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Morning Report for Friday 30 April 2021
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Top Stories for Friday 30 April 2021
6:00 AM.Children suspected of wrongdoing are being photographed by an Auckland security company, Things are going from bad to worse in Covid-ravaged India, despite much-needed aid beginning to arrive, We… Read more Audio
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Gun buy-back going according to plan - Police
6:14 AM.The police say their current gun amnesty and shorter buy-back period has been going exactly to plan.
The smaller, targeted amnesty and buy-back came after further firearms law reforms in the wake of… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 30 April 2021
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Security guards photographing children 'shocking' - Witness
6:38 AM.The private security company Cityguard is defending one of its officers who took photographs of children outside Newmarket Train Station during a patrol earlier this week, saying it is standard… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Turkey goes into national lockdown
6:45 AM.Turkey has entered a national lockdown to curb a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths, ahead of the June tourist season.
Alongside the lockdown, is a ban on all alcohol sales for two-and-a-half… Read more Audio
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Security company Cityguard admits to photographing children
7:09 AM.Private security company Cityguard has admitted its staff photograph children they suspect may be doing something wrong, like skateboarding.
Cityguard's admission comes after an Auckland woman… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Little cause for optimism in India - correspondent
7:14 AM.India's Covid-19 cases have passed 18 million, and recorded another world record number of daily infections - with a further 379,000 new cases reported yesterday.
Foreign aid has begun to arrive, but… Read more Audio
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Significant drop in number of parents smacking kids - study
7:28 AM.New research has found there has been a significant drop in the number of parents smacking their children.
The University of Otago study, published in the Medical Journal, used data collected as part… Read more Audio
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First women's Super Rugby match set to take place this weekend
7:29 AM.Women's rugby in New Zealand moves to another level on Saturday with the first women's Super Rugby match between the Blues and Chiefs at Eden Park.
The game, which has been years in the making, is… Read more Audio
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'Unethical' bowel screening decision caused deaths - surgeon
7:37 AM.A top surgeon and a cancer researcher have accused the Ministry of Health of letting the Southern District Health Board join the National Bowel Screening Programme too early saying the decision has… Read more Audio
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Ahipara kaitiaki want surfers driving on beaches to consider risks
7:42 AM.Changing tides, sinking sands and rocky outcrops have been labelled a life-threatening hazard for surfers who drive along the Northland coast to Ahipara's world-famous breaks.
Tangata whenua say the… Read more Audio
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Government sought advice on rent controls
7:46 AM.Official advice and cabinet papers have been released regarding last month's housing changes.
They reveal Treasury advised that rent control could have negative results, such as incentivising more… Read more Audio
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NZ Rugby chair applauding vote on Silver Lake deal
7:53 AM.The Chair of New Zealand Rugby, Brent Impey, was applauding yesterday as provincial unions unanimously approved a deal with US private equity firm Silver Lake. The firm will will get a 12.5 percent… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 30 April 2021
8:06 AM.The Chiefs assistant coach and former England international La Toya Mason is among those hoping that tomorrow's women's Super Rugby match between the Blues and Chiefs is not a one-off. Audio
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Lawyer unimpressed by security guards photographing kids
8:09 AM.A Wellington lawyer specialising in privacy issues says security guards taking photos of children appears to be an intimidation tactic.
The private security company Cityguard has admitted its staff… Read more Audio
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Anti-smacking campaigner on decline in smacks
8:16 AM.New research, published in the Medical Journal, has found a decline in the numbers of parents smacking their children.
Researchers followed a group of more than a 1000 parents over a 15-year period… Read more Audio
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Waitangi Tribunal review into Oranga Tamariki due for release
8:22 AM.A landmark report into how Oranga Tamariki takes Māori children away from their families will be out today.
The recommendations of the Waitangi Tribunal will be released at midday, following its… Read more Audio
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Ex-Exclusive Brethren member shares story of ousting
8:27 AM.A woman who was excommunicated by the Exclusive Brethren Church when she was 20 likens it to becoming a refugee in her own country.
Lindy Jacomb, who grew up in South Auckland, was cut off by her… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 30 April 2021
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Boris Johnson facing scrutiny for Downing Street renovation costs
8:39 AM.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under scrutiny from the Electoral Commission for claims his home renovations broke the law.
His former chief of staff has accused the Prime Minister of taking… Read more Audio
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Battle afoot to fight Molesworth pine infestation
8:43 AM.There's a war being fought on the slopes and gullies of Marlborough back country.
Among the foot soldiers are students, builders and Coast to Coast athletes - their enemy, unwanted pine trees.
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Adults should excercise more than they think - study
8:48 AM.New research suggests New Zealanders should be exercising even more than they think.
A University of California study says adults need at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical… Read more Audio
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Duck season set to open Saturday
8:51 AM.Saturday is the first day of the duck-hunting season.
Bill O'Leary is looking forward to hunting without the restrictions of the level three Covid-19 lockdown that were in place last year.
He spoke… 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