Morning Report

The police commissioner says all the recommendations from an independent review into how police handle internal bullying complaints will be acted on within a year.

The key finding in lawyer Debbie Francis' review was that the Speak Up complaints system for reporting bullying should be ditched.

It has been criticised because complaints lodged through the system went straight to the complainant's boss - who was usually the person being complained about.

The police commissioner, Mike Bush, told reporter Ben Strang that getting a better process is his top priority.

The Black Caps will have their front-line ODI pace attack to call on for the upcoming Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series in Australia with Trent Boult, Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson all fit for the three-game series.

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Hundreds of eels are dying as waterways dry up in Hawke's Bay.

Residents near Waipawa have reported having to dispose of five wheelbarrows full of dead eels from a dried-up creek. And a mass eel-rescue was carried out by pupils from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngati Kahungunu Ki Heretaunga at Bridge Pa on Valentine's Day.

DOC's senior community ranger, Chris Wootton, speaks to Corin Dann.

Voters in fourteen US states - and American Samoa - head to the polls tomorrow on what's known as Super Tuesday to vote for a Democratic presidential candidate.

American Samoans are able to vote in the primaries, but as they're not US citizens, they will be ineligible to vote in the presidential election in November.

Correspondent in Pago Pago Fili Sagapolutele speaks to Susie Ferguson.

A perfect storm has thrown Wellington's embattled bus service temporarily back into chaos.

The return of university students and the end to summer holidays contribute to what's known as "March Madness" on the bus network.

Twenty buses were cancelled yesterday.

In 2018, an overhaul of the routes and timetables caused public outrage in the capital city due to late or missing buses as well as widespread confusion.

Daran Ponter from the Greater Wellington Regional Council speaks to Corin Dann.

Everyone knows how a bus service works.

The bus goes down a set route, at set times, and passengers wait, and wait, to be picked up at set bus stops, but the South Canterbury town of Timaru is trying something different.

An on-demand bus service, which aims to take you where you want to go, when you want to go there.

Rachel Graham has been to Timaru to check it out what the locals think.

Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford is heading to Gisborne today to see first-hand the impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus on the logging industry.

Gisborne's mayor says the region will "run dry" if solutions are not found to the logging slowdown resulting from Covid-19.

Chinese ports are at full capacity, causing significant disruptions to the supply chain in the forestry industry.

That's of significant concern in Gisborne, where 85 per cent of the region's logs are usually exported to China.

Rehette Stoltz is Gisborne's mayor.

She speaks to Susie Ferguson.

A brief update on the movements in the financial sector.

A group of farmers say proposed laws aimed at preserving native flora and fauna on their land will penalise those who have already done the most to look after it.

A national framework on indigenous biodiversity, being consulted on now, aims to clarify requirements on protecting biodiversity on private land - which has never been clear under the Resource Management Act.

Even though farming representatives helped draft the policy, some farmers have come out swinging, with Beef and Lamb urging its members to submit against some details in the plan.

Rachel Thomas has the story.