Morning Report for Tuesday 19 January 2021

8:57 AM.This summer your festival fizzy drink could be saving a feathered friend.

Auckland's Sounds Like Summer festival and Native drinks company are raising funds to help save one of New Zealand's most… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.For the first time in five years the number of new businesses is on the rise - and they are being led by women.

Women took the brunt of Covid redundancies, but many have turned side-hustles into a… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Petone Wharf has been closed for urgent repairs after two earthquakes caused structural damage.

Five piles were damaged by small quakes over the Christmas period.

The council estimates repair work… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.It's been a summer of change for drivers, with some state highways across New Zealand having had their speed limit recently reduced.

It's all part of the Transport Agency's Road to Zero vision - the… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Drug testing groups say there is huge demand beyond festivals and they want the resources to branch out.

Before Christmas, the Government rushed through an interim law that enables drug checking for… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.A search for a missing 22-year-old kayaker missing off Wellington south coast resumes this morning.

Police Search and Rescue Incident Controller Sergeant Tony Matheson speaks with Māni Dunlop. Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The American Magic team are vowing to be ready to rejoin the Challenger Cup Series of the America's Cup, for the semi-finals on January 29, despite a spectacular high speed capsize that blew a large… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.It's a two-second action which could prevent another lockdown, but most people aren't doing it.

Use of the Covid-19 QR scanning app has dropped dramatically over the summer - the number of daily… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Work is already underway to ensure the Covid-19 vaccine roll out is welcomed by the Pasifika community.

A top Pasifika GP says New Zealand's health providers must seize this opportunity to rectify… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.The government is expected to use a marketing campaign to convince New Zealanders who are on the fence about the Covid-19 vaccination.

Bodo Lang, an Auckland University marketing lecturer, says there… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has vowed to press ahead with the Tokyo Olympics in the face of growing public opposition as the country battles a surge in coronavirus infections. Read more Audio

7:56 AM.While many parents worry about how social media is affecting teenagers, a new study shows it's really a good night's sleep that many young people need.

Research from the University of Otago proves… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.The Māori Arts curator who resigned unexpectedly after putting together Auckland Art Gallery's largest ever exhibition of indigenous work is calling on arts institutions to be better at sharing power.

7:47 AM.In the last ten years, the value of property has doubled in some areas of New Zealand.

Figures released by Realestate.co.nz show between 2011 and 2020 the asking prices for properties went up by more… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Two people have died after car travelling the wrong way on the Wellington Urban Motorway crashed into another vehicle this morning.

The crash occurred on the flyover between the Molesworth Street and… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.UK government ministers are looking to New Zealand's managed isolation hotels, to see how the same thing could work there.

Tighter border controls and rules for entry were introduced this week, but… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The small Taranaki town of Hawera was left reeling yesterday after it became the scene of a double homicide investigation.

Police were called to a property in Manawapou Road at half past two… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.American Magic is determined to get back out on the water, after a devastating capsize during Sunday's race.

In a dramatic scene, the team's yacht, Patriot, became temporarily airborne, before… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Convicted criminals are reportedly paying tens-of-thousands of dollars to President Donald Trump's associates to lobby him for a pardon.

Mr Trump is preparing an expansive list of more than 100… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.The Education Review Office has warned that some children lost ten weeks of learning in last year's lockdowns.

It surveyed thousands of students and teachers and says anxiety and under-achievement… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.A shortage of building supplies is preventing the construction sector from delivering projects on time and within budget.

Plumbing, electrical and tiling suppliers are all reporting difficulties… Read more Audio