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Morning Report for Thursday 22 February 2024
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Lantern festival to light up Auckland
8:55 AM.Fear not the Taniwha, but the great Chinese dragon coming to Auckland Thursday night.
The handmade fire-breathing beast spanning the length of two buses has been specially commissioned for this… Read more Audio
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Urgent action needed for NZ to avoid measles epidemic says epidemiologist
8:50 AM.Public health experts are reiterating that urgent action is needed if New Zealand is to avoid a measles epidemic.
Falling immunisation rates, immunity gaps, and an increasing risk of imported cases… Read more Audio
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Half of Wellington's water pipes 'poor' or 'very poor'
8:46 AM.Latest modelling shows almost half of Wellington's waste waterpipes are in a 'poor' or 'very poor' condition.
The research was completed in May and was presented to the city council at a Long Term… Read more Audio
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Sports Chat for 22 February 2024
8:40 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Read more Audio
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Market Update for 22 February 2024
8:33 AM.Market Update for 22 February 2024. Read more Audio
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Questions continue over Israel's end goal in Gaza
8:26 AM.As the Palestinian death toll in the war in Gaza nears 30,000, questions continue to be asked as to what Israel's end goal really is.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long said he wishes… Read more Audio
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Woolworths CEO retires after disastrous interview
8:20 AM.A financial columnist thinks Australians will see a connection between the retirement of Woolworths' boss and his disastrous appearance on ABC's Four Corners programme.
Woolworths' Australia's chief… Read more Audio
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Decile system to rank schools changes
8:17 AM.Forget about high decile and low decile when you are talking about schools.
From now on the words to use are fewest barriers and most barriers.
That is the way government agencies are grouping… Read more Audio
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Fa'anānā Efeso Collins was relentless in wanting better for community says councillor
8:10 AM.A long-time friend and colleague of Fa'anānā Efeso Collins says his death will send shockwaves through the Pasifika community and leave a leadership void.
The Green MP collapsed and died while taking… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 22 February 2024
8:07 AM.Captain Mitch Marsh says he always believed they could chase down the victory target in last night's opening T20 against the Black Caps, though he would have preferred it wasn't as close as it was.
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Boycotts fail to take shine off Americarna
7:54 AM.The star-spangled banner is flying proudly in Taranaki this week as the annual celebration of chrome and the internal-combustion engine, that is Americarna, takes over the province.
More than 750 gas… Read more Audio
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Australia win first T20 in last-ball thriller
7:49 AM.Australia needed four off the last ball to beat the Black Caps and they got exactly that as Tim David swung Tim Southee to the leg side boundary to win the opening match of the Chappell Hadlee Trophy… Read more Audio
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Woolworths NZ reports 42 percent drop in pre-tax earnings
7:45 AM.Woolworths New Zealand has reported a 42 percent drop in pre-tax earnings to $71 million in the 6 months ending in December.
The result came the same day as the company's Australia-based chief… Read more Audio
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Green candidate Geordie Rogers wins WCC by-election
7:39 AM.Green candidate Geordie Rogers has come from behind to win the Wellington City Council by-election for the Pukehinau/Lambton ward.
Seen as a test of the Green led council's performance, Rogers won… Read more Audio
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Cancer patients in Southland and Otago still waiting too long for treatment: report
7:35 AM.Ten months after a highly critical report on cancer services in Southland and Otago some patients are still waiting too long for treatment because there aren't enough specialists.
The investigation… Read more Audio
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Devonport residents 'gutted' road upgrade could be axed
7:27 AM.Businesses in the Auckland suburb of Devonport say they are gutted long-awaited upgrades to the grid-locked main road are on the chopping block now the regional fuel tax is going.
Lake Road is the… Read more Audio
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Scathing report another reason to disestablish Oranaga Tamariki says chair of Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency
7:18 AM.A scathing Chief Ombudsman's report into Oranga Tamariki is another reason to disestablish the government agency.
That's the blunt assessment of Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, chair of the Whānau Ora… Read more Audio
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Auckland City councillor Lotu Fuli on Fa'anānā Efeso Collins
7:12 AM.Auckland City councillor Lotu Fuli is a long-time friend of Fa'anānā Efeso Collins and was elected to the Manukau Ward in 2022 when Fa'anānā ran for the mayoralty.
Fuli spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Read more Audio
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Fa'anānā Efeso Collins remembered in South Auckland
7:09 AM.He was warm, kind, and a strong voice for Māori and Pasifika communities, particularly rangatahi.
Tributes are pouring in for Green MP Fa'anānā Efeso Collins who died during a charity event in… Read more Audio
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Business News for 22 February 2024
6:53 AM.Business news for 22 February 2024. Read more Audio
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Auckland Airport chief executive on extra charges for redevelopment
6:48 AM.Air New Zealand says Auckland Airport's allegedly "reckless spending" could make flying unaffordable for some passengers.
The airline's boss Greg Foran says airlines haven't been given any… Read more Audio
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Fa'anānā Efeso Collins' legacy remembered
6:44 AM.A pillar of the Pacific community Fa'anānā Efeso Collins is being mourned and a legacy remembered.
The 49-year-old Samoan-Tokelauan leader and Green MP has been described someone who embodied the… Read more Audio
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Early Sports Chat for 22 February 2024
6:38 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 22 February 2024
6:26 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 22 February 2024
6:24 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Read more Audio
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New charges at Auckland Airport could make flying unaffordable says Air New Zealand
6:15 AM.Air New Zealand is seeking an urgent inquiry into Auckland Airport's upgrade spending.
It says new charges at the airport could make flying unaffordable for some passengers, expecting to add about… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 22 February 2024
6:06 AM.Australia won a thrilling opening T20 against the Black Caps by six wickets after scoring the winning runs off the final ball of the game. Batting first the hosts posted 215 for 3 from their 20 overs… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 22 February 2024
6:00 AM.Top stories for Thursday 22 February 2024: Fa'anānā Efeso Collins is being mourned and his legacy remembered.
A scathing report into Oranga Tamariki sparks discussion over whether to disestablish… Read more Audio