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Morning Report for Tuesday 5 May 2020
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Top Stories for Tuesday 5 May 2020
6:00 AM.Top stories this morning... Jacinda Ardern is joining the Australian National Cabinet meeting today... with a trans-Tasman bubble on the agenda But as New Zealand marks its first day with no new… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: German lockdown continues to ease
6:10 AM.Germany is slowly returning to normality as it eases restrictions on its lockdowns.
As of this week, Germany has allowed the reopening of churches, museums, galleries, zoos, parks, botanical gardens… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Pania Newton concerned over fast-tracked consents
6:22 AM.The leader of the occupation movement at Ihumātao is concerned if legislation is passed to fast track resource consents, significant Māori heritage sites may be destroyed.
Cabinet has approved a new… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Trans-Tasman bubble has hurdles to cross - Baker
6:38 AM.The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will join Australia's national cabinet meeting at midday today to discuss whether a trans-Tasman bubble is a possibility.
For weeks New Zealanders have been… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Italy begins to ease lockdown restrictions
6:41 AM.Monday marked the beginning of a new way of life for many people around the world, as a number of countries eased their restrictions.
In Italy, a country with one of the highest death tolls in the… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Mayors wait to hear on 'shovel ready' projects
6:48 AM.Mayors around the country have filed shopping lists of 'shovel ready' projects they hope will get a share of government cash aimed at boosting the post-Covid economy.
They want funding for water… Read more Audio
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Business News for 5 May 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Coronavirus: Could a trans-Tasman bubble work?
7:08 AM.The country has been hammered with the message to stick to your own bubble and stay indoors for weeks.
With economic pressure growing the Government is seriously considering opening up New Zealand's… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Palantir in talks with Privacy Commissioner
7:13 AM.The secretive US data firm Palantir has been in talks with the Privacy Commissioner, as well as pitching its pandemic-tracking software to the Health Ministry.
Palantir - co-owned by New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Experts urge caution after zero new cases
7:16 AM.Zero cases might be a cause for celebration but it'll be the tamest party on the block if health experts have their way.
They say New Zealanders can pat themselves on the back for reaching the first… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Trump says 100k could die in US
7:20 AM.President Trump says as many as 100,000 Americans could die from Covid-19. In a virtual 'Town Hall' on Fox News, the President revised earlier statements where he said 60,000 lives would be lost.
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Coronavirus: Banks' relief efforts not enough
7:26 AM.High street banks are taking flak for not doing enough to support those Kiwis who are struggling financially during the Covid-19 lockdown. Critics say efforts trumpeted loudly as "customer care", such… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Ashley Bloomfield on isolation exemptions
7:34 AM.The High Court has allowed a man to leave mandatory quarantine to visit his dying father, despite having recently returned from the United Kingdom.
The case has raised questions about the way the… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Infrastructure NZ backs consenting changes
7:45 AM.Reform of the Resource Management Act can't come soon enough.
That's the view of Infrastructure New Zealand, which says the Act is cumbersome, complex, and not fit to help recovery from the Covid-19… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Retailers' pain continues in Level 3
7:52 AM.It's been a week since we moved into Alert Level 3, but retailers and small outlets say the restricted move back into economic activity is doing very little to help their prospects of recovery.
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Coronavirus: Did Level 3 save the hospitality industry?
7:56 AM.New Zealanders managed to ingest five weeks' worth of takeaways in the first week after moving to a Level 3 lockdown.
That's according to a report from ASB, which also says that in the future… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: National Party wants clarity on trans-Tasman bubble
8:08 AM.The opposition says the Prime Minister needs to come out of today's meeting with her Australian counter-parts with a clear signal of when a trans-Tasman bubble could get off the ground.
Jacinda… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Frustration grows over delayed surgeries
8:15 AM.Frustration is growing among people stuck on surgery wait lists due to their age or weight.
Elective surgeries and specialist appointments are restarting under Alert Level 3, but the Ministry of… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: East Coast economy back on track
8:21 AM.The heart of the Gisborne economy is beating again, as the forestry industry gets into full swing under Alert Level 3.
About 300 forestry workers lost their jobs, or had hours reduced, prior to the… Read more Audio
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Drought stretches on amid pandemic
8:25 AM.Farmers in Hawke's Bay say their problems with drought are becoming desperate, especially in the central and southern parts of the district.
Not only is there little grass available in the paddocks… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 5 May 2020
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern to join Australian Cabinet meeting
8:39 AM.Jacinda Ardern will join Australia's Cabinet meeting today via video link to discuss the possibility of a trans-Tasman bubble.
That would allow travel between the two countries without having to… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Auckland tourism prepares for bleak winter
8:44 AM.Auckland tourism operators are preparing for a bleak winter with no international tourists arriving in the foreseeable future.
Government figures show international visitors accounted for more than… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: What it's like inside managed isolation
8:48 AM.Is quarantine a two-week luxury holiday or a prison-like experience with exercise in outdoor pens?
For weeks now, almost every single person arriving in New Zealand has had to spend two weeks in… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Kiwi Wuhan evaucuees clock up more time in lockdown than most
8:52 AM.While most New Zealanders are adjusting to life under Alert Level 3 after almost five weeks at Level 4 - some are emerging from months living under even tighter restrictions.
For a small group caught… Read more Audio
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Taika Waititi to write and direct new Star Wars
8:56 AM.Taika Waititi is going to direct and write a new Star Wars film.
The move was announced to coincide with May the 4th in the United States, the date known as Star Wars Day.
Susie Ferguson speaks to… Read more Audio