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Morning Report for Thursday 1 July 2021
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Vaccinated citizens should be allowed into NZ - Kiwi overseas
6:08 AM.New Zealand man says the government's ignoring science by not allowing fully vaccinated people into the country without quarantining for two weeks.
The limited rooms in managed isolation and… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 1 July 2021
6:00 AM.Middlemore Hospital is using its playroom to care for sick babies because it has run out of room in the wards, one in four managed isolation guests have received a free stay because officials haven't… Read more Audio
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Thousands of pacific workers given chance to upskill
6:14 AM.Thousands of Pacific workers in Auckland are to be given the opportunity to upskill for free while at work.
Registrations open today for firms wanting to take part in what is officially titled the… Read more Audio
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Police not sure how many photos of Māori youth on database
6:16 AM.Police have no idea how many photographs of Māori youth are stored in its intelligence database, but continue to insist officers are not racially profiling them.
In March, RNZ revealed police were… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 1 July 2021
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Māori not sure of proposed water infrastructure reforms
6:41 AM.
As the Government unveils its ambitious new plan for water, hapū and iwi are worried their voices won't be heard in the four mega agencies proposed,
One example is rural Māori in the North, who… Read more Audio
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Amnesty International not pleased with Oranga Tamariki footage
6:45 AM.Amnesty International says footage of Oranga Tamariki staff tackling and restraining a young teen at one of its care facilities appears to amount to excessive use of force.
It says similar problems… Read more Audio
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Canada heat trouble prompts safety concerns
6:48 AM.Police in the city of Vancouver say they have responded to 130 sudden deaths since Friday, linking them to the unprecedent heat wave over North America.
The "dome" of static hot air over the western… Read more Audio
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Business News for 1 July 2021
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Babies cared for in playroom after hospital runs out of beds
7:10 AM.Sick babies are being cared for in a playroom at Middlemore Hospital because it has run out of space in the regular wards.
Bed numbers have been slashed for both babies and older children because… Read more Audio
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Bill Cosby freed after conviction overturned
7:14 AM.Bill Cosby's sexual assault convictions have been overturned and he has walked free from a Pennsylvania prison.
Cosby was the first celebrity tried and convicted in the #MeToo era.
He had served two… Read more Audio
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Billing trouble means some MIQ guests getting free stay
7:20 AM.Cabinet documents reveal officials have automatically given almost one in four MIQ guests a free stay because they haven't been able to track them down.
In February the Ministry of Business… Read more Audio
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Young Uyghur living in NZ unable to contact family back home
7:25 AM.A young Uyghur man living in New Zealand says he has lost all contact with his family in China and fears they are in concentration camps in Xinjiang.
More than a million Uyghurs are in what the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Vaccine rollout in full swing on the Chatham Islands
7:28 AM.The Covid-19 vaccine rollout gets into full swing today in one of the most isolated parts of the country.
Three hundred and sixty Pfizer vaccines were bundled onto a twin-prop A72 plane and flown… Read more Audio
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Massey University shuts down domestic enrolments for rest of year
7:37 AM.Massey University has shut its doors to new domestic students because it is at risk of breaching government enrolment limits.
It says it is not accepting new domestic students for courses in the… Read more Audio
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Government admits 'significant' problem with Healthy Home Standards
7:40 AM.The Government's admitted to a "significant" problem with one part of the Healthy Homes Standards, on the day that they come into effect.
As of today, private landlords must install at least one… Read more Audio
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Young people in care not getting good enough education - ERO
7:43 AM.The Education Review Office says children and young people living in Oranga Tamariki residential care are not getting a good enough education.
ERO has consistently found that the education these… Read more Audio
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Social workers too scared to speak up - Associaton
7:48 AM.The chief executive of the Association of Social Workers says people are too scared to speak out about abuses within Oranga Tamariki.
A video leaked by a whistleblower showing a young person in the… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 1 July 2021
8:06 AM.Samoa's caretaker cabinet has announced they will not be sending a team to the Tokyo Olympics. Audio
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Mayors split over proposed water management shake up
8:10 AM.Mayors are split over what is being called the "biggest shake-up" to water and sewage infrastructure seen in generations.
Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta has revealed plans to amalgamate the… Read more Audio
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Northland homeless numbers climbing rapidly - report
8:20 AM.The number of people sleeping rough in one of New Zealand's 'homeless hotspots' is growing at an alarming rate.
In just two years, the homeless population of Whangarei has increased from 20 people to… Read more Audio
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Royal Commission into Abuse in Care asked to be more transparent about finances
8:26 AM.Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti has asked the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historic Abuse in Care to be more transparent about its finances.
It comes just months after Treasury was roped in… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 1 July 2021
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Teaching Council says it could become insolvent
8:35 AM.The Teaching Council says it faces insolvency after losing a High Court battle.
The court has dismissed the council's recent shift to teachers having to renew their practising certificates every year… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: NSW reports 22 new cases
8:41 AM.Cases of Covid-19 in Australia are still on the rise.
There have been new coronavirus cases in nearly every state this week, with most linked to existing outbreaks.
New South Wales recorded 22 cases… Read more Audio
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Auckland Pacific workers given free opportunities to upskill
8:50 AM.Thousands of Pacific workers in Auckland will be given the opportunity to upskill for free while at work.
Pacific people will make up about a third of Auckland's working age population by 2050 but… Read more Audio
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Comet believed to be largest ever discovered found
8:55 AM.A comet believed to be the largest ever discovered has been exposed by a pair of astronomers from the University of Pennsylvania.
The comet is estimated to measure at least 100 kilometres long… Read more Audio