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Morning Report for Thursday 13 April 2023
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Elon Musk gives hour-long BBC interview
8:54 AM.Elon Musk's hour-long interview with the BBC covered everything from his sleeping habits to misinformation.
Throughout the conversation with tech reporter James Clayton Musk was keen to get across… Read more Audio
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Cloud computing companies say NZ govt favouring US giants
8:43 AM.Work on an underslip on the main road into Kawhia is disrupting traffic into the coastal Waikato region so much that one business has shut down.
Residents are worried they will struggle because for… Read more Audio
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Kawhia faces five week road closures
8:40 AM.Work on an underslip on the main road into Kawhia is disrupting traffic into the coastal Waikato region so much that one business has shut down.
Residents are worried they will struggle because for… Read more Audio
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Abuse survivor unhappy royal commission given extension
8:36 AM.A survivor of abuse is furious the government has extended the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care's deadline, for a second time.
Lake Alice survivor Paul Zentveld says the decision is an insult.
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Huntly set to get drone-delivered pizza
8:26 AM.Hot pizza will soon be drone-delivered to doorsteps in the Waikato town of Huntly. In a New Zealand-first, the American company SkyDrop is launching a “store-to-door” drone delivery trial from… Read more Audio
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Warning to get to grips with AI or be left behind
8:22 AM.Businesses will be left behind if they don't get to grips now with Artificial Intelligence such as ChatGPT.
That's the message from people who are already using the systems to do their work faster… Read more Audio
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Mayors anxious to see what will happen to three waters
8:14 AM.Mayors on both sides of the Three Waters debate are anxious to see what the government's promised reset will look like when it is announced on Thursday morning.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Local… Read more Audio
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Methamphetamine detected in downtown Auckland air
8:09 AM.Methamphetamine has been detected in the air in downtown Auckland in the first study of its kind in Australasia.
Traces of the illicit drug, as well as nicotine, caffeine and THC, were found at a… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 13 April 2023
8:06 AM.New Zealand Rugby has confirmed an all male coaching team for the World Cup winning Black Ferns, with Tony Christie, Steve Jackson and Mike Delany joining head coach Allan Bunting. Audio
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Tech giants increase influence over NZ cloud computing services
7:54 AM.Two global tech giants have increased their influence over local cloud computing services after some successful lobbying.
Microsoft has joined Amazon in signing agreements with the government that… Read more Audio
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Wayne Brown called out for skippng flood review presser
7:51 AM.Auckland's mayor Wayne Brown has been called-out for not attending the release on Wednesday of an independent review into the council's handling of the Auckland Anniversary weekend flood.
Ironically… Read more Audio
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Plan to replace all 17,000 faulty Wellington street lamps
7:41 AM.A new piece of advice for Wellingtonians - keep an eye out for drooping street lights, and if you see one, report it.
Wellington's Mayor Tory Whanau is promising it'll be fixed within two hours… Read more Audio
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Joe Biden arrives in Dublin after Belfast speech
7:37 AM.US President Joe Biden has arrived in Dublin, Ireland, after speaking at a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland, last night.
The visit marks the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Peace deal… Read more Audio
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Crime writer Anne Perry, formerly Juliet Hulme, dies aged 84
7:27 AM.Anne Perry, formerly known as Juliet Hulme - who served jail time along with Pauline Parker for the notorious murder of Parker's mother in Christchurch's Port Hills - has died, aged 84.
Perry was 15… Read more Audio
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Government set to unveil changes to three waters reforms
7:20 AM.The government will today unveil changes to its three waters reforms after feedback from local government.
The main issue some councils had had with the government's plans was around who would own… Read more Audio
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Auckland councillor reflects on night of Auckland Anniversary flooding, review into response
7:14 AM.A highly critical report into the Auckland Anniversary weekend's devastating flood has highlighted multiple failings in the Auckland Council response, from the Mayor down.
An independent review… Read more Audio
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Residents angered after review into Auckland flood response
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A West Auckland man who saw his home - and the homes of his neighbours - destroyed in the anniversary weekend flood is angry the council knew it wasn't properly prepared for such an event.A… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 13 April 2023
7:06 AM.New Zealand squash player Paul Coll is through to the quarter-finals of the British Open after beating India's Sourav Ghosal in the third round. Audio
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Freshwater report paints poor picture of water quality
6:51 AM.A new report into the country's freshwater paints a dispiriting picture.
Failing drinking water standards, lakes reaching breaking point and more nitrates entering rivers - the stress points… Read more Audio
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Auckland Councillor on review into flood management
6:45 AM.Weak systems, poor communications and lack of leadership are just some of the wide-ranging criticisms of the Auckland Council's response to the devastating Anniversary weekend floods, back in late… Read more Audio
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Early Sports Chat for 13 April 2023
6:38 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 13 April 2023
6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 13 April 2023
6:24 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio
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Water report doesn't reflect farming improvements - Fed Farmers
6:14 AM.Federated Farmers says the new Freshwater 2023 report doesn't reflect the improvements farmers are making to waterways.
The report paints a dire picture of the state of the country's freshwater and… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 13 April 2023
6:06 AM.Defending champion Paul Coll has advanced to the quarter-finals at the British Squash Open. Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 13 April 2023
6:00 AM.Top Stories for Thursday 13 Februray 2023. Not good enough, Auckland residents respond to the independent review of the council's performance during January's devastating floods. The key finidngs… Read more Audio