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Morning Report for Wednesday 7 July 2021
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World tennis number one makes Wimbledon semi-final
8:40 AM.The world tennis number one, Ash Barty, has made her first Wimbledon semi-final, after beating fellow Australian Ajla Tomljanovic in straight sets on centre court this morning. She'll play the 2018… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Another deadly day in Fiji
8:28 AM.Yesterday marked another deadly day for Fiji - with six more dead from COVID-19, and 636 new cases. Three of those who died were partially vaccinated. Fiji now has over five-thousand active cases and… Read more Audio
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National MP wants Select Committee inquiry into mental health facilities spend
6:13 AM.National MP Matt Doocey is pushing for the Health Select Committee to open an Inquiry into the 15 new Inpatient Mental Health Facilities and upgrade projects under development.
He's is urging his… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 7 July 2021
6:00 AM.Two fishermen who were transported from Auckland to New Plymouth test positive for COVID-19, Oranga Tamariki staff have physically harmed children in their care 40 times in the last two-and-a-half… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Russia cases spike
6:18 AM.Russia is seeing the highest number of Covid-19 cases since January this year - and deaths in the country hit at a record high for five days in a row this week.
Despite good access to the vaccine… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 7 July 2021
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Maritime Workers Union on mariners testing positive
6:35 AM.Two fishermen who were transported from Auckland to New Plymouth have tested positive for Covid-19.
The pair are now aboard a fishing vessel off the Taranaki coast.
Maritime Workers Union national… Read more Audio
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Children's Commissioner wants detail from Oranga Tamariki on treatment of abused children in care
6:45 AM.The Children's Commissioner wants Oranga Tamariki to make public how it deals with staff found to have abused children in their care.
Official figures - contained in the Ministry for Children's own… Read more Audio
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Business News for 7 July 2021
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Covid-19: Ship agent confident mariners followed protocols
7:09 AM.Two fishermen, who were transported from Auckland to New Plymouth and are now aboard a fishing vessel off the Taranaki coast, have tested positive for Covid-19.
The infected men are part of a group… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Modeller confident mariners with virus pose low risk
7:15 AM.The two mariners who've tested postive for Covid-19 didn't have to quarantine when they arrived in Auckland.
They're part of a group of nine mariners who flew in on Monday before being transferred… Read more Audio
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Oranga Tamariki staff harmed kids in care 40 times in 2.5 years - report
7:18 AM.Oranga Tamariki staff have physically harmed children in their care 40 times in the last two-and-a-half years.
The figure comes from the Ministry for Children's own public reporting on abuse in care… Read more Audio
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Nurses to strike three more times
7:23 AM.Nurses are set to resume strike action at public hospitals throughout the country in a bid for better pay and conditions.
Last month 30,000 nurses walked off the wards in hospitals when employment… Read more Audio
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DHBs on nurses' new strike action
7:26 AM.Nurses are set to resume strike action at public hospitals throughout the country in a bid for better pay and conditions.
Last month 30,000 nurses walked off the wards in hospitals when employment… Read more Audio
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'Not my job' to tell government how to fix nurses strike - Collins
7:29 AM.Nurses are seeking a big pay rise in the latest round of collective negotiations with the government, and are willing to strike to get it.
Leader of the opposition Judith Collins wouldn't say if she… Read more Audio
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Government officials labelled purpose-built MIQ 'unfeasible'
7:37 AM.Government officials have dismissed the prospect of a purpose-built quarantine facility to help keep out Covid, calling it "unfeasible."
That's despite the Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins… Read more Audio
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Hospitals overwhelmed with children battling respiratory virus
7:41 AM.Parents want more health advice over skyrocketing cases of a virus that is potentially deadly to young babies.
Hospitals all over the country are being overwhelmed with children suffering the… Read more Audio
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Converse public art campaing accused of misleading
7:44 AM.The shoe brand Converse is being accused of misleading people with its global public art campaign, Converse City Forests, in which it claims the murals it's painted are the equivalent of more than… Read more Audio
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Green Party members told to pick a James for co-leader
7:49 AM.A climate change activist is challenging Green co-leader James Shaw for his job saying the party has to stop being "Labour's little helper."
Shaw says he's confident he'll remain in the role when… Read more Audio
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Hong Kong police arrest nine people
7:52 AM.Police in Hong Kong have arrested nine people including six secondary students, on suspicion of terrorist activities.
Police say those arrested belonged to a pro-independence group, and planned to… Read more Audio
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World Test Championship trophy to tour NZ
7:57 AM.Cricket fans will get to congratulate the Black Caps on their historic World Test Championship win at the end of the month, when the team takes the trophy - a gold-plated silver mace - on a tour of… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 7 July 2021
8:06 AM.New Zealand shot putter Tom Walsh has thrown a season best 22.22m to win at a meeting in Hungary, his fifth straight victory and his last competition before the Tokyo Olympics. Audio
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Health Minister Andrew Little on fresh nurses strikes
8:10 AM.Thirty thousand nurses in the country's public hospitals strike again over a lack of action on pay and conditions.
They walked off the wards in hospitals in June when employment talks with their… Read more Audio
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National Party wants government to share information on Uyghurs
8:18 AM.The National Party is urging the Government to share any information its intelligence agencies have on the treatment of Uyghur people in China.
It comes after Labour MP Louisa Wall doubled down on… Read more Audio
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Young people on superannuation debate
8:21 AM.Treasury has reignited the superannuation debate with its warning that Government debt will soar by hundreds of billions of dollars as more and more New Zealanders reach retirement age.
Twenty-six… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 7 July 2021
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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NZ's trade reliance on China may be too strong to backtrack on
8:44 AM.A foreign policy expert says New Zealand has sleep-walked into a position where our reliance on China for trade, could make it difficult for us to stand by our traditional international allies.
RNZ… Read more Audio
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Kōkako released to predator-free Kāpiti Island
8:48 AM.For the first time in more than 25 years kōkako have been moved to predator-free Kāpiti Island.
This week 11 birds were moved from Pureroa Forest to the island - the first of 35 scheduled to make the… Read more Audio
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Crown to defend accusation lockdown was unlawful
8:51 AM.The Crown will today defend the accusation that it did not have the legal power to put the country into lockdown Levels 3 and 4. The Court of Appeal has also been told that Director General Ashley… Read more Audio
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Restaurants switch off lights to mark staffing crisis
8:56 AM.Restaurants around the country switched off their lights for two minutes at 7pm on Tuesday to bring attention to the staffing crisis.
The industry is calling for urgent visa extensions, border… Read more Audio