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Morning Report for Tuesday 2 June 2020
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Top Stories for Tuesday 2 June 2020
6:00 AM.Donald Trump tells governors to "dominate" as protests against police brutality and extrajudicial killings continue across the United States Black Lives Matter demonstrations continue across the US… Read more Audio
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Geroge Floyd demonstrators defy curfews
6:11 AM.Demonstrations over the death of African American man George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer have erupted across the US and around the world.
Dozens of American cities have introduced… Read more Audio
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Kaikōura businesses struggling to compete for domestic tourism
6:19 AM.More than 30 percent of Kaikōura's GDP comes from tourism but with international borders shut business' are relying on domestic tourism.
Alpine Pacific Holiday Park owner Lee Boot says while they can… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 2 June 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Private tertiary institutes want to trial quarantining students
6:21 AM.Auckland's private tertiary institutes have put their hands up for a proposed trial quarantine system that would allow foreign students into the country.
The city's council has suggested piloting… Read more Audio
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Black Lives Matter protests: What happened overnight
6:43 AM.A man was shot and killed in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday night after police officers and National Guard troops began firing into a crowd. - but a tense confrontation in the middle of a crowded… Read more Audio
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Winston Peters calling for move to Alert Level 1 after protests
6:49 AM.Thousands turned out in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch yesterday to protest against the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
But the large gatherings have angered some politicians. Deputy… Read more Audio
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Epidemiologist warns against virus complacency
6:51 AM.New Zealand has had no new cases of Covid-19 for 10 days in a row and there's hope today will be the eleventh.
One case remains active and no one is currently receiving hospital treatment.
But an… Read more Audio
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Business News for 2 June 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Kiwis take to the streets for Black Lives Matter protests
7:15 AM.Thousands of New Zealanders took to the streets yesterday across the country to protest the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
RNZ's Mackenzie Smith reports. Read more Audio
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Chaos sweeps across US in wake of George Floyd death
7:15 AM.An intensifying chaos has gripped America's largest cities as demonstrators and police clash over the death of George Floyd.
Dozens of American cities have introduced curfews as violence and looting… Read more Audio
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Level 1 decision could go before Cabinet on 8 June - Ardern
7:23 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the Government will look at moving to Alert Level 1 next week.
Ardern says they will bring forward Cabinet's discussion of moving levels to next Monday.
It was due… Read more Audio
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Wet Queen's Birthday weekend for some
7:36 AM.Wet and wild weather for the first holiday weekend out of lockdown flooded roads and caused slips in the Coromandel.
It meant some took hours-long detours and others stayed on for a night or two… Read more Audio
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Coromandel cops the brunt of bad weather
7:40 AM.The cleanup is continuing on the Coromandel Peninsula today after bad weather lashed the region.
State Highway 25 between the Tairua River and Hikuai was closed yesterday due to flooding and only… Read more Audio
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Weekend rain brings a bit of hope for farmers
7:43 AM.The weekend's rain has had a patchy impact for farmers battling drought conditions - a good amount for some, and barely a change for others.
In the east of Northland, for example, MetService says… Read more Audio
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Businesses cry out for shift to Alert Level 1
7:50 AM.The bungees were bouncing, the bars and restaurants were buzzing and the No Vacancy signs were alight as New Zealanders flocked to tourist hot spots this Queens Birthday weekend.
But some business… Read more Audio
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Police treated family harm report request during lockdown as an OIA
7:56 AM.A woman applying for an urgent protection order during lockdown was told a police report she asked for was being treated as an Official Information Act request.
The woman - who RNZ is calling Trish -… Read more Audio
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Employee surveillance software sales spike over lockdown
7:58 AM.Sales of employee monitoring software have skyrocketed since the country went into lockdown, with tech companies reporting a 300 percent increase for New Zealand customers.
The software can track… Read more Audio
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Business groups call for Alert Level 1 now
8:10 AM.The Prime Minister says the Government will look at moving to alert level one next week.
Her comments follow 10 days of no new Covid-19 cases.
Hospitality and retail groups say an urgent shift to… Read more Audio
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Black Lives Matter movement has relevance in NZ - justice advocate
8:23 AM.Thousands turned out in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington yesterday to protest the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
The Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon says the outpouring of anger… Read more Audio
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Long weekend crowd a promising start for Hobbiton
8:28 AM.Queen's Birthday weekend was the first holiday weekend after of lockdown and tourist hotspots were hoping New Zealanders would help fill the void left when foreign tourists were shut out.
Hobbiton… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 2 June 2020
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Tourists back in Queenstown for long weekend
8:31 AM.Queenstown hotels finally had guests again for the first long weekend since lockdown.
Hotel owner Nik Kiddle says prices in the town are at rock bottom to encourage domestic tourists to return.
He… Read more Audio
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Kiwi love affair with housing continues despite pandemic
8:39 AM.A new report about the property market suggests New Zealanders are continuing their love affair with houses.
Data from the website RealEstate.co.nz shows asking prices in seven regions are at… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 putting squeeze on rental markets
8:44 AM.Covid-19 is putting further pressure on some cities already struggling with squeezed rental property markets.
New Plymouth is experiencing unprecedented demand from prospective tenants In Whanganui… Read more Audio
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Volunteer trappers at work on tiny island near Nelson
8:51 AM.It's possibly New Zealand's smallest island, but it's still large enough for rats and other pests to colonise.
Haulashore Island, which has been a backdrop to Nelson's waterfront for 113 years, is… Read more Audio
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Warriors triumphant for return to field
8:56 AM.The Warriors have made a near-perfect start to their return to the NRL on Saturday, four weeks after arriving in Australia.
The Auckland club completed 45 of their 46 sets - the first time an NRL… Read more Audio