Morning Report

Endometriosis New Zealand says today's launch of formal clinical guidelines for the treatment of endometriosis is well overdue and a momentous occasion.

Later this morning Minister for Women Julie-Anne Genter will officially launch guidelines for health professionals to follow when diagnosing and treating the gynaecological disease.

Endometriosis affects one in ten New Zealanders who get periods but right now it takes an average of eight years for patients to be diagnosed.

Deborah Bush, chief executive of Endometriosis New Zealand, speaks to Corin Dann.

The chair of the group taking a class action against the ANZ Bank says the bank's attempts to get the case struck-out is nothing more than a delay tactic.

More than 550 investors claim the bank knew Ross' accounts were being operated suspiciously, with money from the clients' investment account being used to pay back debt in another account, at least 100 times.

ANZ denies this, saying it too was misled by Ross, and it hopes to get the claim struck out.

But, John Strahl who is the chairman of the Ross Asset Management litigation committee, says he's confident the class action will make it to trial, despite the bank's attempt to squash it.

ANZ did not respond to RNZ's request for comment.

A brief update on the movements in the financial sector.

The Black Caps are starting their third - and possibly final - day against India.

They'll be hoping to win two-from-two against the best team in the world after taking them out in the first test in Wellington last week.

Commentator Hamish Bidwell has a recap and some predictions.

While New Zealand's trade relationship with China is straining during the Coronavirus epidemic - our ties with India are being strengthened.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Trade Minister David Parker have just returned from a trip to New Delhi and Mumbai where they met with their counterparts.

David Parker speaks to Susie Ferguson.

The Government has changed the rules for KiwiSaver and banned default funds from investing in fossil fuels.

Default investments are assigned to people when they register for KiwiSaver- some of which invested in fossil fuel companies.

But yesterday the Government announced it's changed the rules so if you want your KiwiSaver fund to invest in oil and gas, you'll have to actively choose that option.

Susie Ferguson speaks to Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Kris Faafoi.

The government's to decide today whether to increase some of its border restrictions to include South Korea and Italy.

Travel bans are in place for Iran and China for non-New Zealand residents to prevent more cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand.

The country has only one known case - a person who arrived from Iran on Wednesday - but three of their family members are in self-quarantine.

RNZ health correspondent Rowan Quinn joins Morning Report to discuss the latest developments.

The New Zealand men's sevens team will play either South Africa or hosts the United States in the semi-finals of the Los Angeles leg of the World Series later this morning after overcoming an early yellow card to beat France 29-14 in this morning's quarter-finals.

Universities are warning staff cuts could be on the horizon as they grapple with the financial losses from the Covid-19 travel ban.

Thousands of students due to begin their studies are still stuck in China, and the government has ruled out an exemption to allow them to travel here.

RNZ reporter Sarah Robson has the story.

The Government's being accused of 'virtue-signalling' after banning KiwiSaver default funds from investing in fossil fuel companies.

A number of changes will be made to how the default funds are run - including the new ban.

People get a default provider when they don't actively choose a KiwiSaver fund with nearly 700,000 people in that position.

The Commerce Minister Kris Faafoi says the ban is in line with other government policy introduced to fight climate change, but National says it's just window dressing.

RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson has the story.