Morning Report for Thursday 11 February 2021

6:10 AM.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has issued warnings for hazardous tsunami waves within 1000 kilometres of the epicentre of a 7.7 quake near New Caledonia affecting the coasts of Vanuatu, New… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.The National Emergency Management Agency's Roger Ball said there is not a risk of a tsunami here but people should stay out of the water because of possible surges and unusual currents.

Emergency… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.A collective of five prominent Māori organisations is advising the government on how best to uphold the Treaty of Waitangi in the designing of new environmental laws. 

Te Wai Māori, the Freshwater… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.Lawyers for former investment banker Paul Mora say the New Zealand man is not a fugitive and he won't fly to Germany to face serious fraud charges.

Interpol issued a global alert for Mora and placed… Read more Audio

6:25 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

6:28 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:42 AM.A major 7.7 earthquake has hit near New Caledonia at a depth of 25 kilometres deep and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has issued warnings for hazardous tsunami waves within 1000 kilometres of the… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.The National Party says reforms to the Resource Management Act announced yesterday may make it harder, rather than easier, to build houses.

The government has confirmed it will scrap the RMA and… Read more Audio

6:55 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

7:10 AM.There was a large shake near New Caledonia overnight , which has resulted in tsunami warnings for some countries.

The 7.7 magnitude quake at a depth of 25 kilometres struck east of New Caledonia at… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.​GNS says there may be more earthquake actvity in the South Pacific today following the quake near New Caledonia.

Susie Ferguson spoke to GNS duty seismologist Dr John Ristau to find out more. Read more Audio

7:22 AM.New Green Party MP Ricardo Menéndez March is nearly at the end of a two-week stay in managed isolation after travelling to Mexico over summer.

The news of his stay drew a strong response from some of… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Parliament is cutting its colonial ties. It will now be optional for men to wear ties in the House following a decision from Speaker Trevor Mallard last night.

The Standing Orders Committee met to… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.The Auditor-General is demanding more accountability from the government over how its spending billions of dollars tackling the pandemic.

The public watchdog says Treasury figures don't give enough… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Government agencies are gearing up to combat a barrage of vaccine-related scams expected to hit during the Covid-19 immunisation campaign.

Other countries already rolling out vaccines have been… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.The Hamilton City Council has admitted unlawfully dumping contaminants down the drain multiple times in breach of its own consents.

The council initially refused to name the 99 companies that have… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.An East Coast hapū feels harrassed by continued attempts from government to build a port in Hicks Bay. 

A deep sea port has been discussed and refused numerous times by the hapū.

They say fresh… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The need for a national sports integrity commissioner has been highlighted by the independent review into Gymnastics. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.People are still being asked to stay off the beaches around parts of the North Island this morning after a major earthquake near New Caledonia overnight, which resulted in tsunami warnings for some… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Powerful new tenancy regulations sweep into effect today, which advocates say will shift the balance of power between landlord and tenant.

Gone is the ability for landlords to encourage bidding wars… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Democrats have begun outlining their case as the impeachment trial of Donald Trump formally got under way in Washington DC this morning.

As expected, the senate divided largely along party lines… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.A bid to scrap a $19 million cycleway plan for a main Christchurch road will be put before the city's council on Thursday.

Harewood Road would see four lanes cut to two in order to incorporate the… Read more Audio

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

8:30 AM.Government sampling suggests people are becoming more and more relaxed about protecting themselves from the risk of Covid-19.

Use of the Covid Tracer app, wearing masks, washing hands, and taking… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The independent panel investigating a culture of abuse in gymnastics is defending its decision not to outline specific incidences of abuse in the sport.

A climate of fear and retribution in… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Theories abound about an outbreak at a Melbourne MIQ hotel that has swollen to include eight people.

Victoria's chief medical officer, Brett Sutton, says the working hypothesis is that at least three… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Dunedin's Pacific community is coming together this Saturday at the Forsyth Barr Stadium to showcase its music, dance, arts, crafts and of course food.

More than 3000 are expected at the inaugural… Read more Audio