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Morning Report for Friday 21 August 2020
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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: Lego, puzzles and games cure adults' anxiety
8:50 AM.Home-based hobbies and handcrafts are enjoying a surge in popularity in these uncertain times.
More and more grown-ups are finding solace in jigsaws, board games and even lego.
Ruth Hill reports. Read more Audio
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Sea level rise creates uncertain future for surf breaks
8:45 AM.Around 80 percent of the surf breaks in California could be gone by the end of the century according to research into rising sea levels.
Surfers here - where no equivalent study has been done -… Read more Audio
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Kaikōura residents disagree over proposed kerbside rubbish collection
8:43 AM.Everywhere around New Zealand kerbside rubbish collections are a normal part of every week, but there's no rubbish collection in Kaikōura.
Residents have petitioned the Kaikōura District Council to… Read more Audio
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Fifteen trespassed from Waitakere ranges
8:40 AM.Fifteen people have been trespassed by the Auckland Council for taking tramping trips in the Waitakere Ranges.
Most tracks in the ranges were closed in 2018 to stop the spread of kauri dieback… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 21 August 2020
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Farmers on Auckland border split from animals
8:29 AM.Farmers around Auckland's southern border are finding themselves unable to check their stock, and having to drive vast distances to get feed and equipment.
They're calling on the government make them… Read more Audio
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Teens headed to court over voting rights
8:22 AM.Some 16-year-olds are so determined to gain the right to vote, they're about to take their case to the High Court.
Make It Sixteen, a youth-led campaign, will have their case heard on Monday.
They… Read more Audio
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Preparations for Mosque gunman's sentencing
8:18 AM.Psychologists, medics and the Ministry of Justice are ramping up mental health services in readiness for the Christchurch mosque gunman's sentencing next week.
Brenton Tarrant will be sentenced on 51… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Thousands slipping on mortgage payments
8:17 AM.Thousands of home owners are slipping behind on their mortgages, with almost 250,000 payments missed since April.
Reserve Bank data shows 10, 905 homeowners were in arrears at the end of the first… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Government tweaks business loan scheme
8:10 AM.The Government has made changes to a loan scheme for companies to help them recover from Covid-19.
The Business Finance Guarantee Scheme supports the provision of bank loans to viable operations… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 21 August 2020
8:06 AM.New Zealand cyclist Sam Bewley will realise a lifelong dream next week. The two-time Olympic bronze medalist on the track has been named in the Mitchelton-Scott team for the Tour de France. Read more Audio
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ANZ Premiership teams ready for grand final
7:56 AM.The country's top netballers have waited several months to complete this year's domestic competition.
The Tactix will take on Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse, the defending champions - in the ANZ… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Referendum campaigners seek clarification
7:53 AM.Referendum campaigners are urgently seeking clarification on how they can proceed with the election date moved back by a month.
Registered campaigners can only spend $330,000 in the three months to… Read more Audio
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Canterbury DHB facing exodus of senior staff
7:46 AM.The exodus of senior leaders is continuing at the embattled Canterbury District Health Board in a deepening row over its deficit.
Canterbury DHB is in the red to the tune of $180 million and its… Read more Audio
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Provisional suicide statistics show lowest rate in three years
7:42 AM.The latest suicide statistics reveal the provisional suicide rate is at its lowest in three years.
Annual provisional suicide statistics, covering the period from July 1 last year to June 30 this… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: How seriously are young Kiwis taking the pandemic?
7:38 AM.New Zealand's young people say if Covid-19 continues to spread here it won't be their fault, following an international warning that their age group is driving the spread of the virus.
The warning… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Potential huge postal voting increase prompts warnings
7:29 AM.A potentially huge increase in postal voting has prompted warnings a failure to properly prepare could lead to an election disaster.
Postal votes could number in the hundreds of thousands because of… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Sir Brian Roche on overseeing work to stamp out virus
7:22 AM.New Zealand should find out on Monday if the second wave of Covid-19 is controlled enough to get Auckland out of Alert Level 3.
The testing regime is under intense scrutiny as health authorities… Read more Audio
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Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon charged with fraud
7:16 AM.Former Trump adviser and campaign manager, Steve Bannon, has been charged with fraud.
The US Department of Justice has accused Bannon of defrauding a fundraising campaign to build a wall between the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Surface spread rare, but possible - Wiles
7:13 AM.A microbiologist says it would be extremely rare for the isolation hotel maintenance worker to get Covid-19 off a lift button.
It's been revealed the Rydges Hotel employee who contracted the virus… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Weekly border worker testing would double chances of detecting before community spread
7:09 AM.Weekly testing of all border workers would double the chance of Covid-19 being detected before it could spread into the community.
Nearly two thirds of workers at the border had never been tested… Read more Audio
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Business News for 21 August 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Phoenix dismiss suggestions of poor form
6:52 AM.The Wellington Phoenix have dismissed suggestions that they may have gone off the boil since the resumption of the A-League.
The Phoenix, who finished third on the table, play Perth Glory in the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Little, Peters on postal voting
6:49 AM.Strong warnings are being sounded about the risks of postal voting this election, with preparations underway as New Zealand still battles the virus.
The Electoral Commission has geared up for an… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: ACT wants AirBnBs used for isolation
6:42 AM.The ACT Party wants New Zealand to adopt the Taiwanese approach to quarantine - where new arrivals are allowed to isolate in privately-run facilities such as AirBnBs.
ACT's leader David Seymour says… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Families hit by lockdown downturn
6:38 AM.Kids doing schoolwork in cars and multiple breadwinners from the same family suddenly out of work - these are the stories of struggle emerging from the second Covid-19 lockdown in Auckland.
Social… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 21 August 2020
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 21 August 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Tactix ready for ANZ premiership final
6:19 AM.At the start of the ANZ Netball Premiership season the title appeared to be the Pulse's to lose.
The Pulse dominated the competition and recorded ten wins in a row, while their opponents in this… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Northland iwi bring back checkpoint
6:17 AM.The head of a northern iwi group says they're reinstating an iwi-run checkpoint today as too many vehicles are getting into the north. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny falls ill, poisoning suspected
6:12 AM.Russia's opposition activist, Alexei Navalny, is in a serious condition in a Siberian hospital.
He fell ill on a flight to Moscow and his team suspect he was poisoned.
Doctors are working to… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 21 August 2020
6:00 AM.New research suggests Covid outbreaks could be halved with weekly testing of all border workers, Doubts are raised about the possibility a maintenance worker could have picked up Covid from a lift… Read more Audio