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Morning Report for Thursday 11 May 2023
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Skiers rejoice over first sight of snow
8:56 AM.A wintry blast has brought snow and icy temperatures to Southland overnight.
MetService has issued road snowfall warnings across many of the passes with heavy falls expected in parts of Southland… Read more Audio
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Hundreds of Wairoa homes still devastated by Cyclone
8:50 AM.It's been three months since the Wairoa river burst its banks, the morning after the downpour caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Hundreds of homes remain damp and dirty, families are still displaced, and… Read more Audio
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Free doctor visits for under 25s in Hawkes Bay
8:50 AM.Free doctor visits for young people are now being offered up until the age of 24 in Hawkes Bay.
Since 2016 rangatahi have been funded for free visits to the age of 18. But the programme has been so… Read more Audio
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Truck handbrakes knowingly faulty - report
8:42 AM.Authorities knew for years that some trucks had a handbrake so sensitive it could be dislodged simply by shutting the cab door - in fact, since just after a man was crushed to death in 2010.
But they… Read more Audio
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Police association disagree with ruling against photos
8:36 AM.The Police Association says a new court decision on photographing people in public could "dramatically change" how police do their work.
The Court of Appeal has ruled a man who had his picture taken… Read more Audio
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Pre-budget speech from Finance Minister
8:27 AM.Finance Minister Grant Robertson is giving a pre-budget speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce this morning.
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He… Read more Audio
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‘An embarrassing position for Labour and National to be in’ - Ngawera-Packer on seabed mining
8:18 AM.Te Pāti Māori went on the attack in parliament last night after both major parties refused to support its proposed ban on seabed mining.
The party's co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer gave an… Read more Audio
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Breast Cancer screening failing Māori and Pacific women
8:13 AM.A new report has found 50,000 women had their mammograms delayed by Covid and that the system fails Māori and Pacific women.
Breast Cancer Foundation chief executive Ah-Leen Rayner says the findings… Read more Audio
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Whangārei Boys' High School remains open after student fatality
8:11 AM.Whangārei Boys' High School is still open after the loss of a student during a school trip to Northland's Abbey Caves on Tuesday.
A worksafe investigation into the incident has begun.
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Sports News for 11 May 2023
8:06 AM.Ireland's Joy Neville will make history later this year when she becomes the first female to officiate at a men's rugby World Cup. Audio
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Concerns for privacy with police taking photos in public
7:52 AM.A barrister is concerned a new court decision will create a precedence of "no consequences" for police who take unlawful photos of people.
The Court of Appeal has ruled a man who had his picture… Read more Audio
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Breast screening delays affecting thousands
7:47 AM.A new report has found 50,000 women nationwide have had their breast screening delayed.
And it says the system is racist because of the worse rates for Maori and Pacific women.
It makes 26… Read more Audio
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Ruling won't stop Donald Trump running for president
7:40 AM.Writer E.Jean Carroll has spoken after winning a defamation and sexual assault case against Donald Trump.
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The ruling won't stop… Read more Audio
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Te Pāti Māori fires up over refusal to ban seabed mining
7:36 AM.The fallout of a fractious week in politics isn't over - with Te Pāti Māori firing up after both major parties refused to support a proposed ban on seabed mining.
The National Party has ruled out… Read more Audio
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'The teacher collapsed': man who dialled 111 describes Abbey Caves tragedy
7:24 AM.A man who was at the scene of the Abbey Caves tragedy says one of the adults who was with the students, saved lives.
Caleb Salisbury, an arborist based in Whangarei, says he called 111 after some of… Read more Audio
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Gaping hole grows wider for Auckland Council budget
7:20 AM.Auckland Council is scrambling to find a way to fill its growing budget hole.
Yesterday the council announced it had gone up another $30 million and is now $325 million - plus another $50 million in… Read more Audio
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Caving survivor's mother concerned about Abbey Caves aftermath
7:13 AM.A former Worksafe investigator says the inquiry into the fatal school caving trip in Whangarei will focus on why it went ahead despite heavy rain and thunderstorm warnings.
One Whangarei Boys High… Read more Audio
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Auckland rates increase scaremongering, says councillor
6:51 AM.Auckland Council has another $30 million to find with its budget deficit increasing to $325 million.
Steeper rate rises and more cuts to services are on the table to fill the gap.
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Doom and gloom with Auckland's expanding deficit
6:48 AM.Aucklanders may be in for steeper rate rises and more cuts to services after Auckland Council announced yesterday it was facing an even bigger deficit.
It's blaming recent storms and inflation for an… Read more Audio
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Wild weather: thunderstorms and plunging temperatures
6:43 AM.Winter is getting closer with thunderstorms and hail in Auckland last night, and a heavy snow watch today over parts of the South Island, Te Wai Pounamu.
It wasn't easy to get a good night sleep last… Read more Audio
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Early Sports Chat for 11 May 2023
6:38 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio
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Early Business News for 11 May 2023
6:20 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio
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Weather continues to cause havoc on roads
6:08 AM.The weather in the north overnight was spectacular but fortunately not too wet.
MetService said it recorded about 1,200 lighting strikes across the upper North Island, including nearly 350 in… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 11 May 2023
6:00 AM.Top stories for 11 May 2023. Worksafe is investigating why the fatal school caving trip in Whangarei went ahead despite heavy rain and thunderstorm warnings. Auckland Council is scrambling to find a… Read more Audio