Morning Report for Monday 19 July 2021

6:08 AM.In Westport, authorities still haven't been able to determine the full extent of the damage from the weekend's flooding.

The floodwaters haven't yet receded from some parts of town, which means the… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.The full extent of the damage caused by this weekend's major flooding across the West Coast will become more apparent today.

Hundreds of people have spent as many as three nights away from home… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.Research by a former police officer has given an insight into how those on the front lines make spur of the moment decisions when witnessing lower level crimes.

Dr Ross Hendy is now a criminologist… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.In Westport, authorities still haven't been able to determine the full extent of the damage from the weekend's flooding.

The floodwaters haven't yet receded from some parts of town, which means the… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.Of the many people staying in evacuation centres in Westport over the weekend were two neighbours,

Lorraine Williams and Stephen Switalla.

They've spent three nights at the Salvation Army centre… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Farmers across Marlborough are picking up the pieces this morning following the weekend's devastating floods.

Hundreds of people across the region were forced to evacuate as the area was hit by its… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.Age is proving to be merely a number for New Zealand's most experienced athletes competing at the Tokyo Olympics.

For several of the 211 strong team, the Games in Japan will be their fourth or fifth… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The Government is committing six hundred thousand dollars in emergency relief to the districts of Buller and Marlborough to help deal with the flooding.

The announcement came after Acting Minister… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Farmers across the upper South Island are on clean-up duty today as damaging flood waters recede.

Federated Farmers Marlborough president Scott Adams is one of those.

Portions of his sheep farm near… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Residents evacuated in flood-hit Buller are still reeling this morning.

Close to a thousand people had to flee to evacuation centres and at least one hundred homes have been flooded.

Jamie Cleine is… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.The Buller and Marlborough districts were both hit hard by heavy rainfall at the weekend.

But sunshine is forecast for both regions today.

Philippa Tolley spoke to Metservice meteorologist Amy… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Work is underway this morning to clear debris, assess damage and re-open vital routes to reconnect severed South Island communities.

Waka Kotahi is urging motorists to drive with care on some… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.New Zealand's presence in the Olympic Athletes Village in Tokyo has swelled by more than 150 following the arrival of swimmers, boxers, rowers and hockey players yesterday.

It coincided with a second… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Larger people with high body fat percentages may need longer needles so Covid-19 vaccinations make it deep into their muscle.

There is no exact criteria in New Zealand saying who needs this apparatus… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Veteran broadcaster Philip Sherry has died at the age of 87.

His family says he passed away peacefully yesterday after a short illness.

Sherry was one of the country's longest-serving newsreaders… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.If you feel like red meat is more expensive than it used to be, you're right.

The price of some of the most common cuts has risen well beyond inflation.

Farah Hancock reports on how New Zealanders… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The sun will shine across the Buller and Marlborough districts today, giving residents their first real chance to assess the extent of the damage from the weekend's flooding.

Hundreds of people spent… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.The Marlborough District is picking up the pieces after one of its largest floods in history.

A state of emergency was declared in the region after sections of the Wairau River breached its banks and… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.After devastating floods in Germany and Belgium, the German Chancellor says the world must act urgently to turn around climate change.

European leaders have also blamed climate change for the floods… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.The All Blacks wound up their early-season campaign with a 60-13 thumping of Fiji - the nine-try performance in Hamilton on Saturday a step up from their efforts a week earlier in Dunedin.

Attention… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Investors are set to face new challenges as strong inflation pressures look set to trigger interest rate rises.

It's seven years since the Reserve Bank last raised its official cash rate, currently… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The first investigation into abuse in care of Pacific people in this country opens today.

The Royal Commission of Inquiry hearing will take place in Mangere over the next two weeks.

It will look at… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.South African expats are converging in Wellington and Auckland today to ask the government to consider border exceptions for families who have been separated by Covid-19.

They say there are… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.The Productivity Commission wants to hear from the public about how everyone in New Zealand can get a fair chance at life.

The independent crown entity wants to launch an inquiry into why some people… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Scientists have discovered a new way to track the world's rapidly declining elephants - using the same equipment used to measure earthquakes.

Elephants - an incredibly intelligent species - use a… Read more Audio