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Morning Report for Friday 12 June 2020
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Top Stories for Friday 12 June 2020
6:00 AM.New Zealand First is calling for an independent review into the arming of frontline police officers with military-grade assault rifles, America's top general has apologised for innapropriately… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 12 June 2020
6:06 AM.Manly have come back from 18-nil down to beat Brisbane 20-18 in their NRL game in Gosford. It is the Broncos' third straight loss since the competition started up again. Read more Audio
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People unable to leave their hotels for exercise
6:15 AM.Some people who have been in hotel quarantine after arriving back in New Zealand are frustrated they're not able to get outside for exercise under alert level one.
The Ministry of Health says because… Read more Audio
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Hundreds of Vanuatu citizens stuck in Central Otago
6:18 AM.There are calls for the Government to put more pressure on Vanuatu to repatriate the hundreds of seasonal visa holders stranded here due to Covid-19.
Five hundred people were in Central Otago for… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 12 June 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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National Party demands Phil Twyford release email from NZ First
6:38 AM.The Auckland light rail project looks dead in the water with coalition partner New Zealand First refusing to back it before the election.
The National Party says the Government has broken a key… Read more Audio
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Wellington CBD speed limit to drop
6:41 AM.The Wellington City Council is cutting the speed limit on the vast majority of the CBD's streets from 50km/h to 30km/h.
It's part of a first wave of measures in the multi-billion dollar overhaul of… Read more Audio
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University warns of harrowing cases of hardship
6:48 AM.Otago University is seeing sometimes harrowing cases of hardship among its students because of the lockdown.
It says students have lost part-time jobs or financial support from their families as… Read more Audio
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Business News for 12 June 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Sports News for 12 June 2020
7:06 AM.The Chiefs coach Warren Gatland says the Highlanders will be desperate and dangerous in tomorrow night's Super Rugby Aotearoa opener in Dunedin, despite the southerners being written off by the… Read more Audio
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Auckland Light Rail stalls after NZ First refusal
7:09 AM.The Auckland light rail project looks dead in the water for now, with coalition partner New Zealand First refusing to back it before the election.
The promise to build light rail from downtown… Read more Audio
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NZ First calls for review of frontline police officer guns
7:15 AM.New Zealand First is calling for an independent review into the arming of frontline police officers with military-grade assault rifles.
Semi-automatics are routinely stored in a lock box in patrol… Read more Audio
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Top general apologises for appearance with Donald Trump
7:21 AM.America's top general has apologised for appearing alongside Donald Trump last week for a photo-opportunity in central Washington DC, after a number of protesters had been forcefully removed from the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Rest home staff treated like 'lepers' during lockdown - report
7:30 AM.A review of Covid-19 clusters in aged care homes has found staff were treated like "lepers" and suffered online abuse and harassment from neighbours.
They've described the stress and tension during… Read more Audio
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Government took years to check quake prone monument
7:40 AM.A government ministry was warned by engineers the bell frame in the National War Memorial Carillion could fail, and the bells fall down and kill people in an earthquake.
It was told to check the… Read more Audio
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Health authorities rethink managed isolation excercise
7:47 AM.While New Zealand is revelling in the freedoms of Alert Level 1, for around 3000 people in hotel quarantine, just getting a bit of fresh air has been a lot more difficult.
Since April, everyone… Read more Audio
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Truckie releases kiwi he rescued
7:51 AM.A truckie, who jumped down from his cab to rescue a kiwi from the jaws of a stoat in a remote part of north Taranaki last year, has taken the encounter full circle.
Alan Pennington was briefly… Read more Audio
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Excitement building for Highlanders return
7:56 AM.Now we're at Level 1, anticipation is building for the return of live sport as the Highlanders take on the Chiefs at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium tomorrow night.
A crowd of more than 18,000 is… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 12 June 2020
8:06 AM.The Chiefs will don limited edition 'Women in Rugby' jerseys against the Highlanders in Dunedin tomorrow night. Read more Audio
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Iwi need to be involved in conversations around colonial statues - historian
8:10 AM.The call to remove statues and place names that honour racist figures from New Zealand's history is gaining momentum.
A local historian says monuments from the early 20th century celebrate… Read more Audio
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Phil Goff expecting more clarity on light rail post election
8:16 AM.Auckland's Mayor is resigned to further delays to his city's light rail project, which is caught up in electioneering.
As we've been reporting this morning RNZ understands New Zealand First is… Read more Audio
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Wellington City Council approves 30km/h speed limit
8:21 AM.Motorists in Wellington will need to allow more time for journeys through the central city, with a new 30 kilometre speed limit for most streets, to be introduced from the end of July.
The move was… Read more Audio
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What will working look like after the virus?
8:27 AM.A leading New Zealand tech boss says a new global workforce could emerge in the wake of Covid-19 where borders are irrelevant and the office is replaced with video conferencing apps like Zoom.
Anna… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 12 June 2020
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Drug Foundation defends cannabis referendum campaign
8:36 AM.The Drug Foundation is defending a campaign that's being labelled "misleading".
The ad, which encourages people to vote "yes" in the upcoming cannabis referendum, mentions "medicinal treatment".
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Super Rugby Aotearoa about to kick off
8:42 AM.Super Rugby Aotearoa is about to kick off, with the Highlanders hosting the Chiefs in Dunedin tomorrow night, before the Blues take on the Hurricanes in Auckland on Sunday afternoon.
The five New… Read more Audio
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Mt Hutt welcomes skiers back to the slopes
8:45 AM.The ski season kicks off from today with Canterbury's Mt Hutt the first to welcome people back to the slopes.
Ski fields are celebrating the shift to Alert Level 1, saying the past month has been a… Read more Audio
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Wairarapa fishing couple take on the big players
8:50 AM.A Wairarapa fishing couple want to sell a taste of their isolated bay.
They fear New Zealanders are losing their connection with traditional kaimoana like crayfish and paua, so they're taking on the… Read more Audio
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What's so special about the weather in Lumsden?
8:55 AM.Lumsden has been a regular early morning national hot spot in our weather reports.
Each morning RNZ lists the warmest and coldest places in New Zealand and in Lumsden the mercury is often hitting 12… Read more Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:57 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio