Morning Report

A Christchurch woman whose mother died in the 2011 earthquake says an apology from the Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel does not lessen her grief.

Yesterday - nine years and one day since the quake killed 185 people - Dalziel invited their families for a private apology.

She acknowledged errors made by engineers and the city council in regards to the CTV building.

Julie Hibbs lost her mother in the collapse of the building.

She speaks to Susie Ferguson.

New legislation is planned to further regulate vaping and e-cigarettes.

It will include a tightening of age restrictions, barring advertising and regulating where they can be sold and used.

Sales will be restricted to people 18 and over, the flavours will be limited to specialist stores and vaping will be banned in smokefree areas.

The bill is being introduced to Parliament today, before it's first reading in March.

Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa speaks to Corin Dann.

Northland's biggest trucking operator has accused the New Zealand Transport Agency of letting an employee wage a personal vendetta against him that's cost him millions of dollars.

Stan Semenoff says the employee went after his scalp, but he's defeated the NZTA's attempt to take his licence off him on safety grounds.

Phil Pennington reports.

Senator Bernie Sanders has scored a resounding victory in Nevada's presidential caucuses.

It's the third win in as many states for the Left-wing senator. The former vice-president Joe Biden, who had disappointing results in Iowa and New Hampshire, is projected to finish second.

Washington DC correspondent Kate Fisher speaks to Susie Ferguson.

A new team dedicated to investigating child uplift complaints at Oranga Tamariki is already reviewing 17 cases.

The Ministry set up the team last year, after a damning report into the attempted removal of a Hawke's Bay baby.

Te Aniwa Hurihanganui has the story.

Cabinet will decide today whether to extend the temporary travel restrictions put in place to curb the spread of Covid-19, which are due to expire tonight.

Currently, any foreign travellers who left or travelled through mainland China after 2 February are banned from entry to New Zealand.

That's due to be reviewed today, although Jacinda Ardern told Corin Dann she anticipates it will remain in place for a short period of time.

Cabinet will decide today whether to extend the temporary travel restrictions put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus, which are due to expire tonight.

Currently, any foreign travellers who left or travelled through mainland China after 2 February are banned from entry to New Zealand. There are exemptions for New Zealand citizens and permanent residents who are returning, but they are required to self-isolate for 14 days upon arriving home.

The decision comes as Covid-19 continues to spread across the world.

Italian officials have cut short the Venice Carnival as they try to control what is now the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in Europe.

Authorities in the Veneto region said the event would end later on Sunday, two days earlier than scheduled.

South Korea and Iran are also battling to control rising numbers of infections.

South Korea has raised its coronavirus alert to the "highest level".

On Sunday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said the country faced "a grave turning point", and the next few days would be crucial in the battle to contain the outbreak.

Iran has confirmed 15 new cases of the virus, bringing the country's total to 43 with a death toll of eight.

Most of the infections have been in the Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Qom.

Reports are coming in that Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Armenia have closed their borders with Iran as a precautionary measure to halt the potential spread of virus.

Professor Michael Baker is an epidemiologist at Otago University.

New Zealand head into the fourth day of the first cricket test against India in Wellington with victory in sight.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

Police are using the proceeds of crimes laws for the first time in a health and safety case against an Auckland oil recycling business. Salters Cartage and its owner Ron Salter were sentenced in 2017 for safety breaches after an explosion killed a young contractor in 2015. They're now fighting an attempt by police to seize their property over the workplace death. Matt Blomfield is a spokesperson for the Salter family. He speaks to Susie Ferguson.