Morning Report for Tuesday 16 November 2021

8:55 AM.Hawke's Bay is so hot right now - temperature-wise at least.

The region has been basking in excessive warmth over recent days, and a couple more like them will officially have it as being in the… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Waikato will move to Covid-19 alert level two midnight tonight 16 November, after six weeks at alert alert level 3.

Cafes, bars, restaurants and schools can reopen their doors but with extra safety… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Did the country's aviation regulator do enough to prevent one of New Zealand's worst helicopter crashes from happening, and have changes been made to stop one happening again.

These are some of the… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.There is a protest underway in Whangārei this morning against the bringing in of the vaccine mandate for health workers which takes effect today.

RNZ reporter Sam Olley is at the protest. Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Steve Bannon, who was an advisor to former president Donald Trump, surrendered to the FBI overnight and was to stand in court today after refusing to co-operate with an investigation into the deadly… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.A duck named Wrinkle gave competitors in the 50th New York City marathon a run for their money this week. Wrinkle won the hearts of spectators around the world when she spontaneously joined a stream… Read more Video, Audio

8:22 AM.The Defence Force has been told to plug gaps in its organisational structure and improve the way it shares information.

The expert panel, set up just over a year ago following the Operation Burnham… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.While the loss of international visitors to West Coast glacier towns has caused job cuts, businesses to close and people to leave, further up the Coast, the picture is a bit rosier.

MarketView… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Schools across the country have jumped several hurdles to keep staff on-board, as the mandate for workers to get their first Covid-19 vaccine comes into effect.

The principal of a school where all… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Stand up Wellingtonians, you are the first city to reach the magic milestone of 90 percent double vaccinated.

The Capital and Coast District Health Board says the capital hit the milestone on Sunday.

7:50 AM.More stories are emerging of new house buyers losing out to developers using sunset clauses or other devices against them.

This comes as the escalating price of land and cost of building materials… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.There's growing anger from Northlanders over delays to funding that have left Whangārei hospital falling apart.

Despite repairs ramping up in the past five years, the hospital roofs leak in heavy… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Christmas is typically a time for family and friends to get together - but what if some of your loved ones aren't vaccinated? People up and down New Zealand are discussing what they should do during… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.Party support has dropped slightly for Labour in One News' latest Colmar Brunton poll.

It's down two points to 41 percent, while National has gained two points to 28 percent.

Jacinda Ardern has lost… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.A New Zealander who accused a Korean diplomat of sexual assault two years ago says ACC call centre staff divulged information about his sensitive claim to someone claiming to represent the Korean… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Waikato is moving to alert level 2 at midnight - and local businesses are hoping people will be moving through their doors to make up for the past six weeks of virtual inactivity.

Nobody is feeling… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.It's looking increasingly likely the whole country will move to the Covid-19 traffic light system before every District Health Board has hit 90 percent fully vaccinated.

The Ministry of Health has… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Booster shots of the Pfizer vaccine will be available in a fortnight for people who got their second dose more than six months ago.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the country has ample supplies… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.From today no one can work in healthcare or schools if they have not had one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine or are exempt from the government's mandates.

Just hours before the - "no jab - no job"… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.A dramatic migrant standoff continues to unfold in freezing conditions at the Belarus-Poland border.

Thousands of Middle East and African migrants, including children, have moved from a camp in… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.Primary principals have been dealing with a number of sick leave applications from unvaccinated teachers wanting leave from today until the end of the year.

The vaccine mandate is now in force and… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.It's emerging that an explosion outside Liverpool Women's Hospital that destroyed a taxi and killed its passenger could have been much worse.

Britain's terrorism threat level has been lifted to… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.Waikato, where 239 Covid-19 cases have been recorded during the current outbreak, moves to alert level 2 at midnight.

The region, which has the second-highest testing rate in the country, is also… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Teachers who haven't had their first Covid-19 vaccination are now suspended from school.

While most secondary schools can make-do for now with students on study leave, educators say the real test… Read more Audio