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Morning Report for Wednesday 24 March 2021
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Sports News for 24 March 2021
6:06 AM.Stand-in captain Tom Latham scored an unbeaten century to guide the Black Caps to a five wicket win over Bangladesh in the second One Day cricket International in Christchurch and an unassailable… Read more Audio
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Police due diligence on drones 'back to front' - National
6:12 AM.Police didn't identify potential security issues with drones it was trialling until a month into the trial when they found out the drones they were using had been banned in the US years before.
A… Read more Audio
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Number of cyber attacks in NZ on the rise
6:15 AM.The number of cyber security attacks being reported in New Zealand is on the rise, with nearly $17 million lost over the past year as a result.
The data comes from CERT NZ's annual summary for 2020… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 24 March 2021
6:22 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Councils, developers hype for Housing Acceleration Fund
6:37 AM.Councils and developers are praising a multi-billion dollar fund which aims to kick start the supply of infrastructure for new housing.
The government's so-called $3.8 billion "accelerator fund" is… Read more Audio
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How Cantabrians feel about housing announcement
6:40 AM.There's been lots of reaction to the initiatives around the country.
Here's how some Cantabrians felt about the changes.
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Hipkins 'optimistic' about travel bubble prospects
6:41 AM.Covid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins is optimistic that a travel bubble with Australia will be up and running next month.
On 6 April, the government officially reveals the start date for frictionless… Read more Audio
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Business News for 24 March 2021
6:54 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Sports News for 24 March 2021
7:06 AM.An unbeaten century from stand in captain Tom Latham helped the Black Caps cricketers to a five wicket win over Bangladesh in the second one dayer in Christchurch, as the hosts wrapped up the series… Read more Audio
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Government takes aim at speculators with housing announcement
7:09 AM.The government's taken aim at property speculators with investment houses bought from this Saturday subject to tough new tax rules.
The blanket exemption the family home has also been quietly removed… Read more Audio
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First Home Buyers label new measues 'underwhelming'
7:14 AM.First home buyers feel the government has given them a step up but not a ladder onto the property market.
The range of measures unveiled yesterday are designed to "tilt the balance" toward people… Read more Audio
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Jacinda Ardern on government's new measures to cool housing market
7:18 AM.The government is being accused of introducing a capital gains tax by stealth as part of its plans to tackle the housing crisis.
In a bid to cool the market, the government is lengthening the time… Read more Audio
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Housing announcement will punish renters, family home owners - Collins
7:27 AM.The Opposition leader says yesterdays government housing announcement will punish renters and family home owners.
Judith Collins told Morning Report that the housing announcement was a broken… Read more Audio
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Police started drone trials before looking at security concerns
7:43 AM.Police started trialling Chinese-made drones before first looking into how secure they were.
A six-month trial of DJI drones began in June 2019 but the Police Minister, Poto Williams has told… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Genomic sequencing links MIQ worker and returnee case - Bloomfield
7:47 AM.Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says genomic testing returned overnight confirms that New Zealand's latest Covid-19 case came from within a managed isolation facility.
This follows… Read more Audio
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Tax specialist not happy with housing announcement
7:55 AM.A tax specialist says the governments housing changes are too complex and have been rushed through.
Former Inland Revenue deputy commissioner Robin Oliver, who now runs his own tax advisory service… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 24 March 2021
8:06 AM.Stand in captain Tom Latham says reading ths situation is key for a middle order batsman, after his unbeaten century guided the Black Caps cricketers to a 5 wicket victory over bangladesh in the… Read more Audio
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Robertson defends government housing package
8:09 AM.The government's long awaited housing package unveiled yesterday has sparked heated debate.
Changes to the bright-line test have been labelled a capital gains tax, and some say the new measures… Read more Audio
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Frustration at lack of help for Māori in housing announcement
8:16 AM.There's frustration the government's measure to cool the housing market do nothing to directly fix the huge problems facing Māori.
They're instead being told to wait until the May budget for further… Read more Audio
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Former Dilworth student advises other assault victims to speak up
8:20 AM.A man sexually abused as a boy at Dilworth School in Auckland has a message to others - come forward to the Police.
Neil Harding waved his right to keep his identity secret when he confronted his… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 24 March 2021
8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Government not ruling out more powers for SIS
8:39 AM.The Government has not ruled out handing over more powers to the Security Intelligence Service for mining and using people's personal data.
A recently released report found faster and wider… Read more Audio
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Investor warns government housing moves will have 'consequences'
8:41 AM.Property investors say they feel under attack by the government's new housing plans.
Auckland investor and developer David Whitburn says there will be "unintended consequences" from the measures… Read more Audio
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Black Caps beat Bangladesh by five wickets
8:45 AM.Black Caps skipper Tom Latham led New Zealand to victory against Bangladesh by five wickets last night, at the Hagley Oval.
The team now has an unassailable 2 nil lead in the ODI series - with one… Read more Audio
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Rain finally stops falling in flood-stricken NSW
8:51 AM.After seven days and six nights of biblical downpours, the rain has stopped falling in flood stricken New South Wales.
With thousands of displaced residents, blocked roads and large parts of the… Read more Audio
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Theologian blames Catholic hierarchy for abuse
8:54 AM.A theologian has pointed the blame for abuse by Catholic priests directly at the hierarchy and structure of the Church.
Dr Tom Doyle, who is a priest, cannon lawyer and addictions therapist, has… Read more Audio
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Donald Trump vows to set up own social media
8:56 AM.He's been banned from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, but it looks like the former US president Donald Trump maybe planning a return to social media soon - using his "own platform".
Trump and his… Read more Audio