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Morning Report for Tuesday 22 March 2022
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Covid-19: Auckland businesses call voucher scheme a lifeline
8:56 AM.Auckland businesses are calling it a lifeline - a voucher scheme that's got locals exploring their own back yard.
The government funded $9 million programme kicked off late last year offering… Read more Audio
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Rescuer saves life of woman who suffered electric shock during flood
8:48 AM.A dramatic story has come to light after Monday's flooding in Auckland.
A woman was pulled unconcious from the flood waters after suffering an electric shock.
Dan Rogers who went to the woman's… Read more Audio
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Up to 9000 new workers needed for three waters - report
8:45 AM.Up to 9000 new skilled workers may be needed over the next three decades to ensure New Zealand water has a future.
This is the one of the major findings of a new Three Waters Workforce Development… Read more Audio
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Mental Health Commission wants stronger action on system transformation
8:37 AM.A new report by the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission calls for stronger action to "transform" key areas of the mental health and addiction system.
In the last year for which we have data nearly… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 22 March 2022
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Ukrainian in NZ's family can't come here without leaving members behind
8:27 AM.While many Ukrainians are grateful for a special visa scheme to bring immediate family to Aotearoa, some won't be taking up the offer.
Sergiy Vorobey has applied to sponsor his mother-in-law, who's… Read more Audio
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Ukrainians in NZ applies to sponsor special visas
8:23 AM.Ukrainians in New Zealand are grateful the government's sending more resources to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia.
The government's sending over body armour, helmets and vests, along with five… Read more Audio
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Aucklanders still cleaning up thunderstorm
8:17 AM.Aucklanders are still cleaning up after a severe thunderstorm swept through the region on Monday.
NIWA says Tāmaki Makarau experienced its second wettest hour on record and there were more than 9000… Read more Audio
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Auckland residents on storm's fallout
8:13 AM.Auckland recorded more than a month's worth of rain in a little over an hour on Monday before the storm moved on to Waikato and Coromandel.
Numerous homes and businesses were flooded, with Fire and… Read more Audio
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Former skipper on Enchanter sinking
8:10 AM.The search for the last person missing after a fishing charter boat capsized off North Cape on Sunday night will resume this morning.
Four people died and and five were rescued when the "Enchanter"… Read more Audio
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Mt Ruapehu volcanic alert level raised
7:53 AM.Mt Ruapehu is on a raised volcanic alert level because of strong tremors in the area.
The crater lake - Te Wai a-moe - is also heating up and has reached 31 degrees Celsius.
There is a possibility… Read more Audio
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Experts want investigation into how prepared police were for parliament protest
7:49 AM.Security experts are calling for investigations into the protests at parliament to examine how prepared the police were for the riots which marked the end of the 23-day occupation.
Two months before… Read more Audio
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Waka Kotahi planning to raise operator fees
7:45 AM.Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says private motorists have been carrying the commercial sector for too long and it plans to even the playing field by upping operators' fees at the end of next year.
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Rescue efforts continue in Far North fishing boat disaster
7:39 AM.Police divers are joining the search for the last person missing in the Far North fishing boat disaster. Four people have died and five were rescued after the Enchanter sank off North Cape on Sunday.
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Weeks of cleanup ahead after Auckland storm
7:27 AM.There are weeks of cleanup ahead for some homes in Auckland and Northland after the violent storm which hit the region.
A fast and furious downpour hit the upper part of the country overnight Sunday… Read more Audio
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Minister on NZ's support for Ukraine
7:23 AM.The Foreign Minister says the decision not to provide lethal aid to Ukraine was deliberate.
The Government yesterday announced it would contribute $5 million to a NATO fund that provides non-lethal… Read more Audio
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Ukraine invasion: Russia gives Mariupol ultimatum to surrender
7:17 AM.The war in Ukraine remains at its most horrific in the southern port city of Mariupol.
Russia issued an ultimatum overnight demanding the city's surrender in return for the safe passage out of more… Read more Audio
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Mangonui Harbour Warden on Far North boat tragedy
7:09 AM.The search for the last person missing in the Far North fishing boat disaster will resume this morning.
Four people died and and five were rescued after the Enchanter sank off North Cape on Sunday… Read more Audio
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Business News for 22 March 2022
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Gym flooded in Auckland thunderstorm
6:45 AM.Many Aucklanders have a big clean up job on their hands after Monday morning's sudden downpour swept through several properties.
BFT One Tree Hill owner Dave Smart was inside his gym when the… Read more Audio
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Man killed in Enchanter sinking was 'mad keen fisherman' - father
6:41 AM.The search for the last person missing after a fishing charter boat sank near North Cape on Sunday is continuing this morning.
Five people survived and were rescued by helicopter, four people died… Read more Audio
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Early Sports News for Tuesday 22 March 2022
6:37 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 22 March 2022
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 22 March 2022
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Aucklander feared she would die in thunderstorm
6:14 AM.Aucklanders are cleaning up after being hammered by heavy rain and thunderstorms yesterday morning. Torrential rain caused severe flooding, leaving many homes without electricity for several hours.
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Ukraine invasion: Mariupol resident on getting out
6:09 AM.The conflict in Ukraine remains at its most horrific in the southern port city of Mariupol.
Russia issued an ultimatum overnight demanding the city's surrender in return for the safe evacuation of… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 22 March 2022
6:00 AM.The search for the last person missing after a fishing charter boat sank off North Cape on Sunday resumes this morning, Ukraine has rejected an Russian ultimatum demanding the surrender of the… Read more Audio