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Morning Report for Monday 16 November 2020
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Top Stories for Monday 16 November 2020
6:00 AM.Masks are set to become compulsory on Auckland public transport and all domestic flights, a man who became badly ill after working near the Harbour Bridge is speaking out about revelations the land… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 16 November 2020
6:06 AM.Lewis Hamilton has been crowned Formula One champion for a record-equalling seventh time after he won a dramatic Turkish Grand Prix. Audio
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Man claims Auckland Harbour Bridge work made him sick
6:09 AM.A man who became badly ill while working near the Auckland Harbour Bridge is speaking out after revelations the land was contaminated with heavy metals. Ralph Morgan says his employer, Auckland… Read more Audio
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1000 ECE teachers lack confidence in their own centres
6:12 AM.Hundreds of early childhood teachers have slated the centres they work in, with some saying they are stressful and feel like prisons. They are among 4000 teachers who responded earlier this year to a… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 16 November 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Family hit by multiple Covid-19 diagnoses share story
6:38 AM.A family with five people who caught Covid-19 has described their shock and fear as they dropped everything to rush into quarantine.
They were part of Auckland's August cluster where most of those… Read more Audio
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All Blacks need more flexibility after Argentina loss - Laurie Mains
6:46 AM.The former All Blacks coach Laurie Mains believes it's vital the team develops its ability to go to Plan B when Plan A isn't working.
Saturday night's historic loss to Argentina means the New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Business News for 12 November 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Sports News for 16 November 2020
7:06 AM.Lewis Hamilton has been crowned Formula One champion for a record-equalling seventh time after he won the Turkish Grand Prix. Read more Audio
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Cabinet poised to make decision on mandatory masks
7:10 AM.Cabinet is poised to sign off on making masks mandatory on all public transport in Auckland and all domestic flights around the country on Monday.
Pleas to wear masks have gone largely unheeded, but… Read more Audio
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Man believes working near Harbour Bridge made him ill
7:13 AM.A man who became gravely ill while working near the Auckland Harbour Bridge is speaking out after revelations the land was contaminated with heavy metals.
Ralph Morgan says his employer, Auckland… Read more Audio
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Written off, Pumas enjoy historic win
7:18 AM.Written off, having not played a test in over a year, Argentina inflicted an historic defeat on the All Blacks in Sydney at the weekend - the Pumas triumphing 25-15 in a match they dominated… Read more Audio
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Prime Minister supportive of move to mandatory masking
7:22 AM.Cabinet is poised to sign off on making masks mandatory on all public transport in Auckland and all domestic flights around the country.
It comes after a community case in Auckland caused panic on… Read more Audio
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NCEA and Scholarship exams starting after disrupted school year
7:34 AM.NCEA and Scholarship exams start this morning, marking the beginning of the end of a school year disrupted by the pandemic.
Today's exams are ten days later than originally planned, a delay designed… Read more Audio
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Government signs major Asia-Pacific trade deal R-CEP
7:39 AM.After eight years and thirty rounds of negotiations, the government has put pen to paper on what has been called the world's largest free-trade agreement.
New Zealand is one of 15 Asia-Pacific… Read more Audio
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Reports of fire, stabbing at Pro-Trump protest in Washington
7:45 AM.In Washington DC, supporters of President Donald Trump have protested what they believe is electoral fraud.
Pro-Trump supporters clashed with counter protesters on Saturday evening, and at least 20… Read more Audio
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Napier school reopens after flooding damage
7:50 AM.Half of the classrooms at Henry Hill School in Onekawa were partially submerged after the floods in Napier last week.
When other schools in the city reopened on Thursday, staff at the school were… Read more Audio
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Kiwi music stars celebrate at Aotearoa Music Awards
7:55 AM.The winners of the 2020 Aotearoa Music Awards were announced last night at a ceremony held at Auckland Spark Arena.
RNZ's Music 101 presenter, Charlotte Ryan, was there.
She speaks to Susie… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 16 November 2020
8:06 AM.Lewis Hamilton clinched a seventh World Formula One Championship and became the most successful racing driver ever with victory in the Turkish Grand Prix. Read more Audio
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ECE teachers wouldn't send their own kids to their workplaces
8:11 AM.A thousand early childhood teachers have so little confidence in the early learning centres they work in that they wouldn't send their own children there.
The teachers were among 4000 who responded… Read more Audio
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Pumas savour win while All Blacks get introspective
8:16 AM.An extraordinary loss to the Pumas in Sydney has sent the All Blacks deep into introspection mode and sparked jubilation for sports followers in Argentina.
New Zealand coach Ian Foster's position is… Read more Audio
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Former trade negotiator on R-CEP
8:23 AM.Eight years of negotiations has culminated in the government signing what is the world's largest free-trade agreement by population and GDP.
New Zealand is one of 15 Asia-Pacific countries to join… Read more Audio
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Bird of the Year: Kākāpō wins for the second time
8:35 AM.The votes are in and the result is conclusive.
That's despite a desperate and unforgiveable attempt to steal the election by the shadowy forces of the little spotted kiwi lobby.
As voting closed… Read more Audio
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Family involved in Covid-19 cluster share their story
8:39 AM.A family at the heart of the country's biggest Covid-19 cluster has described the fear and shock of coming face to face with the virus.
Auckland's August outbreak infected 179 people, sending the… Read more Audio
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Ethiopia conflict could cause civil war
8:46 AM.In Ethiopia, a twelve day conflict between the Ethiopian government and regional forces in the northern Tigray region could push the country into a civil war.
The Tigrayan forces fired rockets across… Read more Audio
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Trans woman evicted after being called 'offensive' by landlord
8:50 AM.A transgender woman who was kicked out of the house she was sharing with the owner says her landlord called her "offensive" and evicted her from her Auckland home.
An exemption in the Human Rights… Read more Audio
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Archaeology project planning to find and exhume unmarked graves
8:53 AM.An archaeology project to find and exhume unmarked graves at a Central Otago cemetery begins today.
The delicate University of Otago task at the 150-year-old Drybread Cemetery, near Omakau, will take… Read more Audio