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Morning Report for Thursday 7 December 2023
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Preview of Pounamu Pathway on West Coast opens
8:56 AM.One of four new Māori-lead West Coast museums will be opened in a preview launch Thursday evening.
The Pounamu Pathway includes four centres telling the stories of Poutini Ngāi Tahu, the South… Read more Audio
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Hamilton's Melville school to close
8:53 AM.A Hamilton community feels bitterly betrayed about two schools being closed, only to be reopened on the same site, with the same facilities but with a new name.
Hamilton's Melville High junior… Read more Audio
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NZ singled out for unusual reliance on carbon offsets
8:49 AM.An international group of climate researchers has called out New Zealand over its approach to cutting emissions.
The non-profit group Climate Action Tracker has singled out this country along with… Read more Audio
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Fake job scams on the rise
8:42 AM.Fake job listings seem to be the latest method of tricking people out of money among the myriad of quickly-changing scams.
CERT NZ's report on the July to October quarter notes a 22 percent rise in… Read more Audio
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Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters expected to call for ceasefire in Gaza
8:40 AM.Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters is expected to call for a ceasefire in Gaza during Parliament on Thursday.
Parliament's agenda for Thursday afternoon states that Peters will ask it to express… Read more Audio
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Sports Chat for 7 December 2023
8:34 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio
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Market Update for 7 December 2023
8:29 AM.Market Update for 7 December 2023. Read more Audio
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Senior police officer unaware specialists were in city during mosque attacks
8:26 AM.A senior police officer says an Armed Offenders Squad commander on the day of the Christchurch terror attacks wasn't aware that extra specialist staff were in the city and could have helped.
The… Read more Audio
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Government softens stance on extra pay for te reo speakers
8:19 AM.The government has softened its stance on wanting to end extra pay for public service employees who are fluent in te reo Māori.
Some public service workers are eligible for allowances of up to $3,500… Read more Audio
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Turbulent first week for new government
8:11 AM.It's been a turbulent first week for the new government, without any semblance of a honeymoon period after finally taking office.
A major protest was led by Te Pāti Māori regarding many of the new… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 7 December 2023
8:06 AM.The Black Caps are on the back foot in the second test against Bangladesh after 15 wickets fell on day one in Dhaka. Read more Audio
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Snoopy's Christmas proves to be an enduring hit in NZ
7:55 AM.Snoopy's Christmas by the Royal Guardsmen is a song that most people will recognise.
It's a song that New Zealanders know and love and have done since 1967 when it first topped our music charts.
But… Read more Audio
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Neon subscribers to pay more and get ads next year
7:49 AM.A price bump and ads are coming for Neon subscribers next year. The service's owner - Sky TV - says the move is necessary to keep sourcing new content for the platform.
But how will Neon stack up… Read more Audio
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Waka Kotahi exaggerating how green some highways are
7:44 AM.Is it a case of the green washing of highways, or just bureaucratic slackness? Transport agency Waka Kotahi has been making exaggerated claims about how 'green' its road building is.
It has said four… Read more Audio
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Wellington Water chief executive on potential restrictions
7:40 AM.Recent modelling shows Wellington has a 24 percent chance of entering level four water restrictions this summer.
That means there is a supply buffer of five percent or less, and residents would have… Read more Audio
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‘We need to be able to breathe’: Lower Hutt residents call for stop to wastewater plant stench
7:35 AM.Residents in Lower Hutt are desperately hoping a "sickening" stench coming from a wastewater treatment plant will stop, following a commitment from authorities.
The smell coming from the… Read more Audio
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Israeli warplanes continue heavy bombing of Gaza
7:19 AM.Israeli warplanes have carried out more heavy bombardments across Gaza, as fighting intensifies in the south of the territory.
Israeli forces are battling with Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters to the… Read more Audio
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Mark Mitchell outlines expectations for direction of police
7:13 AM.The new Police Minister, Mark Mitchell, says he's confident Commissioner Andrew Coster will implement the new Government's policing expectations.
The pair met on Thursday, for the first time since… Read more Audio
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Tone set for next three years as MPs clash in Parliament
7:09 AM.MPs have clashed for the first time since the election in a fiery debate that'll set the tone for the next three years.
Party leaders argued over race relations, conspiracies and Labour's election… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 7 December 2023
7:06 AM.Spin bowlers dominated day one of the second test between the Black Caps and Bangladesh in Dhaka, taking 13 of the 15 wickets that fell. Read more Audio
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Business News for 7 December 2023
6:55 AM.Business news for 7 December 2023. Read more Audio
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Repair work closes road connecting Canterbury and West Coast
6:48 AM.Otira Gorge, the road connecting Canterbury to the West Coast, will be closed on Thursday as repair work continues.
Transport Agency Waka Kotahi system manager for the Central South Island Mark… Read more Audio
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Bromley organics plant to be replaced
6:42 AM.One of the processing plants producing stench in the Christchurch suburb of Bromley will be shut down and moved to an enclosed facility.
The Bromley organics plant will move to an industrial area in… Read more Audio
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Early Sports Chat for 7 December 2023
6:39 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 7 December 2023
6:25 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 7 December 2023
6:24 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Read more Audio
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Long-term solution for SH1 through the Brynderwyn Hills sought
6:20 AM.In Northland, coalition negotiations and the irresistible forces of nature have conspired to change National's long-standing roading priorities for the region.
That could mean a permanent fix for a… Read more Audio
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Inquiry into UK's Covid response questions former PM Boris Johnson
6:08 AM.Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced tough questions in his first of two days of questioning at the inquiry into the country's Covid-19 response.
Johnson was in the top job as the pandemic… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 7 December 2023
6:06 AM.Fifteen wickets fell on the opening day of the second test between the Black Caps and Bangladesh in Mirpur. Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 7 December 2023
6:00 AM.Party leaders have traded barbs in the first Parliamentary debate since the election, we have all the highlights; Incoming Police Minister Mark Mitchell says he's confident Police Commissioner Andrew… Read more Audio