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Morning Report for Thursday 9 April 2020
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Top Stories for Thursday 9 April 2020
6:00 AM.Top stories this morning... The government is set to toughen border controls with mandatory quarantine imposed on everyone arriving in New Zealand The East Coast has just one case of Covid 19, but… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Family plead for refund on trip to Europe
6:14 AM.A family left out of a pocket for a trip to Europe is pleading with their agency to uphold a contract and refund their cash.
Covid-19 has turned the travel industry upside down, but should travel… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 9 April 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Easter treats still in demand, but church services looking different
6:21 AM.While the Easter bunny is finding a safe, lockdown compliant way, to deliver chocolate treats this long weekend, many traditional celebrations are having to be shelved.
Services at churches and… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Far flung Kiwis headed home, but what about those stranded closer?
6:39 AM.Plans are afoot to get more New Zealanders stuck in far-flung parts of the world home - but others stranded closer to our shores are struggling to find a way back.
Forty-nine New Zealanders have… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Priority groups urged to take up free flu vaccine
6:43 AM.Front-line health staff and vulnerable people are being urged to snap up the offer of a free flu vaccine.
The Government's extended the time period for priority groups to get the vaccine free of… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Factory owner wants out of Spark bill
6:46 AM.An Auckland small business owner says he's paying 100 percent for broadband in a shut up factory and it is not fair. Steve runs a small manufacturing busines supporting the construction sector.
RNZ… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: NZ tourism operators getting creative
6:50 AM.As the tourism industry takes a massive hit from the Covid-19 crisis, some high-end lodges are now looking to target more of the domestic market in order to keep the doors open.
They say they'll be… Read more Audio
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Business News for 9 April 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Mandatory supervised quarantine on the way
7:09 AM.The Prime Minister will announce today that every person arriving in New Zealand will have to go into supervised quarantine.
Academics and opposition MPs have been demanding such action, saying… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: East Coast calls for more testing
7:13 AM.The East Coast has only one confirmed case of Covid 19, but but locals say more testing is needed to see if that's the true picture of what's going on.
The Director General of Health, Ashley… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: New arrivals will have to pay for quarantine - Winston Peters
7:17 AM.The Prime Minister will today announce the compulsory supervised quarantine of all people entering the country.
Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters speaks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Employers keep wage subsidy for themselves
7:23 AM.Some employers are not passing on all of the pandemic wage subsidy they're receiving for workers, and are instead pocketing the money for themselves.
The $585 a week subsidy requires employers to use… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Opposition throws doubt on September election date
7:36 AM.The Opposition doubts the public will be ready for an election in September.
It's increasingly likely some parts of the country will still be living under varying kinds of lockdown when September 19… Read more Audio
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Bernie Sanders' presidential bid ends
7:41 AM.Bernie Sanders has pulled out of the race for the US presidency clearing the the way for former vice-president Joe Biden to become the Democratic party's nominee.
Sanders, a democratic socialist… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Bernie Sanders out of the presidential race
7:44 AM.Bernie Sanders is out of the race to be US president.
The self-described "democratic-socialist" has suspended his campaign and cleared the way for Joe Biden to run for President.
US correspondent… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: International updates
7:50 AM.The latest international news about Covid-19.
More than 1.44 million people have now been infected worldwide, 82,000 have died according to Johns Hopkins University.
France has become the fourth… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Harold damage becoming clearer
7:51 AM.News is only just starting to emerge of the devastation of Vanuatu's northern islands, which were hit by Category 5 Cyclone Harold on Monday.
Communications to the islands were knocked out during the… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Principals worry kids' education at risk
7:54 AM.Principals are worried further lockdowns could harm children's education.
The government has warned that schools might not reopen as soon as the current shut down is over and it is preparing for all… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Schools need more financial support - Nikki Kaye
7:57 AM.For anyone thinking that the end of a Level Four lockdown will automatically mean the kids can go back to school, take a deep breath.
Minister of Education Chris Hipkins has made it clear there will… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Is New Zealand's contact tracing good enough?
8:10 AM.Fourteen days away from the big decision over whether we can move out of lockdown big questions remain over how the country will be able to stamp out flareups of Covid-19.
Experts agree, rapid, mass… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Holiday hotspots on the lookout for travellers
8:15 AM.Holiday hotspots around the country will be on high alert this weekend for people coming to spend Easter at their holiday homes, despite the government and police saying its against the lockdown… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Supermarkets workers facing increased abuse
8:19 AM.The second full week of the new normal is almost over most New Zealanders are holed up at home, and relying on essential workers to keep the country running.
Supermarkets workers are bearing the… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Accessibility issues under lockdown
8:22 AM.The second full week of the new normal is almost over most New Zealanders are holed up at home, and relying on essential workers to keep the country running.
But how are those with disabilities… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Postal services adjusting to work in lockdown
8:27 AM.The second full week of the new normal is almost over most New Zealanders are holed up at home, and relying on essential workers to keep the country running.
The post is an essential service and… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Food parcel demand skyrockets
8:29 AM.The second full week of the new normal is almost over most New Zealanders are holed up at home, and relying on essential workers to keep the country running.
But not everyone can afford big trips to… Read more Audio
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Winston Peters backs election date change
8:37 AM.Winston Peters has weighed in on calls for a change of the election date.
He says he fought for a date of 21 November before the current date of 19 September was announced, and he now thinks it is… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Maori health specialists want to see data
8:39 AM.A Covid-19 group set up by Maori public health specialists says it urgently needs to find out what the Health Ministry is doing before there are costly mistakes.
Sources have told RNZ the ministry… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Contactless card transaction limit increased
8:42 AM.Paywave limits on debit and credit cards have been increased to $200 at some terminals around the country this morning. Previously only transactions of $80 or less were able to be completed without… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Has people's faith been rocked by Covid-19?
8:44 AM.With churches, mosques, synagogues and temples forced to close, people of faith are having to change they way express their religious beliefs.
Religious leaders like priests and vicars aren't classed… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Jerusalem marks Easter with restricted movement
8:47 AM.Easter will be a lot different in Jerusalem this Easter because of the coronavirus.
In the city where it all happened, the restriction of movement will mean that the streets will be largely empty… Read more Audio
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Baldwin Street once again world's steepest
8:53 AM.Dunedin's Baldwin St has reclaimed its world record.
The governing body of Guinness World Records has reversed its decision, admitting its measuring method had been wrong. Baldwin street was… Read more Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio