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Morning Report for Tuesday 23 March 2021
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Top Stories for Tuesday 23 March 2020
6:00 AM.A managed isolation worker has tested positive for Covid-19. The Government is set to unveil its plan to help first home buyers into the super-heated housing market. We mark one year since the country… Read more Audio
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US trials confirm AstraZeneca jab safe and effective
6:10 AM.Trials in the United States of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine have confirmed that it's safe and effective.
Around 32,000 people took part, and the vaccine was 79 percent effective at stopping… Read more Audio
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Corrections Association frustrated govt making changes for inmates, but not doing anything for assaults on Corrections officers
6:15 AM.The Corrections Association is frustrated the Government is moving quickly to improve the treatment of prisoners but nothing is being done about assaults on prison officers.
Corrections Minister… Read more Audio
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Napier locals hope housing package includes help for homeless
6:19 AM.People in Napier are hoping the government's housing package which will be announced at 9 o'clock this morning will include measures that could help ease the city's homeless problem.
Napier has the… Read more Audio
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Progress on trans-Tasman bubble 'comical' - National Party
6:20 AM.The National Party says the government's approach to the trans-Tasman bubble is getting comical.
The Government is set to announce when it will open two-way travel bubble in a fortnight - on April… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 23 March 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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First home buyer wants changes to grant scheme
6:39 AM.A first home buyer is asking the government to change the first home grant scheme and restrict investors from buying up houses.
The government will today unveil its long-awaited plan to help first… Read more Audio
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National Party wants government housing announcement to focus on building
6:40 AM.The government is due to deliver its plans to "tilt the balance" of the housing market towards first-home buyers on Tuesday morning.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke to reporters on Monday ahead… Read more Audio
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Work underway to clear space junk
6:50 AM.An attempt is underway to clean up the more than 8000 tons of space debris circling the globe.
That debris, which comprises old satellites and small pieces of metal, is a threat to services like… Read more Audio
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Business News for 23 march 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Covid-19: Managed isolation worker tests positive
7:09 AM.A managed-isolation worker at the Grand Millennium Hotel in Auckland has tested positive for Covid-19.
The Ministry of Health said the information available so far indicates the worker is… Read more Audio
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Government asked to throw everything at housing
7:14 AM.First home buyers and industry professionals are asking the Government to throw every tool they have in the box at fixing the housing crisis.
The government will today unveil its long awaited plan to… Read more Audio
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Government announcement needs to focus on home financing, not just investors - First Home Buyers Club
7:16 AM.Lesley Harris from the First Home Buyers Club hopes today's announcement will include financing help for first home buyers.
However, she says this is a complex issue, with no easy fixes.
She spoke… Read more Audio
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One year since first lockdown announcement
7:21 AM.The Prime Minister made the call to put the country into lockdown because of Covid-19 one year ago on Tuesday.
Other countries were being ravaged by the virus and at the time, Aotearoa New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Corrections' treatment of female prisoners 'simply wasn't good enough' - Davis
7:34 AM.The Department of Corrections will conduct an urgent overhaul and review of women's prisons - ordered by the Minister in charge.
It follows revelations by RNZ of the "cruel and inhumane" treatment of… Read more Audio
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'Data mining' won't go down well with public - SIS report
7:43 AM.A newly released top secret report shows a top priority for boosting counter-terrorism is faster and wider harvesting of data about people.
The 135-page report for the Security Intelligence Service… Read more Audio
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Royal Commission of Inquiry: Catholic Church 'shamed' by abuse
7:50 AM.The Catholic Church says it's shamed and saddened by abuse in the church.
The church has opened its evidence at the Inquiry into abuse in care on how it's handled complaints.
Reporter Andrew McRae… Read more Audio
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Council jibe aims to stoke interest in submissions
7:53 AM.A council that caused a stink by using a poo emoji as part of a "give a shit" campaign designed to get people to vote at the local body elections has again delved into its public relations bag of… Read more Audio
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Napier home to highest social housing waitlist in NZ
8:10 AM.Napier has the highest social housing waitlist per capita in the country.
Amid the art deco beauty and the picturesque seaside there are tougher, darker problems simmering under the surface.
Hawke's… Read more Audio
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Trans-Tasman bubble: Insurance won't cover border closures
8:24 AM.Travel insurers are warning those eyeing up a trans-Tasman bubble to get cover early and to read the fine print of their policies carefully.
Companies will not provide cover for anyone affected by… Read more Audio
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House prices: Panel on expectations for government
8:26 AM.Continuing with expectations over the government's housing package set to be released later this morning, three experts have shared their views.
Jasmine Taankink is a spokesperson for Housing Action… Read more Audio
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Red Fox Tavern trial coming to a close
8:28 AM.The trial of two men charged over the Red Fox Tavern shooting and robbery more than 30 years ago is drawing to a close, with the Crown making its closing address to the jury yesterday.
Father-of-two… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 23 March 2020
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Mihi Bassett: Lawyer on apology from Corrections
8:39 AM.The Department of Corrections has apologised to Mihi Bassett for her cruel and inhumane treatment at Auckland Women's Prison.
Her court case also prompted an apology from the Corrections Minister… Read more Audio
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Experts on one year since lockdown announcement
8:44 AM.A year ago today the Government announced New Zealand was going into lockdown urgently, to get ahead of Covid-19.
Decisions outlined by Prime Minister that day placed the most significant… Read more Audio
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Employers, unions in talks with MBIE over border staff refusing jabs
8:51 AM.Employers and unions are in talks with the business Ministry (MBIE) to work out how to manage border workers who refuse a Covid-19 vaccine.
More than a month into its rollout, 28 have - so far -… Read more Audio
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Fishers accused of failing to protect tarakihi stocks
8:56 AM.It's being claimed the fishing industry has failed to keep its promise of protecting dwindling stocks of tarakihi.
The popular fish are now down to 15 percent of their original levels, with Forest… Read more Audio