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Morning Report for Wednesday 28 April 2021
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School children target of private investigators
7:07 AM.A two-year investigation by investigative journalist Nicky Hager has found school children from the School Strike 4 Climate group, who joined a peaceful protest with Greenpeace against the… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 28 April 2021
6:00 AM.India's crematoriums are being overwhelmed as the Covid-19 pandemic spirals out of control, How was a man able to fly from a locked-down Perth to Auckland without being stopped? and People with eating… Read more Audio
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Waiheke environmental group vows to keep fighting marina despite court loss
6:14 AM.An environmentalist group says it will keep fighting despite losing a Supreme Court decision over a proposed Waiheke Island marina.
The Kennedy Point Marina was granted resource consent in 2018 for a… Read more Audio
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Waikato fitness programme cancellation causes upset
6:16 AM.The ending of a long-running health and fitness programme for young people in Waikato has upset one of its driving forces, and schools.
Project Energize started 16 years ago and was rolled out to all… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 28 April 2021
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Mother fears daughter won't recover from anorexia
6:44 AM.A Christchurch mother fears her daughter won't recover from anorexia because she can't access the treatment she needs.
Currently her daughter is in general hospital care, being fed intravenously to… Read more Audio
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Calls for more support for families of disabled children
6:47 AM.There are calls for more support for the families of disabled children - who statistics show are more likely than non-disabled children to live in low income households. Sharleen Tongalea from CCS… Read more Audio
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Business News for 28 April 2021
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: India crematorium incinerators said to be melting as pandemic rages
7:09 AM.More than 300,000 new cases of Covid-19 were identified in India for the sixth consecutive day on Tuesday.
It is believed those numbers are an undercount.
Health reporter Anoo Bhuyan spoke to Susie… Read more Audio
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Lessons still to be learned for quarantine-free travel - Immigration NZ
7:17 AM.There are unanswered questions surrounding how a man was able to fly from lockdown in Perth to Auckland without being stopped by authorities.
It was revealed yesterday that the man changed part of… Read more Audio
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'We need a change': People with eating disorders battle for help
7:24 AM.A Christchurch mother fears her daughter, who has anorexia, will die because she can't get the treatment she needs.
Currently she's in general hospital care, being fed intravenously to stay alive… Read more Audio
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Police lauded intelligence system after Mosque attacks
7:43 AM.The police were lauding their intelligence system shortly after the mosque attacks, even though they knew parts of it were in a woeful state.
In April 2019, a month after 51 people were killed, the… Read more Audio
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Biden relaxes mask-wearing rules in the US for vaccinated people
7:48 AM.In the US, President Biden has relaxed mask wearing rules for those who have been vaccinated.
The new advice endorsed by the CDC mean a group of friends can now meet, unmasked, outside in small… Read more Audio
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Hundreds of teachers not meeting te reo Māori requirements
7:52 AM.Hundreds of teachers are not meeting a mandatory requirement to improve their knowledge of te reo and tikanga Māori.
The Teaching Council says it is taking a cautious approach to the rule, which… Read more Audio
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House prices: Average asking price tops $800,000- Trade Me
7:56 AM.The asking price for an average New Zealand house has passed $800,000 for the first time, according to Trade Me.
It is is now just over $805,000 nationwide. Their property index showed March was the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Calls on NZ to help India
8:10 AM.As countries around the world send supplies to India there are calls for New Zealand to also step up.
Paul Patel, President of the New Zealand Indian Central Association, says other countries have… Read more Audio
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Epidemiologist on Perth man getting into NZ
8:15 AM.Immigration officials are scrambling to explain how a man was able to fly from lockdown in Perth to Auckland via Sydney, without being stopped.
The man arrived in Auckland on Monday and continued on… Read more Audio
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Rate of material hardship for disabled children more than double that of non-disabled
8:21 AM.One in every five disabled children in this country live in households that can't afford things most of us deem essential.
Healthy food, trips to the doctor or even turning the heating on can all be… Read more Audio
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IHC on autistic boy excluded from school
8:25 AM.IHC Director of Advocacy is calling the case of an autistic teenager excluded from school appalling.
The Auckland boy was stood down and forced to leave after an altercation with another student.
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Markets Update for 28 April 2021
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Māori, Pacific experts excluded from science advisory - report
8:40 AM.A new report by leading Māori researchers says Māori and Pacific experts are being excluded from science advisory and other key decision-making roles.
This has been particularly evident during the… Read more Audio
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Fish & Game review lists 35 ways to fix it
8:43 AM.A scathing independent review of Fish & Game New Zealand lists 35 ways to fix it.
The investigation was ordered last year by the former Minister for Conservation, Eugenie Sage, following a series of… Read more Audio
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Osteoarthritis sufferers told years to wait for surgery rather than manage pain through exercise
8:49 AM.Osteoarthritis sufferers are being told by doctors to wait years for surgery rather than attempt pain relief through exercise or weight loss.
Research by Otago University claims that better advice… Read more Audio
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Former Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull remembered
8:57 AM.The Former Dunedin Mayor, Dave Cull, is being remembered as a unifying voice, who sought a middle way, - and as an advocate for Māori, young people, and other minorities.
Cull served as mayor for… Read more Audio