Morning Report for Tuesday 18 May 2021

6:09 AM.The rest home industry is worried the government's immigration reset will make the sector, which is already experiencing staff shortages, worse off.

The government wants to reduce the country's… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.The first international tourists in more than a year arrive in Rarotonga today as the two-way travel bubble with the Cook Island's takes off.

This morning passengers are lining up at Auckland Airport… 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

6:40 AM.The Chief Ombudsman is to investigate how well the Department of Corrections has responded to repeated calls to improve conditions for inmates.

The Ombudsman says in many areas he has not yet seen… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.Women's Refuge says ACC needs to stop treating sensitive claims the same as physical injuries.

Figures obtained under the Official Information Act show only 5 percent sexual abuse claims lodged with… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.British holiday makers have been jetting off to sunnier pastures as they take advantage of a lift in Covid-19 restrictions on Monday (UK time).

Travellers from England, Scotland and Wales can now fly… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Sixty-eight percent of sexual abuse claims to ACC are failing.

About half give up their fight for long term support, with advocates saying it's because the process is too traumatic.

Advocates are… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has launched a major investigation into how the Department of Corrections has responded to criticism over its treatment of prisoners.

The way prisoners are treated has… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Immigration is in for a shake up but the details are still unclear with critics slating the government's latest message as confusing and worrying.

The Minister for Economic Development, Stuart Nash… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The government is planning a "reset" of New Zealand's immigration as it looks to how borders will operate in a post-pandemic environment.

So-called low-skilled workers will find it much harder to… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Passengers were at Auckland Airport getting ready to board the first flight to Rarotonga under the two-way travel bubble with the Cook Island's on Monday.

RNZ Pacific reporter Jamie Tahana was among… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.A group of doctors, researchers and cancer care campaigners are calling for a public inquiry into what they say is Southern DHB's failing colonoscopy service.

A scathing article by Professor Brian… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The Government is promising a "once-in-a generation reset" of the immigration system as it plans for the re-opening of borders and a post Covid-19 economy.

So-called low-skilled workers will find it… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Doctors say massive staffing shortages and long waiting lists need immediate critical funding - and the health system can't wait until promised reforms.

The initial cost estimate for the government's… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Rugby Australia boss Andy Marinos isn't concerned about their Super Rugby side's whitewash at the hands of the New Zealand teams in last weekend's first round of the trans-Tasman competition. Read more Audio

8:09 AM.Conflict between Israel and Palestine has reached the deadliest levels in years as a second week of fighting begins.

The Gaza health ministry says more than 200 people have been killed since last… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.The Green Party is calling for ACC to change the way it deals with sexual abuse claims, following revelations that most abuse survivors fail to complete applications.

Its ACC spokesperson, Jan Logie… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.The government has tourism in its sights as it embarks on what it calls a once-in-a generation reset of the immigration system.

It says the country has got to move away from its reliance on a… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.A class-action lawsuit by owners of leaky homes against the building materials supplier James Hardie is underway in the High Court in Auckland.

More than 1000 people accuse the company of selling… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Hostile weather is biting the country this week, with forecasters issuing heavy snow warnings today for the deep south of the country.

At the same time, there are severe gale warnings in place for… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Amnesty International is accusing the New Zealand government of violating the human rights of some asylum seekers by detaining them alongside criminals - often for months or even years.

A report… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Documents show the Education Ministry praised Hutt Valley High School for being well maintained and "in good shape" just two years after it was warned classrooms were being run down.

Five hundred… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Samoa's Supreme Court has cleared the way for the new FAST party to form a government but the fight for power is not over yet.

The court threw out the Head of State's decison to call a second… Read more Audio