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Morning Report for Tuesday 30 March 2021
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Top Stories for Tuesday 30 March 2020
6:00 AM.We have new information about the export of military hardware by New Zealand companies to the middle east. Firefighters battle a blaze in an industrial area of Christchurch. Palliative care… Read more Audio
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Fire crews battling blaze in Christchurch suburb
6:08 AM.Fire crews have been battling a large blaze at a commercial building in the suburb of Hillsborough in Christchurch overnight.
Fire and Emergency were called to the property in an industrial area… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Businesses urged to use govt support for self-isolating workers
6:12 AM.Businesses are being urged to take advantage of government support to help cover their costs when a staff member has to self isolate after a Covid-19 test, but can't work from home.
The one-off $350… Read more Audio
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NZ should plant exotics to fight climate change - forest owners
6:14 AM.The New Zealand Forest Owners Association believes planting long lived non-natives trees may be a better solution to tackling climate change than focusing on native forest regeneration.
Their… Read more Audio
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Nestle commits to keeping Auckland factory open despite proposed layoffs
6:19 AM.Nestle are reassuring New Zealanders that they do not plan to close their entire factory in South Auckland.
Last week the company told its employees that up to 45 people - or around 40 percent of the… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 30 March 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Returnees paying up to $1000 for tests
6:41 AM.Health officials have been asked to investigate pre-departure testing after another 11 people tested positive for the virus in managed isolation yesterday.
Reports say travellers are being offered… Read more Audio
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Violent threats over truck inspection delays
6:44 AM.A mechanic has spoken out about growing frustration with safety inspection requirements for trucks.
He warns that long delays in getting safety certificates are costing truck owners thousands of… Read more Audio
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Waikato University cutting 17 roles from science faculty
6:47 AM.The Tertiary Education Union is unhappy that the University of Waikato is cutting 17 roles from its science faculty.
The university says the jobs add up to 12 full-time equivalents and the net loss… Read more Audio
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MFAT approved military exports for United Arab Emirates, key partner for Saudi Arabia in Yemen conflict
7:09 AM.RNZ can reveal the government approved the export of military hardware to the United Arab Emirates, a key partner in Saudi Arabia's military intervention in Yemen, in 2018 and 2019.
It included… Read more Audio
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George Floyd: Derek Chauvin trial begins
7:13 AM.Nearly a year after the death of black man George Floyd the trial of the former police officer accused of his death has begun.
Floyd was being restrained by officers in Minneapolis when Derek Chauvin… Read more Audio
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Fire at Christchurch pizza factory
7:20 AM.A pizza factory has gone up in flames in Ōtautahi Christchurch overnight, gutting the building.
Romano's, on Foundry Drive, is close to a shopping and food arcade, the Tannery.
Firefighters are… Read more Audio
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Red Fox Tavern Trial: Two convicted of murder
7:24 AM.After more than 33 years, two men have finally been held to account for shooting dead a popular publican at the Red Fox Tavern in Maramarua.
Chris Bush was gunned down at the pub the Saturday night… Read more Audio
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Euthanasia: What happens if a procedure fails?
7:29 AM.What happens if a patient doesn't die during a euthanasia attempt?
That's one of a number of ethical and legal questions being asked by palliative care experts who say we are woefully unprepared to… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: More scrutiny needed for pre-departure testing - Baker
7:38 AM.Travellers carrying certificates that say they do not have Covid-19 are later testing positive when they settle in to a managed isolation facility.
Yesterday the Ministry of Health reported eleven… Read more Audio
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Suez Canal Crisis: Ever Given finally refloated
7:46 AM.The giant ship blocking the Suez Canal for nearly a week has been refloated and is now making it's way out of the canal.
The bow of the Ever Given was wrenched from the sandy bank of the canal… Read more Audio
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Mechanic writes to Transport Minister on certification trouble
7:52 AM.An Auckland mechanic has written to the Transport Minister warning that truckers are in revolt against an unsafe and unfair Warrant of Fitness system.
This follows engineers who certify trucks as… Read more Audio
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Parts of building sector stockpiling timber - expert
7:57 AM.A building expert says some in the building sector are stockpiling supplies, including timber.
Julian Leys from the Building Industry Federation says there are shortages of supplies across the… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 30 march 2020
8:06 AM.The Blues and Chiefs will stage the first-ever women's match between the two Super Rugby franchises. Read more Audio
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Bereaved families accept end of the road for Pike River exploration
8:12 AM.Families of victims of the Pike River explosion have accepted official advice it will be unsafe and too expensive to go further into the mine.
Twenty-nine men lost their lives in the explosion in… Read more Audio
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Euthanasia: Palliative care experts say country unprepared
8:16 AM.Palliative care experts want answers on euthanasia, saying the country is woefully unprepared to introduce assisted dying at the end of this year.
They're calling for legal advice on what to say to… Read more Audio
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Government commitment to safe drinking water questioned
8:22 AM.The government is being questioned over its commitment to safe drinking water.
An Official Information Act request shows a working group, that was supposed to be looking at nitrates in water, only… Read more Audio
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Audit New Zealand warning for councils over water plans
8:26 AM.Audit New Zealand is warning councils in the Wellington region about the dangers of spending up large on their failing water infrastructure.
It is worried local contractors will not be able to… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 30 March 2020
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Restrictions back in Australia after Brisbane heads into snap lockdown
8:35 AM.Multiple Australian states have imposed restrictions on travellers from Queensland after Brisbane entered a snap three-day lockdown.
On Monday health authorities confirmed four community cases of the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 cases surge in Papua New Guinea
8:41 AM.Healthcare experts are worried Papua New Guinea's health system won't cope with a growing number of cases of Covid-19.
The chief executive officer at St John Ambulance Papa New Guniea, Matt Cannon… Read more Audio
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Fears few businesses using short term absence payments
8:45 AM.Few businesses are making use of short-term absence payments designed to cover staff who can't work because they are getting a Covid-19 test, but can't work from home.
Healthcare providers and unions… Read more Audio
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Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care: Redress hearings wrap up
8:51 AM.Abuse survivor groups have left the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care in no doubt that they do not trust the churches to get the redress process right.
The commission heard final… Read more Audio
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Woman fears adoption delays could see niece left behind
8:54 AM.A New Zealander who has fought for years to adopt her nieces and nephews from Ethiopia is now facing the possibility that one will have to be left behind - unless there is Government intervention.
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First ever women's Super Rugby match in May
8:57 AM.The first-ever women's rugby match between two Super Rugby franchises, Blues and Chiefs, will break new ground on 1 May.
It's being touted as the first step towards a Super Women's team and programme… Read more Audio