Morning Report for Monday 14 June 2021

6:20 AM.An increasing number of New Zealand businesses are paying ransoms to cyber criminals, with some paying hundreds of thousands of dollars.

That's according to a cyber security expert who says some… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.The Council of Trade Unions is concerned women could end up compromising their career development, if they have to take less secure jobs.

Official figures show that in in the March quarter, the… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.Novak Djokovic has secured a 19th grand slam singles tennis title after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the men's final of the French Open in Paris.

The Serbian came from behind to beat his Greek… 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

6:40 AM.Two Wellington homes have been completely destroyed in a house fire overnight.

The fire was in Hanson Street, in the suburb of Newtown. It spread from one house to its neighbours, and at its peak… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.The Government is being accused by National of acting like a 'reverse Robin Hood' with its latest electric vehicle rebate scheme.

From July this year, people buying new electric vehicles could get as… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.The government has announced a "clean car package" aimed at incentivising motorists to get out of the ute and into an EV.

The Motor Trade Association's Greig Epps has welcomed the proposal, but says… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.The Black Caps have enjoyed the best possible warmup to the World Test Championship final by scoring a rare series victory in England.

New Zealand crushed England by eight wickets in the second and… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.Two Wellington homes have been completely destroyed and another two damaged after a major blaze last night in Hanson Street, in the suburb of Newtown.

It spread from one house to its neighbours, and… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.The motor industry says the Government's new feebate scheme for electric vehicle will not tempt most New Zealand car buyers.

From next month people buying new imported EVs could get more than $8000… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.The government's clean car package is touted to help slash greenhouse gases by providing rebates for electric vehicles and charging those buying high-emission cars.

The National Party is already… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.An increasing number of New Zealand businesses are paying ransoms to cyber criminals, with some paying hundreds of thousands of dollars.

That's according to a cyber security expert who says some… Read more Audio

7:31 AM.New Zealand only needed an hour on day four to complete victory in the second test in Birmingham late last night - handing them a first series win in England in 22 years.

Victory also lifts the Black… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Fiji confirmed 105 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases to over 1000.

Amidst the second outbreak, anti-lockdown demonstrations have broken out in Fiji's… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The police are using or trialling several tools to search social media networks during investigations, but they won't say what ones.

They say the tools are used to scan publicly accessible -… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The private and state sector are being warned numerous construction projects could be delayed or just not get started, due to a nationwide shortage of workers.

Across New Zealand, it's estimated… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.More women are working in precarious jobs - leaving them vulnerable to a sudden loss of income.

Official figures show in the last year there's been a jump in the number of women in casual, fixed term… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.For the first time in a while the Crusaders aren't in a rugby final.

Instead in this weekend's final of Trans-Tasman Super Rugby are the Blues and the Highlanders.

Former All Blacks coach and… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.England lost nine wickets in their second innings on day three in a dramatic batting collapse to put the Black Caps on the verge of victory in the second test at Edgbaston.

The visitors are eyeing up… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The government's new 'clean car package' is intended to help decrease greenhouse gas emissions to meet a 2050 carbon neutral target but it has been labelled an unfair "car tax" in disguise by the… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.News that a film will be made about the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks has drawn a huge backlash here in New Zealand, with more than 55,000 people signing a petition to shut the production down.

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8:20 AM.Fifty-five thousand people have signed a petition calling for an end to the planned They are Us movie, which is set to star Rose Byrne as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and focus on the days following… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.United States President Joe Biden has capped off the G7 summit in the UK by meeting with the Queen.

It was the Queen's first one-on-one engagement with a world leader since the coronavirus pandemic… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.A chief executive left tetraplegic after a mountain bike crash wants New Zealand's next Great Walk to be wheelchair friendly.

Andrew Leslie, the head of Recreation Aotearoa, learned to walk again… Read more Audio

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

8:42 AM.A hearing will begin today challenging the definition of hate speech under the Human Rights Act, which does not include protection for people on the basis of their sexual orientation.

The Office of… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Israel Adesanya has paid tribute to a fallen team-mate and reiterated a plea to the New Zealand government after the latest defence of his mixed martial arts world title.

Adesanya easily retained the… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.A New Plymouth charity that redistributes surplus food to those in need has people queuing for hours at its two pop-up centres.

On The House says the demand is so great it has been forced to bring in… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.A team of South Island scientists thinks they may have found a way to produce maple syrup in New Zealand.

Maple syrup is an iconically North American product - the sap to make the syrup is harvested… Read more Audio