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Morning Report for Monday 29 August 2022
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Mickey Mantle baseball card breaks sports auction records
8:51 AM.A mint condition baseball card has sold for an astronomical price, blasting into the record books for the most ever paid for sports memorabilia.
The 1952 Mickey Mantle card sold for more than $NZ20… Read more Audio
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Anti-vaccination candidates vying for political clout
8:47 AM.A lack of local council candidates has given those with fringe views the opportunity to gain real political clout.
Anti-vaccination group Voices For Freedom has urged supporters to stand but not to… Read more Audio
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NZ-trained migrant nurses planning to leave country
8:40 AM.Frustrated New Zealand-trained migrant nurses are planning to leave the country because they cannot find an immediate path to residency.
They're quitting just as the Government tries to entice… Read more Audio
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Minister looking into curbing extremist school board candidates
8:24 AM.Efforts are being made to curb what's being described as 'extremist parents' being elected on school boards.
This follows a white supremacist standing for the board of trustees at one of… Read more Audio
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All Blacks folded under pressure - Ant Strachan
8:17 AM.Rugby fans are feeling a sense of deja vu this week.
The All Blacks suffered their third straight loss on home soil on Saturday night in Christchurch, losing 25 points to 18 to Argentina.
Never… Read more Audio
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Youth worker on suggestions to get tough on youth crime
8:15 AM.National wants to get tough on youth crime.
Party leader, Christopher Luxon, suggests locking the worst young offenders up and throwing away the electronic key. But is it that simple?
Auckland youth… Read more Audio
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New Zealand nurse heading to Ukraine
8:11 AM.A New Zealand registered nurse has left her job at Middlemore Hospital's emergency department to be a combat nurse in Ukraine.
Shannon Taylor is preparing to leave for the invaded country where she… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 29 August 2022
8:06 AM.All Blacks captain Sam Cane still has the full backing of coach Ian Foster. Cane was subbed after 66 minutes of Saturday's loss to Argentina with Foster saying they wanted a ball carrier at that stage… Read more Audio
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NASA debuts new moon rocket, 50 years after Apollo
7:56 AM.NASA is taking a spectacular step towards sending humans back to the moon, 50 years after the last Apollo mission.
The Artemis I mission, set to liftoff in just over 16 hours time, will attempt to… Read more Audio
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Woman battling for ACC cover for detox treatment
7:52 AM.A woman badly injured in a car crash is battling ACC to cover detox treatment, after being told she can't have surgery until she comes off her medication.
Manawatū reporter Jimmy Ellingham has more.
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Disproportionate effects of bullying in the workplace
7:45 AM.Maori, Pacific, Asian, as well as disabled and bisexual employees, are disproportionately affected by bullying and harassment in the workplace, according to new research out today.
The findings are… Read more Audio
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Gloriavale women headed to employment court
7:42 AM.Six former Gloriavale women who allege they lived in slave-like conditions and worked under a regime of total control will have their case heard by the Employment Court today.
The women say they were… Read more Audio
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Te Whatu Ora board chair backs not allowing public or journalists into meetings
7:18 AM.Te Whatu Ora/Health NZ is refusing to allow the public or journalists attend its monthly meetings, or read papers to be discussed.
Previously the country's District health Boards had an open door… Read more Audio
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All Blacks' good will evaporates with fresh loss
7:14 AM.The All Blacks made history on Saturday night, and not for the first time it wasn't the kind of history they'd like to make.
All the good will Ian Foster's side earned in their shock win over South… Read more Audio
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Prime Minister on recovering body of soldier killed in Ukraine
7:10 AM.New Zealand soldier Corporal Dominic Abelen died fighting Russian forces while on leave without pay.
As of Friday, the government did not know where his body was, or if it would be possible to bring… Read more Audio
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National health org accused of secrecy
6:51 AM.The new national health orgnaisation is being accused of secrecy and spin - and keeping too much behind closed doors. Before Te Whatu Ora was created in July, the 20 district health boards it replaced… Read more Audio
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Government hasn't got balance right on young offenders - National
6:42 AM.In the wake of the recent spate of ram-raids, the National Party is saying the government "hasn't got the balance right" when it comes to tackling youth crime.
National says it's dismayed to see… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 29 August 2022
6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Ian Foster under scutiny again after another loss
6:10 AM.All Blacks coach Ian Foster is back under scrutiny after notching up a fourth loss from six games this year.
Saturday's game against Argentina in Christchurch was also the first time the side has… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 29 August 2022
6:06 AM.Red Bull's Max Verstappen went from 14th to first to take a dominant one-two win in the Belgian Grand Prix and accelerate his run towards a second Formula One title. Audio
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Top Stories for Monday 29 August 2022
6:00 AM.Top Stories for 29 August 2022 We speak to the Prime Minister about efforts to get the body of Corporal Dominic Abelen home from Ukraine. The All Blacks have broken yet another record - losing to… Read more Audio