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Morning Report for Tuesday 20 October 2020
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Top Stories for Tuesday 20 October 2020
6:00 AM.There are renewed calls for crew from foreign ships to be tested before they enter New Zealand, The Hawkes Bay Samoan community is in shock after yesterdays fatal crash on the Napier-Taupo road, and… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 20 October 2020
6:06 AM.The Warriors have picked up a couple of honours at the NRL end-of-season awards. Read more Audio
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Ngāpuhi protestors ready to block bulldozers to stop development
6:08 AM.Ngāpuhi protestors occupying private land in the Bay of Islands town of Opua say they're prepared to stand in front of bulldozers to stop a housing development.
A group of 20 people have been… Read more Audio
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Kiwi teacher returning from Thailand after 13 years abroad
6:14 AM.There's hope the number of New Zealand teachers returning from overseas could plug a long-running teacher shortage.
New data detailing the occupations of New Zealanders coming home shows teachers are… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 20 October 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Maritime Union wants more crew testing
6:38 AM.The Maritime Union has renewed calls for crew from foreign ships to be tested before entering New Zealand.
An engineer tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday - it's suspected he caught the virus on… Read more Audio
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Business News for 20 October 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Sports News for 20 October 2020
7:06 AM.The Warriors have picked up a number of honours at the NRL end-of-season awards. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Six testing centres still open in Auckland, none on weekends
7:08 AM.There are no Covid-19 community testing centres open on the weekends in Auckland, and just six are still operating during the week.
People who want to get tested on the weekends will have to go to an… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Renewed calls for increased foreign ship worker testing
7:11 AM.There are renewed calls for crew of foreign vessels to be tested for Covid-19 before they dock at ports here.
The Ken Rei remains anchored at sea off Napier's coast with 21 close contacts of a man… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Aucklanders have plenty of access to testing on weekends - Ashley Bloomfield
7:16 AM.Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says Aucklanders do still have access to testing for Covid-19 over the weekend even though none of the city's community testing centres are open outside… Read more Audio
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Hawke's Bay Sāmoan community in shock after fatal crash
7:23 AM.The Hawke's Bay Sāmoan community is in deep shock after a fatal crash involving Pacific workers.
One man died and 10 horticulture workers were taken to hospital - some in critical condition - after… Read more Audio
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Election 2020: National Party caucus to meet today after election
7:25 AM.National's caucus will meet today for the first time since its devastating defeat on Saturday.
While there's been speculation Judith Collins' job may be on the line, it appears National MPs are still… Read more Audio
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Big increase in enrolment zones for Auckland schools
7:33 AM.Tens of thousands of children will be affected by a push to tighten zoning for 135 schools in Auckland and principals warn some communities will fight back.
Some principals say the scheme is overdue… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 modeller urges Kiwis to keep using Covid Tracer app
7:36 AM.One of New Zealand's top Covid-19 modellers says using the Covid Tracer app is extremely important, even though the country is at Alert Level 1.
The warning comes after the appearance of a new case… Read more Audio
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Teaching the top occupation for returning Kiwis
7:47 AM.New data detailing the occupations of returning New Zealanders shows exactly who is leading the country's brain gain - and it's not chief executives.
Airport arrival cards show teachers top the list… Read more Audio
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NZ credited for helping US charge Russian intelligence officers
7:52 AM.NZ is being cited by US Department of Justice for assistance in bringing criminal charges against Russian intelligence officers for hacking.
Washington correspondent Simon Marks speaks to Susie… Read more Audio
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Rise of teenage netball shooting star Grace Nweke continues
7:56 AM.The only new face in the Silver Ferns squad is teenager Grace Nweke for the Cadbury series, which starts on Wednesday.
Its been a fairly fast and frantic rise for the 18-year-old goal shoot.
She was… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 20 October 2020
8:06 AM.The Warriors have picked up the Spirit of the Year honour at the NRL awards following their 150 day stint across the Tasman. Read more Audio
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National Party caucus meets to pick up the pieces
8:10 AM.National's caucus will today begin the task of trying to pick up the pieces, as it first meeting following the weekend's crushing defeat.
The 21 MPs who have lost their seats, been too low on the… Read more Audio
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Accusations of neglect at Lower Hutt rest home
8:17 AM.Complaints of physical and verbal abuse, neglect and intimidation of residents and staff are being investigated at a Lower Hutt rest home.
The District Health Board is looking into five complaints at… Read more Audio
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Plan to redraw school zones could cause trouble if not done well - Principal
8:21 AM.The president of the Auckland Secondary Principals Association is warning that parents might take legal action over a plan to introduce or amend 135 school enrolment zones in our largest city.
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Hawke's Bay water plan not good enough, Iwi and hapū say
8:24 AM.Iwi and hapū in Hawke's Bay fear a new plan to sort out water flowing through the region's rivers will do nothing to address what they say is the abuse, neglect and greed of the region's water… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 20 October 2020
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Border wars erupt as Kiwis pop the Australian travel bubble
8:40 AM.New Zealanders have already popped the one way trans-Tasman bubble and it's only been four days.
Under current rules travellers from New Zealand can fly to New South Wales and the Northern… Read more Audio
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Kiwis crossing borders causing trouble in Australia
8:47 AM.Kiwis have been racing across state lines in Australia, despite the rules clearly saying they're not allowed to do so.
It's been a matter of days since a one way bubble opened with the states of New… Read more Audio
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Queenstown launches new tourism campaign
8:58 AM.Queenstown has wheeled out some heavy artillery in a bid to attract domestic tourists this summer.
A 10-week advertising campaign was launched on Monday under the branding "Home of Adventure" as the… Read more Audio