Morning Report for Tuesday 19 October 2021

8:55 AM.Squid Game has shattered Netflix records and swamped Tik Tok with numerous challenges - and one of those has got millions of people on the internet on a sugar rush.

One of the most stressful tests… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Māori All Black Sean Wainui is being remembered as a player with immense mana both on and off the field.

The 25-year-old father died in a car crash yesterday morning at McLaren Falls Park, near… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.As New Zealand grapples with inflation at is higest level in a decade, with consumer prices up 2.2 percent in the three months ended September, vegetable prices have played a significant role in the… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.A team of academics have been studying the spread of Covid-19 untruths since February last year, to help improve science communication.

University of Auckland research fellow Kate Hannah is leading… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Tearfund's annual ethical fashion report out today shows some promising signs from New Zealand brands.

Five New Zealand companies ranked in the top 20, and roughly 40 percent of the surveyed brands… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The Waitangi Tribunal says it is taking far too long to calculate how much compensation Māori health services should get to make up for years of underfunding.

It says the delay compounds the… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.Northland is finally out of alert level 3 lockdown.

But Tai Tokerau Border Control leader Hone Harawira says he knows the region's border is porous.

He spoke to Susie Ferguson. Read more Audio

8:09 AM.Frustration is growing over the Government's strategy to drip feed Covid-19 plans.

Vaccine targets for Auckland and the rest of the country will be set this week.

On Friday the Prime Minister will… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Auckland firefighters who say they are being exposed to cancer-causing asbestos have issued a safety notice against their employer.

Fire and Emergency or FENZ admits it has failed to meet health and… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.A prominent South Auckland doctor is warning against people with Covid-19 being able to recover at home, instead of in an MIQ facility.

Manukau GP Api Talemaitoga also chairs the Pasifika GP network… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Previous claims that a spike in inflation would be short lived are being discarded as economists now warn that rising prices are here to stay.

Inflation has hit its highest level in a decade with… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The Prime Minister says the government is providing support for those providers who choose to incentivise people to get vaccinated.

"We are we are funding and supporting providers who are providing… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.An expert says he's concerned a traffic light system for the future management of Covid-19 could be too rigid.

Epidemiologist Rod Jackson told Morning Report he has concerns whether it will be a… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.Auckland's mayor Phil Goff says there needs to be consequences for people who are not vaccinated.

He told Morning Report the city can't wait for the last reluctant person to be vaccinated before… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.It's another two weeks of lockdown for Auckland and it could be even longer.

By the time the next decision is made for the region, Aucklanders will have spent 11 weeks in either level three or four.

6:50 AM.A leading emergency medicine doctor wants hospitals to be able to give Covid-19 vaccines to patients when they turn up at ED.

College of Emergency Medicine head John Bonning says most aren't offering… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Waikato will remain at alert level 3 until at least Friday. The region has 42 active cases.

The wastewater testing has also come back positive. This may be Waikato's toughest level 3 yet, according… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Tamaki Makaurau will remain at alert level 3 for at least the next two weeks, making Auckland's lockdown 76 days.

The government will roll out a new business support package on Friday to help them… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.Colin Powell, the former US Secretary of State and the first black American to become the highest-ranking military officer in the US Armed Forces, has died.

He was 84 and died of complications from… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.Raglan ward councillor Lisa Thomson says the community is pragmatic, as the area prepares to stay in alert level 3 for at least another four days.

Three more Waikato cases were announced yesterday -… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Northland will join most of the country at Alert level 2 at 11.59pm on Tuesday.

It is a relief for the Far North District Council Mayor John Carter.

He spoke to Susie Ferguson. Read more Audio

6:07 AM.Aucklanders are facing at least another two weeks in alert level 3 lockdown.

This takes the latest level 3 and 4 lockdown out to 76 days - more than three weeks longer than last year's national… Read more Audio