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Morning Report for Monday 21 September 2020
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Top Stories for Monday 21 September 2020
6:00 AM.Major delays in Auckland city this morning as only half the lanes on the Harbour Bridge are open. Privacy concerns after Police shared the Covid status of job seekers with potential employers during… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 21 September 2020
6:06 AM.New Zealand driver Brendon Hartley has won his second Le Mans 24 hour title, and helped Toyota to their third straight win in the French classic. Audio
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Harbour Bridge: Aucklanders face crawl into work
6:09 AM.Thousands of Aucklanders face a crawl into work this morning, as only half of the lanes on the Harbour Bridge are open. Four of the bridge's eight lanes could be closed for weeks, after a freak gust… Read more Audio
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Fishers on board with Green Party policy
6:11 AM.Both commercial and recreational fishing groups are on board with the Green Party's policy to review the fishing quota system. It's part of a raft of measures the party is proposing to improve the… Read more Audio
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Economist on 'zombie towns' thriving in pandemic
6:13 AM.Famously labelled zombie towns, regional centres are bearing up well through the Covid-19 crisis off the back of the strong rural economy and extremely low case numbers.
They are also having new life… Read more Audio
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Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France
6:18 AM.To Paris, where cycling's greatest race has just finished on the Champs Elysees.
After three weeks of slog, Slovenian Tadej Pogacar was crowned champion, the 21-year-old becoming the youngest… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Ashley Bloomfield on latest cases
6:21 AM.A man who tested positive for Covid-19 nearly a week after leaving managed isolation is believed to have had an unusually long incubation of the virus.
He returned from India on 27 August and tested… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 21 September 2020
6:24 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Harbour Bridge: Traffic beginning to build
6:39 AM.Traffic is beginning to build on the Auckland motorway network as the city arrives at its first morning rush hour since a beam was damaged on the Harbour Bridge, forcing the closure of four lanes.
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Professor on drug testing for drivers
6:46 AM.Both sides of the cannabis referendum debate have found common ground when it comes to drugged driving. If you've used, do not drive. Full stop.
Some road safety campaigners fear that road deaths… Read more Audio
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Business News for 21 September 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Sports News for 21 September 2020
7:06 AM.New Zealand driver Brendon Hartley has won his second Le Mans 24 hour title, and helped Toyota to their third straight win in the French classic. Read more Audio
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Harbour Bridge: Commuters facing crawl in after lane closures
7:09 AM.Thousands of Aucklanders face a crawl into work this morning, as rush hour traffic gets backed up by a Harbour Bridge running at 50 percent capacity.
Four of the bridge's eight lanes could be closed… Read more Audio
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Harbour Bridge: Temporary fix will 'hopefully' be in place later this week - Waka Kotahi/NZTA
7:11 AM.Auckland's motorway system is expected to be under extreme pressure this morning after four out of eight lanes on the Harbour Bridge were forced to close.
A truck blew over on the bridge on Friday… Read more Audio
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Harbour Bridge: Phil Goff on bridge damage
7:17 AM.Aucklanders are being asked to either work from home or find alternative ways of getting into the city after an incident on the Auckland Harbour Bridge caused damage to the superstructure on Friday.
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Covid-19: Privacy Commissioner on police informing employers of jobseekers' status
7:25 AM.The Privacy Commissioner has revealed the police shared whether several jobseekers have Covid-19 with potential employers as part of its vetting process.
This morning John Edwards has released the… Read more Audio
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Harbour Bridge: Rush hour arrives
7:29 AM.Waka Kotahi/ the NZTA is warning traffic is already very heavy headed into the city on the Northern motorway is heavy as far back as Upper Harbour highway.
Motorists should consider working from home… Read more Audio
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National Party economic claims dealt a blow
7:35 AM.The National Party's claim to be the best economic manager has been dealt a blow - by a $4 billion error discovered in its fiscal plan.
The mistake overshadowed the party's virtual campaign launch… Read more Audio
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Man tests positive for Covid-19 after isolation
7:39 AM.A man who tested positive for Covid-19 nearly a week after leaving managed isolation could have had an unusually long incubation of the virus.
The man flew to Christchurch from India on the 27… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Mystery after infection develops after end of isolation stay
7:43 AM.There's a mystery behind how a man managed to test positive for Covid-19 after the end of his 14 days of managed isolation and two negative tests.
Health authorities are looking into all possible… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Police apologise for sharing status of job seekers
7:48 AM.The Police have apologised after sharing the Covid-19 status of six jobseekers with potential employers as part of their vetting process.
This follows the release this morning of the Privacy… Read more Audio
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Soldier sentenced to detention still in army, despite saying he would leave
7:50 AM.A soldier sentenced to military detention for multiple assault charges is still serving in the New Zealand Army, despite him telling a court he would leave.
Private Manu Taufa was sentenced to 28… Read more Audio
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Tumultuous week kicks off in US politics after death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
7:55 AM.To the United States and what promises to be a tumultuous week in American politics following the death of the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday.
President Donald Trump is promising… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 21 September 2020
8:06 AM.Brendon Hartley has become the second New Zealander to win the Le Mans 24 hour race twice. Read more Audio
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Collins downplays Goldsmith's fiscal error
8:10 AM.The National Party's leader is describing a $4 billion hole in its so-called "very clear" fiscal plan as "entirely inconsequential".
The hole was pointed out by the Labour party's finance… Read more Audio
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Harbour Bridge: Lane closures another blow to businesses
8:18 AM.The mangled Auckland Harbour Bridge is yet another blow to businesses in the city's CBD struggling to survive Covid-19.
Over 170,000 commuters usually use the bridge to get to work every day but with… Read more Audio
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Harbour Bridge: Heavy truck drivers advised to take Western Ring Route
8:24 AM.The partial closure of Auckland Harbour Bridge has left truck drivers dependent on Auckland's back roads.
Waka Kotahi/ the NZTA are encouraging heavy vehicles to travel via the Western Ring Route… Read more Audio
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Bomb explodes in Solomon Islands
8:26 AM.Two people in Solomon Islands have died after being injured after what's thought to be a bomb from the Second World War blew up in the capital Honiara.
Police say the two -- an Australian and a… Read more Audio
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Harbour Bridge: Auckland traffic update
8:28 AM.Traffic in Auckland is still heaving after four out of eight lanes were closed on the Harbour Bridge.
Auckland reporter Amy Williams speaks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio
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Lawyer supporting abuse survivors wants Royal Commission interim report
8:37 AM.A lawyer representing survivors of abuse wants the Abuse in Care Royal Commission to speed up help for victims by making an interim report.
The Commission is investigating abuse in State and… Read more Audio
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Legalised cannabis won't put more drugged drivers on road - govt adviser
8:41 AM.Legalising cannabis isn't guaranteed to put more drugged-up drivers on the road, according to one government adviser.
In 2019, alcohol or drugs were a factor in 131 fatal crashes on the road, and… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: 'Zombie towns' thriving during pandemic
8:45 AM.Famously labelled zombie towns, regional centres are bearing up well through the Covid-19 crisis off the back of the rural economy and extremely low case numbers.
They are also having new life… Read more Audio
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Green Party unveils quota system review
8:50 AM.The fishing industry and recreational fishers are backing the Green's plan to review the quota system but they are sceptical about other plans the party has to protect the waters around New Zealand.
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Rugby legends welcome Ranfurly Shield back to Taranaki
8:54 AM.Two Taranaki Rugby legends have welcomed the Ranfurly Shield back to the province.
1996 Shield winners Kevin "Smiley" Barrett and Andy Slater were at New Plymouth Airport yesterday morning after… Read more Audio
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NZ driver Brendon Hartley wins Le Mans 24 Hour title again
8:57 AM.Satisfaction is still sinking in for the New Zealand driver Brendon Hartley after he took out one of the world's biggest motor races for a second time this morning.
Driving for Toyota, Hartley has… Read more Audio