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Morning Report for Monday 2 December 2019
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Top Stories for Monday 2 December 2019
6:00 AM.Top stories this morning: Christmas gatherings are banned in Samoa as the measles epidemic continues, the Prime Minister announces a $400 million boost for schools at Labour's annual conference, the… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 2 December 2019
6:06 AM.All Blacks loose forward Ardie Savea will miss the majority of next year's Super Rugby season because of a knee injury. Read more Audio
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Integrated schools not included in $400m cash injection
6:13 AM.The Government has announced a $400 million package to modernise classrooms, fix roofs and gutters and improve heating and lighting.
Over 2000 eligible schools will receive a one-off cash injection… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 2 December 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 2 December 2019
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
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New Labour Party president Claire Szabo outlines goals for role
6:40 AM.The new president of the Labour party, Claire Szabo, says her job is to get the party geared up for the 2020 general election.
She will be making sure all recommendations from the reviews into sexual… Read more Audio
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Worker shortage strikes regional hospitality sector
6:42 AM.Hospitality businesses in the top of the South Island are struggling to attract workers to fill summer vacancies.
Some say they've not had a single application from a usually abundant visitor… Read more Audio
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COP 25: World leaders feel pressure to act on climate change
6:46 AM.The director of the Cook Islands climate change office says Pacific countries will be trying to apply as much pressure as possible in the latest round of United Nations climate talks.
The latest… Read more Audio
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Business News for 2 December 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Sports News for 2 December 2019
7:06 AM.Another major setback for the Hurricanes ahead of next year's Super Rugby season. Read more Audio
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Samoa measles outbreak: Christmas gatherings cancelled as death toll climbs
7:10 AM.Traditional Christmas community gatherings are being cancelled in Samoa as the death toll from measles continues to climb.
One in 50 people on the Pacific island has been infected with measles - and… Read more Audio
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Samoa measles outbreak: Nearly 50 dead due to disease
7:14 AM.District hospital staff in Samoa say more people are coming to get vaccinated as the death toll from measles continues to rise.
Forty-eight people are now dead due to measles - most of them children.
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Schools get early Christmas present to tune of $400 million
7:19 AM.Schools will get an early Christmas present to the tune of $400 million to spend on upgrades to school property and grounds.
It was the main pitch to members from the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at… Read more Audio
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Finance Minister won't share details on upcoming infrastructure spend
7:22 AM.Finance Minister Grant Robertson signalled there will be more spending on infrastructure over the weekend, but he won't say precisely where yet.
He told Corin Dann an announcement will be made in 10… Read more Audio
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London Bridge attack brings law and order to forefront
7:28 AM.The London Bridge attack has pushed law and order towards the top of the British political agenda, with days to go before a snap election.
Usman Khan, wearing a fake suicide vest and wielding knives… Read more Audio
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Weather: Wet and windy week for South Island
7:38 AM.Summer is officially underway but if you live in the lower North Island and the South Island you can prepare for an unsettled week.
It's expected to turn wet and windy as a series of fronts… Read more Audio
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Paparoa Track opening transforms hurt in to hope
7:43 AM.The country's newest Great Walk, the Paparoa Track, is expected to be be a much needed boon for the West Coast economy.
The $12 million track, designed for both trampers and mountain bikers, is… Read more Audio
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Protestors threaten to block Kaikōura cycleway construction
7:48 AM.A Māori-led protest group in Kaikōura is threatening to occupy land to stop a walking and cycling path being built on burial sites at Mangamaunu despite assurances the developers are looking for… Read more Audio
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Worker shortage strikes regional hospitality sector
7:51 AM.Hospitality businesses in the top of the South are struggling to fill summer job vacancies, with some reporting not a single application from the typically abundant visitor workforce.
They're blaming… Read more Audio
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Northland school achieves 97 percent MMR vaccination rate
7:55 AM.A Northland primary school has achieved an almost complete measles vaccination rate.
Ninety-seven percent of the mainly Māori students at of Te Kura o Otangarei have now received the MMR vaccine.
At… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 2 December 2019
8:06 AM.Black Caps bowler Tim Southee believes the second cricket test against England is evenly poised heading into the fourth day's play in Hamilton. Read more Audio
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Principals pleased at news of surprise cash-injection from govt
8:10 AM.Principals across the country are pleased with a surprise cash-injection from the Government - but say the allocation of funding has been a bit random.
Yesterday the Government announced a $400… Read more Audio
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Infrastructure NZ's guesses for where funding boost will go
8:15 AM.Schools around New Zealand know exactly how much funding they'll be getting from the Government's surprise cash injection, but details about what other infrastructure projects will get a funding boost… Read more Audio
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Govt doesn't need to borrow for infrastructure - Goldsmith
8:20 AM.Finance Minister Grant Robertson signalled there will be more spending on infrastructure, from borrowing money from overseas, over the weekend.
National Party Finance and Infrastructure spokesperson… Read more Audio
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Political editor analyses Labour Party conference
8:24 AM.The Labour Party had a big weekend as its national conference took place in Whanganui.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a huge investment in education during the event, with every state school… Read more Audio
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Malta government in turmoil over journalist's murder
8:30 AM.Thousands of protestors in Malta are demanding the Prime Minister step down.
The government is in turmoil over fallout from the ongoing investigation into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 2 December 2019
8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Cyber Monday struck by new tax laws on online purchases
8:42 AM.It's Cyber Monday today but yesterday new tax laws came into force meaning overseas goods purchased online are now subject to GST.
It applies to products that cost less than $1000.
It's a move… Read more Audio
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COP 25: UN Climate Change conference set to begin
8:46 AM.The Secretary General of the United Nations has called for greater political will to tackle climate change.
António Guterres was speaking ahead of the UN Climate Change conference known as COP 25… Read more Audio
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Shark divers back in the water after legal fight
8:52 AM.The first adrenaline-junkies are back in the water this morning swimming with great white sharks after a court ruling outlawing the practice was overturned.
Shark cage diving was ruled illegal by the… Read more Audio
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Government unveils funding to help councils cope with freedom camping
8:56 AM.The government has announced an $8 million package of technologies to help councils cope with freedom campers this summer.
RNZ reporter Harry Lock was at the announcement.
He speaks to Morning… Read more Audio