Morning Report

The Government is allocating some radio spectrum to Māori to help develop 5G networks.

Tech commentator Paul Brislen speaks to Susie Ferguson.

The mission at Whakaari /White Island to find the last two bodies left behind is still underway.

Six bodies were recovered on Friday by a team involving police and the New Zealand Defence Force.

Police Commissioner Mike Bush speaks to Corin Dann.

A brief update of movements in the financial sector.

The Conservatives' decisive victory in the British elections is expected to spur New Zealand's negotiators to work out a post-Brexit trade deal.

The re-elected Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won a commanding majority in Parliament, clearing the way for him to deliver on a promise to quit the EU by the end of January.

Charles Finny is a former trade deal negotiator.

An environmental lawyer is welcoming a hefty fine handed to forestry company Juken after logging debris caused millions of dollars of damage when it washed down hillsides south of Gisborne in heavy rain in 2018.

Juken was ordered to pay $152,000 after tonnes of debris, known as slash, from the Waituna Forest washed on to farms and roads.

The judge also criticised the Gisborne District Council for failing to ensure the company was meeting consent conditions.

Sally Gepp is an environmental lawyer who's called for more controls on forestry companies.

More than $5.5 million has been spent maintaining and repairing Christchurch's brand new Justice and Emergency Services Precinct.

The Ministry of Justice says the cost of repairs is not out of the ordinary given the size of the complex, which houses civil defence, corrections, court staff and first responders.

But the PSA has hit back, saying its members are annoyed at the disruption, and the building not only has too many repairs, but it's also too small.

Anan Zaki filed this report.

One week after the Whaakari/White Island eruption that has claimed the lives of 16 people Whakatāne businesses are starting to feel the fallout.

The town is very reliant on what is viewed as the jewel in the Crown of tourist attractions in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.

Andrew McRae reports.

The cruise ship company, Royal Caribbean, could be sued for damages over the deaths or injuries caused by the eruption on Whakaari if their passengers bought their tickets for White Island Tours onboard or overseas.

A legal expert says the laws that prevent New Zealanders from laying similar law suits has fuelled the growth of adventure tourism in this country.

New Zealand has completed the double at the Cape Town round of the World Sevens Series.

The head of world athletics, Sebastian Coe, has joined those paying tribute to Sir Peter Snell, who died in his sleep from heart failure at his home in Dallas on Saturday at the age of 80.

Lord Coe said Sir Peter was "a giant of athletics by any standard, in any era" and he was deeply saddened by his death.

Sir Peter Snell remains New Zealand's most successful track athlete, with three Olympic gold medals and two Commonwealth Games golds.

His New Zealand 800-metre record set in 1962 still stands, and he remains the only male runner since 1920 to win both the 800 metres and 1500 metres at the same Olympics.

Historian and writer Ron Palenski was a close friend.

He speaks to Corin Dann.