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Morning Report for Tuesday 18 August 2020
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Democrats hold virtual national convention
8:51 AM.The Democrats are holding their national convention this week - but it's not a convention as you'd know it.
Gone are the balloons and the big crowds and hoopla of old.
Instead the convention is… Read more Audio
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School upset at being left out of lunch scheme
8:43 AM.A Whakatāne primary school is disappointed it is the only school in the town that is not in the government's free school lunch scheme.
St Joseph's Catholic School is worried it will lose enrolments… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Epidemiologists want new pandemic plan
8:38 AM.Epidemiologists say New Zealand needs a new, more generic pandemic plan which caters to worst case scenarios.
They say the Ministry of Health's national pandemic plan didn't properly account for a… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 18 August 2020
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Election decision a compromise - Mike Williams
8:27 AM.A former Labour Party president says the Prime Minister's decision to postpone the election by four weeks is a sensible compromise.
The country will now go to the polls on 17 October instead of 19… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: How candidates feel about election delay
8:23 AM.A postie, a public sector worker, and an iwi leader are just some of the new Parliamentary hopefuls who are now facing a four week extension to their campaigns.
With the election date pushed out to… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Business leaders on Alert Level 3 impact
8:13 AM.Businesses are labelling the wage subsidy extension a short-tem quick fix and they're wanting much greater certainty long term.
A new nationwide subsidy to cover the period Auckland is in Alert Level… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Auckland principal not fond of plans to bring students back during Level 3
8:10 AM.An Auckland principal says letting schools decide whether some year 12 and 13 pupils should return to class is unnecessary.
The Education Ministry has told schools that they can allow these students… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 18 August 2020
8:06 AM.The Hurricanes coach Jason Holland is certain that Jordie Barrett will be starting fullback for the All Blacks under new coach Ian Foster. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Bay of Plenty DHB confident port worker testing will get done
7:56 AM.The Bay of Plenty DHB is confident that testing of all 6000 workers at the Port of Tauranga will be completed by the end of the week.
Testing got underway at midday yesterday, with priority going to… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: WorkSafe investigating managed isolation and quarantine
7:50 AM.WorkSafe is stepping in to investigate if quarantine hotels are keeping their staff safe.
This comes after the debacle over the lack of testing of frontline border staff for the virus.
Worksafe is… Read more Audio
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New Watercare CEO salary will be much lower - Councillor
7:39 AM.An Auckland councillor says a lot of work needs to be done to restore ratepayers confidence in its water company following the surprise resignation of Watercare's chief executive.
Raveen Jaduram, who… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Government self isolation leave scheme criticised as not enough
7:39 AM.A move to make it easier for workers to get sick leave while they wait for their Covid-19 test is being criticised for not going far enough.
From Friday employers will no longer have to show their… Read more Audio
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PM believed asymptomatic staff were being tested at the border but they weren't
7:23 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she thought testing was taking place for all border workers, asymptomatic or not, before Auckland's latest Covid-19 outbreak, but it was not.
"Our view was that… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Politicians headed back to Parliament
7:19 AM.MPs will return to the Capital today - for three weeks at Parliament no one expected.
The 2020 general election has been pushed back four weeks to 17 October, which means politicians will reconvene… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Early signs for Auckland lockdown good, but time will tell if it works - Baker
7:12 AM.It won't be known for several more days whether the level three lockdown in Auckland has done enough to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
That's the view of Otago University epidemiologist Michael… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Huge numbers of tests threatening to overwhelm lab workers
7:09 AM.Exhausted lab workers working long hours on Covid-19 testing are warning safety could be compromised if the huge demand continues.
Auckland laboratories have been smashing their previous daily… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 18 August 2020
7:06 AM.Top tennis players continue to pull out of the US Open, scheduled to start at the end of the month. Audio
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Business News for 18 August 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Covid-19: Auckland CBD business association warns some will fail
6:41 AM.Auckland's central business Association Heart of the City says Alert Level 3 will cripple some businesses and the latest wage subsidy extension won't save all of them.
After two and a half weeks in… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Exhausted lab workers having trouble with demand
6:38 AM.Exhausted lab workers working long hours on Covid-19 testing are warning safety could be compromised if the huge demand continues.
Auckland laboratories have been smashing their previous daily… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 18 August 2020
6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
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Belarus President offers to hold new election
6:18 AM.The President of Belarus has bowed to political pressure, offering to hold another election if the country adopts a new constitution.
His announcement follows days of protesting and workers strikes… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Truck drivers complain of hours stuck at Auckland border
6:10 AM.Frustrated truck drivers with perishable goods on board are still being held up some times for hours as they negotiate Auckland's border controls.
One driver says a trip from Hamilton to Auckland… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Judith Collins excited to head back to Parliament after election delay
6:08 AM.Less than two weeks after giving their parting shots in the adjournment debate, MPs will be back in Parliament today after the Prime Minister yesterday announced the election was to be delayed until… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 18 August 2020
6:04 AM.Tennis world number two Romania's Simona Halep will not play in the US Open due to coronavirus concerns, leaving the women's draw in New York without six of the world's top-10 players. Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 18 August 2020
6:00 AM.Lab workers testing covid samples say they are exhausted and are warning safety could be compromised. We'll speak to the Prime Minister about her election date decision. Auckland Council's $780,000… Read more Audio