Morning Report for Tuesday 2 February 2021

8:55 AM.The artist Bill Hammond is being remembered as a man with a unique vision who will leave an enduring legacy.

The Lyttelton-based painter who died on Saturday in Christchurch, at the age of 73 was… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.High cost, battery range, and even earthquakes are all being listed as reasons to doubt the rapid growth of electric vehicles.

The Climate Change Commission wants four in every ten new cars to be… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Southlanders are starting to think ahead and accept the likely reality of a closure of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.

Tracy Hicks from the Southland Mayoral Forum says he wasn't surprised the… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Mining interests believe proposals within the first official report from the Climate Change Commission put at risk the economy of the West Coast - and by extension - the whole country.

The new report… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Young people setting up the country's first national network for young Muslims are looking to nationwide community meetings on the mosque attacks as a litmus test for the Government.

They insist a… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.The Cancer Society says it isn't surprising Māori are more than twice as likely to die of cancer than other New Zealanders.

That is one of the findings of a report from the Cancer Control Agency… Read more Audio

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

8:26 AM.Consumer NZ says retirement village residents are being disadvantaged by unfair contract terms and it's time for an overhaul of regulations.

It says a survey of contracts offered by six major… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.For the first time since Waitangi proceedings were moved to the Treaty Grounds, politicians will be welcomed on to Te Tii marae. 

The formal proceedings will still be held on Thursday when all… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.Principals say primary and intermediate children's low marks should be raising alarm bells for the Ministry of Education.

Principals' Federation president Perry Rush has written to the Ministry about… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Primary and intermediate school principals say our children's under-achievement in maths and science should be ringing alarm bells for education bosses.

Principals' Federation president Perry Rush… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.AFL team Collingwood have vowed to implement all 18 recommendations from a damning report that found the Melbourne club guilty of "systemic racism" and urged significant changes to ensure it… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.National Party MPs have been told by their leader Judith Collins they need to trust and respect each other for everything they do.

The party's caucus two-day retreat follows a disastrous year last… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.A Christchurch travel company's plans to run crusies to the sub-Antartctic islands now look "dead in the water".

The cruise ship Le Laperouse which had been chartered for the voyages was banned from… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.A move by the European Union to bring in new controls on Covid-19 vaccine exports has led New Zealand health authorities to worry that fewer doses could make it here.

The so-called transparency… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.New Zealanders wanting to return home from overseas will likely have to wait months if they haven't already booked managed isolation.

All 4500 spaces in the country's border hotels are now booked… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.A former mayor of New Plymouth - who was spat at in the street over his support of establishing a Māori ward in the city - feels vindicated now the Government has stepped in to scrap citizen-initiated… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The Military in Myanmar have staged a coup, arresting the de-facto leader and senior officials just hours before parliament was set to begin.

The military declared a year-long state of emergency and… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Consumer NZ is calling for urgent reform after it discovered retirement village contracts it says unfairly favour villages and leave residents out of pocket.

The consumer advocate surveyed contracts… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Māori are more than twice as likely as non-Māori to die from cancer.

That's among the findings of the first report from the country's new Cancer Control Agency, Te Aho o Te Kahu, which takes an… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Primary and intermediate school principals are accusing the Education Ministry of a lack of leadership over children's declining performance.

The Principals Federation says years of falling scores… Read more Audio

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

6:41 AM.Myanmar's military has seized control in a coup and detained the country's elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior politicians.

A year long state of emergency has been declared by the… Read more Audio

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

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

6:15 AM.Late next month the Government will announce initiatives designed to cool the property market and help first homebuyers.

Last year, Finance Minister Grant Robertson sought advice from Treasury and… Read more Audio

6:07 AM.The Māori party says the National Party's change of heart on the Māori seats is disingenuous and desperate. 

National has announced it will "work towards" standing candidates in the Māori electorates… Read more Audio