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Morning Report for Thursday 18 January 2024
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The Beths secure Coachella appearance
8:57 AM.Internationally renowned indie band The Beths have been announced in the lineup of the iconic Coachella festival, set for April this year.
The band, which hails from Auckland, will be sharing the… Read more Audio
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Gardening amid water restrictions
8:53 AM.Keen gardeners in the Wellington region may have to make some sacrifices to conserve water, with level two restrictions in place.
Wellington, Porirua, Lower and Upper Hutt moved to the elevated water… Read more Audio
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Warm waters bring bluebottle jellyfish
8:50 AM.Surf Life Saving New Zealand is warning beachgoers to stay vigilant as bluebottle jellyfish flock to our shores.
Record summer heat across the country means more jellyfish are enjoying warmer waters.
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Australian government cracks down on illegal tobacco trade
8:45 AM.Australia's federal government has launched a 188 million dollar campaign to crack down on the country's illegal tobacco trade.
Police in Victoria have 28 active arson investigations running… Read more Audio
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Principal reacts to dropping NCEA results
8:40 AM.Three years of Covid-related disruption is being blamed for grades dropping for a third consecutive year.
Provisional results from NZQA show results are down across all NCEA levels.
Vaughan… Read more Audio
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Kapiti Coast residents outraged by lengthy road detour
8:36 AM.Kapiti Coast residents are outraged by a lengthy road detour which will be in place for months - and they're planning a protest.
Waka Kotahi is attaching a clip-on bike path and pedestrian walkway to… Read more Audio
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Morning Sports news for 18 Januray 2024
8:33 AM.Time now to catch up on what's happening in the sports world .. With us is sports reporter Barry Guy Audio
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Art and owner reunited after cyclone
8:26 AM.A piece of art thought to be gone forever - a victim of Cyclone Gabrielle - has been reunited with its owner almost a year after floodwaters ripped it from its home.
A fencer working at a Hastings… Read more Audio
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Age Concern on large number of older NZers living in squalor
8:21 AM.A retired public health medicine specialist says there could be hundreds of people living in severe squalor across the country. A new study lead by Jonathan Jarman shows 92 percent of all Age Concerns… Read more Audio
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Concern physician assistants could negatively impact treatment
8:17 AM.A woman is furious that her husband was unknowingly seen by a physician assistant rather than a doctor, delaying the diagnoses of a serious health condition.
Overseas-trained "physician assistants"… Read more Audio
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Nineteen new MPs at National Party caucus retreat
8:10 AM.National Party MPs are preparing for their first caucus meeting of the year in Christchurch today where the focus will be its large intake of first time MPs.
It has 19 first time Members of… Read more Audio
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Heat, wind and rain lash the country
7:56 AM.MetService has issued a heat alert for Auckland, triggered by sweltering overnight temperatures.
Further south, heavy rain is expected on the South Island's West Coast, with severe gales forecast for… Read more Audio
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'Not justifiable': 26 percent card surcharge on taxi trip shocks Wellington resident
7:52 AM.There are concerns consumers are still being charged too much for card and paywave card payments, more than a year after a law was introduced to put an end to excessive fees. In November 2022, limits… Read more Audio
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Second anniversary of Russian invasion approaches
7:47 AM.Fighting continues in Ukraine as the two-year anniversary of Russia's invasion draws closer.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Davos this week for the World Economic Forum, where he… Read more Audio
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Fighting intensifies in Gaza, Hamas officials say
7:40 AM.Now to the Middle East, where Iran has admitted carrying out a deadly strike in Pakistan.
Pakistan's foreign ministry said two children were killed and three others were injured in the missile and… Read more Audio
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NCEA results tumble
7:33 AM.NCEA pass rates have slumped for the third consecutive year.
Provisional results released by NZQA yesterday show rates for Year 11 students doing NCEA Level 1 and Year 12 students working towards… Read more Audio
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Black Caps batsman breaks records
7:28 AM.Black Caps opening batsman, Finn Allen, rewrote the history books as he blasted 137 runs from just 62 balls against Pakistan in the third cricket T20 in Dunedin yesterday.
Allen's innings included 16… Read more Audio
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Christchurch councils stand behind light rail proposal
7:25 AM.Councils in the Christchurch region are hoping to keep their light rail proposal alive, despite the axing of a similar project in Tamaki Makaurau-Auckland in recent days.
Plans to introduce light… Read more Audio
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Hundreds of older NZers could be living in squalor - survey
7:21 AM.A survey of Age Concern and councils suggests there could be hundreds of older New Zealanders living in severe domestic squalor throughout the country.
Retired public health medical specialsit… Read more Audio
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US-led strikes continue in the Red Sea
7:14 AM.Missiles and air strikes continue to fly in the Red Sea between Houthi rebels and the US-led coalition seeking to take them down.
The Houthis, a political and military movement that control much of… Read more Audio
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Bolstered National caucus gathers at annual retreat
7:10 AM.National's caucus will spend the next two days focused on ensuring its large cohort of new MPs are prepared for the party's first full year back in Government.
National MPs have gathered in… Read more Audio