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Morning Report for Thursday 8 April 2021
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Top Stories for Thursday 8 April 2021
6:00 AM.We'll hear from the head of the new group advising the government on key covid decisions. National's on the offensive over the speed of the vaccine rollout. The trans-tasman bubble doesn't include… Read more Audio
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Govt's new expert group will look at vaccination target
6:14 AM.A new team of experts has been set up to advise the government on critical Covid-19 decisions as the country moves into the next phase of the pandemic response.
These include how many people should… Read more Audio
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Trans-Tasman bubble: Boost to the regions not guaranteed
8:10 AM.Some tourism operators will hold off ramping up their business until there is more certainty over whether trans-Tasman travel will bring a boon to the regions.
Australians accounted for 40 percent of… Read more Audio
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Alcohol 'side-loading' causing trouble in Wellington
6:16 AM.One major challenge for nightime policing in Wellington is the large numbers of people going into town already drunk - a practice long known as "pre-loading".
Now, Wellington police say that is being… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 8 April 2021
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Brazil daily deaths top 4000
6:42 AM.Brazil has reached a new milestone no one wants to see.
Its daily Covid-19 deaths have topped 4000 for the first time.
Hospitals are overwhelmed and there are waitlists for ICU beds.
Dr Pedro… Read more Audio
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Business News for 8 April 2021
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: New expert team to advise government on opening up borders
7:10 AM.The government has appointed a team of experts to advise it on critical Covid-19 decisions as the country moves into the next phase of the pandemic response.
These include how many people should be… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: DHBs working hard to speed up vaccine rollout - expert
7:19 AM.The National Party has slammed the Government over its claims that the Covid-19 vaccination rollout is on track.
The Health Ministry has released details showing that just over 90,000 doses of the… Read more Audio
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Poverty the reason more Māori victims of crime
7:30 AM.Poverty continues to be the major reason why Māori are the victims of crime more often than non-Māori.
A Ministry of Justice study has found there's been no improvement in the last 15 years.
It's… Read more Audio
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George Floyd: Derek Chauvin's trial reaches day eight
7:35 AM.The Derek Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd has reached day eight of proceedings in Minneapolis.
Floyd's death ignited the Black Lives Matter protests last year, and with the world… Read more Audio
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Travel bubble: Western Australia remains off-limits for NZers
7:41 AM.Despite the introduction of a travel bubble this month, a third of Australia will remain off-limits for many New Zealanders.
Western Australia is continuing to enforce mandatory quarantine - which is… Read more Audio
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Rule change for Member's Bills could see booze sold on Easter
7:44 AM.Members bills have produced dramatic law changes like anti-smacking, marriage equality and more recently assisted dying - but up until now it's been the luck of the draw.
MPs who are not ministers… Read more Audio
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Weeding out fake news increasingly difficult for journalists
7:48 AM.Weeding out fake news is increasingly difficult in the new media environment where social media rules.
But are journalists also being duped - or are they complicit?
Ruth Hill reports. Read more Audio
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Multiple projects underway to boost Auckland water supply
7:52 AM.Auckland's water reservoirs are half empty again - nearing record lows - but this time authorities are not so worried.
Multiple projects to increase water supply and processing mean the city's not… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Ontario announces fresh stay at home order
7:55 AM.From lockdown, to shutdown, to a new stay at home order.
The 14.6 million residents of Canada's Ontario province were told this morning of new measures to slow the spread of Ontario's third wave of… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 Apri 2021
8:06 AM.The the two tests against England in June will be the first time many of the Black Caps have played cricket overseas in more than a year. Audio
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Trans-Tasman bubble: How to get into Western Australia
8:15 AM.A third of Australia will still off-limits for many New Zealanders when the trans-Tasman bubble starts running from 19 April.
Western Australia is continuing to enforce mandatory quarantine - which… Read more Audio
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Ministry of Justice on Māori crime victimisation
8:19 AM.The Ministry of Justice has found that Māori are more likely to be victims of crime than any other ethnic group in New Zealand.
The results of a new study showed that 38 percent of Māori were… Read more Audio
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Business case headed to Cabinet for nationwide medical sharing
8:25 AM.The Health Ministry is making a run at overcoming years of blockages in the way people's medical records are shared nationwide.
It has put a business case to Cabinet for millions of dollars to set up… Read more Audio
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Bill to remove holiday alcohol restrictions gaining momentum
8:28 AM.A Bill that would remove alcohol restrictions over Easter, Christmas Day and Anzac Day may gain extra momentum due to a rule change at Parliament.
Labour's Kieran McAnulty's Bill would change the… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 8 April 2021
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Pike River: Families vowing to fight to push further into mine
8:41 AM.Three-quarters of the families connected to the Pike River Mine disaster are vowing to push for a continued drift recovery, despite the government ending its funding.
A public statement last month… Read more Audio
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Taranaki hospitality school opens student hostel to homeless
8:49 AM.A Taranaki hospitality school says opening up its student accommodation to homeless people was an easy decision to make.
The Pacific International Hotel Management School is housing about 50 people -… Read more Audio
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NZ-German collaboration hoping to go to space
8:52 AM.An aerospace joint-venture is being touted as the launchpad for sending New Zealand-Germany combined missions into space.
Twelve New Zealand organisations are being funded by the government to… Read more Audio