Morning Report for Wednesday 27 October 2021

8:57 AM.Pigs have the intelligence of a human toddler and are smarter than any breed of dog, which won't come as any surprise for Dunedin farmer Craig Struthers.

He, along with his children, 10-year-old… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Climate campaigners are calling New Zealand to stump up more financial support for pacific island nations ahead of COP26 - the international climate conference kicking off in Scotland this weekend.

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8:49 AM.The amount councils are spending on keeping in touch with Cantabrians has gone up by as much as 82 percent in the past six years.

Figures released to RNZ show increases in the communications budgets… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Health workers are going door to door in rural and remote parts of the Eastern Bay of Plenty in a bid to lift abysmal covid-19 vaccination rates in the region.

In parts of the region less than 40… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Forest & Bird is calling for the government to urgently fund the largest deer, pig, and goat control programme New Zealand has ever seen.

Official data shows virtually all conservation land and large… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.The Black Caps have been beaten by Pakistan in their first match of the T20 Cricket World Cup in Sharja in the United Arab Emirates.

The New Zealanders lost the toss and were asked to bat first… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Police stopped fifty vehicles at Auckland's southern border last night as they they attempted to cross into the city unlawfully.

The protestors are calling themselves a hikoi - and are wanting to… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Workers in businesses that require customers to show Covid-19 Vaccination Certificates will equally need to be vaccinated.

Those who refuse the vaccine can be dismissed.

The new mandate, includes… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.It's vaccination time for all workers at businesses where customers are required to brandish their own vaccination certificates - restaurants, gyms and barbers, among others.

No ifs, ands or buts… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.With the first day back at school now behind them, year 11 to 13 students in Auckland and Waikato are looking ahead to final exams, which are only weeks away.

Mask-wearing, physical distancing, and… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Stranded overseas expats could be just weeks away from securing a ticket home for Christmas.

The Government is poised to announce a shake-up to MIQ that's expected to free up more capacity for… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Brazilian lawmakers are voting today whether to endorse calls for the President to be charged for crimes against humanity, over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

It's the culmination of a… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.The new strategy for making roads safer is far off its targets, following on from the flop of the previous strategy.

This comes hard on the heels of another high holiday weekend road toll with eight… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.The Black Caps haven't had the start they hoped for at the T20 Cricket World Cup in United Arab Emirates, losing their first match to Pakistan by five wickets this morning.

The New Zealanders lost… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The Leader of the Opposition wants the vaccine mandates to be dropped once the country has got to the 90 percent vaccination target.

The government announced yesterday vaccinations will be compulsory… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Mandatory vaccination is coming to the hairdressing and fitness industries.

Niq James is the spokesperson for Hair and Barber, and Dame Susan Devoy, who needs no introduction as a four-time world… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.No jab, no job is ramping up.

Under incoming laws, any business that needs a vaccine certificate at entry must also have fully vaccinated workers.

Employees that refuse to go and get vaccinated can… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.About fifty vehicles were turned away at the Auckland border as they attempted to cross unlawfully last night.

They called themselves members of a hikoi - hoping to travel from Rotorua to Te Tii o… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.A group of ACC call centre workers shared details, and made fun of, people's injuries in a private Snapchat group called 'ACC Whores'.

One of the posts shared among more than a dozen employees… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.The Prime Minister says if customers must be vaccinated, then so too, must the workers at place where a vaccine certificate required.

Employees who refuse vaccinations within a four week notice… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Vaccinations make a lot of sense to BusinessNZ, which promotes them as a sure-fire way of easing conditions for those in its member businesses around the country, particularly Auckland.

The… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.After another holiday weekend of transport carnage, it turns out the Government's much-vaunted road safety strategy is failing to meet its targets.

Authorities admit work on Road to Zero needs… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.The Acting Chief executive of ACC says he's deeply disappointed some call centre staff shared, and laughed at, people's injuries in a private Snapchat group.

One of the posts shared among more than a… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.Singapore's waters were once abundant with coral species, but coastal and land development have caused reefs to deplete over the years.

But a group of scientists from the National University of… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.Health workers are going door to door in rural and remote parts of the Eastern Bay of Plenty in a bid to lift abysmal Covid-19 vaccination rates in the region.

In parts of the region less than 40… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Hospitality New Zealand is "warily" pleased with the government's vaccine edict, which it says will bring greater protection and clarity to a sector in rather dire need of both.

But the association… Read more Audio