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Morning Report for Friday 5 November 2021
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Tenant allowed to refuse level 3 viewing - Tenancy Tribunal
8:50 AM.The Tenancy Tribunal has dismissed a landlord's claim that his tenant was unreasonable to refuse viewings of his Auckland apartment due to Covid-19 risks.
The landlord put his leasehold apartment up… Read more Audio
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COP26: Focus turns to absent China
8:47 AM.COP26, has been focussing on China's rising emissions, and absence from the summit.
Zihan Xuan is a Chinese National at COP26, working with the UNFCCC youth delegation.
He spoke to Susie Ferguson. Read more Audio
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QAnon followers gather after rumour JFK Jr would herald return of Donald Trump presidency
8:38 AM.Scores of QAnon followers gathered in downtown Dallas earlier this week in the hopes that John F Kennedy Jr, who has been dead for more than 20 years, would appear heralding the reinstatement of… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 5 November 2021
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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All Blacks to take on Italy over the weekend
8:28 AM.Former All Blacks fullback Kieran Crowley will coach Italy against his former team for the first time this weekend.
The test in Rome is the last opportunity for the squad to play before its two-week… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Auckland primary principals on when to return
8:21 AM.It's three months since primary school pupils in Auckland were able to go to school as usual.
The Government has penciled in 15 November as the return date, but it could be earlier.
A decision is… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Auckland high schools record under 50 percent attendance
8:18 AM.Auckland senior students are staying away in droves from school despite having the chance to return to class after their 10 week lockdown.
Education Ministry figures show less than half of the… Read more Audio
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COP26: NZ coal campaigner on pledge to phase out burning
8:13 AM.Coal was the big issue overnight at COP26.
New Zealand, along with more than 40 countries, has agreed to phase out coal burning for electricity generation in the next 10 to 20 years in a new… Read more Audio
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COP26: Indigenous voices in the spotlight
8:10 AM.Māori voices are being heard loud and clear by the top brass at the UN's COP26 Summit in Glasgow.
Kiwi climate activists are working with other indigenous delegates to advocate for millions of… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 5 November 2021
8:06 AM.Defending champions the West Indies have been dumped out of the T20 World Cup in the UAE. Audio
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Fireworks in hot demand ahead of Guy Fawkes
7:57 AM.Firecrackers, sparklers and fountains, Friday is Guy Fawkes, and if you were planning on buying fireworks for the weekend - you might be too late. Demand has been sky-high, and last night two stores… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Kura denied vaccination funding from health officials
7:52 AM.Health officials are being accused of holding out on cash to help a West Auckland Māori school boost vaccinations in their local community.
With some students already covid positive, Te Kura Kaupapa… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Eden Park hosting vaccine event
7:47 AM.Anyone who gets vaccinated at Eden Park this weekend will get their name on the big screen, and walk through the iconic rugby players' tunnel.
The park is aiming to fully vaccinate as many as… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Concerns childrens' surgeries could suffer is health system becomes overwhelmed
7:38 AM.Sick children are being put at risk of developing more serious conditions because of a growing backlog of surgery.
Covid-19 restrictions have seen a number of standard procedures cancelled and… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Commentator on letting vaccinated Aucklanders holiday
7:28 AM.A series of toll booths across Auckland Harbour Bridge - it's a decades-old vision but could something similar be dusted off for a summer city exit?
The Government is considering how to allow… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: NZ could spend most of 2022 at traffic light red level - Hendy
7:26 AM.Hitting the 90 percent Covid-19 vaccination target could still mean the country spends most of next year in the 'Red' traffic light setting for pandemic controls.
But Covid-19 modeller Shaun Hendy… Read more Audio
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Raw and brown sugar recalled due to lead scare
7:20 AM.Major brands of raw and brown sugar are being recalled due to a lead contamination scare.
Routine testing on imported sugar from Australia show three brands are affected.
The Ministry of Primary… Read more Audio
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Gisborne residents get a soggy wake up
7:16 AM.Gisborne residents are waking to a waterlogged region today, with some having evacuated their homes.
MetService reported 174mm at Gisborne Airport in the thirty-six hours leading up to 4pm on… Read more Audio
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Gisborne flooding: Mayor provides update
7:12 AM.Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz is asking residents to let the council know if anything has been damaged overnight after heavy rain hit the district.
Three months of rain fell in 36 hours. Roads turned… Read more Audio
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Gisborne flooding: Sponge Bay update
7:09 AM.A clean up will get underway in Tairawhiti today after the region was drenched by rain yesterday.
Three months of rain fell in 36 hours. Roads turned into lakes and there were widespread power… Read more Audio
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Business News for 5 November 2021
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Scientists want intervention in marine reserves
6:48 AM.Aotearoa's coastal waters are protected by more than 40 marine reserves, where it is illegal to fish, disturb or take any marine life.
Even after decades of protection, damage caused by overfishing… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: New Plymouth experts and Mayor disagree on modelling
6:44 AM.The mayor of New Plymouth has found himself at odds with the Taranaki Public Health Unit over modelling of the potential impact of a delta outbreak in the province.
Neil Holdom is warning of… Read more Audio
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Gisborne flooding: Civil Defence worried about weekend forecast
6:40 AM.Gisborne's rain has faded but not stopped, and it's leaving Civil Defence and Emergency Management in the area concerned about what will happen over the weekend.
On Thursday residents of Sponge Bay… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 5 November 2021
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 5 November 2021
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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COP26 looks into global flying habits
6:17 AM.As to be expected, there has been a focus on flying this COP26, including on leaders taking private jets to get to the event this week. Nxt week there will be a focus on greening transportation - this… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: 'It just got real' in Te Tai Tokerau
6:12 AM.Te Tai Tokerau still has to get 16,000 people vaccinated with their first Pfizer shot to hit the 90 percent goal - that's more than any other region in the country. One in five people are still… Read more Audio
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Gisborne heavy rain update
6:09 AM.The small coastal settlement of Uawa Tolaga Bay has been hit by heavy rain and flooding.
Emergency services are continuing to watch river levels closely. If the water rises to 10 meters, they will… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 5 November 2021
6:00 AM.Top stories this morning... Gisborne begins the clean-up significant flooding. A number of brown sugar brands are recalled over lead contamination fears. A covid modeller tells us the country could… Read more Audio