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Morning Report for Wednesday 4 August 2021
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Top Stories for Wednesday 4 August 2021
6:00 AM.Top stories this morning... Lisa Carrington makes Olympic history The Government admits its scheme to help first home buyers has got things wrong We'll hear from the Prime Minister, Jacinda Adern on… Read more Audio
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Tuke and Burling look forward to rest at home
6:08 AM.New Zealand's most decorated sailors are looking forward to putting their feet up when they eventually get home after they missed out on clinching a second successive Olympic gold medal by the… Read more Audio
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Woman left waiting to hear on application for protection order
6:18 AM.A Wellington woman has been waiting more than 14 months for her application for an urgent protection order to be heard.
The woman - we're calling her 'Trish' - filed the protection order application… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 4 August 2021
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 4 August 2021
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
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Caps for grants 'completely unrealistic' - First home buyers
6:37 AM.A first home buyers group says the price caps for the first home grant scheme are completely unrealistic in today's market.
It was introduced by National in 2014 to help first home buyer raise a… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Chris Bishop on Wellington plan to be vaccinating in new year
6:43 AM.The Wellington region won't be hitting the government's preferred vaccination deadline this year.
According to the Capital and Coast District Health Board, the double jabs won't be over in at least… Read more Audio
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Business News for 4 August 2021
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Tokyo Olympics: Lisa Carrington makes history
7:08 AM.Canoe sprint paddler Lisa Carrington made history in Tokyo yesterday, winning her third straight Olympic gold medal in the K1 200 event.
She also claimed gold in the women's K2 500 metre final… Read more Audio
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Tokyo Olympics: Lisa Carrington's parents on golden run
7:12 AM.Canoe sprint paddler Lisa Carrington made history in Tokyo yesterday, winning her third straight Olympic gold medal in the K1 200 event.
She also claimed gold in the women's K2 500 metre final… Read more Audio
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Housing: First home buyers grant scheme falters
7:23 AM.The Government has admitted it has got the settings wrong for its scheme to help first home buyers.
Figures show the First Home Grants programme is on track to pay out the lowest number of grants… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Prime Minister on first home grant limits
7:33 AM.The government has admitted the caps for buying a first home aren't working, but it will be a few months before they change.
First Home Buyers have criticised the grants as overly restrictive and… Read more Audio
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RSV spike easing, but not over yet
7:36 AM.The huge spike in a dangerous respiratory virus that's been overwhelming hospitals has eased - but there are warnings it's not over yet.
Some hospitals have seen record admissions of RSV this winter… Read more Audio
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Woman devastated James Hardie case ended mid-trial
7:41 AM.A woman who's been fighting for years to get compensation for her leaky home is devastated a multi-million dollar court case against James Hardie has ended mid-trial.
More than 1000 people were… Read more Audio
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First Home Buyers Club spokesperson on First Home Grants
7:44 AM.It might soon be harder to get a mortgage, as the government has given the Reserve Bank approval to tighten loan-to-value ratios and move to bring in debt-to-income ratios.
The Finance Minister Grant… Read more Audio
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Marsden Point refinery workers bracing for job losses
7:48 AM.Workers at the Marsden Point oil refinery are bracing for substantial job losses over the next 18 months as the company carries out plans to turn it into an import-only terminal.
First Union, which… Read more Audio
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NIWA climate summary finds July was wet, dry, warm
7:53 AM.New Zealand's weather was wet, dry and warm throughout July, according to NIWA.
Its latest monthly climate summary for the month of July is out and it's not good news.
Meteorologist Chris Brandolino… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 4 August 2021
8:06 AM.Rio bronze medallist Tom Walsh has been given a fright in men's shot put qualifying at the Olympic stadium in Tokyo. Read more Audio
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Judith Collins 'happy with either' New Zealand or Aotearoa, but wants it put to public
8:09 AM.National Party MP Stuart Smith has floated the idea of a referendum on the use of the word 'Aotearoa' in the public sector.
It was backed by his boss, National Party leader Judith Collins, who said… Read more Audio
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Tuke and Burling's sailing teachers on silver medal
8:19 AM.Kiwi sailing pair Peter Burling and Blair Tuke took silver in the 49er Olympic finals yesterday after a nailbiter race against Team GB.
It's their third Olympic medal, after having snatched gold at… Read more Audio
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Ministry of Social Development to partially refund beneficiary stuck in Sydney
8:26 AM.The Ministry of Social Development has relented and will partly refund a beneficiary who has been stuck in Sydney visiting her sister with cancer.
In June, Joanne Minimita flew to her sibling who is… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 4 August 2021
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Woman's urgent protection order application hearing delayed after 14 month wait
8:36 AM.A Wellington woman is devastated her application for an urgent protection order has been delayed because the court didn't tell her a hearing date had been set.
The woman - we're calling 'Trish' -… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Pandemic delays new police body armour
8:45 AM.The police's $25 million body armour replacement programme has been hit by major delays because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The entire police force was supposed to be decked out in new kevlar body… Read more Audio
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Solomon Islands pushes to be added to seasonal workers scheme
8:49 AM.The lifting of quarantine restrictions for seasonal workers entering New Zealand from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu has been well received in the three countries.
It's a boon for the tourism-reliant… Read more Audio
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What does the 'Home Game Advantage' really mean?
8:53 AM.Can a supportive crowd really help a sports team to win?
If so, what happens when, like the Olympics there are no spectators ?
Our Changing World producer, Katy Gosset, finds out more about the… Read more Audio
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Harnessing Olympic focus for our own means
8:56 AM.Olympians are often seen as the epitome of human performance - by many of us non-Olympians - flying over vaults, sprinting through finish lines or racing across water.
But while we might not reach… Read more Audio