Morning Report for Monday 1 November 2021

6:13 AM.Ahead of the COP26 extravaganza, New Zealand is pledging to halve net greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

The announcement is being hailed in some quarters as a dramatic gesture, but perhaps also a… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.The Auckland city centre is on the road to losing one billion dollars in spending, due to the lockdown.

That's the finding of Auckland business association Heart of the City, which is asking for… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Dame Catherine Tizard, the first woman to serve as the country's Governor General, and the first woman to be mayor of Auckland, has died, aged 90.

She died last night, surrounded by her family at… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Cabinet will today consider reducing restrictions in Auckland and Waikato.

There are calls for shops and public facilities to open under Level 3 Step 2.

Canterbury University Covid-19 modeller… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.Cabinet will today review the alert level restrictions in Waikato and Auckland.

The regions are currently in alert level 3 step 1, with both having seen a steady rise in Covid-19 cases in recent… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.As of last night, two people with Covid-19 were on the run in Auckland after having escaped from the Jet Park Hotel quarantine facility.

A third person, who was isolating at home, was also reported… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.More than 20,000 people, including New Zealand officials, are converging on Glasgow in Scotland for the massive UN climate meeting.

It comes after a major UN climate report in August confirmed… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Restrictions on the property market are getting tougher as loan-to-value ratio restrictions come into place.

From 1 November, the amount of lending banks can make to owner-occupiers with small… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.After years of slow growth, property prices in Christchurch are all of a sudden surging ahead and fast catching up with the rest of the country.

Figures from Quotable Value show the Garden City… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.The Prime Minister is planning to make public today predictions for where Auckland's Covid-19 outbreak might peak.

Jacinda Ardern is refusing to give away anything about the alert level decision… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.The Black Caps easily beat India this morning after restricted them to 110 for 7 and chasing down the total with 33 balls to spare.

Black Caps coach Gary Stead spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

7:44 AM.The government will subsidise the use of the new Covid-19 treatment Ronapreve.

It's a drug that's used for those in danger of becoming severely unwell -- people with little or no immunity, for… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Tonga's government is considering a lockdown after a person who arrived from New Zealand last week tested positive for Covid-19.

The positive case was a passenger on a repatriation flight from… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.The election of the year has ended, voting has closed - it's finally time to reveal the Bird of the Year. This year's winner isn't the fluffiest, or the friendliest, but it's been voted to the number… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Climate Minister James Shaw says he is not looking forward to attending the massive UN climate conference where he will have to do battle with the large polluting countries.

Tens of thousands of… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.New Zealand's first woman Governor General - Dame Catherine Tizard - has died, aged 90.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described her as a trailblazer for women in public life. Dame Catherine… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Low emissions aviation has arrived - in Wellington at least.

The city's airport welcomes its first electric flight this morning.

It's a two-seat light aircraft, owned and flown by the… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.The Black Caps have secured a commanding win over India in the T20 Cricket World Cup at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, beating them by 8 wickets this morning.

New Zealand elected to bowl first… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The mother of a baby whose operation was cancelled with ten minutes notice because there was no room in Hutt Hospital's intensive care unit fears wait times will blow out further once Covid-19 hits.

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8:47 AM.Sales of natural health supplements are rising in the time of Covid-19.

Natural does not mean safe, and some products can have adverse effects ranging from rashes and stomach upset to anaphylaxis and… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Delta is attacking some of New Zealand's most marginalised groups - including those living in insecure or inadequate housing.

In the final part of our series on lockdown and poverty, RNZ social… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Cycling's Tour of Southland got underway at the weekend - but it's a different tour of the region which may be the key to beating back the pandemic.

A farmgate vaccination tour of remote towns in… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Dog owners of the Capital - your pooch can catch the Wellington Cable Car with you during November.

The Cable Car is trialing dog rides, before deciding if the change will be permanent. The journey… Read more Audio