest T20 century in front of home fans is one of the highlights of his cricket career. Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Residents of a seaside town north of Wellington are continuing to face a big clean-up this morning after water surged through properties on Sunday morning.

Plimmerton was hit by torrential rain… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Plimmerton was hit by torrential rain on Sunday, leaving some residents ankle deep in water in their living rooms.

State Highway 1 was closed from Plimmerton to Paekakariki causing major traffic… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Academics and teachers are warning that a new mandatory NCEA literacy and numeracy test could be too tough for some pupils.

The Education Ministry has unveiled draft versions of standards that… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she disagrees with some of the findings of a report that has found most of advice from the Welfare Expert Advisory Group (WEAG) has not been taken up.

The new… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.A neurologist's report to the Coroner says changing brands of the anti-seizure drug lamotrigine cannot be ruled out as a factor in the death of 31-year-old Auckland man Andre Maddock in December 2019.

7:42 AM.Former Cadburys factory workers say the impact of redundancy on mental health is too often overlooked.

Hundreds of staff were made redundant when Dunedin's Cadburys chocolate factory closed its doors… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.The All Blacks bounced back from two straight defeats to end their year with a comprehensive 38-nil win over Argentina in Newcastle and all but seal the Tri-Nations trophy.

Normal service was… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The Child Poverty Action Group is dismayed the government is not moving fast enough to lift New Zealand families out of poverty.

It's been nearly two years since government-appointed experts called… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.For the second straight game Glenn Phillips knee popped out and in again as he batted his way into the cricket record books at Mt Maunganui. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Booksellers are returning to the 1970s way of doing things this Christmas.

Trusting their instincts, and stocking up on the books they think people will want to read.

Gelays in the global supply… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.New Zealand's migration policies might be contributing to the current poor state of national productivity, according to a new report.

The research - prepared for the Productivity Commission by the… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.News media company Stuff is this morning making a very public apology for the way it has portrayed Māori over many years.

Through an internal investigation - Tā Mātou Pono, Our Truth - the… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Black Cap Glenn Phillips dislocated his knee during the game on Friday night.

The batsman suffered the injury while batting against the West Indies.

Tommy Simsek is the Black Caps physio. He speaks… Read more Audio

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

8:36 AM.Flash flooding caused chaos north of Wellington on Saturday after heavy rain inundated homes and closed roads.

State Highway 1 on the Kapiti Coast between Paekakariki and the Plimmerton roundabout… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The Wellington City Council has apologised to families attending the city's Christmas Festival for a double booking which saw an animal rights march take place at the same time.

People have… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.After a historic loss to Argentina, the All Blacks came back from the brink to thump the Pumas in the final game of a difficult year.

After successive losses to the South Americans and the Wallabies… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.For the first time since devastating floods hit Fiordland in February, trampers can now walk the Milford Track end-to-end.

Floods damaged several sections of the Great Walk track, with repairs to the… Read more Audio