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Morning Report for Thursday 23 February 2023
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Te Matatini enters day two in Auckland
8:57 AM.It's day two for Te Matatini, the national kapa haka competition which is being held at Te Ana Wai/Eden Park.
It is going to be a another big day for the festival with defending champions from Tamaki… Read more Audio
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Thirteen second 'Mangaone River Cruise' a lifeline in Rissington
8:54 AM.It may be the world's shortest lifeline, and it certainly is New Zealand's.
The 30 metre, 13 second boat ride across a once-flooded river inland of Napier is all that is keeping hundreds of… Read more Audio
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Haumoana residents angry over pump failure
8:50 AM.Flooded residents in Haumoana believe their properties may have escaped some damage if a flood mitigation pump had been properly manned and not run out of fuel.
Several streets and homes in a… Read more Audio
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Health NZ bracing for more pressure over winter
8:46 AM.Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand - is bracing for another tough winter with eight hospital 'hotspots' coming under increasing pressure.
It will use emergency provisions to ease the burden -… Read more Audio
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Inside cut-off Auckland suburb Karekare
8:43 AM.Cut-off residents in the West Auckland beachside settlement of Karekare are counting their blessings despite still having no power or road access.
Locals are relying on helicopter deliveries for long… Read more Audio
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More than 500 have arrived to NZ since Ukraine war began
8:36 AM.Friday marks one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the start of the largest movement of refugees in Europe since the Second World War.
New Zealand offered to take 4000 people - so far 569 have… Read more Audio
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All Foodstuffs stores open again after Cyclone
8:34 AM.Grocery retailer Foodstuffs North Island says all of its 33 stores which had been forced to close by the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle have reopened.
All of its Pak'n Save, New World and Four Square… Read more Audio
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Market Update for 23 February 2023
8:29 AM.Business update for 23 February 2023. Audio
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Property economist on what Reserve Bank rate hike means
8:18 AM.The Reserve Bank has hiked the Official Cash Rate 50 basis points as it presses on with getting inflation under control.
The bank's governor Adrian Orr told our business editor Gyles Beckford there… Read more Audio
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Twelve months since devastating Lismore floods in NSW
8:13 AM.Twelve months ago the Lismore region of New South Wales was inundated by the biggest flood in modern Australian history.
A survey reveals that nine months after the event, just over half of flood… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Gisborne housing crisis worse post-storm
8:10 AM.Gisborne's housing crisis has got even worse as a result of Cyclone Gabrielle.
In the wake of the massive storm there are more than 170 red and yellow stickered homes and more flood damaged houses… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 23 February 2023
8:06 AM.Dan McKellar has walked away from his job as Wallabies forwards coach to take over at England's Leicester Tigers in one of two resignations that leaves Eddie Jones without any of his predecessor's… Read more Audio
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Flurry of action as Ukraine anniverary approaches
7:54 AM.Days before the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, there's been a flurry of action from foreign countries.
US President Joe Biden is in Poland facing calls to provide more military… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Landslides worst expert has seen in 20 years
7:51 AM.GNS scientists have mapped tens of thousands of landslides from the air, following Cyclone Gabrielle.
Engineering Geologist, Kerry Leith, who was on board for the initial flyovers, says he's never… Read more Audio
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Napier residents warned to expect intermittent power outages
7:48 AM.People in Napier have been warned to expect brief outages while power company Unison continues to repair the network.
Parts of central Napier were without power yesterday afternoon, and the outages… Read more Audio
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Ultramarathon sparks emergency rescue mission
7:42 AM.An ultra marathon that sparked an emergency rescue early yesterday is to get back underway tomorrow.
Multiple personal locator beacons were activated by people involved in the Southern Lakes Ultra… Read more Audio
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Reserve Bank's job harder post-Cyclone Gabrielle - economist
7:35 AM.The Reserve Bank has hiked the Official Cash Rate 50 basis points as it presses on with getting inflation under control.
ASB Bank chief economist Nick Tuffley says the damage caused by Cyclone… Read more Audio
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Traffic management crew says it faced gun threat
7:28 AM.A traffic management crew says it was threatened with a gun while setting up at a site.
Earlier this week the police commissioner questioned if it had happened.
But Liam Harvey, a Napier traffic… Read more Audio
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Black Caps cricketer's father's home destroyed
7:20 AM.An emotional Black Caps cricketer Blair Tickner has described the devastation at his parent's home just south of Napier.
Tickner made his test debut in New Zealand's loss to England in Mt Maunganui… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Flood survivors in limbo without homes
7:17 AM.Flood survivors who've been through hell are now waiting in limbo.
Most of the flood waters have now gone and the mud left is beginning to cake, but more than 750 people are thought to be in… Read more Audio
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Hawke's Bay stares nervously at heavy rain watch
7:12 AM.Hawke's Bay is in for another downpour - just as locals begin picking up after Cyclone Gabrielle.
Wairarapa is under a heavy rain watch, and that'll be extended to cover Hawke's Bay from midday and… Read more Audio
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Hawke's Bay: Wine maker digs through silt to reach bottles
6:49 AM.Tales of resilience and recovery, spirit and sweat continue to emerge from the slip-scarred valleys of Hawke's Bay.
Reporter Phil Pennington came across two, about a brewery-slash-winery - and about… Read more Audio
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Hawke's Bay, Tai Rāwhiti in firing line for fresh downpour
6:43 AM.Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti are in for another downpour - just as locals begin picking up the pieces after Cyclone Gabrielle.
There were some showers overnight with wet weather in Gisborne now.
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Early Sports Chat for Thursday 23 February 2023
6:41 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 23 February 2023
6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 23 February 2023
6:24 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Temporary Air NZ flights between Napier and Gisborne
6:11 AM.People in Hawkes Bay and Tai Rāwhiti can now fly between Gisborne and Napier.
Air New Zealand has added a new temporary service in response to severely damaged roads between the two cities.
The… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 23 February 2023
6:00 AM.Top stories for 23 February 2023. Rain has fallen in Hawke's Bay and Tairawhiti overnight with more to come, as locals pick up the pieces from Cyclone Gabrielle. We speak to the father of Black Cap… Read more Audio