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Morning Report for Friday 27 November 2020
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St Lukes busy as Black Friday begins
8:56 AM.One of the biggest shopping days of the year is currently taking place at Sylvia Park.
Black Friday is kicking off the Christmas shopping season .
Reporter Ella Stewart is at St Lukes.
She speaks… Read more Audio
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Virtual museum aims to spotlight the heritage of the Pacific
8:52 AM.It's hoped a new platform will help restore lost cultural records and provide unprecedented access to heritage items from the Pacific.
A Pacific Virtual Museum, close to 18 months in the making, has… Read more Audio
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Flexi-tank user finds way to reuse them
8:49 AM.A big user of industrial-size plastic bags has found a way to re-use them, helping stem the dumping of thousands of bags each year into landfills.
Bureaucracy at the wharf is standing in the way of… Read more Audio
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Salvation Army releases 'illuminating' social report
8:43 AM.The Salvation Army has released its sixth social impact "dashboard", measuring how New Zealanders struggling with financial hardship have coped with Covid-19.
The results have been "disturbing and… Read more Audio
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Robot dairy farm a game-changer for Manawatū couple
8:38 AM.While thousands of seasonal workers are now to be allowed in to work in the horticultural industry, some farms will still be short of workers due to border restrictions.
But robots are making life… Read more Video, Audio
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Markets Update for 27 November 2020
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Dozens of Central Otago residents' power cut for six hours without notice
8:27 AM.A Central Otago community was left scrambling when their power was cut for six hours yesterday without notice.
The lines company Aurora Energy which is upgrading its network took the action after… Read more Audio
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Corrections admits it needs to learn more about managing trans prisoners
8:26 AM.Corrections is admitting it has more to learn about how to manage and protect trans gender prisoners.
New guidelines for prison staff were introduced two years ago, but a 2019 review found around… Read more Audio
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Pakistan cricket squad Covid-19 problems a set back for tests
8:16 AM.The Pakistan cricket squad has received a final warning from the Ministry of Health, after breaching managed isolation rules.
It comes as six team members test positive for Covid-19.
It's a set back… Read more Audio
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First Union responds to new NZ horticulture worker incentives
8:16 AM.The government is this morning announcing new incentives to attract New Zealand workers to the wine and horticulture sector.
This comes alongside the news that 2000 seasonal workers from the Pacific… Read more Audio
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Government announces incentives for Kiwi fruit-pickers
8:10 AM.The government is this morning announcing new incentives to attract New Zealand workers to the wine and horticulture sector.
This comes alongside the news that 2000 seasonal workers from the Pacific… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 27 November 2020
8:06 AM.The Black Caps are confident the quartet of latecomers to the squad are capable of an immediate call-up for the opening T20 cricket international against the West Indies tonight in Auckland. Read more Audio
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Black Friday kicks off at Sylvia Park
7:54 AM.One of the biggest shopping days of the year is kicking off. It's Black Friday - the official start to the Christmas shopping season.
Originally an American tradition - it's the day after… Read more Audio
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TAIC blames turbulence, flight speed for 2018 Robinson helicopter crash
7:47 AM.A combination of turbulence and flight speed has been blamed for a helicopter crash that killed its pilot in Wanaka two years ago.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission's final report says… Read more Audio
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Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer unapologetic after walkout
7:41 AM.The Māori Party's two MPs turned heads walked out in the first session of the new Parliament yesterday.
The incident took place after speaker Trevor Mallard overruled co-leader Rawiri Waititi when… Read more Audio
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Māori Party co-leaders 'grandstanding' with Parliament walkout - Mallard
7:34 AM.The Māori Party's two MPs turned heads - literally - when they walked out in the first session of the new parliament.
Co-leader Rawiri Waititi raised a point of order in te reo Māori when seeking to… Read more Audio
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All Blacks make changes to starting line-up for next test
7:26 AM.The All Blacks have made three changes to the starting XV for Saturday night's Tri-Nations test against Argentina, as they seek to avoid falling to three straight defeats for the first time in 22… Read more Audio
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Growers on 2000 new RSE workers on the way
7:19 AM.RSE workers are coming back to New Zealand, but not until the new year.
Growers will be able to bring the workers to NZ in January, provided they pay a living wage and the cost of managed isolation.
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'Most of the sector' comfortable with paying incoming RSE workers living wage - Faafoi
7:14 AM.Two thousand seasonal workers are set to land in New Zealand from January in a bid to plug the gap for fruit pickers across the country.
The RSE workers will arrive from Pacific countries and… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Epidemiologist on Pakistan cricket team
7:09 AM.Six members of the Pakistan cricket team are in the quarantine arm at the Chateau on the Park in Christchurch after testing positive for Covid-19.
In addition several other members of the team have… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 27 November 2020
7:06 AM.The Black Caps newcomer Devon Conway says he's ready for his much anticipated international cricket debut. Read more Audio
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Business News for 27 November 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: US billionaires get even richer
6:48 AM.It's Thanksgiving in the United States, and one group of people that has a lot to be thankful for are American billionaires.
They've accumulated more than US$1 trillion in new wealth since March.
It… Read more Audio
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Patients bear brunt of senior doctor shortage
6:45 AM.An Auckland doctor says patients are the ones that bear the ultimate brunt of a shortage of senior doctors - with long waiting lists and worsening health.
New research from the senior doctors union… Read more Audio
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Government grants border exemption for 2000 RSE workers
6:41 AM.The Government is giving a border exemption to two thousand seasonal workers. It has come as a relief for the horticulture and wine industries.
Experienced workers will begin arriving from the… Read more Audio
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Ashley Bloomfield taking 'dim view' of Pakistan cricket squad isolation rule breaking
6:36 AM.A close eye is being kept on the touring Pakistan cricket team after six of them tested positive for Covid-19.
The Ministry of Health has given the team a final warning, after squad members were… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: European governments ponder how to handle Christmas
6:14 AM.Earlier this month a second wave of lockdowns were implemented across much of Europe.
The goal was to reign in rocketing rates of Covid-19, but a secondary concern in the minds of policymakers was… Read more Audio
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Wine industry excited for RSE resumption
6:08 AM.Some pressure is lifting on the wine industry with an extra 2000 seasonal workers coming into the country for their busiest period.
The experienced seasonal workers will start arriving in January… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 27 November 2020
6:06 AM.The fear of losing a third-straight game has kept the All Blacks on edge this week. Audio