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Morning Report for Wednesday 2 June 2021
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Top Stories for Wednesday 2 June 2021
6:00 AM.The cost of a one-in-one-hundred year deluge hits home for Canterbury farmers, The Ashburton bridge re-opens to light traffic but it will undergo further testing today, The Solicitor General orders an… Read more Audio
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Appeal for specialist eating disorder services in the South Island reaches Parliament
8:23 AM.An appeal for specialist eating disorder services for South Islanders reaches Parliament today.
No specialist beds exist in the South Island for children, who are currently treated at the psychiatric… Read more Audio
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Canterbury floods: Farmer wants help from officials
6:07 AM.A mid Canterbury farmer says her life has been turned upside down because of the flooding - and she's asking for help from officials.
Philly Rooney lives halfway between Ashburton and Methven with… Read more Audio
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Pope Francis signs off on big change to Catholic law
6:13 AM.Pope Francis has signed off on a major overhaul of Catholic church law that will criminalise the grooming of children for sex.
This is the first change to the Vatican's internal penal system since… Read more Audio
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Waikato DHB cyber attack: Doctors want return to normalcy
6:20 AM.Exhausted doctors and nurses are in the dark about when they will get back to life as normal at Waikato DHB Its been more than two weeks since a cyber attack crippled most of the technology used… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 2 June 2021
6:23 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Canterbury flooding: Report from Ashburton bridge
6:37 AM.A crucial state highway route in the South Island, cut by Ashburton's flood-damaged bridge, is open for light vehicles but will close again on Wednesday morning.
The bridge closed on Tuesday morning… Read more Audio
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Canterbury flooding: Rural support trusts pitching in
6:40 AM.The big clean-up is underway in Canterbury after flooding in the district on Sunday and Monday.
Canterbury's three Rural Support Trusts are providing extra help to farmers, and for other flood… Read more Audio
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Canterbury flooding: Student Volunteer Army out and about
6:45 AM.The Student Volunteer Army (SVA) are pulling together their troops to assist in the Canterbury clean-up .
SVA chief executive Sam Johnson has been putting out the call to arms.
He says it's time to… Read more Audio
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Business News for 2 June 2021
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Receding floodwaters reveal the scale of damage
7:09 AM.Farmers near burst stop banks in Mid Canterbury are beginning to find out the true cost of a one-in-a-hundred year rain event.
Receding floodwaters have revealed devastating damage, piled up debris… Read more Audio
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Canterbury flooding: Fully laden trucks to be driven across Ashburton Bridge
7:13 AM.Strength testing of the "slumping" Ashburton Bridge on Tuesday night proved positive, and it reopened to light traffic shortly before 10pm.
It will be closed again between 10am and 2pm on Wednesday… Read more Audio
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Canterbury flooding: Ashburton Bridge open for now
7:16 AM.Ashburton Bridge reopened to light traffic at 10pm on Tuesday night after flooding caused partial damage.
This followed load testing using a crane and weights, but the bridge will close again between… Read more Audio
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Ashburton Bridge closure 'logistical nightmare' for local Supervalue
7:21 AM.It's been a "logistical nightmare" for a supermarket just a kilometre from central Ashburton - with the bridge closed yesterday it was cut off from supplies from the north.
Residents on the Tinwald… Read more Audio
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Solicitor General orders inquiry into Waikato woman's death
7:25 AM.The Solicitor General has ordered an inquiry into the death of a woman in Waikato Hospital 11 years ago.
Seventy-eight-year old Carmen Walker bled to death just hours after a cancer operation in… Read more Audio
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Smith 'a very good MP for 30 years' - Collins
7:28 AM.Scott Morrison's visit whirlwind visit his week coincided with the devastating Canterbury floods.
Then long-serving National Party MP Nick Smith dropped the news he will resign from Parliament as the… Read more Audio
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Man accused of misleading Chinese construction workers left NZ
7:38 AM.A man accused by dozens of Chinese construction workers of misleading them with promises of well-paid jobs in New Zealand has left the country.
RNZ can reveal a warrant has been issued for the arrest… Read more Audio
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Report finds poor leadership at Police Gang Intelligence Centre
7:42 AM.A police report card on the Gang Intelligence Centre has revealed poor leadership and a failure to tackle harm caused by organised crime.
The intelligence report from July last year says the 12… Read more Audio
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English language school sector on verge of collapse
7:46 AM.The entire English language school sector could be forced to close by the end of the year.
Darren Conway from English New Zealand, which represents the largest language schools, says no new students… Read more Audio
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Government warned security risks to ending refining in NZ
7:51 AM.The Government has been warned there are security risks in the country stopping doing any of its own oil refining.
Plans to turn New Zealand's refinery, Marsden Point, into an import-only terminal… Read more Audio
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Big few weeks for Black Caps set to begin in London
7:56 AM.A big few weeks for the Black Caps gets under way at the Home of Cricket in London tonight.
The first of two tests against England is the team's first match at the famous Lord's ground since they… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 2 June 2021
8:06 AM.Devon Conway will make his long-awaited test debut for the Black Caps in the first cricket test against England, which starts at Lord's tonight. Audio
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Environment Canterbury on flood prediction
8:10 AM.Flood waters are receding after the massive rains in Canterbury, since the weekend.
Some flooding was predicted, and residents warned to prepare.
Environment Canterbury natural hazards team leader… Read more Audio
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Canterbury flooding: Ashburton flooding update
8:15 AM.A massive clean-up is underway in Ashburton after flooding hit the district on Sunday and Monday. The Rural Support Trust has been active in the area helping farmers hit by the floods. Reporter Katie… Read more Audio
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Waikato doctors still working without computers
8:18 AM.Exhausted Waikato doctors and nurses still have no idea when they'll be back to business as ususal more than two weeks after a massive cyber attack.
Everythings taking longer with computers down and… Read more Audio
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Police Gang Intelligence Centre leader on her priorities
8:23 AM.New Zealand's Gang Intelligence Centre has struggled to reduce the harm caused by organised crime because of poor leadership and bad communication.
They are the main findings from a police… Read more Audio
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Wellington City Council to vote on making new housing provider
8:26 AM.Wellington City Council is looking at a major shakeup of its housing stock, claiming it could make it more affordable for both tenants and the Council.
A vote today could be the first step… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 2 June 2021
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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UK records first day without Covid-19 death
8:35 AM.There has been some good news in the UK.
The UK has posted its first day without a Covid-19 death for the first time since March 2020.
That means the official death toll remains at 127,782 the first… Read more Audio
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Most Kiwis under 37 worry about money
8:44 AM.Seventy seven percent of New Zealanders under age thirty seven regularly worry about money.
Financial Services Council, which tracks financial confidence, has found Gen X and Baby Boomers are also… Read more Audio
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Te Pāti Māori not happy with police treatment of complaint
8:51 AM.Te Pāti Māori is accusing the police of having double standards when dealing with death threats made against Pakeha and Māori.
The Party has lodged an official complaint to the Independent Police… Read more Audio
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Chinese parents set to learn a lot about sibling rivalry
8:56 AM.Rivalries, fights over toys, different bedtimes, playing favourites and divided attentions.
It's going to be new terrain for Chinese parents who have grown up without siblings under China's one child… Read more Audio