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Morning Report for Thursday 10 February 2022
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Top Stories for Thursday 10 February 2022
8:59 AM.Today on RNZ National Hundreds of anti-Covid-mandate protesters have spent a second night illegally camped at Parliament There's concern the protest could become a super spreader event, we'll get the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: English pub claiming to have been since 793 closes
8:56 AM.Wars, famines, even the bubonic plague - England's Ye Olde Fighting Cocks pub has apparently lived through it all. The St Albans pub claims to be the oldest in the country, having been in business… Read more Audio
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Winter Olympics: Athlete rights to speak out under question
8:53 AM.Athletes' rights to speak out at the Beijing Winter Olympics has come to the forefront once again. Germany's luge gold medallist Natalie Geisenberger, who was sharply critical of China before the… Read more Audio
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Womad organiser says it had little choice but to cancel
8:49 AM.The organisers of Womad New Zealand say the decision to cancel the festival in March has been devastating for artists and crew, but they had little choice. Suzanne Porter, the chief executive of the… Read more Audio
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Phil Goff on National Party call to scrap regional fuel tax
8:45 AM.National Party leader Christopher Luxon wants to scrap Auckland's regional fuel tax, and instead wants to explore congestion charging.
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has in the past called the tax… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Protesters after police order to leave Parliament
8:45 AM.A large police presence is now in place at Parliament. As we told you moments ago , the Speaker has authorised the closure of the Parliamentary precinct and the police have told the protesters the… Read more Audio
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Royal Comm hears about abuse at Marylands School
8:40 AM.A survivor of abuse at Marylands School in Christchurch in the 1970s has given evidence of deviant behaviour from some of the Catholic brothers who ran the place. The school for boys with intellectual… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 10 February 2022
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Covid-19: Auckland restaurateur wants support
8:26 AM.As we're reporting this morning, dozens of cafe, restaurant and venue owners in central Auckland say they are on the brink of bankruptcy, with the looming Omicron wave keeping customers away.
Yael… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Police tell Parliament protestors to leave
8:25 AM.Up to 50 police have deployed a short time ago at the scene of the protest encampment at parliament.
The Speaker has authorised the closure of the Parliamentary precinct, if the police deem it… Read more Audio
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Self-evacuations in Westport after heavy rain
8:23 AM.Westport has been cut off by heavy rain and parts of the town are braced for evacuation.
A week after the last flooding in the Buller region, 160 millimetres of rain overnight rain has caught locals… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: NZ-trained nurses consider leaving over visa trouble
7:53 AM.A group of New Zealand-trained nurses - some working with Covid-19 patients - are considering leaving the country because they can't get a visa to live here.
That's despite a nursing shortage so big… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Auckland hospitality businesses want more support
7:48 AM.Dozens of cafe, resturant and venue owners in central Auckland say they are on the brink of bankruptcy, with the looming Omicron wave keeping customers away.
More than 60 have signed an open letter… Read more Audio
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Transport industry wants government to fix Transmission Gully
7:43 AM.The road transport industry is adding its voice to calls for the government to sort out ongoing delays to Wellington's Transmission Gully highway.
Road surfacing problems are the latest issue… Read more Audio
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Porirua Mayor wants Minister to sort Transmission Gully
7:38 AM.Porirua Mayor Anita Baker is livid and wants answers about the Transmission Gully highway north of Wellington.
The billion-dollar 27km road project has missed five opening-day deadlines in two years.
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Covid-19: Wellington Mayor on Parliament protest
7:23 AM.Wellington Mayor Andy Foster admits they have lost control of part of the city as a protest around the Parliament area enters its third day.
Anti-vaccine mandate protestors have descended on the city… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Tame Iti on protestors at Parliament
7:18 AM.Tame Iti has been a life-long activist, and in the 70's camped out by the steps of power alongside members of the group Nga Tamatoa.
But when it comes to the anti-vaccine protest happening at… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Parliament protest could be a superspreader event - Michael Baker
7:12 AM.Epidemiologist Michael Baker says the protest at Parliament has all the ingredients to become a superspreader event.
The protest, which is on the grounds of Parliament and surrounding streets, has… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Parliament occupation continues
7:10 AM.Wellington is waking this morning to the continued occupation of Parliament grounds.
Hundreds of anti-Covid-19 vaccine mandate protesters spent a second night illegally camping despite being asked to… Read more Audio
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Business News for 10 February 2022
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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More heavy rain hits West Coast
6:49 AM.As if last week wasn't enough, West Coast has endured another night of heavy rain.
West Coast districts from Buller and the Nelson lakes, to Westland south of Fox Glacier, were issued an orange heavy… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Some Parliamentarians shaken up by protest - Chris Bishop
6:43 AM.National Party Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says he's not worried by the protest at Parliament but he knows people working in the precinct that are.
The protestors, who are mostly against the… Read more Audio
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Early Sports News for Thursday 10 February 2022
6:38 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 10 February 2022
6:28 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 10 February 2022
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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New food storage facility coming to Auckland
6:18 AM.Backers of new food storage facilties in Auckland say the project will help the country prepare for future pandemic food shortages.
New facilities for fast-moving consumer goods are planned for Drury… Read more Audio
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West Coast weather: Another 160 millimeters of rain overnight
6:13 AM.The West Coast has endured a night of heavy rain that smashed last week's record falls.
One hundred and sixty millimetres of rain fell overnight.
The Metservice meterologist, Lewis Ferris told… Read more Audio
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Wellington wakes to continued occpation at Parliament
6:08 AM.Wellington is waking this morning to a continued occupation of Parliament grounds, with no indication of when it will end.
Hundreds of anti-Covid-19 vaccine mandate protesters spent a second night… Read more Audio