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Morning Report for Wednesday 4 May 2022
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Ngāti Kuri music festival celebrates vaccination success
8:55 AM.Ngāti Kuri is hosting a music festival on Saturday, May 21, that celebrates the iwi's cracking success in leading a Covid-19 vaccination drive over the summer up in the northernmost points in… Read more Audio
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Samoan citizens allowed home
8:52 AM.For the first time since the pandemic began, flights are back on for Samoan citizens to return home.
International travellers can also fly in from August.
Samoa correspondent Autagavaia Tipi… Read more Audio
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NZDF staff start work to support Ukraine
8:46 AM.New Zealand Defence Force staff are beginning work in Europe to support Ukraine against the Russian invasion.
A Hercules plane has been involved in transporting military aid from the UK, and… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Schools say case numbers inform mask approach
8:43 AM.Schools say Covid-19 case numbers will influence their approach to wearing face masks this term.
Some schools are requiring masks indoors to reduce the spread of Covid-19, while many are simply… Read more Audio
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Steam cloud briefly appears above Mt Ruapehu
8:41 AM.A steam cloud was visible above Mt Ruapehu for about 45 minutes on Tuesday morning, as the volcano continues to show signs of life.
Ruapehu is at Alert Level 2, indicating moderate to heightened… Read more Audio
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Hospital waiting lists to be managed nationally
8:36 AM.Health Minister Andrew Little has announced hospital waiting lists will be managed nationally.
He says managing the waiting lists nationally will cut the time people are waiting for operations and… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 4 May 2022
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Lydia Ko kicks off conversation about periods in sport
8:26 AM.It's time to talk about time of the month. Pro golfer Lydia Ko made headlines on Monday for talking about how having her period caused back pain, twisting her swing.
Even though about half the… Read more Audio
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Immigration NZ ends practice of imprisoning asylum seekers
8:21 AM.Immigration New Zealand is ending its practice of imprisoning asylum seekers, after an independent review labelled the practice "inhumane" and "contrary to New Zealand values".
Between 2015 and 2020… Read more Audio
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Auckland roads risky for anyone outside cars
8:16 AM.If you walk, bike or ride a motorbike or scooter in Auckland you are at more risk of injury or death than in major cities in Europe.
That finding is triggering plans for lower speed limits, higher… Read more Audio
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Poll puts Māori Party in decision-making position
8:10 AM.The Māori Party meanwhile could be the decider at the next election based on these latest poll numbers.
Co-leader Rawiri Waititi told Morning Report it would only work with ACT if that party could… Read more Audio
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Coast dwellers may lose insurance faster than they think - expert
7:56 AM.An expert in climate change risk says those living in populated coastal areas like Wellington could lose their insurance cover in just a few years - far sooner than many owners realise.
It comes… Read more Audio
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Man behind Dunedin supermarket attack sentenced
7:52 AM.The man who stabbed four people during a frenzied 80-second knife attack in a Dunedin supermarket will spend at least six years behind bars.
In the High Court yesterday, Luke James Lambert was… Read more Audio
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Cost of living behind National Party poll rise - Christopher Luxon
7:44 AM.National party leader Christopher Luxon says the major factor in the party's revival is the cost of living, which he calls a "crisis".
Last night's Newshub Reid-Research poll had National on 40.5… Read more Audio
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Body found in search for missing NZer in Bristol
7:38 AM.British police have confirmed a body has been found in the search for missing New Zealander Joseph Day.
Avon and Somerset police say the man's body was recovered from the Avon Gorge in Bristol, late… Read more Audio
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US Supreme Court abortion bombshell shocks the nation
7:28 AM.A bombshell leak from the US Supreme Court, which suggests millions could lose their legal right to abortion, has sent shockwaves across the country.
The leaked document, published by Politico… Read more Audio
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Robertson on Labour Party polling drop
7:19 AM.The Deputy Prime Minister acknowledges many New Zealanders are facing a tough time, in his response to a poor poll result for the Government.
The Newshub Reid Research poll out last night has Labour… Read more Audio
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Winston Peters considering options after Parliament trespass
7:15 AM.Former Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters knows what it's like to have to leave parliament, but getting trespassed from Parliament has been a first in his eventful career.
Peters is among several… Read more Audio
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Political analysis: Labour Party's poll drop
7:08 AM.Labour continues its fall in the polls giving up support to National and New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters has been trespassed from the parliamentary precinct.
The surging cost of living is… Read more Audio
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Business News for 4 May 2022
6:54 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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First Mariupol steel plant evacuees reach safety
6:42 AM.Tears are flowing in the Ukranian city of Zaporizhzhia, as the first bus-load of evacuees from Mariupol's steelworks arrives.
About 100 evacuees have taken their first glimpse of life outside the… Read more Audio
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ACT not happy Winston Peters trespassed from Parliament
6:40 AM.The ACT party is fuming over the trespass notices issued to Winston Peters and large numbers of other people who were at February's illegal occupation of parliament grounds.
Parliament's security… Read more Audio
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Early Sports News for Wednesday 4 May 2022
6:37 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 4 May 2022
6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 4 May 2022
6:24 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Pacific money laundering detection systems in poor shape - report
6:17 AM.Transparency International New Zealand has published a new report on corruption and money laundering in the Pacific.
The report, co-authored by University of Canterbury scholars John Hopkins and Chat… Read more Audio
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Millions in the US could lose legal right to abortion
6:08 AM.Tens of millions of people across the US could soon lose their legal right to abortion, according to a leaked Supreme Court document.
A leaked draft opinion written by Samuel Alito, a conservative… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 4 May 2022
6:00 AM.Today on RNZ National. Labour takes another big hit in the polls as National surges to more than 40 percent support. Winston Peters is with us to talk about being trespassed from parliament. The US… Read more Audio