Morning Report for Tuesday 12 October 2021

8:55 AM.Canadian hospitals are firing or suspending healthcare workers who refuse to get vaccinated.

That includes in Quebec, where over 20,000 health care workers will be suspended.

In Ontario, there's no… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.New Zealand's legal aid system is in crisis according to some lawyers.

They say lawyers are ditching legal aid cases due to the low remuneration, and excessive, unpaid administration.

Here's Farah… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The MMP political system we're all now familiar with turns 25 today.

It wasn't so familliar a quarter-century ago, when the country first went to the polls under the new mixed member proportional… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Expectant couples caught up in the MIQ booking backlog are begging for help so they can be reunited before the baby arrives.

Others are desperate to get back in the country so they can give birth… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.A man disabled by a workplace accident is horrified dozens of ACC staff looked at his sensitive claim file on childhood sexual abuse viewing it more than 350 times since it was closed.

ACC staff… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Employment law experts say new Covid-19 vaccination orders provides little wiggle room for those refusing to get vaccinated.

New mandates have been announced for school staff who work with students… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.A Far North District Councillor is pleading for the women who travelled through Northland after crossing the Auckland border to open up about where they have been.

Director General of Health Dr… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.The Health Minister, Andrew Little, says there's surge capacity to fill crucial nursing gaps on short notice if the delta outbreak escalates.

Specialists say nurses are already stretched and there is… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Midwives are warning pregnant people could be left in lurch if their maternity carers can't work because of the vaccination mandate.

All high risk health workers must be fully vaccinated by December… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.A school principal says they may face teacher shortages in some areas if even a small number refuse to be vaccinated.

By the start of next year all school staff who have contact with students must be… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.School principals are confident their staff will comply with the government's order to get vaccinated before 1 January.

They are also relieved Cabinet did not push ahead with plans to reopen… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.The woman who went into hiding after travelling around Northland with an individual who tested positive for covid-19 was symptomatic when found by police.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The woman who went into hiding after travelling around Northland with an individual who tested positive for Covid-19 has been found by police.

She was located at a west Auckland house and taken into… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Everybody who wants to remain in the education sector, and who hasn't already, is in for a couple of short, sharp jabs before year's end.

The PPTA president Melanie Webber says the sector remains… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Mandatory vaccinations have been introduced for health and education workers but there has been no change to alert levels in the latest government response to our Covid-19 outbreak.

The opposition… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.A huge fire at an oil facility in Lebanon has taken three hours to contain, and has been called a near catastrophe.

It follows the devastating blast in Beirut last year, which killed over 200 people.

6:15 AM.The education sector supports the new vaccine mandate, but says it is still worried about the possible impact it might yet have on staffing levels.

New Zealand Educational Institute national… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.The Waikato region had its first 24 hours without a new community case since it went into a snap lockdown last week.

There are currently 31 active cases in the community, with the highest number - 16… Read more Audio

6:07 AM.A Northland couple who were at a location of interest at the same time as a woman who tested positive for Covid-19 say the woman's actions are causing stress for the community.

The woman, who tested… Read more Audio