Morning Report for Tuesday 2 March 2021

6:08 AM.GP groups in Auckland have been asked to compile a list of frontline doctors and nurses who could be called up at the last minute for a vaccine after many missed out at the weekend.

Doctors were… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.A Queenstown hotelier says he's worried the resort town will struggle with staffing when visitors are allowed to return.

The resort town has been hard hit with some businesses down to 10 percent of… Read more Audio

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

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

6:35 AM.The Auckland Mayor Phil Goff doesn't think prosecuting those rule breakers in the Papatoetoe covid cluster would achieve much.

The mother of the latest community cases had gone for a walk with the… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.The Principals Federation is challenging the authority of the Ministry of Education to order schools to enroll violent children.

It has told its members to consider contesting any directed enrolment… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Hundreds of protestors have gathered outside of a Hong Kong court as forty-seven pro-democracy activists appeared in the latest crackdown under the national security law.

The activists have been… Read more Audio

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

7:08 AM.Some of the country's most powerful business leaders are demanding the government lay its Covid-19 plan bare, including its strategy to get the border open.

The group is calling for more clarity and… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.It's still unclear whether those in the Papatoetoe cluster who breached lockdown restrictions will face legal repercussions.

It has been revealed one of the latest cases, the mother in the fourth… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.There is criticism the government's Covid-19 messaging has been directed at mainstream New Zealand, at the expense of vulnerable communities such as Pasifika in South Auckland.

Alert level protocols… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.The Principals Federation has advised its members to defy legally binding directives to enrol violent children who have been kicked out of other schools.

It says principals should consider refusing… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield isn't a fan of laying charges over people breaking lockdown and self isolation rules.

Criticism continues this morning about the government's Covid-19… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Across Myanmar, protestors continue to face up to military forces despite violent clashes on Sunday.

Security forces killed at least 18 civilians in several cities including Yangon, Dawei and… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.A court in Myanmar has laid another charge against its elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

She has been seen for the first time at the court hearing since her government was ousted by the military on 1… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Prince Philip has been transferred from one London hospital to another for treatment of an infection and observation of a pre-existing heart condition, Buckingham Palace has announced.

The… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.Six food hubs are planned for Auckland over the next week to help those struggling to get enough to eat during lockdown.

The hubs are part of the response to increased pressure on foodbanks and will… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.A murky element to emerge from the February Covid-19 cluster is what power the police have to prosecute those who breach their isolation requirements.

The government has been reluctant to push for… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Pacific people are far more likely to need hospital treatment for Covid-19 than any other ethnic group in New Zealand.

Of those people who ultimately need intensive care, almost half are Māori.

… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.A migrant worker who had his residence visa application incorrectly assessed is furious Immigration New Zealand's mistake will see him have to leave the country before the end of the year.

The… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.It's believed more patients than first thought were admitted to the Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital's Child and Adolescent Unit in the 1970s.

It was thought 200 young people passed through the unit… Read more Audio

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

8:36 AM.It's a big week for Rocket Lab. The space company has confirmed it will be publicly listed through a merger deal with an American special purpose acquisition company.

The deal with Vector Acquisition… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.A small rural district in the North Island is facing rates rises like it hasn't seen in years as it grapples with an historic lack of investment.

The Central Hawke's Bay District Council mayor… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.As Queenstown moves into its traditionally quietest time, businesses are preparing for more tough times ahead.

The resort town remains one of the hardest hit areas, with the revenue of small… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.After a long wait, the Silver Ferns get to meet their arch-rivals Australia in the first of four Tests on Tuesday night.

Netball New Zealand announced yesterday all games in the Constellation Cup… Read more Audio