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Morning Report for Wednesday 15 December 2021
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Top Stories for Wednesday 15 December 2021
8:59 AM.Today on RNZ National... Aucklanders can now leave the city for the first time in more than 120 days if they're fully vaccinated or test negative for Covid-19 Tamaki Makaurau's boundary lifted at… Read more Audio
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Christmas shoppers avoiding panic buying
8:56 AM.Christmas shopping is in full swing in Aotearoa and it seems many buyers have got in early this festive season.
A survey by price comparison company PriceSpy highlights a trend to buy gifts weeks or… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: First Auckland flight arrives in Wellington
8:54 AM.The capital is expecting an influx of Aucklanders after restrictions on the regions borders lifted.
Those in the city have been unable to leave for 120 days, but now travel is allowed for anyone who… Read more Audio
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Rocket scientists, brain surgeons, no smarter than most - study
8:49 AM.Are you as smart as a rocket scientist or a brain surgeon?
As it turns out, the answer is probably yes.
New International research by University College London neuroscientist Inga Usher found that… Read more Audio
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Bi-partisan housing bill passes third reading
8:42 AM.Changes to the Resource Management Act, making it easier to build more medium density housing in the country's biggest cities, has passed its final reading in Parliament.
Labour and National worked… Read more Audio
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Three waters: Mayors arrive in Wellington to discuss reforms
8:34 AM.Twenty-three of the country's mayors are headed to Wellington to voice their opposition to water reforms.
Communities 4 Local Democracy, or He hapori mō te Manapori, is a new local government… Read more Audio -
Markets Update for 15 December 2021
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Community support group on government paying inflated rents
8:26 AM.The government paid inflated rents for private emergency housing in Auckland over three years, removing long-term rentals from the already tight housing market.
A scathing review by the Auditor… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Overwhelming demand for rapid antigen tests
8:22 AM.Pharmacies have been swamped with demand for rapid antigen Covid-19 tests, by Aucklanders wanting to leave the city without a vaccine pass.
Despite the Ministry of Health dispatching 250,000 testing… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Northland update after Auckland opening
8:14 AM.Northlanders are nervously awaiting the arrival of Aucklanders after the region's borders opened overnight.
The region has low vaccination coverage and there has been some concern from locals around… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Traffic trickles through Auckland borders
8:05 AM.Auckland borders are finally open for the first time since August. And people have been trickling out of Tamaki Makaurau since midnight.
Travellers must be fully vaccinated or need to have tested… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Medical Council suspends doctors over conduct
7:54 AM.The New Zealand Medical Council has moved to suspend the practicing certificates of three doctors, saying that there is no place for anti-vaccination messages in professional practice.
The council… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Student Job Search rescues understaffed farmers
7:51 AM.Student Job Search is coming to the rescue of farmers and growers crying out for skilled workers.
There's been a 76 percent increase in the number of jobs it's offering in agriculture, fishing and… Read more Audio
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Iwi sign on to deal to help build 900 new homes in Porirua
7:46 AM.A new funding deal is aiming at nearly 900 new homes for Porirua - the size of an entire suburb.
It's the first initiative for the Government's Infrastructure Acceleration Fund and has been signed… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Wellington airport update after Auckland opening
7:39 AM.The capital is expecting an influx of Aucklanders after restrictions on the regions borders lifted.
Those in the city have been unable to leave for 120 days, but now travel is allowed for anyone who… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Queenstown airport update
7:37 AM.Aucklanders have fled the city and many are headed for the South Island.
Border restrictions have been lifted, provided anyone leaving can produce a negative Covid-19 test or vaccine pass.
Tim Brown… Read more Audio
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MSD paying inflated rents for emergency accommodation 'wasteful spending' - Luxon
7:26 AM.National Party leader Christopher Luxon says people have to be held accountable for what he says was unacceptable practices paying inflated rents to private landlords.
A scathing review by the… Read more Audio
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Minister believes MSD should have told her about paying inflated rents for emergency accomodation
7:20 AM.The Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni believes her department won't repeat the mistakes which saw money pumped into private rentals at inflated rates for sometimes sub-standard emergency… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: All hands on deck at Northland border checkpoint
7:14 AM.It's all hands on deck at Northland's border checkpoints, with the mass exodus out of Auckland well underway.
Police, with support from iwi, have two checkpoints on State Highway 1 at Uretiti and on… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Auckland airport update
7:12 AM.Aucklanders are taking to the skies to get out of the city after 120 days unable to leave the region.
Thousands are expected to leave the city today.
RNZ reporter Jean Bell who is Auckland airport.
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Business News for 15 December 2021
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Covid-19: Auckland southern border opening update
6:51 AM.Aucklanders are on their way out of the city after the borders opened for the first time in months.
RNZ reporter Chen Liu is at the city's southern border. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Northland iwi supporting police checkpoints
6:45 AM.Iwi are supporting police at Northland checkpoints, to keep Covid-19 out and let vaccinated visitors in.
Te Tai Tokerau Border Control leader Hone Harawira spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Police checkpoints tackling exodus out of Auckland
6:38 AM.Auckland's borders are finally dismantled after more than 120 days of the city being cut off from the rest of the country.
Random spot checks will take the place of borders to ensure travellers are… Read more Audio
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Early Sports News for Monday 15 December 2021
6:33 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 15 December 2021
6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 15 December 2021
6:22 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Covid-19: Roadside cafés hope border opening boosts business
6:21 AM.Roadside cafés along the roads out of Auckland are hoping the border reopening will provide a much-needed boost to their business.
Suzanne Braks runs the Autobahn Café at Papakura and Bombay.
She… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Northland iwi manning SH12 checkpoint
6:16 AM.As the Auckland exodus begins, the gateway to Northland will still be protected by two checkpoints to ensure those entering the region have the right documents.
Police, with support from iwi, are… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Thousands to ditch Auckland via plane today
6:09 AM.Fortress Auckland is no more. The borders which have fenced off the supercity for more than 120 days have finally been lifted.
That means Aucklanders are free to move about the country - as long as… Read more Audio