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Morning Report for Friday 9 April 2021
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Top Stories for Friday 9 April 2021
6:00 AM.There's anger and disappointment over the government's two week ban of travel from India, Plans to move unvaccinated MIQ workers off the front line unravel, as authorities aren't sure which staff have… Read more Audio
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Indigenous voices not being heard - Climate activist
6:11 AM.Maori and Pacifica people say their voice isnt being heard on climate change.
A global strike of school students for action on climate takes place today. The event has its origins in the early lone… Read more Audio
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Dozens dead after Timor-Leste flooding
6:13 AM.Heavy rains in Timor-Leste over the weekend have left at least 42 people dead, over 10,000 homeless and countless missing.
The country's deputy prime minister said it was the worst flooding the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: National Party backing India travel suspension
6:18 AM.The National Party's Covid-19 spokesperson is backing the government's move to temporarily block arrivals from India, although he hopes it will not continue in the medium to long term.
It was… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 9 April 2021
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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India travel suspension heartbreaking for New Zealander caught up in it
6:38 AM.A New Zealander caught up in the India travel ban is calling the government's decision high-handed and says it feels like he's been punished for something he has no control over.
Manish went to Dehli… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: UK under-30s offered alternative to AstraZeneca
6:40 AM.In the UK, under-30s will be offered an alternative to the AstraZeneca vaccine after it was found to be a possible cause for blood clots.
The recommendation comes after a UK review, which found 79… Read more Audio
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Business News for 9 April 2021
6:55 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Covid-19: Travel suspension shocks NZers in India
7:09 AM.New Zealanders in India are devastated the government has taken the unprecedented step of suspending all travel from the Covid-19 hot spot, leaving them stranded.
From Sunday, no one can arrive here… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: India pre-departure testing ineffective - Hipkins
7:14 AM.Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says a ban on Indian arrivals was introduced because pre-departure testing has been ineffective.
The suspension will be in place for two weeks from Sunday.
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India travel suspension sad but needed - Community leader
7:23 AM.A leader of the Indian community says suspending entry to New Zealanders arriving from India is sad but necessary and - he hopes - short-term.
The government announced yesterday that from Sunday… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Authorities not sure which border workers vaccinated
7:36 AM.Government plans to move unvaccinated managed isolation workers into low risk roles have run into a major problem - health authorities can't be sure which staff haven't had the jab.
MIQ and border… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 modeller Rodney Jones on India suspension
7:40 AM.NZ has temporarily suspended travel from India after a surge of cases in managed isolation from the country.
India has passed 100,000 daily cases every day since Sunday, the only country to pass that… Read more Audio
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Otago lead contamination health response review finished, but won't be released yet
7:46 AM.A review of the health response to East Otago's lead contamination scare is now sitting with the Director-General of Health, but he won't yet make it public.
The settlements of Waikouaiti, Karitane… Read more Audio
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Balance lacking in surveillance trends - Security expert
7:50 AM.The country's spies are copying some of their methods from Canada - but Canada has its own problems with a fixation on Islamic terrorism.
The Security Intelligence Service's recent annual review says… Read more Audio
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Māori and Pacifica say they feel excluded from climate activism
7:54 AM.Māori and Pacifica people say they have been shut out of climate change activism.
They warn if their voice and experience are not included, then their communities will suffer the biggest impact of a… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 9 April 2021
8:06 AM.Three players are tied for the clubhouse lead during the opening round of golf's Masters, the year's first men's major. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Indian community outraged at travel suspension
8:10 AM.Some members of the Indian community have reacted angrily to the suspension of travel from their country after a surge in Covid-19 cases at the New Zealand border.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: India travel suspension legal - Lawyer
8:19 AM.A Kiwi human rights lawyer says the decision to suspend the return of New Zealand citizens from India is legal.
The government has implemented the travel ban from this Sunday until the 28 April due… Read more Audio
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Māori non-clinical staff to be trained as vaccinators
8:23 AM.Funding to rapidly train non-clinical workers to help administer the Covid-19 vaccine to Māori communities is being described as a drop in the bucket.
Māori health providers have been consistently… Read more Audio
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First School Strike 4 Climate since Covid-19 hit taking place today
8:27 AM.School students across Aotearoa will march for climate action today, leaving school to demand a better future for young New Zealanders.
This is the first School Strike 4 Climate protest since… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 9 April 2021
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Calls for change after lack of action on coroners' decisions
8:43 AM.Coroners and grieving families are frustrated that coronial recommendations to prevent deaths are being ignored in some cases, even by state agencies.
They are calling for a law change to ensure… Read more Audio
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Wellington Regional Council wants national agreement for bus driver payment
8:47 AM.The Wellington Regional Council is to ask the Government for a uniform, national fair-pay agreement for all bus drivers and operators.
Currently, such proposals differ depending on the operator and… Read more Audio
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Mike Mika makes history as Pasifika district court judge outside Auckland
8:52 AM.The New Zealand city of Lower Hutt has become the first location outside Auckland to employ a Pasifika resident district court judge.
The selection of a Samoan New Zealander is being hailed as a… Read more Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio