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Morning Report for Thursday 3 December 2020
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Top Stories for Thursday 3 December 2020
6:00 AM.The UK becomes the the first country in the world to approve the rollout of a Covid 19 vaccine. We'll ask our Covid -19 minister how long we will have to wait. Annual police data shows almost half the… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 3 December 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Nothing token about climate emergency declaration - Shaw
6:41 AM.The Climate Change Minister says there's nothing token about the declaration of a climate emergency - and the commitment for the public service to be carbon neutral in five years time.
Parliament… Read more Audio
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Deane Apparel staff angry, upset at Christmas closure
6:51 AM.Staff at a clothing factory are angry and upset, after their company announced its Christchurch operations will close down - just two days before Christmas.
Deane Apparel's decision to close the… Read more Audio
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Business News for 3 December 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Britain approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
7:10 AM.Britain has overnight approved the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 drug for emergency use, becoming the the first country in the word to license a vaccination.
The British health secretary, Matt Hancock… Read more Audio
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NZ won't rush approving Covid-19 vaccine - Hipkins
7:15 AM.Chris Hipkins is the Covid-19 Response Minister says New Zealand is under less pressure to rush regulatory approval for a Covid-19 vaccine than other countries are.
Britain has become the first… Read more Audio
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Almost half of hate crimes reported to police wrongly downgraded
7:21 AM.Almost half the hate crimes reported to the police are being wrongly downgraded from a criminal offence, to either "incidents" in which no crime was committed, or to lower level crimes.
The police… Read more Audio
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Government is backing up climate emergency declaration with action - Shaw
7:26 AM.Parliament has declared a climate emergency noting the "devastating impact" volatile weather will have on New Zealand.
Labour, the Greens and te Pāti Māori all voted in support, but National and ACT… Read more Audio
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Campaign to rename Maxwell township to Pakaraka
7:39 AM.The road signs identifying the - blink and you miss it - township of Maxwell on the outskirts of Whanganui have already disappeared and it's possible they'll never been needed again.
The council has… Read more Audio
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3yo left in pain without treatment for crumbling teeth
7:45 AM.A three-year-old girl whose back teeth were crumbling and painful couldn't be treated immediately because her case didn't qualify as urgent.
She's one of thousands of children around the country who… Read more Audio
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Confusion over decision to keep additive out of toddler milk
7:47 AM.Manufacturers and exporters of infant milk formula are flummoxed by a decision that stops them putting a synthetic additive into toddler milk - even though it's allowed for babies.
Food Standards… Read more Audio
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Joe Biden hints at closer relationship with NZ
7:53 AM.Joe Biden is hinting at closer ties with New Zealand and the wider Asia-Pacific region when he takes charge in the White House.
The US president-elect gave separate interviews published in major… Read more Audio
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Women faring worse in NZ music scene - study
7:57 AM.Benee is the only female artist in the New Zealand Top 20 singles chart this week.
According to a new report, this is nothing new.
The research shows women fare far worse in Aotearoa's music… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 3 December 2020
8:06 AM.The five New Zealand squads have been confirmed for next year's Super Rugby Aotearoa, and former All Black loosie Liam Squire is returning to the Highlanders and has his eyes on his old All Blacks… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Vaccine could allow normality in 2021 - Johnson
8:10 AM.UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the Pfizer vaccine means a return to normal in 2021.
It's no longer just a hope, after the UK became the first country in the world to approve the widespread… Read more Audio
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Deal promises pathway for eventual return of foreign students
8:19 AM.The government is hoping a deal with a British company will help revive the $5 billion foreign student industry when the borders reopen.
It has announced New Zealand's eight universities will… Read more Audio
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Budgeting services still busy as Christmas approaches
8:21 AM.As job losses mount and Covid-19 support schemes wind down, budgeting services say there is no let up in the number people seeking help.
Immediately after the first lockdown there was no real surge… Read more Audio
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Hate crimes haven't gone away in NZ - Jewish Council member
8:27 AM.A member of the New Zealand Jewish community says white supremacy based hate crimes haven't gone away since the 15 March mosque attacks.
RNZ has revealed almost half of all hate crimes reported to… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 3 December 2020
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Former climate change ambassador on emergency declaration
8:37 AM.Parliament declared a climate emergency on Wednesday.
New Zealand's former Climate Change Ambassador Adrian Macey speaks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio
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Schools absent from Government plans on coal - NZEI
8:44 AM.Education union NZEI Te Riu Roa says it is disappointed schools are notably absent from the Government's plans on coal.
The union says the education sector has been excluded from a state sector… Read more Audio
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Hong Kong activist sentenced to 13.5 months in prison
8:48 AM.The Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to 13.5 months in prison.
He's been charged alongside fellow activists for protesting against the territory's new national security… Read more Audio
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Kiwis rethink careers after Covid-19 shock
8:52 AM.From flights to ferries, and from funeral homes to hospital wards.
Covid-19 has forced many New Zealanders to rethink their working lives.
Eleisha Foon spoke to three Kiwis about the career path the… Read more Audio
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Black Caps target Test sweep of West Indies
8:55 AM.The Black Caps' sights are set on four wins from four as they arrive at the start of their test match schedule for the summer.
After New Zealand won both completed T20s against the visiting West… Read more Audio