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Morning Report for Monday 28 March 2022
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Covid-19: Finding supplies difficult for Taranaki health provider
8:51 AM.An iwi healthcare provider in Taranaki says difficulty getting supplies is hampering support of people isolating with Omicron.
Taranaki has been averaging more than 600 new Covid-19 cases a day and… Read more Audio
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Ukraine invasion: Fundraising concert refuses request from Kyiv band
8:45 AM.The organisers of a fundraising concert in the UK have refused a Ukrainian band's request to feature live from Kyiv.
Members of Antytila are currently serving as soliders. The band went viral after… Read more Audio
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Spotlight on Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins' cause of death
8:40 AM.Local music fans are still digesting the news that the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins may not have been, as was initially though, a heart attack, but possibly an overdose.
Hawkins died… Read more Audio
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Bryan Waddle on the White Ferns' World Cup campaign
8:35 AM.The White Ferns Cricket World Cup campaign came to an end on Saturday with a seventy-one run win over Pakistan at Christchurch's Hagley Oval, led by a 126 run knock from opener Suzie Bates.
It was… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 28 March 2022
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Otago farm used in The Power of the Dog under Oscars' spotlight
8:25 AM.The 94th Academy Awards is this afternoon and The Power of the Dog, directed by Kiwi Dame Jane Campion, has a leading 12 nominations, including being tipped as favourite for Best Picture.
The movie… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Looser restrictions fail to have immediate impact
8:21 AM.Restrictions have been loosened, but hospitality owners say it's done little to boost their takings.
Gathering limits indoors have gone from 100 people to 200 and all outdoor gathering limits axed.
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Flood-stricken Tokomaru Bay school had only just had classrooms repaired
8:16 AM.The Prime Minister has trudged through the sludgy grounds of Tairāwhiti, to survey the damage from last week's severe flooding.
One of the stops on her tour was Hatea-a-Rangi School, which finally… Read more Audio
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Expert on NZ response to possible China-Solomons security deal
8:10 AM.An international politics expert says New Zealand should be pouring more into regional security in the Pacific, rather than shying away from it.
New Zealand and Australia have been sounding the alarm… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 28 March 2022
8:06 AM.The All Whites are involved in a physical battle with Tahiti with still no score midway through the second half of their Oceania World Cup qualifying semi-final in Qatar. Audio
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Power of the Dog among frontrunners as Hollywood prepares for Oscars
7:55 AM.Hollywood is getting ready up for its biggest night of the year - the Oscars begin in just a few hours.
Wellington-born director Jane Campion's Western The Power of the Dog leads the field with 12… Read more Audio
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New Ohakea air force base close to springing to life
7:52 AM.Towering above the flat Manawatū countryside are cranes working overtime constructing hangars for Ohakea air force base's new aircraft.
It's an expensive project, with building work costing $250m and… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Tourism workers eagerly await return of visitors
7:47 AM.Thousands of tourism workers lost their jobs when the borders slammed shut and revenue dried up for businesses around the country.
Now staffing shortages are one of the industry's most pressing… Read more Audio
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Union calls for more weapons training over rates of fatal police shootings
7:43 AM.The union representing front line officers is calling for more weapons training for police.
It comes as police face criticism over the high rate of fatal police shootings in New Zealand and concerns… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: How many more deaths are to come?
7:38 AM.We know how many people have died with Covid-19 during the current Omicron wave, the latest figure being 258.
What we don't know, however, is how many Kiwis will yet die with the virus before the… Read more Audio
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Tokomaru Bay call for help after flood tears community apart
7:35 AM.Tokomaru Bay locals are calling for action and assurances from the Government as their community has been literally torn apart by a treacherous flood.
The Prime Minister has been visiting the tiny… Read more Audio
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The Power of the Dog tipped as favourite for Best Picture
7:26 AM.The 94th Academy Awards is this afternoon and The Power of the Dog, directed by Kiwi Dame Jane Campion, has a leading 12 nominations, including being tipped as favourite for Best Picture.
The movie… Read more Audio
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Wellington youth mental health service near collapse, staff say
7:22 AM.Wellington clinicians say the Capital's youth mental health service is desperately short staffed and has all but collapsed.
RNZ reported last year about patients facing long wait times as demand… Read more Audio
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Blinken denies US wants regieme change in Russia after Biden comments
7:15 AM.US secretary of state Antony Blinken has denied Washington is planning to bring about a regime change in Russia.
It comes after his President Joe Biden made unscripted remarks that Vladimir Putin… Read more Audio
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PM on China-Solomons security deal
7:09 AM.The Foreign Affairs Minister will be jetting off to the Pacific today, to try strengthen our ties with our Pacific whanaunga.
Nanaia Mahuta's trip could not be more timely, coming days after… Read more Audio
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Business News for 28 March 2022
6:52 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Winston Peters accuses govt of neglecting the Pacific
6:45 AM.The former Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has accused the Government of neglecting the Pacific region - and says his successor should have visited sooner.
The New Zealand First leader's… Read more Audio
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Heavy rain set to hamper Tairāwhiti cleanup
6:38 AM.Heavy rain is set to hit Tairāwhiti again today, hampering clean-up efforts from the recent flooding.
Emergency Management Minister and local MP Kiri Allan has been in the region assessing the… Read more Audio
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Early Sports News for Monday 28 March 2022
6:36 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 28 March 2022
6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 28 March 2022
6:23 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Top Stories for Monday 28 March 2022
6:00 AM.We spoke to the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as China negotiates a security deal with the Solomons,The US secretary of state denies Washington wants to bring about a regime change in Russia… Read more Audio