Morning Report for Monday 27 September 2021

8:55 AM.New research has found leaders at organisations across the motu are more at risk of burnout than ever before.

With the impacts of the pandemic, there's overwhelming pressure for bosses to care for… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Polls have closed in Germany, in a surprising election with the Social Democrats in the lead.

Now the wait is on for the final results, and a new chancellor, as Angela Merkel steps down after 16… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Efforts to reduce the number of children and young people dying appear to have stagnated.

Its the finding of the government's Child and Mortality Review Committee, which analysed more than 2,600… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.A rugby commentator says the Springboks represent Aotearoa's greatest sporting rivalry - both because of our history on the field - and off it.

As we mark the 40th anniversary of the 1981 Springbok… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.A group of health practitioners who conscientiously objected to abortion have lost a case in the High Court.

A requirement in the Abortion Legislation Act 2020 states a practitioner who objects to… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.It is feared that efforts to tackle a disease which can cause death and serious disability are falling short.

Meningococcal disease has been on the rise in New Zealand for several years - killing 10… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.While much focus of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout has rightly centred on Auckland, it's been a trio of regional district health boards at the other end of the country leading the way.

Nelson… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Former Prime Minister Sir John Key says the current Government has no plan to open its borders or fix its managed isolation system.

Sir John has called for less emphasis on fear as a way of… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Lorde's song 'Stoned at the Nail Salon' is attracting controversy, with Lana Del Rey fans arguing its melodic ideas owe quite a bit to two of the American singer-songwriter's hits.

One of them is Del… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Former Silver Ferns shooter Jodi Brown says the pressure went on, and the team crumbled, in the third test against the England Roses.

The Roses beat a depleted Silver Ferns 49-45 to win the Taini… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.April 2020, May 2020, 1 November, and 27 September.

What do those dates have in common?

Well, they're all dates that Transmission Gully north of Wellington was supposed to open.

The first sod was… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Imagine being told you had just 30 minutes to choose a handful of your most prized possessions before everything you owned was put in a skip and taken to the dump.

A Christchurch family says that was… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.Victims of crime are unknowingly passing on their name, address and phone number to the offender, when they apply for court documents using a Ministry of Justice application form.

Legislation… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern denies using fear as a motivator for people to get vaccinated. 

Former Prime Minister, Sir John Key, has written editorials calling for financial incentives instead of… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.A New Zealand soldier accused of spying is in court today at the Linton Military Camp.

The man, who has interim name suppression, was charged with 17 offences last November, amid suspicion he was… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.It is unlikely that people will be legally required to show a vaccine passport to get into bars, restaurants and other venues.

Health, Customs and Transport officials have been working on a health… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.It's a make or break week for Auckland's Covid-19 outbreak as stubborn case numbers plateau.

Experts say the impact of level 3 restrictions will be seen in the numbers this week - and they could go… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou arrived in home in China at the weekend - marking an end to her nearly three-year US extradition fight.

This came as two Canadians held in China for more… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Auckland businesses are calling for immediate targeted support from the Government before it's too late.

The city centre business association, Heart of the City, says the loss of consumer spending in… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.Aucklanders are heading into a critical week with health experts warning the Covid-19 outbreak could go either way.

But some haven't been following the level 3 lockdown rules over the warm and sunny… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.Iceland's new government has more women in power than men for the first time ever, as final results from the national election come in.

Voters in Iceland elected 33 women to govern the country, which… Read more Audio