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Morning Report for Tuesday 20 August 2019
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Top Stories Tuesday 20 August 2019
6:00 AM.New lockdown guidelines for schools are coming in the wake of the mosque attacks, two big fishing companies join activists in a plan to protect Maui dolphins, the Government wants to clamp down on… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 20 August 2019
6:05 AM.It's official, Wales are now the top ranked men's team in World Rugby. Audio
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US university leads way in solving ethnic disparities
6:09 AM.An American university has been showing New Zealand institutions how to dramatically lift pass rates for under-performing groups like Maori and Pasifika students. Georgia State University in Atlanta… Read more Audio
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‘There must not be an A-team and a B-team’ - Whānau Ora
6:13 AM.The Chair of the Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency has spoken out at the risk of Maori being relegated to second place in their dealings with Oranga Tamariki. About three hundred people attended a hui… Read more Audio
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AirNZ faces big challenges in reducing emissions
6:16 AM.Air New Zealand wants the government to take into account the challenges the aviation industry faces in reducing emissions as it looks to meet its climate change targets. Over the past week submitters… Read more Audio
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Plaque installed marks Wairarapa as second centre of NZ
6:19 AM.Where is the dead centre of New Zealand? Officially there are now two answers - Nelson and Wairarapa. A plaque marking the geographic centre of New Zealand's Extended Continental Shelf now sits in the… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 20 August 2019
6:22 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Plan for prisons ‘not forward thinking’ - National
6:38 AM.The National Party is critical of a new Corrections plan that it says puts prisoners first, saying it will come at the expense of an effective prison system. The changes - announced yesterday - will… Read more Audio
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Neighbours 'furious' they weren't told about Napier shopping complex project
6:42 AM.A Napier city councillor is horrified about the lack of community consultation over a big shopping complex saying councillors knew nothing about the project. A local couple's plans for their… Read more Audio
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Business News for 20 August 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Canterbury schools ill-prepared for lockdown - report
7:10 AM.Many Canterbury schools were ill prepared and confused when ordered to go into lockdown when the Christchurch mosque attacks began. A report has found many of the 221 schools and early learning… Read more Audio
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Critics slam govt plan to put lid on foreign gambling websites
7:17 AM.As online gambling booms in New Zealand, the government wants to change the law to stop people spending millions on foreign betting and casino websites. But critics say any law change would lead to… Read more Audio
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Concern over Māori being pushed aside in Oranga Tamariki inquiry
7:22 AM.A hui deciding how an inquiry into Oranga Tamariki will run says Maori have every right to live to their potential and must not be relegated to the B-team. The people at the Hamilton meeting made it… Read more Audio
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‘We have to try and do things differently’ - PM on prisons
7:25 AM.The government has launched an ambitious plan to drastically cut the number of Maori in prison from 52 percent down to 16 - to match the overall Maori population. But can this be achieved? Does this… Read more Audio
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Fishing companies step up to save Maui dolphins
7:39 AM.Two fishing companies have put forward an alternative proposal to the government's plan to protect Maui dolphins. Sanford and Moana Seafoods, alongside the World Wildlife Fund, say the government's… Read more Audio
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Current measles outbreak worst in two decades
7:46 AM.The current measles outbreak is now the worst in more than two decades, with 651 confirmed cases. It's surpassed the 2011 outbreak, when 597 cases were notified . The Director of the Immunisation… Read more Audio
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Shopping mall shatters Napier couple's plans
7:50 AM.A Napier couple say their plans for their newly purchased lifestyle block are in tatters after learning - just days before taking ownership - that a shopping centre could be built directly opposite… Read more Audio
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Hard for tenants to say ‘no’ to intrusive questions - advocate
7:54 AM.Advocates for tenants are worried new guidelines for landlords won't stop them asking potential tenants dodgy questions. The Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has released guidelines about what… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 20 August 2019
8:06 AM.Steve Hansen says there's one good thing about his side no longer being number one in the World. Audio
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Communication needs to improve during lockdowns - principal
8:10 AM.A review of how schools in Christchurch handled a lockdown in the immediate aftermath of the terror attacks has found that poor communication caused confusion and fear. During the attacks, 221 schools… Read more Audio
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Chester Borrows: Hōkai Rangi strategy could be game changer
8:15 AM.Former National Party cabinet minister Chester Borrows says a new Corrections strategy focused on Maori has the potential to be a game-changer. Mr Borrows currently chairs the government's Safe and… Read more Audio
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Little faith abusive letters from prison can be stopped - relative
8:23 AM.A Christchurch woman who got more than 30 abusive and threatening letters from a family member in prison has little faith such intrusions will stop. Cabinet Ministers are now looking at possible law… Read more Audio
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Legendary back country pub on the market for $2.1m
8:28 AM.If you've ever fancied owning one of New Zealand's archetypal back country pubs now's your chance. Whangamomona Hotel in eastern Taranaki is more than 110 years old, and it's on the market for a cool… Read more Audio
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‘Fuel market is not as competitive as it could be’ - ComCom
8:38 AM.The Commerce Commission has just released the preliminary findings from its market study into the retail fuel market. The government asked the consumer watchdog to carry out the study in response to… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 20 August 2019
8:44 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Cancer Society donates $2m to research project
8:45 AM.The Cancer Society is donating $2 million to fund a new research project that will focus on cancer prevention and support. Otago University, Massey University and Victoria University will join forces… Read more Audio
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Tertiary institutes look to tech firms to end ethnic disparity
8:50 AM.Universities and polytechnics hope to end decades-long disparities in Maori and Pasifika students' pass rates in just a few years by copying big companies like Amazon. The Tertiary Education… Read more Audio
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Greytown to share Nelson's crown as centre of New Zealand
8:54 AM.If you want to stand at the dead centre of New Zealand there are now two options -- the traditional one in Nelson and a new one in Wairarapa. GNS Science says Nelson needn't worry about losing its… Read more Audio