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Morning Report for Tuesday 4 May 2021
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Top Stories for Tuesday 4 May 2021
6:00 AM.A health unit is up and running in New Zealand's High Commission in India as Covid cases continue to surge. The coronavirus infiltrates the Indian Premier League forcing players into isoaltion. Cook… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 5 May 2021
6:00 AM.Explosive scenes in Parliament, the Speaker Trevor Mallard uses parliamentary privilege to repeat sexual assault allegations. We ask the Finance Minister what he is going to do with a billion dollars… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: IPL bubble pops
6:38 AM.Covid-19 has broken through the Indian Premier League cricket bubble, with two Kolkata Knightrider players testing positive for the virus. Last night's game between the Brendon McCullum-coached… Read more Audio
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National Party says Cook Islands bubble too late
6:44 AM.Cook Island businesses holding out for much needed tourists have now got a repreive with a travel bubble with New Zealand just days away.
It will start on the 17 May, with Air New Zealand offering… Read more Audio
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Rickety Ruapehu bridge jeopardising livelihoods - grower
6:48 AM.Major vegetable growers and contractors near Mt Ruapehu are faced with a dilemma - use a rickety old bridge or have their business kneecapped.
The district council has imposed a tight weight limit on… Read more Audio
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Business News for 4 May 2021
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Covid-19: Diplomatic missions in India grapple with crisis
7:08 AM.New Zealand's High Commission in India has set up its own care facility within its perimeters to care for staff with covid-19, as hospitals are overwhelmed.
Yesterday, the Commission came under fire… Read more Audio
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Black Caps in isolation after IPL bubble breach
7:16 AM.Two New Zealand cricketers are in isolation at a hotel in India after two of their Indian Premier League teammates tested positive for Covid-19. Last night's game between the Kolkata Knight Riders and… Read more Audio
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Cook Islands opposition nervous about travel bubble
7:22 AM.The Cook Islands Prime Minister is delighted the date has finally been set for a two-way travel bubble with New Zealand.
Struggling Cook Island businesses can't wait for the 17 May.
Mark Brown says… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Seven cases in NZ High Commission in India - Ardern
7:26 AM.A health unit is up and running in the New Zealand High Commission in New Delhi and is treating two commission workers who have contracted Covid-19.
The High Commission had been criticised earlier… Read more Audio
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Health Minister on Pharmac child cancer drug funding
7:36 AM.The Heath Minister has so far refused to say if he would oppose a move to end blanket access to drugs for children with cancer.
Pharmac is set to make the move, after being accused of discrimination… Read more Audio
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Ruapehu rickety wooden bridge a headache for vegetable growers
7:45 AM.A rickety wooden bridge responsible for carrying thousands of tonnes of the country's potatoes and carrots is jeopardising truckers' safety and farmers' livelihoods.
Repairing or replacing the bridge… Read more Audio
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Royal Commission into Abuse: Survivor shares harrowing story
7:49 AM.Warning: This story contains distressing details.
Horrifying accounts of physical, sexual and mental abuse have been heard at the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care in Auckland.
One survivor said… Read more Audio
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Napier flood victims still picking up the pieces
7:55 AM.It will be six months this weekend since a one in 250-year flood wreaked havoc in Napier.
While some have returned to home and work, they're still facing hurdles. Many are living in houses still in… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 4 May 2021
8:06 AM.There are now doubts over the future of the Indian Premier League after players and staff tested positive for Covid-19. Audio
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Covid-19: MIQ workers lose jobs for refusing vaccination
8:10 AM.Thirteen staff working at managed isolation and quarantine hotels are being fired, because they are refusing to take the Covid-19 vaccine.
Since Saturday, it's been mandatory for everyone working at… Read more Audio
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Cook Islands tourism representative excited by bubble
8:15 AM.Local businesses desperate to see tourists return are thrilled two way travel between NZ and the Cook Islands will resume on the May 17.
Liana Scott is the president of the Cook Islands Tourism… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Tamihere determined to counter vaccine misinformation
8:17 AM.John Tamihere says he's determined to counter vaccine misinformation as his staff prepare to open a vaccine 'super centre' in West Auckland.
The clinic is run by John Tamihere's Te Whānau o… Read more Audio
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Ruapehu Mayor on rickety bridge affecting vegetable growers
8:23 AM.A century-old wooden bridge full of holes that carries thousands of tonnes of the country's potatoes and carrots is jeopardising truckers' safety and farmers' livelihoods.
But repairing or replacing… Read more Audio
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MPs asked to back declaration over Uyghur treatment
8:28 AM.MPs are being asked to back a formal declaration that China's treatment of the Uyghur people is genocide.
The request has come from a group of Uyghur people now living in New Zealand.
It comes hard… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 4 May 2021
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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$1b saved from Covid-19 response reallocated in budget
8:36 AM.The government has reprioritised close to $1 billion that it's saved from the country's Covid-19 Response and Recovery Fund ahead of this month's Budget. Finance Minister Grant Robertson made the… Read more Audio
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Waikato man charged over cannabis supply claims he was dealing for pain relief
8:40 AM.A Waikato man who claims he was supplying cannabis free of charge to dozens of people for pain relief has been raided by the police and charged with possession and supply.
Jason Tong's arrest has… Read more Audio
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Wealthy foreigners moved to NZ while borders shut
8:44 AM.Five wealthy foreigners moved to New Zealand while the country's borders were closed, and were then granted residency to invest a combined $36 million.
Immigration New Zealand figures released to RNZ… Read more Audio
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Tonga human rights activist Polikalepo Kefu's killing sends shockwaves
8:48 AM.The brutal killing of a human rights advocate in Tonga has sent shockwaves through the wider community.
Polikalepo Kefu was known for his work with Tonga's Red Cross, the local media assocaition, and… Read more Audio
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Long wait for fix to duct spewing smoke into Auckland dairy
8:54 AM.An Auckland property owner says she has been left helpless and drained by her four year fight to stop a wrongly installed extractor system from spewing smoke into her store.
Smoke, smells and greasy… Read more Audio