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Morning Report for Wednesday 15 September 2021
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Christchurch brewer wins at World Beer Awards
8:56 AM.Christchurch-based Cassels brewery has had a win for the third year in a row at the World Beer Awards.
The craft brewery took first place in the American Pale Ale section at the awards in London… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Broadway reopens to fully vaccinated audiences
8:53 AM.It's been over a year, but today in New York Broadway has re-opened, welcoming back fully vaccinated and masked audiences only.
The city's vibrant musical theatre industry was entirely shut down in… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Mt Ruapehu businesses missing Auckland visitors
8:50 AM.Businesses around Mount Ruapehu are missing their Auckland visitors with the supercity still at Covid-19 alert level 4.
In nearby town Ohakune, the effects of alert level restrictions were expected… Read more Audio
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Uncertain future for NZ social media after Australian court ruling
8:45 AM.A recent ruling in Australia that saw media companies liable for defamatory posts on their social media pages could see businesses in New Zealand switch off comments, or shut down their pages… Read more Audio
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Young people losing te reo Māori fluency after moving schools
8:39 AM.Young people are losing their fluency in te reo Māori after moving from kōhanga reo or kura kaupapa to mainstream schools.
The Secondary Principals' Association says a chronic shortage of… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 15 September 2021
8:35 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Te reo Māori album debuts in top 10 of Aotearoa charts
8:29 AM.The new 'Kono 003' EP – featuring the likes of Anna Coddington, Troy Kingi and Ria Hall - has debuted at number eight in the Aotearoa charts this week.
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Covid-19: Auckland University online for rest of 2021
8:25 AM.Auckland's university students are learning online for the rest of the year regardless of what happens with the city's alert levels.
Students told RNZ remote learning is going well, though some are… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: 'Gamechanger' medicine not approved for NZ
8:20 AM.The government is being asked to hurry up and buy a type of drug that can fire up the immune system of people already sick from Covid-19.
Different from vaccines, Monoclonal antibodies boost immunity… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Giveaways to incentivise vaccinations for young people
8:17 AM.Auckland Airport is trying a new tactic to convince young people to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
The company is teaming up with others to offer 20 to 35-year-olds $70,000 worth of prizes if they… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Resistance to proposed Tāmaki Makaurau school holiday change
8:09 AM.The government will consider bringing school holidays forward in Auckland in response to the city's drawn-out lockdown - but can expect resistance from teachers and principals.
Education Minister… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 15 September 2021
8:06 AM.Aaron Smith is unlikely to play for the All Blacks again this year. Audio
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Samoa politics: Opposition MPs barred from Parliament
7:53 AM.The Samoan capital is still reeling from this week's spectacle of Opposition MPs barred from entering parliament.
The Opposition HRPP, which does not recognise the new government, found themselves… Read more Audio
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Book claims White House staff restricted Trump's privileges
7:49 AM.Two days after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, President Donald Trump's top military adviser, Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley, single-handedly took top-secret action to limit the US… Read more Audio
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Māori Party launches petition to change NZ's official name to Aotearoa
7:41 AM.The Māori Party has launched a petition to change the country's official name to Aotearoa.
It also says it wants all reo Māori place names to be officially restored across the country in the next… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Health Minister on vaccination buses rollout
7:36 AM.Thursday will see the launch of the first vaccination buses, which will target areas of Auckland where vaccination numbers are low.
This comes as Auckland pulls out all the stops - 220,000… Read more Audio
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Judith Collins standing by Siouxsie Wiles comments
7:25 AM.National Party leader Judith Collins stands by her calling microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles a hypocrite.
Wiles, who was named New Zealand of the Year for her work advising the NZ public on Covid-19, was… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Law Society on Wanaka couple claiming essential status
7:21 AM.The Law Society says that a lawyer who is accused of breaching the Auckland lockdown to travel to Wānaka may face disciplinary action for bringing the reputation of the legal profession into… Read more Audio
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Missing Waikato man well known in area - Otorohanga Mayor
7:18 AM.Otorohanga District mayor Max Baxter says Thomas Phillips knows the area very well where he was last seen with his children.
Baxter says he's concerned that Phillips left his ute at nearby Kiritehere… Read more Audio
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Thomas Phillips: Family hopes he has hidden in the bush
7:12 AM.A relative of a man missing on the Waikato west coast along with three young children says his family is hopeful he is hiding in the bush somewhere.
Thirty-four-year-old Thomas Phillips and his three… Read more Audio
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Search on for missing family on Waikato west coast
7:09 AM.The search for a missing family along a remote Waikato west coast beach is resuming.
34-year-old Thomas Phillips and his three young children were last seen at Marokopa on Saturday evening.
The… Read more Audio
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Business News for 15 September 2021
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Covid-19: Principals resistant to moving school holidays
6:45 AM.The government will consider bringing school holidays forward in Auckland in response to the city's drawn-out lockdown - but can expect resistance from teachers and principals.
Education Minister… Read more Audio
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Wānaka lockdown escape couple's negative tests 'hugely comforting' - Deputy Mayor
6:40 AM.There's relief in Wānaka after the Auckland couple who flouted lockdown rules announced they tested negative for Covid-19 before leaving and after returning to the city when their lockdown rule breach… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 15 September 2021
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 15 September 2021
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Covid-19: Lockdown exacerbates pet food shortage
6:11 AM.Pet food shortages have been exacerbated over lockdown, clearing out supermarket shelves faster than normal.
Global shipping challenges have led to less pet food in the aisles for some months, with… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Call for mental health funding for businesses
6:07 AM.Stressed owners of small businesses say covid restrictions are pushing them to breaking point and are pleading for more support.
Business New Zealand and the National Party are taking up their cause.
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Top Stories for Wednesday 15 September 2021
6:00 AM.The search for a missing family along a remote Waikato west coast beach continues, so far there has been no sign of the father and his three children, with thermal imaging drones being used throughout… Read more Audio