Morning Report for Friday 5 March 2021

6:08 AM.A severe 7.1 earthquake struck off the East Cape in the early hours of this morning at 2.27 am The epicentre was 105 kilometers east of te Araroa at a depth of 90 kilometres.

 A tsunami warning was… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.As of 6am the initial threat of a tsunami from an overnight earthquake near New Zealand's East Cape has now passed, and the alert has been cancelled.

The National Emergency Management Agency says the… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.At Te Araroa on the coast nearest the quake epicentre, the whole settlement has evacuated to Whetu matarau known locally as Hospital Hill.

Aomihi Cook is there with her brother and she spoke to Phil… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.A man will appear in Christchurch District Court today following an online threat to blow up two mosques on the second anniversary of the Christchurch attacks.

The Linwood Islamic Centre and the Al… Read more Audio

6:52 AM.A man is due to appear in court today after threats to the two mosques in Christchurch.

The Linwood Islamic Centre and the Al Noor Mosque were the two sites of the 2019 attack where 51 people were… Read more Audio

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

7:14 AM.Let's find out more about the science behind this magnitude 7.1 earthquake and the major 7.4 earthquake in the Kermadecs at 6.40 this morning.

John Ristau is seismologist at GNS Science.

He spoke to… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The National Emergency Management Agency has had a busy night and is now having to assess the latest quake north of New Zealand in the Kermadecs 7.4.

That one was 10 kilometres deep and hazardous… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Just south of East Cape, Ruatoria residents also fled the coastline after the "scarily long" earthquake.

Corin Dann spoke to Erana Keelan-Reedy from Radio Ngati Porou who said it was not a good way… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Two major earthquakes have struck off the coast of New Zealand this morning and a tsunami activity alert is in place.

The first, a magnitude 7.1, at 2.27am, 100 kilometres off of East Cape,generated… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.A severe 7.1 earthquake struck off the East Cape in the early hours of this morning at 2.27 am.

The epicentre was 105 kilometers east of te Araroa at a depth of 90 kilometres.

A tsunami warning was… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.An expert in the spread of Covid 19 wants the country to stay at Alert Level 2 even if the government decides to take Auckland out of Level 3.

Cabinet is meeting today to decide whether the country… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Cabinet meets today to decide whether to take Auckland out of Alert Level 3 and the the rest of the country out of Level 2.

As of this morning, there are no new cases in the community extending the… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Former WBO heavyweight world boxing champion Joseph Parker has confirmed he's split with long time manager Kevin Barry. Read more Audio

8:15 AM.A man will appear in Christchurch District Court today following an online threat to blow up two mosques on the second anniversary of the Christchurch attacks.

The Linwood Islamic Centre and the Al… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.A 27-year-old man will appear in Christchurch District Court today after an online threat to the Linwood Islamic Centre and the Al Noor Mosque.

Both mosques were searched on Tuesday after a member of… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.The UK strain of Covid-19 packs a sting in its tail, which is why one leading modeller believes New Zealand should remain at a level two alert setting beyond this week.

Cabinet meets today to… Read more Audio

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

8:29 AM.New figures reveal the government's overall finances are in surplus of $3.3b against a forecast deficit of $11.1b.

A strong tax take and surprise repayments of the wage subsidy are among the reasons… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Two major earthquakes have struck off the coast of New Zealand this morning.

A magnitude 7.1, before 2.30am, 100 kilometres off of East Cape, was widely felt and generated a tsunami which hit Hicks… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Let's find out more about the science behind this magnitude 7.1 earthquake off New Zealand's East Cape and the major 7.4 earthquake in the Kermadecs at 6.40 this morning John Ristau is seismologist at… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.The National Emergency Management Agency has issued another tsunami warning.

People in the East Coast of the North Island from the Bay of Islands to Whangarei, from Matata to Tologa Bay including… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.The National Emergency Management Agency has issued another tsunami warning.

People in the East Coast of the North Island from the Bay of Islands to Whangarei, from Matata to Tologa Bay including… Read more Audio