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Morning Report for Friday 1 March 2024
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:56 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Super Rugby Aupiki kicks-off
8:45 AM.Super Rugby Aupiki kicks off its third season this weekend with the four women's sides preparing for their longest competition yet.
And, like the men, the Chiefs are looking to atone after falling… Read more Audio
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South Island firefighters to show off skills in Mataura
8:42 AM.South Island firefighters are set to show off some of the skills that have enabled them to beat back the major fires they've faced this summer.
They'll do it at what's known as the South Island… Read more Audio
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Super Rugby Aupiki kicks-off
8:40 AM.Super Rugby Aupiki kicks off its third season this weekend with the four women's sides preparing for their longest competition yet.
And, like the men, the Chiefs are looking to atone after falling… Read more Audio
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Sports Chat with Nathan Rarere
8:34 AM.Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been handed a four-year ban for a doping offence earlier this season, with the France international saying he will appeal the decision. Read more Audio
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Arts Festival report with Culture 101's Mark Amery
8:26 AM.We're in the thick of arts festival season in Aotearoa with the Auckland Arts festival next week joining Poneke's Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts and Hamilton Arts Festival, alongside… Read more Audio
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Wellington City Council to resume negotiations with Reading Cinema
8:20 AM.Wellington City Council is set to resume negotiations with Reading Cinema after a failed bid by councillors to stymie a $32 million property deal.
The council wants to buy the land the closed complex… Read more Audio
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TVNZ interim result due
8:15 AM.TVNZ's interim result is due out Friday morning and it may well reflect the state of broadcasting on the back of the turmoil coming out of Newshub this week.
On Wednesday, Newshub announced a… Read more Audio
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Gaza death toll surpasses 30,000
8:10 AM.The death toll from Israel's war in Gaza has now passed 30,000.
At least 100 Palestinians were reportedly killed and a further 700 injured overnight in northern Gaza when thousands of people… Read more Audio
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Spoils shared on day 1 of first test between NZ and Aus
7:52 AM.Play resumes at 11 o'clock Friday morning on day two of the first cricket Test against Australia at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.
At stumps on Thursday Australia were 279 for 9, thanks to an… Read more Audio
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WorkSafe pulls out of funding safety programmes
7:48 AM.WorkSafe is pulling out of funding safety programmes to the tune of up to $15 million a year, skittling one in the high-risk forestry industry.
But ACC, which gives WorkSafe the money, says putting a… Read more Audio
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Not providing school lunches could lead to truancy
7:42 AM.A school leader says he's worried he won't be able to provide free school lunches for all his students next year, which he says could increase truancy at his school.
Associate education minister… Read more Audio
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Fuel pump outage blamed on leap day
7:40 AM.Among the mishaps that might be blamed on a Leap year, fuel pump outages don't rank highly.
But that's what happened on Thursday, February 29, when a software glitch stopped self-service stations… Read more Audio
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Upgrade costs to Wellington Water treatment plant blows out
7:35 AM.The budget for a major upgrade to Wellington Water's treatment plant has blown out by more than $40 million.
The Te Mārua Water Treatment Plant supplies 45 percent of the Wellington region's water… Read more Audio
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Professor on Government designating all of Hamas a terrorist entity
7:28 AM.It's now illegal for anyone in New Zealand to support Hamas.
The government is now in step with its Five Eyes partners designating the political arm of Hamas a terrorist entity.
The designation… Read more Audio
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New Zealand designates entirety of Hamas a terrorist entity
7:25 AM.It's now a criminal offence in this country to support Hamas.
The government's designated the political wing of Hamas as a terrorist entity; it made the same ruling about the group's military wing… Read more Audio
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Te Whatu Ora on security guards in emergency departments
7:17 AM.Emergency department doctors say they have no idea if there will be enough security guards when they turn up for work on Friday.
The government paid for 200 extra guards in EDs over summer as part of… Read more Audio
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Doctors concerned as funding for extra security guards at Emergency Departments to end
7:10 AM.Emergency department doctors say they are turning up to work on Friday with no idea if there will be enough security guards to keep them safe.
The government paid for 200 extra guards across some… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 1 March 2024
7:06 AM.All-rounder Cameron Green thwarted the Black Caps with an unbeaten century after the hosts' seamers threatened to dominate the opening day of the first test against Australia in Wellington. Read more Audio
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Wellington City Council to push ahead with property deal for Reading Cinema
6:48 AM.Wellington City Council has decided to push ahead with a $32 million property deal in a bid to end the long-running Reading Cinema saga.
The council will buy the land under the earthquake prone… Read more Audio
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Companies to be sentenced over safety failings at Whakaari White Island
6:45 AM.Six companies convicted of health and safety failings in the lead up to Whakaari White Island disaster will be sentenced today in the Auckland District Court.
The eruption in 2019 claimed 22 lives… Read more Audio
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Early Sports Chat for 1 March 2024
6:40 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 1 March 2024
6:28 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 1 March 2024
6:20 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Read more Audio
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Slow property market shows signs of revival
6:19 AM.The country's sluggish property market is showing signs of a summer revival.
Information released on Friday by the real estate industry reveals that property listings are up and that more people are… Read more Audio
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US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to step down
6:14 AM.On Thursday we heard the announcement that US Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell was to step down from that role in November.
He's held the role for almost two decades and is the… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 1 March 2024
6:06 AM.The Black Caps bowler Matt Henry says it was a good day of test match cricket as the first test against Australia at the Basin Reserve started evenly. Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 1 March 2024
6:00 AM.It's Ramere, Friday, March the 1st Today on RNZ National... Funding for extra security guards at Hospital Emeregncy Departments has ended leaving emergency doctors worried about their safety. A… Read more Audio