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Morning Report for Tuesday 11 August 2020
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Top Stories for Tuesday 11 August 2020
6:00 AM.Dunedin's St Pauls' Cathedral is on fire.. 7 firetrucks are in attendence.. we'll cross to our reporter at the scene. Divorce rates spike after the lockdown. Cooks tourism operators say there will be… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 11 August 2020
6:00 AM.Dunedin's St Pauls' Cathedral is on fire.. 7 firetrucks are in attendence.. we'll cross to our reporter at the scene. Divorce rates spike after the lockdown. Cooks tourism operators say there will be… Read more Audio
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St Paul's Cathedral in Dunedin on fire
6:17 AM.The roof of St Paul Anglican Cathedral in Dunedin is on fire.
Firefighters were called at about 3:30 on Tuesday morning. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Big gains for NZ education reputation, survey shows
6:20 AM.A survey of education agents shows New Zealand's handling of the pandemic has significantly raised its stocks as an education destination.
The international education company Navitas surveyed nearly… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 11 August 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 11 August 2020
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
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Dunedin cathedral fire under control
6:39 AM.A fire that took hold in the roof of St Paul's Cathedral in central Dunedin appears to now be under control.
Firefighters were called at about 3:30 on Tuesday morning.
Reporter Tess Brunton speaks… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Separation enquiries up 25 pct - barrister
6:45 AM.Lawyers say they're being inudated with separation enquiries as relationships buckle under the pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Auckland barrister and mediator Jeremy Sutton is among lawyers… Read more Audio
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Govt needs to be prepared for Covid-19 job losses 'just in case' - Sepuloni
6:45 AM.A new service is open to help connect everyone seeking and offering employment and training.
The service can be accessed online, by phone or on site at government hubs.
It aims to help people find a… Read more Audio
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Northland inundated by heavy rain
6:50 AM.Heavy rain lashed Northland overnight, just weeks after it was inundated by 'once in 500 years' rainfall and flooding.
The region's is expected to get 120 millimetres of rain by this afternoon, on… Read more Audio
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Business News for 11 August 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Firefighters start removing damaged roof from St Paul's Cathedral
7:09 AM.The roof of St Paul Anglican Cathedral in Dunedin is on fire.
Firefighters were called at about 3:30 on Tuesday morning.
Reporter Tess Brunton speaks to Kim Hill. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Family lawyer waitlists grow as divorces skyrocket
7:13 AM.Covid-19 is prompting couples to separate in numbers that family lawyers and mediators say they're struggling to keep up with.
Prospective divorcees wanting advice or legal intervention are being… Read more Audio
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Cook Islands could see mass redundancies if no bubble soon - resort owner
7:17 AM.A Cook Islands resort owner says there will be mass redundancies if there is no travel bubble with New Zealand in place when the country's wage subsidy finishes at the end of September.
The Prime… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Cook Island bubble risks
7:22 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is expecting an isolation-free travel bubble with the Cook Islands by the end of this year.
RNZ Pacific's Jamie Tahana has been covering Covid-19 in the region… Read more Audio
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Overseas Kiwis vow to keep up the fight on isolation charges
7:29 AM.Kiwis living overseas and part of the Team of Six Million group are vowing to keep up the fight against charging for managed isolation.
The minister in charge of the border, Megan Woods, yesterday… Read more Audio
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Fire and Emergency officer on Dunedin fire
7:30 AM.There has been a fire in Dunedin's St Paul's Cathedral.
Fire and Emergency's senior station officer in Dunedin, Simon Smith, spoke to Tess Brunton at the scene about what has happened. Read more Audio
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Dunedin Bishop optimistic after St Paul's Cathedral fire
7:37 AM.Bishop of Dunedin Steven Benford is hopeful services will be able to be held in the damaged St Paul's Cathedral soon, after a fire in the early hours of the morning.
The blaze erupted in the roof of… Read more Audio
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Judith Collins wants voters to back David Seymour in Epsom
7:45 AM.There's no cup of tea this time around, but Judith Collins wants voters in Epsom to give their electorate vote to ACT's David Seymour.
The Auckland seat has been ACT's political lifeline in recent… Read more Audio
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National Party selects Emma Mellow for Auckland Central
7:45 AM.Emma Mellow has been chosen to be the National Party's new candidate for Auckland Central but admits she will have to work hard to get known in the electorate.
Mellow replaces former Deputy National… Read more Audio
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Beirut explosion: Entire Lebanese government resigns
7:53 AM.The entire Lebanese government has resigned in the wake of the explosion in Beirut last week, as the death toll is revised to more than 160 people.
This follows days of protests across the country… Read more Audio
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Defence Force apologises to George Nepata
8:10 AM.The Defence Minister has apologised for a training accident which he says was totally avoidable and unnecessary.
George Nepata was rendered a tetraplegic after he was severely injured in April 1989… Read more Audio
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Police investigations into terrorist funding doubled after 15 March
8:19 AM.Police investigations of potential terrorist funding has more than doubled in New Zealand since the 15 March mosque shootings.
Lawyers, accountants and banks have to report suspicious financial… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Deluge of divorce enquiries post lockdown
8:28 AM.Lawyers are being deluged with divorce enquiries as many couples are unable to withstand the pressure put on their relationship by the Covid-19 lockdown.
A shortage of family lawyers means divorcees… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 11 August 2020
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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NZ can be prepared for community transmission and pursue Cook Islands bubble concurrently - Michael Baker
8:38 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has signalled a bubble between New Zealand and the Cook Islands should be open before the end of the year and that a draft agreement is almost finished.
Public Health… Read more Audio
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Greenpeace can register as a charity, court rules
8:44 AM.After battling for 12 years, and heading all the way to the Supreme Court, Greenpeace is celebrating that the High Court has ruled now the organisation is entitled to register as a charity.
The court… Read more Audio
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Education agents back NZ as safe destination
8:50 AM.An international survey shows the pandemic is making New Zealand more popular than ever with foreign students.
The education company Navitas surveyed 400 agents and 85 percent agreed or strongly… Read more Audio
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Māori and Pasifika influence growing in ANZ Premiership
8:52 AM.A new study has found that Māori and Pasifika players are having a growing influence on the culture of ANZ Premiership netball teams.
The research highlights the values those players and coaches… Read more Audio
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Meatloaf tribute a finalist for NZ best toastie
8:56 AM.It might not quite be the only thing in this world that's pure and good and right, but Dunedin chef Romeo Dowling-Mitchell thinks his Meatloaf tribute toastie is pretty good.
The toastie, named the… Read more Audio