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Morning Report for Wednesday 19 August 2020
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Top Stories for Wednesday 19 August 2020
6:00 AM.A special type of blood test could give vital clues as to how an isolation hotel maintenance worker got covid 19, We'll put this new recommendation from scientists to the Health Minister Chris… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Rydges situation could have been worse - Expert
6:09 AM.How did an isolation hotel maintenance worker get Covid-19 from an infected guest he had never met?
A modeller says the man could have sparked a large cluster if he wasn't picked up by routine… Read more Audio
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MPs back in the House as Parliament resumes before election
6:10 AM.A small group of MPs have returned to the capital for a stripped back version of Parliament - with the government's Covid response, in particular the country's border at the top of the agenda.
It was… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 19 August 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 19 August 2020
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: QR codes must be displayed from today
6:38 AM.The government's yellow and white QR code posters will become mandatory of all businesses from noon today, so customers can scan in with their phones for contact tracing.
The Ministry of Health says… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Farmers on Auckland regional border frustrated
6:42 AM.Farmers straddling the Auckland-Waikato regional boundary are frustrated they haven't been able to check stock or get essential supplies because of the Alert Level 3 restrictions.
Auckland Federated… Read more Audio
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Electoral commission promises Māori roll voters will get correct ballot papers
6:44 AM.The Electoral Commission is assuring Māori voters they will get the correct ballot papers at voting booth's this election.
It received 40 complaints from Māori last election about poor voting… Read more Audio
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Stephen Stone launches appeal against murder convictions
6:46 AM.Lawyers for Stephen Stone, serving life in prison for the murders of Deane Fuller-Sandys and Leah Stephens, have lodged an appeal against his convictions in the Court of Appeal.
The Crown's case was… Read more Audio
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Business News for 19 August 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Health officials support serology test for tracing
7:09 AM.A special type of blood test could give vital clues as to how an isolation hotel maintenance worker got Covid-19 from an infected guest he had never met.
Health officials are stumped and are being… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Chris Hipkins on serology testing
7:14 AM.Health Minister Chris Hipkins is facing a puzzle trying to work out how Covid-19 made its way back into the community in Auckland.
First a group of four tested positive with no link to international… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Police scramble to ease pressure at checkpoints
7:20 AM.Police have been scrambling to ease pressure at the 13 checkpoints in North and South Auckland under Alert Level 3 restrictions.
Some of those travelling are reporting that things have improved in… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Judith Collins on border testing, contact tracing
7:25 AM.National Party leader Judith Collins has blasted the government over a lack of testing of front-line border workers.
"This is a massive failure for the government, now we've got a lockdown," she told… Read more Audio
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Stephen Stone lodges appeal against murder convictions
7:34 AM.A man labelled one of New Zealand's most notorious killers has lodged an appeal against his murder convictions, which his team of high profile justice campaigners claims is a gross miscarriage of… Read more Audio
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Rydges maintenance worker infection 'a real mystery' - Wiles
7:44 AM.The infected Rydges Hotel maintenance worker who has tested positive for Covid-19 remains a mystery.
Genetic sequencing has linked his case to the same strain of virus found in a woman who stayed at… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Rydges managed isolation restrictions tighten
7:50 AM.A person in managed isolation at Auckland's Rydges Hotel says guests are under much tighter restrictions since a hotel worker tested positive for the coronavirus.
Officials are stumped about how the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Who isn't displaying Govt QR code?
7:53 AM.Businesses have just a few hours left to make the government's Covid-19 Tracer QR code a feature of their doors or reception areas, before it becomes mandatory.
The government says there's been more… Read more Audio
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Controversial facial recognition software maker working with NZ government
7:57 AM.A global giant at the centre of controversies over facial recognition technology in the US and UK, is working closely with the New Zealand Government.
The Tokyo-based NEC is updating the country's… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 19 August 2020
8:06 AM.The North and South rugby squads appear unlikely to be able to assemble in full with the Auckland based players yet to receive government clearance to travel to Wellington. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Megan Woods on Covid-19 maintenance worker case
8:10 AM.The government is battling Covid-19 on multiple fronts.
Numbers are growing in what could be come the biggest Covid-19 cluster yet, there's a mystery transmission case, and police checkpoints in… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Essential goods delayed at police checkpoints
8:16 AM.Some essential employees are not making it to work because of delays at Auckland border checkpoints.
Those seeking exemptions from the Ministry of Health to permit their drive to work are being left… Read more Audio
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Electoral expert wants assurance workers trained for Māori roll
8:19 AM.A Māori electoral expert wants assurances workers at voting booths will be properly trained in how the Māori roll works after mistakes at the last election which led to some people having their votes… Read more Audio
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Gerry Brownlee accused of undermining trust in media
8:23 AM.The National Party's deputy and campaign manager says he was not undermining trust in the media, but was merely "stating a fact" when he said the cards are "stacked in Labour's favour" for the… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 19 August 2020
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: More than 1500 went overseas and then back to NZ after virus took hold
8:37 AM.Dozens of New Zealanders have been on tropical holidays since the country's nationwide lockdown - including some intrepid travellers who left while the team of five million stayed home.
They're among… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Aucklanders appetite for takeaways lower in Level 3
8:40 AM.When New Zealanders emerged from their five weeks of Alert Level 4, a top priority for many was ordering that favourite takeaway.
Struggling fast food outlets and cafes enjoyed a much-needed cash… Read more Audio
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Chinese workers claim former boss owes tens of thousands of dollars
8:44 AM.A group of Chinese workers claim they've been left out of pocket to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars after a former employer failed to pay their wages in full.
They allege they've worked… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: South Australia trials bringing back international students
8:48 AM.South Australia will trial opening its borders to 300 students in a bid to get international education back on its feet.
The students will have to self isolate for two weeks in Adelaide before they… Read more Audio
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Two charged for Run-DMC murder
8:55 AM.After almost 18 years, two men have been charged for the murder of one of hip hop's most influential artists - Jam Master Jay.
Part of the pioneering rap group, Run-DMC, the DJ was shot in his New… Read more Audio
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