Morning Report

The Warriors have made a near-perfect start to their return to the NRL on Saturday, four weeks after arriving in Australia.

The Auckland club completed 45 of their 46 sets - the first time an NRL team has completed more than 40 consecutive sets.

That left the St George Illawarra Dragons scoreless in an 18-nil match at Gosford on the central New South Wales coast.

NRL.com reporter Brad Walter speaks to Corin Dann.

It's possibly New Zealand's smallest island, but it's still large enough for rats and other pests to colonise.

Haulashore Island, which has been a backdrop to Nelson's waterfront for 113 years, is the focus of a community restoration programme.

Volunteer trappers are flocking to the little island to help with the return of penguins, lizards and rare lichens.

Nelson reporter Tracy Neal joined them.

Covid-19 is putting further pressure on some cities already struggling with squeezed rental property markets.

New Plymouth is experiencing unprecedented demand from prospective tenants In Whanganui, people wanting to return home and out of town interest are pushing the vulnerable to the margins.

Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

A new report about the property market suggests New Zealanders are continuing their love affair with houses.

Data from the website RealEstate.co.nz shows asking prices in seven regions are at all-time average highs.

The online property sales website says demand appears to still be strong.

RealEstate.co.nz head of sales Vanessa Taylor speaks to Corin Dann.

Queenstown hotels finally had guests again for the first long weekend since lockdown.

Hotel owner Nik Kiddle says prices in the town are at rock bottom to encourage domestic tourists to return.

He speaks to Corin Dann.

A brief update of movements in the financial sector.

Queen's Birthday weekend was the first holiday weekend after of lockdown and tourist hotspots were hoping New Zealanders would help fill the void left when foreign tourists were shut out.

Hobbiton opened its doors for the first time this weekend since mid-March.

Shayne Forrest is the shire's GM of Sales and Marketing.

So how did it go? He speaks to Susie Ferguson.

Thousands turned out in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington yesterday to protest the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

The Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon says the outpouring of anger in New Zealand is because racially targetted policing also happens here.

Justice advocate Julia Whaipooti speaks to Susie Ferguson.

The Prime Minister says the Government will look at moving to alert level one next week.

Her comments follow 10 days of no new Covid-19 cases.

Hospitality and retail groups say an urgent shift to Alert Level 1 is needed to keep businesses afloat, with some asking for it immediately.

Alan McDonald from the Employers and Manufacturers Association and Julie White from Hospitality NZ speak to Corin Dann.

Sales of employee monitoring software have skyrocketed since the country went into lockdown, with tech companies reporting a 300 percent increase for New Zealand customers.

The software can track what websites employees visit, take screenshots throughout the day, and track productivity through mouse and keyboard movements.

The companies selling it say it's a great way to manage remote staff, but unions are warning such "big brother" activity is counter-productive.

RNZ's Emma Hatton reports.