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Morning Report for Friday 10 December 2021
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:57 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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NZ lottery turning 60 this weekend
8:52 AM.It's a big weekend for the national lottery which is celebrating its 60th birthday this Sunday.
Niva Chittock takes a look back at our lottery over the years and the good it has done in the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Conference industry hopeful for pandemic recovery
8:47 AM.The conference industry is looking for solutions and optimism as it wrestles with significant losses from the pandemic.
An industry worth $1.5 billion two years ago has been slashed by almost three… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Waitangi Tribunal hearing on govt response wrapping up
8:42 AM.An urgent hearing of the Waitangi Tribunal into the government's response to Covid-19 will wrap up today.
The case was brought by the Māori Council, which argues the vaccine rollout and rushed move… Read more Audio
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England's Ashes performance looking shaky
8:37 AM.It's only two days into the Ashes but already the touring English cricketers are being described by some as a rabble and written off as any chance in the five-test series.
Australia powered to 343… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 10 December 2021
8:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Covid-19: Tips for handling Christmas with family without a fight
8:24 AM.Getting ready for a Covid-19 summer is not easy - with complicated travel plans and anti-vax relatives - it's a Christmas season like no other.
What if Uncle Bob wears his mask under his nose, and… Read more Audio
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London people's tribunal rules against China
8:20 AM.In London, a people's tribunal has ruled that China is committing genocide against the Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities through policies such as forced sterilisations.
The Uyghur Tribunal had… Read more Audio
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Dairy owners not happy with govt smokefree plan
8:17 AM.The Government's bold smokefree plan will prevent the next generation from ever accessing tobacco - a "world first" step towards a healthier future.
Business owners say it's "dairygeddon" for stores… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Nurse who sailed home on her journey
8:12 AM.Frustrated nurses overseas who want to come home to work are finding it's too hard to get back - even with special spots in MIQ.
Some say there are still too many barriers - and one nurse just gave… Read more Audio
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Brown sugar shortage a nightmare before Christmas
7:56 AM.As Christmas inches closer, bakers up and down the country are desperately waiting for the supermarket shelves to be restocked with brown sugar.
A major product recall last month, over fears of… Read more Audio
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Trans researcher celebrates passing of BDMRR Bill
7:50 AM.A trans and non-binary researcher says it felt amazing watching a bill that will ease the process of changing the sex on someone's birth certificate pass its final reading.
The legislation passed… Read more Audio
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Business NZ refuses partnership on Fair Pay Agreements
7:43 AM.Business New Zealand has stirred up an industrial hornet's nest by refusing to be a formal partner in the government's Fair Pay Agreements.
The group said it had rejected the government's offer to be… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Number of southern spots available for holiday isolation growing
7:38 AM.Health and civil authorities in Queenstown are pulling out all the stops to improve Queenstown's readiness to cater for people needing to isolate with Covid-19.
Earlier this week, there were just two… Read more Audio
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Man who fatally shot police officer to be sentenced today
7:27 AM.The man who murdered police constable Matthew Hunt is due to be sentenced in the High Court in Auckland this morning.
Eli Epiha opened fire with a semi-automatic on two officers on duty in a West… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: South Africa cases double in a week
7:24 AM.Covid-19 cases have more than doubled in South Africa over the last week as the omicron variant spreads.
The World Health Organisation said the omicron variant is the dominant strain circulating in… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Medical Council investigating Kaiapoi doctor
7:19 AM.The Medical Council says it's urgently working with the Ministry of Health and the police to investigate a Kaiapoi doctor who has been filmed issuing fraudulent vaccination exemption certificates.
Ne… Read more Audio
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Expert on government plan to stub out smoking
7:14 AM.The Government's smokefree plan will prevent the next generation from ever accessing tobacco - a "world first" step towards a healthier future.
There's hopes it will wipe it out of the mindset… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Overseas nurses wanting to work in NZ having trouble getting home
7:10 AM.Frustrated New Zealand nurses say they want to come home to work but it's too hard to get back - even with special spots in MIQ.
There are now 300 managed isolation spaces set aside a month for… Read more Audio
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Business News for 10 December 2021
6:54 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Employment Court finds man's disabled daughter not his boss
6:49 AM.The Employment Court has upheld a parent's argument that the Ministry of Health - and not his severely disabled daughter - is his legal employer.
The keenly-watched case involved a fulltime carer… Read more Audio
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Bill making it easier to change sex on birth certificates passed
6:42 AM.A bill making it easier to correct the gender on a birth certificate has passed its third reading with support from all political parties.
The legislation, which began as a routine update to the… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 10 December 2021
6:28 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 10 December 2021
6:25 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Kenepuru Sound residents finally get road access back
6:17 AM.Residents in Kenepuru Sound can finally get in and out by road, more than four months after the damaging July storm.
Full repairs so that visitors can also use the road again are expected to take up… Read more Audio
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Fuel experts divided on impact of Marsden Pt refinery closure
6:12 AM.Aotearoa's fuel security is dividing experts and suppliers.
Z Energy - which owns a 13 percent share of Refining NZ - has put out a new report saying closing the Marsden Point refinery will make the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Times up to get vaccinated for secondary school sport
6:09 AM.The game's up for any unvaccinated students or staff members looking to take part in secondary school sports in Auckland.
Anyone wanting to be involved in sports competition must be double-jabbed by… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 10 December 2021
6:00 AM.Today on RNZ National Frustrated New Zealand nurses say they want to come home to work but it's too hard to get back - even with special spots in MIQ. A generational change, A Government's smokefree… Read more Audio