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Morning Report for Thursday 17 February 2022
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Battle of the (hot cross) buns
8:56 AM.Hot cross bun season is coming in hot and Baking New Zealand is on the hunt for New Zealand's finest. Read more Video, Audio
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Black Caps prepare for tests without Williamson, Taylor
8:50 AM.Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson have scored nearly 15,000 test runs and combined for more than 40 centuries - but New Zealand will be without both for the series against South Africa starting in… Read more Audio
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Experts split over eligibility age for super
8:45 AM.A recommendation from the OECD to raise the age New Zealanders can get the pension has been ruled out by the government, but the National Party's not so sure, saying they will raise the age to 67 in… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Union says businesses would keep mandates
8:42 AM.A union representing workers across a range of sectors says even if vaccine mandates ended many businesses would keep them going.
First Union represents about 30,000 workers in retail, finance… Read more Audio
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Royal Commission: Archbishop tells survivors stories broke his heart
8:38 AM.Catholic Archbishop Paul Martin has accepted that survivors of abuse want the Church to take responsibility and not just leave it to a particular Order that may have been involved.
He made the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Picton protest update
8:34 AM.In Picton, hundreds of protesters remain occupying a public park, after failing to keep to an agreement with council to move on by yesterday last night. The mayor says the matter is now with police… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 17 February 2022
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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More automated decision making at the border
8:24 AM.Computers are taking over some of the human decision-making at Immigration New Zealand, prompting concerns about the expanding role of automation.
Immigration New Zealand insists algorithms and… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Tents spread out at Parliament
8:22 AM.Tents have spread somewhat on the 10th day of the protest occupation in Wellington central.
Corin Dann got an update. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Iwi leader not happy with protest on Parliament grounds
8:17 AM.Some among Wellington iwi want the occupation at Parliament grounds to end now, saying the protesters' behaviour is not right.
More cars and tents have appeared in the area around Parliament… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Tow truck spokesperson on moving blockade
8:10 AM.A towing company owner says it would take two dozen trucks working unimpeded for a day or so to clear the more than 400 vehicles blockading streets around Parliament.
Police confirmed yesterday they… Read more Audio
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Kamila Valieva had three substances in drug test - report
7:54 AM.In the latest in the Olympics doping saga, it's emerged Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva had three substances found in her drug testing sample.
All three of the substances detected can be used to… Read more Audio
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Public reacts to Prince Andrew's court settlement
7:46 AM.Prince Andrew's public image has been shredded by his out-of-court settlement for a sexual assault case against him.
Labour MP for York Central has called on Prince Andrew to give up his title as the… Read more Audio
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Islamic Women's Council wants more from school after attack on Muslim teen
7:42 AM.The Islamic Women's Council says the attack that left a Dunedin schoolgirl with concussion after three students ripped her hijab off is a hate incident.
Seventeen-year-old Hoda Al-Jamaa was sitting… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Marlborough Mayor on Picton protesters staying put
7:36 AM.Protesters occupying a park refused to move on Wednesday as requested by Marlborough District Council.
The group, who are protesting against Covid-19 vaccine mandates, have been staying at Nelson… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Picton protesters refusing to move
7:34 AM.An anti-mandate protester in Picton says the group will not be moving their camp from a public park until the government listens to their requests.
But the Marlborough District Council says… Read more Audio
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Great Barrier Islanders fear swarm of helicopters
7:26 AM.Aotea Great Barrier Islanders fear they will go the same way as Waiheke Island with lots of helicopters buzzing their skies.
The isolated island has had five applications for helipads in five months… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Christchurch protest tough for locals
7:22 AM.A protest in central Christchurch that began in December is growing.
Christchurch City Councillor Jake McLellan of the central city ward, says there are now more than 50 people camped on the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Fed-up nurse defaced anti-vaccination sign
7:19 AM.A Whangarei nurse is so fed-up with anti-vaccination billboards in Northland, she donned a disguise earlier this month and spray painted over misinformation.
The nurse, who RNZ has agreed not to… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Wellington businesses on convoy protest
7:13 AM.Businesses in central Wellington are still facing disruption due to the convoy protest.
Wellington Chamber of Commerce chief executive Simon Arcus spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Seymour starts own negotiations with protesters
7:09 AM.The police ultimatum to protesters blocking streets around Parliament appears to have evaporated with not a single illegally parked vehicle being towed away.
Yesterday the Commissioner told Morning… Read more Audio
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Business News for 17 February 2022
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Covid-19: Principals want access to RATs
6:44 AM.Principals are fuming that schools won't have ready access to rapid antigen tests to keep their doors open during the Omicron outbreak.
They're urgently asking to be included in the government's… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Government pressured for plans on vaccine mandates
6:40 AM.Vaccine mandates are one of the more contentious public health measures - and the Government's facing pressure to give a timeframe for when they'll be removed, or - at the least - an exit strategy.
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Early Sports News for Thursday 17 February 2022
6:37 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 17 February 2022
6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 17 February 2022
6:24 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Sir Mark Todd given suspension for hitting horse
6:17 AM.New Zealand Olympian Sir Mark Todd has been given interim suspension by the British Horseracing Authority for repeatedly hitting a horse with a tree branch.
In a video, Sir Todd runs towards the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Man in MIQ goes on hunger strike
6:13 AM.A man in MIQ has gone on hunger strike, because of what he believes are over-zealous regulations.
Andre Huguet said he's upset with the treatment he's had from staff, and the restrictions he's… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Pasifika community prepares for Omicron
6:11 AM.As numbers begin to soar into four-digit territory for Covid-19, Pasifika make up about half the current cases.
Community leaders are pushing hard to get enough resources out to families to help with… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 17 February 2022
6:00 AM.Today on RNZ National... Police pull back from an ultimatum to protestors at Parliament to move their vehicles. We'll also get the latest from Picton and Christchurch, where noisy protestors are… Read more Audio