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Morning Report for Tuesday 20 December 2022
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Kiwis planning to spend less on Christmas
8:55 AM.We might be spending less on gifts this Christmas, but we're giving the gift of relaxation - that's the latest take from PriceSpy's spending survey.
The report found 38 percent of New Zealanders are… Read more Audio
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Shearing record to have two attempts in three days
8:50 AM.A shearing record which has gone unchallenged for more than a decade will be up for grabs twice in three days in the central North Island this week.
On Tuesday, 19 year-old Reuben Alabaster is going… Read more Audio
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David Seymour questions Luxon's committment to conservatism
8:47 AM.ACT leader David Seymour is questioning his National Party counterpart's commitment to conservatism ahead of next year's election campaign.
Support for the ACT Party has polled steadily this year… Read more Audio
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Police attending incident on Auckland's North Shore
8:45 AM.Auckland police are attending another incident, this time on the North Shore.
Police haven't release many details but armed officers are at the scene and yelling can be heard.
Reporter Jonty Dine is… Read more Audio
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Christchurch Airport gets new chief executive
8:42 AM.Airports are buzzing with holidaymakers in the lead-up to Christmas, and Christchurch Airport is no exception.
A million passengers are expected to pass through its terminals this month, with… Read more Audio
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Fiji's kingmaker hasn't made decision yet
8:37 AM.The kingmaker in Fiji's general election - the Social Democratic Liberal Party, or Sodelpa - is yet to make a decision on who it will pick to form a coalition.
The party leader Villiame Gavoka says… Read more Audio
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Early Sports News for Tuesday 20 December 2022
8:35 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Market Update for 20 December 2022
8:30 AM.Business update for [Date Month Year] Audio
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What do charities want for Christmas?
8:26 AM.Christmas is a time for giving, but what is it that charities actually want from us ahead of the holiday season?
For those with money or items to spare, it can be daunting to know where to start, so… Read more Audio
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Ashley Bloomfield to become professor at University of Auckland
8:21 AM.The former director-general of health has a new job title.
Ashley Bloomfield stepped down earlier this year after a gruelling few years leading the country through the start of the pandemic, and will… Read more Audio
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Employment Relations Authority makes ruling over AUT redundancies
8:16 AM.The Tertiary Education Union is celebrating a win against the Auckland University of Technology over planned redundancies.
The union took action against the university in the Employment Relations… Read more Audio
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Biodiversity deal agreed to at UN summit
8:10 AM.A deal to protect life on Earth has been agreed to at a UN biodiversity summit - COP15 - in Canada.
The plan aims to put thirty percent of the planet under safeguarding measures by the end of the… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 20 December 2022
8:06 AM.The Crusaders coach Scott Robertson is staying put with the Christchurch Super Rugby franchise.... for now at least. Audio
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Rotorua teen headed to Harvard Medical School
7:55 AM.A young Māori man from Rotorua will be jetting to Boston next year after earning a rare admission to the Harvard Medical School.
Koan Hemana, who was the deputy head boy at Rotorua Boys this year, is… Read more Audio
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Twitter users vote for Elon Musk to step down as head of Twitter
7:52 AM.The votes are in - Twitter users want Elon Musk to step down as chief executive.
On Monday afternoon, the platform's controversial owner created a Twitter poll asking whether he should "step down as… Read more Audio
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Water Safety hearing more about risky kaimoana gathering
7:48 AM.The rising cost of living appears to be having dangerous consesquences for some New Zealanders. Water Safety New Zealand says it's hearing more and more stories of people fishing and diving for… Read more Audio
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NZ-made software putting schools at risk of cyber attack
7:44 AM.New Zealand-made software is putting schools at risk of cyber-hacking attacks.
Education Ministry documents show particular fears about the systems schools use to record information about their… Read more Audio
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January 6 investigation committee holding final public session
7:38 AM.The committee investigation into the January 6 insurrection of the US Capitol has begun its last public session.
This marks the end of the panel's extensive probe into the riot and former president… Read more Audio
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Archives NZ privacy breach involves 7400 records
7:26 AM.Privacy breaches by the national archive involve almost 7400 records, including the names and details of patients of the now-defunct Sunnyside psychiatric hospital.
The scale of the breaches has… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 hospital admissions could reach record high over holidays
7:18 AM.Covid-19 isn't at the top of anyone's Christmas wishlist, but hospital admissions could reach a record high this festive season.
New modelling from the Ministry of Health suggests cases could peak at… Read more Audio
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Police going door to door over Massey homicide
7:16 AM.The police will be going door to door making enquiries in the west Auckland neighbourhood of Massey today, after a woman was killed yesterday evening.
Officers were called to a property in Royal Road… Read more Audio
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Waipā Mayor wants central government help after crime spree
7:10 AM.Police in the Waikato District are armed this morning after officers were shot at, following a spate of crimes across Hamilton, Cambridge and Te Awamutu yesterday.
Waikato District Commander… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 20 December 2022
6:00 AM.Top stories this morning... Waikato police are now armed after officers were shot at during a spate of crimes across the region yesterday. West Auckland police are going door-to-door after a woman was… Read more Audio