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Morning Report for Tuesday 8 June 2021
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Experienced nurse fears for future of profession
6:09 AM.A nurse of 43 years says she fears for the future of her profession.
Thirty-thousand nurses voted to go on strike for eight hours tomorrow after they resoundly rejected the last-minute pay offer from… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 8 June 2021
6:00 AM.Nurses are set to strike for eight hours tomorrow New Zealand food exporters are facing a crisis as shipping routes are cancelled and coolstores reach capacity A government review could spell the end… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 8 June 2021
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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DHB restructure should be halted until nurses sorted - National
6:37 AM.Thirty-thousand nurses will strike for eight hours on Wednesday after rejecting a second pay offer in their current round of collective bargaining.
The Nurse's Organisation says nurses are leaving… Read more Audio
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Fiji records 83 new Covid-19 cases
6:45 AM.Fiji recorded 83 Covid-19 cases on Sunday - its highest daily total yet.
It recorded a further 64 on Monday. Authorities have cordoned off the country's largest hospital and quarantined an entire… Read more Audio
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Shipping delays causing problems for fruit growers
6:47 AM.It's a red-hot market out there for apples but shipping delays and capacity constraints mean exporters are struggling to move their fruit.
Some big shipping lines have ditched coming to Australia and… Read more Audio
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Business News for 8 June 2021
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Nurses to strike for eight hours tomorrow
7:10 AM.Tomorrow thousands of nurses across the country will go on strike for 8 hours over what they're calling unsafe staffing levels and poor pay.
Negotiations between their union, the Nurses Organisation… Read more Audio
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Nurses Organisation on why latest offer not enough
7:13 AM.Nurses are set to walk of the job for eight hours on Wednesday.
Negotiations between their union, the Nurses Organisation, and District Health Boards stalled, and nurses rejected the latest offer on… Read more Audio
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Major police operation underway across North Island
7:20 AM.A major police operation targeting organised crime is underway across the North Island.
Police are giving away little about the extent of the operation but we can bring you what we know.
Reporter… Read more Audio
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Shipping lines skipping NZ, leaving exporters in the cold
7:21 AM.Small and medium exporters are facing a crisis getting their products to market and with cool storage facilities full to the brim they're running out of options.
Some big shipping lines are no longer… Read more Audio
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Three killed on roads over Queen's Birthday Weekend
7:24 AM.Three people have lost their lives on New Zealand roads over the long weekend - the same as last year's Queen's Birthday weekend road toll.
On Monday, many motorists returned home avoiding any… Read more Audio
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Schools claim government's foreign student review took them by surprise
7:27 AM.Primary and intermediate schools fear foreign student enrolments worth more than $20 million a year are under threat.
They say they've been blind-sided by the announcement of a government review of… Read more Audio
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Rival military group claims Boko Haram leader is dead
7:37 AM.The leader of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau is dead - according to his rival Islamist militants.
In audio obtained by news agencies, the Islamic State West Africa Province… Read more Audio
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Fiji records 83 new Covid-19 cases
7:43 AM.Fiji recorded 83 Covid-19 cases on Sunday - its highest daily total yet.
It recorded a further 64 on Monday. Authorities have cordoned off the country's largest hospital and quarantined an entire… Read more Audio
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Dame Hinewehi Mohi on Queen's Birthday honour
7:47 AM.She was a groundbreaker.
In 1999, Hinewehi Mohi, of Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāi Tūhoe, sang the national anthem only in te reo Māori at an international rugby match.
Reaction to that performance… Read more Audio
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Auckland dams still only half full
7:56 AM.Auckland's water supply dams are still only half full - considerably lower than the average expected at this time of year.
Storage volumes are still suffering the effects of the 2019 to 2020 drought… Read more Audio
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Harry and Meghan name baby girl 'Lilibet'
7:59 AM.What's in a name? Well, when it comes to the latest news from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, it can be full of controversy.
Prince Harry and Meghan have named their new baby girl Lilibet Diana… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 June 2021
8:06 AM.The Black Caps captain Kane Williamson was pleased his side gave themselves a chance at victory, despite the lacklustre finish to the drawn first test against England. Read more Audio
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Health Minister Andrew Little on upcoming nurses' strike
8:11 AM.Tens of thousands of nurses will walk off the job tomorrow for an eight-hour strike over better pay and staffing levels.
Members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation overwhelmingly voted to reject… Read more Audio
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House prices: Still rising, but slight slow in growth
8:19 AM.House price growth has slowed slightly but prices are still well ahead of this time last year.
The latest data from QV show the average value increased 8.8 percent over the three months to May… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 8 June 2021
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Sanford unable to shift stock due to shipping constraints
8:38 AM.The country's biggest seafood company has a significant amount of stock that has been sold - but it can't shift - due to shipping constraints.
Exporters are facing a crisis getting their products to… Read more Audio
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Ministry of Education admits it should have tested school's air
8:41 AM.The Ministry of Education admits it should have done more to test the air at a Lower Hutt high school where toxic mould has hugely disrupted teaching.
But the admission in a new review does not… Read more Audio
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Whakatāne Mill sold to Smurfit Consortium
8:46 AM.There is relief in Whakatāne that the town's biggest employer has been thrown a lifeline and the community isn't facing yet another economic hit.
The Whakatāne mill, which is Oceania's only folding… Read more Audio
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Kiwis allowed home from Melbourne tonight
8:51 AM.New Zealanders will be allowed to return home from Melbourne on special "green flights" from midnight on Tuesday, despite ongoing lockdowns and community outbreaks in Victoria.
New Zealander Tony… Read more Audio
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RSA wants to know why fewer NZDF staff recognised in honours
8:55 AM.The Returned and Services Association says New Zealand Defence Force personnel are not being recognised by the Queen's Birthday Honours in the way they once were.
Research by an RSA member has… Read more Audio
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Peacockes Road closure causes upset for residents
8:55 AM.Residents in a rural area on the southern-edge of Hamilton are furious about the nine-month closure of their road.
Peacockes Road will close near its western-end for the construction of water supply… Read more Audio
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Environmental campaigners want halt to Waiheke work
8:56 AM.Environmental campaigners are seeking an urgent halt to work on Waiheke Island - saying kororā - or little blue penguins - are at risk.
Forest and Bird says a construction project on the island is… Read more Audio