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Morning Report for Tuesday 7 June 2022
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Top Stories for Wednesday 20 July 2022
6:00 AM.Flood-hit Otago and Canterbury begin the cleanup after a storm ripped up roads, cut off towns and washed away a section of highway. The heatwave sweeping Europe has killed a thousand people in Spain… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 19 July 2022
6:00 AM.Opposition parties call on the government to take some responsibility for the record high inflation - we'll have the Finance Minister's response Strong winds are battering much of the country, cutting… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 15 July 2022
6:00 AM.Doctors say free masks, free RATs and more access to antivirals will do little to ease the strain they're under Kiribati's President has picked up the phone, reigniting hopes his country is not… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 13 July 2022
6:00 AM.Top stories for Wednesday 13 July 2022 A woman is dead after a shooting in West Auckland last night Two people are still missing after their car was washed away in North Taieri just outside Dunedin… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 8 July 2022
6:00 AM.Today on RNZ National. Boris Johnson has resigned but he will stay on as caretaker Prime Minister until September Hospitalisations from flu are three times the number of covid cases in our hospitals.
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Top Stories for Thursday 7 July 2022
6:00 AM.Today on RNZ National... A burglary and the torching of a car at a mosque in Tauranga has Muslims in the city on edge. Political crisis in the UK as pressure grows on Boris Johnson to resign. The… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 5 July 2022
6:00 AM.Shots ring out at an Independence Day Parade in Chicago, 5 people are dead and 17 more injured. Emergency services in New South Wales get 4-thousand requests for help as heavy rain pounds greater… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 1 July 2022
6:00 AM.New Zealand has signed an historic free trade deal with the European Union, after four years of negotiations. It's the biggest healthcare change in a generation the country's DHBs are out, and a new… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 30 June 2022
6:00 AM.Jacinda Ardern urges NATO leaders not to allow the war in Ukraine to descend into an arms race A blood pressure drug taken by 36-thousand New Zealanders is found to be a cancer risk Grieving families… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 29 June 2022
6:00 AM.Extraordinary testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson a top aide in Donald Trump's White House. NASA's mission to return to the moon has begun, with Rocket Lab launching its CAPSTONE spacecraft from the… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 28 June 2022
6:00 AM.Today on RNZ National. G7 leaders pledge to help Ukraine "for as long as it takes" at their summit in Germany. A wave of American health workers are looking to move to New Zealand, after the US… Read more Audio
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Australia correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh in Canberra
8:57 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Royal fans celebrate Queen's jubilee
8:54 AM.The four-day celebration marking Queen Elizabeth's platinum jubilee has finished as it began, with a spectacular display of pageantry in London.
Our next two guests, New Plymouth's Barbara Larsen and… Read more Audio
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Wrapping up the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
8:50 AM.It's been a celebration for the ages. The Queen's Platinum Jubilee has seen a huge outpouring of love and larks to mark her 70 years on the throne - and it's delivered many doses of delight. Prince… Read more Audio
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Christchurch's tale of two rivers
8:45 AM.The Ōtakaro-Avon and Ōpāwaho-Heathcote in Christchurch are some of the most polluted in the region.
While the Avon has received a lot of attention since the Canterbury Earthquakes with $100 million… Read more Audio
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Gay Liberation movement members remember 50 years since first meeting
8:39 AM.The Rainbow community is full of pride this month.
April marks half-a-century since our very first 'Gay Day' in Auckland.
It all started with a student forum in 1972.
On Monday pioneering queer… Read more Audio
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Fog causes cancellations at Auckland Airport
8:37 AM.Fog has disrupted travellers in Auckland as flights are cancelled and traffic is slowed by low visability.
Reporter Finn Blackwell spoke to Susie Ferguson from the Airport. Read more Audio
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England beats NZ in first cricket test at Lord's
8:28 AM.Not every New Zealander was down in the lip at Lord's as England cruised - in the end - to a five-wicket win in the first Test.
The English are of course coached now by former Black Caps captain… Read more Audio
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Hawke's Bay earthquake risk level could change
8:24 AM.New earthquake modelling is due out this year that will raise the hazard levels in some places.
That will include large parts of Hawke's Bay, where the hospital in Hastings is already grappling with… Read more Audio
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Commentator on Luxon's lines in the sand
8:20 AM.Christopher Luxon is ruling out welfare cuts and state asset sales if National leads the government after next year's election.
After six months in the job Luxon is rebranding the party - promising… Read more Audio
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Student nurse on pressure on the workforce
8:15 AM.According to one recent DHB study, nearly one-in-three nursing students quit their studies before qualifying, due to financial pressure, family responsibilities and other factors made worse by… Read more Audio
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Boris Johnson survives no confidence vote
8:10 AM.UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a confidence vote taken against him by his Tory colleagues (211 to 148).
UK correspondent Olly Barratt spoke to Susie Ferguson. Read more Audio
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One person died the roads on Queens Birthday
7:56 AM.One person died on the roads over the long weekend, following a crash on the Waikato Expressway on Saturday morning.
The toll is lower than in previous years, with three deaths over Queens Birthday… Read more Audio
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Black Ferns win over Australia in first game under new coach
7:52 AM.The Black Ferns have begun a new era under head coach Wayne Smith with a hard-fought 23-10 win over Australia in Tauranga.
In dreadful conditions, the world champions overcame a 10-point deficit in… Read more Audio
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Alopecia sufferers want more support for wigs
7:49 AM.The Ministry of Health is edging closer to giving much-needed support for people who lose their hair.
Those suffering from alopecia are struggling to afford wigs and say the Government subsidy barely… Read more Audio
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Tourism industry scrambling to rebuild
7:45 AM.A battered travel industry is scrambling to get the cars, buses, and labour to gear up for increasing numbers of visitors but faces plenty of obstacles on the road to recovery.
The borders fully… Read more Audio
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Who is Christopher Luxon?
7:41 AM.Christopher Luxon is ruling out welfare cuts and state asset sales if National leads the government after next year's election.
After six months in the job Mr Luxon is rebranding the party -… Read more Audio
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Nurses organisation concerned shortage will get worse
7:35 AM.There are fears the nursing shortage is about to get much worse.
Nearly one-in-three nursing students drop-out before qualifying, due to financial pressure, family responsibilities and other factors… Read more Audio
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Governor General on Queen's jubilee celebration
7:26 AM.Forty members of a New Zealand Defence Force taua were among the 2000 military personnel taking part in the march near Buckingham Palace on Sunday as part of the weekend's Jubilee celebrations.
The… Read more Audio
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Nurses organisation concerned shortage will get worse
7:25 AM.There are fears the nursing shortage is about to get much worse.
Nearly one-in-three nursing students drop-out before qualifying, due to financial pressure, family responsibilities and other factors… Read more Audio
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Education staff warn behaviour worse due to pandemic
7:23 AM.Principals and teachers warn children's behaviour and achievement is worse because of the pandemic.
They say some young people have gaps in their learning and some have missed basic routines and… Read more Audio
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UK PM Boris Johnson faces vote of no confidence
7:16 AM.Boris Johnson's own MPs are taking part in a confidence vote for him.
Conservative MPs are locked in their caucus room after 54 disgruntled members of his own party submitted letters calling for him… Read more Audio
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Government aware of global nursing shortage - Ardern
7:09 AM.The Prime Minister says the Government is aware of a global shortage of nurses.
Jacinda Ardern told Morning Report there is already a campaign in place to get former nurses back to the profession.
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Midwives want government investment in staff training
6:50 AM.Midwives are also calling for the government to urgently invest in staff training and recruitment now that Australia is injecting billions of dollars to entice overseas health workers.
This comes as… Read more Audio
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Nearly one in three nursing students drop out before qualifying
6:45 AM.Nearly one-in-three nursing students drop-out before qualifying, due to financial pressure, family responsibilities and other factors made worse by Covid-19.
At the same time, health boards and rest… Read more Audio
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Early Sports News for Tuesday 7 June 2022
6:38 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 7 June 2022
6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 7 June 2022
6:25 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Manawatū council votes to reduce Local Government NZ fee
6:20 AM.A North Island council has voted to reduce the fee it pays to Local Government New Zealand, in protest against the Three Waters reforms.
Manawatū District Council says LGNZ signed an agreement not to… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 7 June 2022
6:00 AM.A vote of no confidence in the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is underway in London Teachers warn children's behaviour and achievement is worse because of the pandemic. And one-in-three nursing… Read more Audio