Morning Report for Monday 6 December 2021

6:10 AM.Whanganui is on high alert after the appearance of its first Covid-19 case from the Delta outbreak. Two locations of interest have been identified so far - the public toilets at Kai Iwi Beach on… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.A fence blocking access across the Raglan Airfield to the beach is expected to be installed this week. The Waikato District Council says the fence could prevent a serious accident. But locals say it… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A fence blocking access across the Raglan Airfield to the beach is expected to be installed this week. The council says the fence could prevent a serious accident, but locals aren't convinced. Roger… Read more Audio

6:28 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

6:32 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:40 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Read more Audio

6:43 AM.It's been the first weekend of our biggest city being open under the glow of the Covid-19 traffic light system.

At Auckland's red setting, dining out involves reduced numbers, social distancing… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Heavy rain has saturated the capital city Wellington early Monday morning.

The downpour is coming from the same weather system that hit the West Coast yesterday, where flooding temporarily closed… Read more Audio

6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Thousands of teenagers in Auckland, Northland and parts of Waikato are skipping their NCEA exams. They are making the most of a new rule that means they will get an unexpected-event grade for any… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.The Black Caps are staring at defeat in the second test in Mumbai but it hasn't taken any shine off the monumental performance of spinner Ajaz Patel, who took all 10 of India's first innings wickets.

7:21 AM.The country's first weekend under the new Covid-19 traffic light system has gone smoothly for most, although a few customers have been caught trying to test the boundaries of the vaccination pass… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.We're into day four of the traffic light system and, for many of us, it's taking a bit of getting used to.

Vaccination passes, under the system, are required for entry in a range of public settings.

7:32 AM.The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said pulling the brakes off too quickly ono Covid-19 restrictions can backfire. 

She says under the traffic light system, it's important we keep using public health… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.Black Caps bowler Ajaz Patel has achieved an historic feat in Mumbai, where he took all 10 wickets in the first innings, and another four in the second innings in a test match against India. He's just… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.A small number of New Zealanders are still taking overseas holidays, returning via managed isolation

That's despite the demise of the Australian and the Cook Islands travel bubbles and continued… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Our internal borders open next week and microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles has a simple message for when things start to become very complicated. She wants everybody to think before they travel because… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The ADHD community says it's in crisis with more than 80% struggling to get support. Long waits at District Health Boards, most of which won't see adults at all, is forcing most patients to seek help… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.The South Island's big New Year's festival, Rhythm & Alps, is going ahead. The three-day music and camping festival will open on December 29th. The confirmation comes after the postponement of the… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Migrants fear split families could be sidelined when the border is reopened to foreigners in the autumn, while tourists are welcomed back. It comes as the Government is due to be taken to court on… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.There are likely to be several new faces on National's front bench when the party's leader Christopher Luxon reveals his caucus reshuffle on Monday. But, given the lack of diversity among his MPs… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.The prize money went up in smoke and the punters went home empty-handed after racing was abandoned at Trentham on Saturday. Just one race was held before organisers pulled the plug, citing a slippery… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:37 AM.It has the cricket world excited the only third ever 10 wicket bag.

Ajaz Patel bowled out the entire Indian team and then picked up another four wickets in the second innings making it a 14 wicket… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.The parents of Ethan Crumbley, the Michigan teen who shot dead  four students at his high school have been charged with involuntary manslaughter, as prosecutors say the pair could have stopped the… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.New Zealand's grip on the Bathurst 1000 motor race has been broken after defending champion Shane Van Gisbergan's hopes were scuppered by a tyre failure in the closing stages of the Great Race on… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Christchurch city leaders are in shock after a young man died following an assault in the early hours of Saturday morning. 

The police have opened a homicide investigation, and believe they know who… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.A conservation group is fighting to stop a 2.3ha block of bush in Auckland being sold today to a developer. Kohimarama Forest, in the wealthy Auckland suburb of Saint Heliers, is being been marketed… Read more Audio