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Morning Report for Thursday 19 May 2022
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Tuturuatu flown to new home in Napier
8:56 AM.Nine criticially endangered shore birds have safely made it to a new home. The tuturuatu or shore plover hatched in January and were flown to Napier earlier this month. The species is so rare there… Read more Audio
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Napier Council votes to keep community housing
8:48 AM.The Napier City Council has decided to keep its community housing, following several days of protests outside its offices.
Many feared the council would sell its portfolio of nearly 400 homes for the… Read more Audio
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Expert on the future of the Covid-19 Response Act
8:44 AM.Covid-19 Response Minsiter Chris Hipkins says he has always felt uncomfortable about the extraordinary powers given to government under the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act.
He told the Health… Read more Audio
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Man charged over photos of teenagers
8:41 AM.Marlborough police have charged a man they say has been reposting photos of teenage girls on adult websites.
Police say a number of young women's pictures have been taken from social media sites… Read more Audio
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Public transport advocates hope cheap fares will stay
8:38 AM.Advocates are holding out hope that half-price public transport will be continued in today's Budget.
Climate Minister James Shaw previously signaled that half-price fares could be part of the… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 19 May 2022
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP on shootings in the area
8:23 AM.Tairawhiti police are worried the local community is developing a tolerance towards gang-related violence.
This comes as two shootings took place within days of each other in Wairoa earlier this… Read more Audio
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Hutt Valley not only DHB with quake issues - Reti
8:17 AM.National's health spokesperson Shane Reti says Hutt Valley District Health Board is not the only one with major building problems.
It's been revealed that the DHB's main block has been rated at 15… Read more Audio
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Budget a 'catch 22' - ANZ
8:10 AM.In just a few hours the Government will unveil its spending plan for the next financial year.
In what the ANZ Bank is calling a "catch 22", the government will need to address inflation pressures yet… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 19 May 2022
8:06 AM.The Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson will miss the remainder of the Indian Premier League season to return home for the birth of his second child. Audio
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Perseverance rover begins climb to find rocks
7:55 AM.NASA's Perseverance rover has reached a key stage in its mission on Mars.
The robot will begin a climb up an ancient delta searching for rock samples which may have evidence of life.
Mike Wall from… Read more Audio
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Immigration NZ looking at health requirements
7:51 AM.Immigration New Zealand is putting its health requirements for new residents under the microscope, as campaigners call for fundamental reform of the system.
More than 1500 people have had their… Read more Audio
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US markets take another hit
7:47 AM.US Markets are taking another big hit with the Dow shedding 1100 points or 3.6 percent.
That's the biggest biggest decline since October 2020.
John Authers is the senior editor for markets at… Read more Audio
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US markets take another hit
7:47 AM.US Markets are taking another big hit with the Dow shedding 11 hundred points or 3-point-6 percent. That's the biggest biggest decline since October 2020. John Authers is the senior editor for markets… Read more Audio
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Chris Bishop joins meeting with Minister on Hutt Hospital
7:41 AM.National MP Chris Bishop says there will be no quick decisions about the earthquake-prone Hutt Hospital and its services, and it's worrying.
The hospital's main block has been rated at 15 percent of… Read more Audio
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Chris Bishop joins meeting with Minister on Hutt Hospital
7:41 AM.National MP Chris Bishop says there will be no quick decisions about the earthquake-prone Hutt Hospital and its services, and it's worrying. The hospital's main block has been rated at 15 percent of… Read more Audio
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Hutt Hospital documents reveal building given all clear last year
7:36 AM.Documents show the main Hutt Valley hospital block that's about to be closed was ruled not earthquake prone just a year ago.
The DHB used a 10-year-old seismic assessment to persuade the Hutt City… Read more Audio
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Hutt Valley documents reveal last earthquake assessments
7:36 AM.Documents show the main Hutt Valley hospital block that's about to be closed was ruled not earthquake prone just a year ago. The DHB used a 10-year-old seismic assessment to persuade the Hutt City… Read more Audio
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Winter blast set to hit NZ
7:27 AM.A wintry blast will hit the country today bringing with it rain, gales and possibly snow. Orange warnings for heavy rain are in place for parts of the Bay of Plenty, Westland and Fiordland.
Snowfall… Read more Audio
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Taranaki rents up 18 percent
7:24 AM.Taranaki is enjoying is one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country but is also having to deal with sky rocketing rents.
Like everywhere else in the country the rising cost of living is… Read more Audio
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Budget analysis from RNZ experts
7:13 AM.The pressure is on for the Government to ease the 'cost of living crisis' for struggling New Zealanders in today's Budget.
It's already signaled climate change and the health reforms as the two… Read more Audio
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Budget analysis from RNZ experts
7:13 AM.The pressure is on for the Government to ease the 'cost of living crisis' for struggling New Zealanders in today's Budget. It's already signalled climate change and the health reforms as the two… Read more Audio
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Budget 2022: Government under pressure over cost of living
7:09 AM.The pressure is on for the Government to ease the 'cost of living crisis' for struggling New Zealanders in today's Budget.
It's already signaled climate change and the health reforms as the two… Read more Audio
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Business News for 19 May 2022
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Hutt community leaders determined to keep hospital in the area - Andrew Little
6:41 AM.Uncertainty continues to surround the future of the main building at Hutt Hospital near Wellington, and the services it provides.
The seismic rating of the Heretaunga Block is 15 per cent of the new… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 19 May 2022
6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 19 May 2022
6:24 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Federated Farmers on upcoming winter blast
6:08 AM.A wintry blast is set to hit the country today bringing with it rain, gales and possibly snow.
Orange warnings for heavy rain are in place for parts of the Bay of Plenty, Westland and Fiordland.
… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 19 May 2022
6:00 AM.It's Budget Day and the pressure is on for the Government to ease the 'cost of living crisis' facing New Zealanders, and we speak to political and business editors about what we should expect in the… Read more Audio