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Morning Report for Thursday 12 January 2023
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Palmerston North's on demand library bus
8:55 AM.Getting lost in a good book isn't always possible for people who can't get to their local library because of mobility problems.
But it's a different story in Palmerston North - for 50 years the city… Read more Audio
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2022 hottest and one of the wettest year on record
8:50 AM.A NIWA weather forecaster is describing 2022's record rain as 'binge rainfall' - where a lot of rain falls in a short period of time, inundating the land.
The National Institute of Water and… Read more Audio
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Halberg Awards finalists cause some controversy
8:50 AM.The finalists for the Halberg Sports awards were announced, and have caused some controversy.
As always happens with the national sporting awards, it's the names not among the finalists people are… Read more Audio
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Past Golden Globes drama haunts this year's event
8:47 AM.The Golden Globes were back yesterday after taking a break from a televised special last year.
The event went off without a hitch, but the drama of the past few years continues to haunt the… Read more Audio
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Prince Harry's book predicted to make bestseller list in NZ
8:44 AM.Prince Harry's memoir Spare has hit the bookshelves in New Zealand, where it's predicted to make the bestseller list - as it's done overseas.
The controversial book has broken records in Britain for… Read more Audio
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New robot testing animal diseases
8:42 AM.Testing for animal diseases will be now be quicker thanks to a robot being rolled out at Biosecurity New Zealand.
The robot is capable of testing up to seven thousand samples a day for exotic… Read more Audio
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Cardinal George Pell's legacy for Catholic Church
8:33 AM.Australia's most prominent Catholic - Cardinal George Pell has died in Rome at the age of 81. It's believed the leading Roman Catholic Conservative died after complications from a hip replacement. A… Read more Audio
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US airport chaos after hazard system outage downs flights
8:28 AM.Planes are slowly taking off in the US again after a systems outage grounded all departure flights.
The problems began when the system which alerts pilots to potential hazards went down for several… Read more Audio
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Journalist who met volunteers before disappearance in Ukraine
8:24 AM.The search continues for a New Zealander reported missing while working in Ukraine.
Andrew Bagshaw had been volunteering to evacuate people and animals from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
A British… Read more Audio
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Whitianga community rallies to save historic boating club
8:19 AM.It's not often you get a win against the weather, but the Whitianga community has one.
Residents managed to group together to save the historic Mercury Bay Boating Club building after coastal… Read more Audio
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Forestry body on slash from Cyclone Hale
8:13 AM.Tairāwhiti has been battered by heavy rain as Cyclone Hale passed down the country, causing forestry slash to barrel down waterways.
Foresty companies have been prosecuted for damage caused by slash… Read more Audio
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Tairāwhiti resident says forestry slash caused her home to flood
8:10 AM.A Tairāwhiti resident says her home would not have flooded if it wasn't for a sea of forestry slash that came down a nearby river during heavy rain.
The region has been battered by heavy rain as… Read more Audio