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Morning Report for Tuesday 26 May 2020
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Coronavirus: Good grape harvest ruined by pandemic
8:56 AM.Marlborough winemakers are hoping the best harvest in a decade will help them shore up exports and boost cellar door sales.
Covid-19 hit hardest as the harvest was in full-swing, forcing a rapid… Read more Audio
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Muslims mark Eid-Al-Fitr under coronavirus restrictions
8:52 AM.The government has loosened the rules around gatherings saying from midday Friday up to a hundred people will be allowed to congregate.
Many worshipers will once again be allowed to attend services… Read more Audio
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Dome Valley landfill opponents want more time for submissions
8:47 AM.Opponents of a controversial Dome Valley Landfill proposal in Auckland are urging the council to give them another month to send in submissions.
The Auckland Council only notified a resource consent… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Drought-stricken farmers given funding boost
8:44 AM.Drought-stricken farmers in Northland and north Waikato will receive a much needed funding boost to purchase feed supplies.
The Minister of Agriculture, Damien O'Connor, says half a million dollars… Read more Audio
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ACT Party hopeful Epsom 'strategy' will continue
8:38 AM.ACT's David Seymour isn't expecting the new National leader to make a public declaration supporting his hold on the Epsom seat.
Over consecutive elections National's candidates have avoided actively… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: PM revises remarks on trans-Tasman bubble
8:35 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revised her remarks on a trans-Tasman bubble with Australia.
Yesterday she told Morning Report restrictions on movement between Australia's states would need to be… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 26 May 2020
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Transmission Gully plans put on hold by loss of key workers
8:26 AM.Plans to resume Wellington's billion dollar highway project are being hindered by the loss of key overseas workers.
It's now been 10 weeks since Transmission Gully was put on hold - and there's still… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Family Court reforms affected by pandemic
8:23 AM.Much anticipated reforms to the Family Court are the latest casualty of Covid-19.
The government has passed legislation under urgency allowing parents to use lawyers throughout disputes involving… Read more Audio
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Amy Adams backtracks on plan to retire
8:18 AM.Senior National MP Amy Adams says she decided to delay her retirement from politics after she was approached by the party's new leader Todd Muller.
Last year the Selwyn MP revealed her plan to walk… Read more Audio
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Minister comfortable with difference between Covid-19 payment and regular benefit
8:12 AM.For 12 weeks from the eighth of June, the government will pay up to $490 a week to people who lose their job due to Covid-19, and it estimates around 230,000 people could apply.
The maximum amount… Read more Audio
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New Covid-19 benefit labelled discriminatory
8:08 AM.A new unemployment benefit for people who lost work because of Covid-19 is being criticised as unfair and discriminatory.
The new payment, announced yesterday, will give up to $490 a week to people… Read more Audio
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Boris Johnson aide defends cross-country trip during lockdown
7:51 AM.The British prime minister's chief adviser Dominic Cummings has said he does not regret driving 260 miles from London during the Coronavirus lockdown. He revealed he had not told Boris Johnson when he… Read more Audio
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Stuff brought back to NZ ownership for $1
7:42 AM.It's been hailed as a bold, dramatic and brave move.
Yesterday it was announced that the chief executive of Stuff has bought the company for $1 and has plans for staff shareholders.
Sinead Boucher… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Ashley Bloomfield confident NZ can handle larger gatherings
7:34 AM.News that gatherings can be attended by up to 100 people from this Friday has been welcomed throughout the country.
From wedding planners to funeral directors, there's been a big sigh of relief that… Read more Audio
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Government Covid-19 tracing app slammed as inaccessible
7:26 AM.Blind people are slamming the Government for releasing a contact tracing app they can't use.
They say the Covid Tracer app launched six days ago lacks even the most basic functions to let low vision… Read more Audio
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Green Party says Government broke promise to overhaul welfare system
7:23 AM.The Greens have accused Labour of breaking a core promise to overhaul the welfare system - a commitment made in the two parties' written agreement to form a government.
The gripe comes after a chorus… Read more Audio
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Wedding planner on new gathering restrictions
7:20 AM.Wedding planning will get a bit easier after the Government announced restrictions on the number of people gathering will ease slightly.
The number of people allowed to be together in one place will… Read more Audio
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Churches to resume when gathering restrictions loosened
7:17 AM.There will be many worshippers who are eager to return to churches, mosques and temples once the limit on gatherings rises to 100 people at midday on Friday.
Clay Nelson is the reverend of the… Read more Audio
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Marae spokesperson on loosened gathering restrictions
7:14 AM.Tangihanga and hui have been severely affected by limits on the number of people allowed to gather.
They had been subject to a limit of 10, then tangihanga were allowed 50 people present, and now… Read more Audio
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Government ups gathering limit to 100
7:09 AM.It will be party time this Friday with people allowed to get together in groups of up to 100 for the first time in months.
The new Covid-19 rule will come into effect at midday and it's being met… Read more Audio
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Business News for 26 May 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Rise in drinking, drugs, gambling over lockdown
6:51 AM.Addiction services have reported a rise in drinking, cannabis use and online gambling over the lockdown period.
The NZ Drug Foundation says around 50,000 New Zealanders are currently supported by… Read more Audio
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Unemployed woman says Covid-19 benefit too little, too late
6:47 AM.Too little too late - that's how one woman sees the government's new payment to support people who have lost their jobs because of Covid-19.
The payment will be available for 12 weeks from the 8 June… Read more Audio
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Nicola Willis rockets up National Party list after reshuffle
6:38 AM.National leader Todd Muller has wasted little time in reshuffling reshuffling his caucus.
Among the more dramatic moves is the ascension of MP Nicola Willis, who leaps from number 45 to 14 on the… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 26 May 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Sharp drop in child abuse reports during lockdown
6:10 AM.There has been a sharp drop in the number of child abuse reports made to Oranga Tamariki duruing the Covid-19 lockdown.
Preliminary figures from the Ministry of Children show that in the six weeks… Read more Audio
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Stuff editor says purchase could mean more local advertising
6:08 AM.The editor of one of Stuff's regional papers believes returning the company to New Zealand ownership will mean a lot to its readers and there could be a boost in local advertising.
Stuff chief… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 26 May 2020
6:00 AM.From Friday, groups of up to a hundred will be able to get together for the first time in months, The Greens accuse Labour of breaking a core promise to overhaul the welfare system, and the blind slam… Read more Audio