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Morning Report for Friday 14 August 2020
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Covid-19: Lockdown sours end of Super Rugby Aotearoa
8:55 AM.With Auckland in Alert Level 3 and the rest of the country in Level 2 there is serious doubt about whether both matches in this weekend's final round of Super Rugby Aotearoa will go ahead.
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Porirua GP clinics overwhelmed by testing demand
8:52 AM.GP clinics in Porirua are being swamped with requests for Covid-19 tests from recent visitors to Auckland who fear they may have been infected.
One clinic has cancelled non-urgent appointments and… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Aucklanders wait to see if lockdown will end
8:44 AM.It's an anxious wait for Aucklanders today who fear the government will extend the lockdown beyond midnight tonight.
Businesses across the city have been under stress as they've been forced back to… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Street nicknamed 'Cluster Avenue' after case appears at Mt Albert Grammar
8:40 AM.A mother of a Mt Albert Grammer School Pupil is calling their street "Cluster Avenue" as they become the centre of a second Covid-19 outbreak.
The street in central Auckland - where Mt Albert Gammer… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 14 August 2020
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Health Minister cluster numbers, border staff testing
8:21 AM.Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg told us the lack of testing of border staff was extraordinary.
At the start of last week, two-thirds of the nearly 3000 border staff had never been tested for Covid-19.
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Covid-19: National Party health spokesperson briefed on outbreak
8:10 AM.National Party health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti has now been briefed on the developing Covid-19 situation.
The National Party leader Judith Collins told Morning Report yesterday that she been… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Modelling suggests GDP fell $21b
7:56 AM.New economic modelling suggests Covid-19 lockdown measures may reduce annual GDP growth by $21 billion.
The research by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research says GDP - which measures the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Woman waited with other sick people to be tested
7:52 AM.A woman tested at an Auckland pop-up clinic had to queue in a tent with other symptomatic people - with little social distancing and hardly anyone wearing a mask.
Auckland hit a record number of… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Kiwis prepare for Alert Level announcement
7:48 AM.Around the rest of the country people are New Zealanders outside of Auckland are peppered with anxiety, frustration and a touch of apathy as they grapple with the possibility of returning to lockdown.
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Covid-19: Businesses closed unnecessarily, Auckland Chamber of Commerce says
7:44 AM.The Auckland Business Chamber says the cost of Alert Level 3 for retail, hospitality and manufacturers is too high.
It claims the rules for businesses are confusing and many workplaces are being told… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: New testing centre opens at Eden Park
7:40 AM.Yesterday there were huge queues at Covid-19 testing stations around Auckland.
Reporter Jordan Bond is at a new pop-up testing centre at Eden Park.
He speaks to Kim Hill. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Phil Goff on possible lockdown extension
7:26 AM.For Aucklanders it is a nervous wait to hear whether they're staying in at Alert Level 3, going down to Level 2 or being plunged into full lockdown at Level 4.
Their livelihoods depend on today's… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Public health expert Sir David Skegg expects lockdown to continue
7:13 AM.A public health expert is predicting the Alert Level restrictions will be extended today because of the growing number of cases in Auckland.
Professor Sir David Skegg, from Otago University, is… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Decision Day looming for second lockdown
7:08 AM.At 3 on Friday afternoon Cabinet ministers will meet to once again decide the lockdown future of the country.
Then at 5.30pm the Prime Minister will step up to the podium in the all-too-familiar… Read more Audio
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Business News for 14 August 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Case numbers spike in Germany
6:48 AM.As Europe sweats through a hot summer, new coronavirus infections are spiking.
Spain, France, Greece and Germany are among the countries that are now running into the consequences of going back to a… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Positive cases found in schools, preschool, polytech
6:46 AM.A six-year-old boy who fell ill and was taken out of school by his parents is one of New Zealand's latest cases of community transmission.
Auckland health authorities informed Southern Cross Campus… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Aucklanders not optimistic about Level 3 end
6:42 AM.Aucklanders are not optimistic that the region will come out of Alert Level 3 tonight.
Cabinet is meeting this morning to discuss whether it is safe to move the country out of lockdown with a… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Decision Day arrives for Auckland lockdown
6:40 AM.It's decision day with Cabinet meeting this afternoon to decide whether the country will change Covid-19 alert levels.
This comes after a new cluster of community transmission has officially taken… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 14 August 2020
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 14 August 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Not much chance of infection from Taupō cruise, company owner says
6:12 AM.The owner of Taupō tourist company that took two people infected with Covid-19 on a lake cruise is confident the risk to other passengers is very low.
Four members of the Auckland family travelled to… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Northland businesses brace for new lockdown
6:09 AM.Northland businesses are worried they won't make it through another full lockdown if there are alert level changes.
The Te Tai Tokerau region is under Alert Level 2 along with the rest of the… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 14 August 2020
6:00 AM.At half past five today, the country will be told if the Covid-19 lockdown measures will continue. Cabinet meets at three. 13 more people tested positive in Auckland yesterday bringing the total to… Read more Audio