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Morning Report for Monday 3 August 2020
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Top Stories for Monday 3 August 2020
6:00 AM.Covid-19: Melbourne heads into stricter lockdown; Siouxsie Wiles on Victoria outbreak and NZ; Labour still without policies a month before voting opens; Napier programme keeping troubled kids in… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 3 August 2020
6:25 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 3 August 2020
6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
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Melbourne goes into lockdown similar to NZ Level 4
6:39 AM.Melbourne is spending its first night under curfew, which will end at 7am Monday NZT.
Under the "stage four" lockdown, Melbourne residents will only be allowed to shop and exercise within five… Read more Audio
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Principals want to see the end of communities of learning
6:49 AM.The Principals Federation wants the government to stop spending a hundred-million-dollars a year on the previous government's flagship education scheme, the communities of learning.
The scheme pays… Read more Audio
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Business News for 3 August 2020
6:50 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Melbourne heads into stricter lockdown
7:09 AM.Melbourne wakes up from its first night under curfew, as it begins a six-week-long lockdown.
The Australian state declared a "state of disaster" at the weekend.
It has gone into "stage four" lock… Read more Audio
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Melbourne wakes from first night under curfew
7:15 AM.Melbourne wakes up from its first night under curfew, as it begins a six-week-long lockdown. The Australian state declared a "state of disaster" at the weekend.
It has gone into "stage four" lock… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Siouxsie Wiles on surging Victoria numbers
7:20 AM.The situation in Victoria is a reminder of how the pandemic continues to rage abroad and how quickly the virus can spread if a gamble is made on the wrong strategy.
So, what does a serious outbreak… Read more Audio
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Trans-Tasman bubble 'some time away' now - Ardern
7:24 AM.The Prime Minister says a trans-Tasman bubble is a while away in the wake of an explosion of Covid-19 cases across the ditch.
Melbourne has recently gone into a "stage four" lockdown similar to New… Read more Audio
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Napier programme keeping troubled kids in school
7:39 AM.A pilot programme in Napier is helping to keep some of the city's most troubled and violent children in school.
It comes amid rising concern about violence in schools nationally, and worries that… Read more Audio
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Primary principals want end to $100m school cluster scheme
7:42 AM.Hundreds of principals are urging the government to scrap a divisive education scheme that costs a $100 million a year, most of it in extra pay for teachers and principals.
The Principals Federation… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Jury trials return after lockdown
7:46 AM.Jury trials are resuming on Monday, after Covid-19 disruptions saw them scrapped for months.
The legal system must now work through the backlog of cases that has built up since March, but how well… Read more Audio
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Christchurch paper under fire for Chinese consulate ads
7:52 AM.The latest advertising campaign by the Chinese Consulate in a prominent Christchurch newspaper is being called propaganda.
The Consulate ad's have been appearing regularly in the Christchurch Star… Read more Audio
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NASA astronauts splash land near Florida
7:56 AM.Two NASA astronauts have landed back on earth after a splash landing off the coast of Florida.
It was the first water landing since the Apollo missions nearly 50 years ago.
Ex RNZ journalist Matthew… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 3 August 2020
8:06 AM.Top flight gymnasts who complained of abuse by an international coach were told to keep quiet by New Zealand Gymnastics. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Epidemiologist on Melbourne situation
8:10 AM.This morning 5 million Melbourne residents are starting the first day of a strict six-week lockdown and the declaration of a "state of disaster" in Victoria.
That's in addition to the three weeks of… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Drive-through testing centre opens in Queenstown
8:21 AM.A drive-thru testing centre opens in Queenstown on Tuesday and locals are being encouraged to get a test, regardless of their symptoms.
The initiative is in response to the man who tested positive… Read more Audio
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Paul Goldsmith on National Party economic plans
8:25 AM.National Party finance spokesperson Paul Goldsmith has accused Finance Minister Grant Robertson of downplaying job losses when the wage subsidy ends.
Roberston refused to predict what percentage of… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 3 August 2020
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Chatham Islands nabs $40 million for 'shovel-ready' projects
8:38 AM.The Chatham Islands is set to nab nearly $40 million in funding for infrastructure projects.
High on the list are much-needed upgrades to the Chatham's airport, including a new runway.
The money… Read more Audio
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Massey University sleep research centre facing changes
8:43 AM.A leading sleep research centre is facing changes that could undermine its worldwide status.
Massey University wants to absorb the Sleep Wake centre into another department due to a shortfall in… Read more Audio
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Court battle over Port Hills fires begins
8:47 AM.A prolonged court battle begins today over who is to blame for millions of dollars of damage from 2017's Port Hills fires.
A group of 80 claimants who suffered property damage from the fires want $10… Read more Audio
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Lamb numbers expected to fall due to drought
8:49 AM.The number of sheep being born this summer is expected to fall sharply thanks to the drought over summer and autumn.
Ewes without enough grass to eat carry far fewer twins than usual and hardly any… Read more Audio
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Couple stuck in Falklands return home via fishing vessel
8:53 AM.A newly wed Auckland couple who were stranded in the Falklands for four months are almost home, thanks to a lift from a fishing vessel.
Feeonaa and Neville Clifton left for their honeymoon at the… Read more Audio
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Northern Mystics beat Central Pulse
8:57 AM.The Northern Mystics have shown the Central Pulse can be beaten, upsetting the defending champions 44-42 in Porirua yesterday.
It was a critical result for the Mystics, who are in an arm wrestle with… Read more Audio