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Morning Report for Thursday 23 December 2021
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Scientists find baby dinosaur in egg fossil
8:56 AM.If you're a Jurassic Park fan, this next bit of news may well be the best thing you've heard in 2021.
Scientists have discovered the fossils of a 66 to 72 million year old dinsosaur embryo still… Read more Audio
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Ōpōtiki council makes plan to manage town's wandering horses
8:52 AM.They're not quite wild horses, but Ōpōtiki has a problem with less-than-tame horses roaming freely in and around the town.
Earlier this year, the District Council mooted banning horses from the town… Read more Audio
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Shearers set New Zealand record for most lambs shorn in nine hours
8:48 AM.Five men from King Country have set a new record by shearing 3740 lambs in nine hours.
Aged between 18 and 35, the men all work for Te Kuiti based Fagan Shearing.
The highlight of the day was Jack… Read more Audio
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Hula hooping expert's tips for spinning
8:44 AM.Weighted hula hoops could be the next big fitness fad - if TikTok hits are anything to go by.
For most, when thinking of hula hoops people remember lunch times playing on the grass at school, but… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19: Tairāwhiti reaches 90 percent first dose
8:41 AM.Months of hard work by Māori health and community services is paying off in Tairāwhiti where more than 90 percent of people have had their first Pfizer shot.
The region still has a way to go before… Read more Audio
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Wait for children requiring treatment 'abuse' - dentist
8:37 AM.A Taranaki dentist has warned that wait times for children requiring dental treatment under general anaesthetic are tantamount to child abuse.
Dr Mary Anne Costelloe says about 100 children in the… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 23 December 2021
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Kaimaumau residents glad to be back home
8:25 AM.Kaimaumau residents are glad to be back home, after a wildfire came within 200 metres of their Far-North town.
They were evacuated at the weekend, and around 30 people and more than a dozen cats and… Read more Audio
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Trampers warned of bed bugs in Stewart Island's Rakiura Track huts
8:22 AM.Trampers who plan to walk the Rakiura Track on Stewart Island this summer are being offered the option of a refund as the battle against bed bugs continues.
The bugs reached infestation levels last… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Omicron cases declining in South Africa
8:18 AM.South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases has confirmed that Omicron cases have peaked in the country, and are now in decline.
A study by the Institute has also found that while the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Expert warns against holidaying in areas with low vaccination coverage
8:10 AM.The holiday season is upon us, but Covid-19 is in the community and Omicron is at our doorstep.
So should be people be considering the vaccination rates of the areas they intend to visit?
Timothy… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 23 December 2021
8:06 AM.Ajaz Patel has been dropped from the Black Caps squad for the two test series againt Bangladesh despite becoming just the third bowler in history to take 10-wickets in a test innings. Audio
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Flurry of great white shark sightings in Bay of Plenty
7:56 AM.Swimmers are being urged to be particularly careful thanks to a flurry of white-shark sightings in the Bay of Plenty.
The Department of Conservation says reports of great whites have been on the rise… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: GP clinic receptionists copping abuse from public
7:52 AM.Receptionists at GP clinics are in the firing line for people's anger and frustrations.
Clinics have been vandalised, and staff have even had bottles thrown at them.
GP groups say they have zero… Read more Audio
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Asbestos-contaminated soil to be excavated from Ponsonby school
7:48 AM.Excavation of contaminated soil begins shortly at a Ponsonby school a year after a fire spread asbestos around the neighbourhood.
The soil already had asbestos in it before the fire which destroyed… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Israel considers fourth booster shot
7:42 AM.Pandemic experts in Israel have recommended a fourth Covid-19 vaccination for health workers and those over the age of 60.
If the proposal goes ahead, Israel will become the world's first country to… Read more Audio
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ICU nurse might leave NZ after residency rigmarole
7:38 AM.An intensive care nurse who immigrated to New Zealand is so fed up with residence visa red tape she is considering taking her skills overseas.
The woman is among several ICU nurses whose… Read more Audio
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Business News for 23 December 2021
7:35 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Covid-19: Frustration in pharmacies amidst booster date confusion
7:25 AM.Pharmacists are having to deal with angry members of the public who are confused about who's eligible for a booster shot and when.
The gap between the second Pfizer dose and the booster shot has been… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: UK reports 106,000 new cases in one day
7:18 AM.Covid-19 cases in the UK have reached a new record, with more than 106,000 new daily cases announced within the last couple of hours.
The Omicron variant is spreading quickly throughout the nation… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Modeller on case numbers into summer holidays
7:13 AM.The country's Covid-19 contact tracing system is being upgraded to deal with the highly infectious Omicron variant.
It struggled in the Delta outbreak and will be critical for containing the much… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Contact tracing system to be upgraded for Omicron
7:09 AM.The country's Covid-19 contact tracing system is being upgraded to deal with the highly infectious Omicron variant.
It struggled in the Delta outbreak and will be critical for containing the much… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 23 December 2021
6:00 AM.The country's covid contact tracing system is being upgraded so it can cope with community spread of the Omicron variant, pharmacists are getting being abused by people demanding booster shots… Read more Audio