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Morning Report for Thursday 28 May 2020
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Coronavirus: House sale parties facing deposit issues
6:12 AM.House sellers and buyers are being encouraged to work together to find a solution, if a buyer is suddenly unable to settle an agreement due to Covid-19 hardship.
Legally, the developer or vendor can… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 28 May 2020
6:00 AM.A miraculous rescue as two trampers are found alive and well after spending 19 days in the bush,The Reserve Bank warns of looming bad debts and super-stressed household budgets, and the deputy Prime… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Waiheke residents complain about ferry crowding
6:14 AM.Waiheke Island residents fed up about a lack of social distancing on ferries and at the wharves have complained to the police and local politicians.
Ferry company Fullers reduced sailings to an… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 28 May 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Mixture of relief and euphoria for pilot involved in tramper rescue
6:39 AM.The pilot who winched up the missing trampers says he felt a mixture of relief and euphoria upon rescuing them.
Dion Reynolds and Jessica O'Connor were located by search and rescue teams in Kahurangi… Read more Audio
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Public health specialists say pandemic revealed investment shortfall
6:45 AM.Public health specialists are warning the pandemic has exposed a 'massive and hugely problematic shortfall' in investment.
This warning comes in a letter to the Prime Minister sent early this month… Read more Audio
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Hundreds arrested after Hong Kong protests
6:47 AM.Pro-democracy protesters have taken to the streets once more in Hong Kong, with 300 people arrested.
The protests have been staged in a response to two controversial laws being put through the… Read more Audio
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Business News for 28 May 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Lost tramper Dion Reynolds shares his rescue story
7:08 AM.The discovery of two missing trampers alive and well after 19 days lost in bush north-west of Nelson is being described as miraculous. An intensive search and rescue operation has been underway to… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Adrian Orr confident NZ financial system can handle virus blow
7:20 AM.Bad debts and super-stressed household budgets are on the horizon.
The Reserve Bank says New Zealand's financial system is strong enough to withstand the impact of the Covid-19 virus.
Adrian Orr… Read more Audio
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US astronauts due to head into space via commercial rocket
7:29 AM.In just over an hour's time, two US astronauts will be sent into space, aboard the Crew Dragon capsule.
It's a launch of particular consequence - the first to happen off of US soil since 2011, and… Read more Audio
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Teacher aides offered major pay increase
7:36 AM.More than 22,000 school teacher aides are looking at a substantial pay increase - as the Ministry of Education and union NZEI Te Riu Roa have agreed to a deal on their pay equity claim.
Along with… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Public health units need more doctors
7:42 AM.Public health units confronting the pandemic are in crisis because they don't have enough doctors.
Funding for training new doctors is so limited, applicants have had to be turned away.
RNZ's Phil… Read more Audio
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Trans-Tasman bubble plan on the way
7:46 AM.Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says he is frustrated at the speed at which a trans-Tasman travel bubble is emerging, saying it should have been up and running already.
Prime Minister Jacinda… Read more Audio
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Protests over Minneapolis man's death at hands of police
7:52 AM.Protesters in Minneapolis have clashed with the police, demanding answers after an African American man was killed by officers on Monday.
A video of the incident shows George Floyd being held down by… Read more Audio
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Donald Trump fighting Twitter after tweet labelled unsubstantiated
7:57 AM.The social media site, Twitter, has for the first time ever, fact-checked a tweet by Donald Trump.
The tweet-in-question was posted yesterday - in it, the President falsely accused the governor of… Read more Audio
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Nelson tramper rescue pilot on extraction mission
8:09 AM.The missing trampers rescued from a remote spot in north-west Nelson survived almost two weeks without food during their ordeal.
Dion Reynolds and Jessica O'Connor, both 23, were tramping in the… Read more Audio
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Hamilton could lend a hand with Auckland water crisis
8:14 AM.Auckland's water crisis is leading the city to look to its neighbour for help.
Hamilton has been asked to consider stepping in and lending the bigger city some of its unallocated water.
Hamilton's… Read more Audio
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National Party calls on Greens to vote Covid-19 benefit down
8:22 AM.The Opposition has sought to drive a wedge between the Greens and their government partners, saying they've once again been forced to swallow a dead rat.
The Government pushed a proposed law through… Read more Audio
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NZ needs to create more large export companies - report
8:24 AM.A new report out this morning says New Zealand needs to do more to create large exporting companies.
The report - prepared for the Productivity Commission by Dr David Skilling, a Kiwi economist based… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 28 May 2020
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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InternetNZ slams government's internet filter proposal
8:38 AM.InternetNZ has slammed the government's proposal to set up a nationwide internet filter which would block out harmful content online.
The filter is being considered as part of the government's wider… Read more Audio
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ASA stepping in over Covid-19 references in ads
8:41 AM.At least seven companies have been forced to change or take down advertisements referencing Covid-19 following complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority.
The action follows a flurry of… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: House sale parties urged to play nice
8:46 AM.Property developers and sellers are being urged to find a fair solution if a buyer suddenly finds themselves in financial hardship because of Covid-19.
Legally, the developer or vendor can keep the… Read more Audio
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Unions furious WorkSafe refusing to investigate Waitakere Hospital
8:50 AM.Health worker unions are furious Worksafe is refusing to investigate how seven Waitakere Hospital nurses were infected with Covid-19.
Worksafe says the Waitemataa DHB has already investigated and… Read more Audio
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Taranaki wind farm proponents warned not to disturb surf breaks
8:53 AM.Proponents of an idea to build massive offshore windfarms off the coast of Taranaki are being warned its internationally-renowned surf breaks are protected and cannot be disturbed.
A Venture Taranaki… Read more Audio
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Coronavirus: Te Papa reopens after two months closed
8:57 AM.Te Papa is reopening to the public for the first time in two months this morning, albeit under strict condtions.
The national museum was one of many institutions shut down as the country struggled to… Read more Audio