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Morning Report for Monday 21 June 2021
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Top Stories for Monday 21 June 2021
6:00 AM.Auckland twister: Papatoetoe begins big clean up; Auckland twister: Mayor Phil Goff gives an update; East Coast flooding: Update on the ground; World Test Championship paused due to bad light; More… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Monday 21 June 2021
6:00 AM.Auckland twister: Papatoetoe begins big clean up; Auckland twister: Mayor Phil Goff gives an update; East Coast flooding: Update on the ground; World Test Championship paused due to bad light; More… Read more Audio
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East Coast flooding: Tokomaru Bay update
6:07 AM.The cleanup continues this morning on the East Coast after destructive flooding.
At Tokomaru Bay the school has been almost completely destroyed and closed indefinitely.
Families were evacuated in… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Ugandan Olympics coach arrives in Tokyo for Olympics, tests positive
6:13 AM.A coach in Uganda's Olympic team has tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Tokyo for the Olympics.
The entire Uganda Olympic delegation has been vaccinated and the coach is believed to be… Read more Audio
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Bad light halts World Test Championship final
6:20 AM.Bad light has halted play in the World Test Championship cricket final between New Zealand and India in Southampton.
Karl Jamieson picked up a five wicket bag overnight with India skittled out for… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 21 June 2021
6:25 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 21 June 2021
6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Auckland tornado: Freight container hub still disrupted
6:38 AM.The Ports of Auckland's freight container hub in Wiri is still a mess after the tornado that ripped through the south part of the city.
The inland port was in the direct path of Saturday's twister… Read more Audio
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Police cells violent angry cages, youth advocate says
6:42 AM.More than 110 young people were held in police cells for more than 24 hrs between June 2019 and July last year.
In that same period, five young people self harmed or attempted to take their own life… Read more Audio
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Talks underway to reinstate Iran nuclear deal
6:47 AM.Negotiators from Iran and the six nation countries have been holding talks in Vienna in an attempt to revive a deal to limit the country's nuclear programme.
In 2015, Iran reached a deal with the US… Read more Audio
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Business News for 21 June 2021
6:55 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Auckland tornado: Papatoetoe begins big clean up
7:09 AM.Contractors will be out in force again today in tornado-hit Papatoetoe removing debris including roofing iron, timber and toppled trees and restoring power to a final few houses.
Auckland Emergency… Read more Audio
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Auckland twister: Mayor Phil Goff gives an update
7:14 AM.Papatoetoe is still working to recover after a tornado hit the area on Saturday morning.
Initial estimates had 62 houses uninhabitable, but Mayor Phil Goff told Morning Report on Monday that number… Read more Audio
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East Coast flooding: Update on the ground
7:20 AM.The clean up will begin today on the east coast as well where heavy rain caused havoc yesterday.
At Tokomaru Bay the school has been almost completely destroyed and families were evacuated in some… Read more Audio
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World Test Championship paused due to bad light
7:25 AM.The third day of the World Test Championship cricket final between New Zealand and India in Southampton ended early due to bad light.
Karl Jamieson picked up a five wicket bag overnight with India… Read more Audio
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More than 100 teens kept in cells for more than 24 hours
7:33 AM.Warning: this story discusses self-harm and suicide and may not be suitable for all listeners.
The Children's Commissioner is calling for an end to the law which allows judges to remand children to… Read more Audio
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NZ First AGM: Winston Peters back, but not confirming if he'll stick around
7:38 AM.New Zealand First is set to make a political comeback but Winston Peters hasn't yet confirmed if he'll be sticking around to lead it.
After months in hiding, Peters this weekend made a rare public… Read more Audio
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Marlborough Mayor John Leggett on deadly altercation
7:43 AM.The first of those charged over a fatal stabbing in Blenheim will appear in the Blenheim District Court today.
Ten people have been arrested so far after an altercation which left one person dead and… Read more Audio
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Medical council warns members against spreading Covid-19 misinformation
7:45 AM.The Medical Council is warning doctors that if they spread misinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic and vaccination rollout, they could face losing their jobs.
The council has received 13… Read more Audio
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ACC biased against women, Māori and Pasifika, analysis finds
7:50 AM.New analysis shows ACC is biased against women, Māori and Pasifika.
Women are less likely to make claims, more likely to be declined when they do, and receive far less compensation than men.
Over… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 21 June 2021
8:06 AM.Kyle Jamieson and Devon Conway have starred for the Black Caps on day three of the World Test Championship final against India in Southampton. Audio
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Auckland tornado: Family mourning loss of their father
8:10 AM.An Auckland family is mourning the loss of their father and husband after he was killed in the devastating tornado that hit south Auckland on Saturday morning.
Janesh Prasad was working at the South… Read more Audio
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Auckland twister: Local MP Jenny Salesa on evacuations
8:16 AM.Dozens of people were again forced to sleep away from their homes in tornado-hit Papatoetoe overnight following the twister that struck South Auckland on Saturday.
Emergency repairs will continue… Read more Audio
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Shane Jones vows NZ First will return to Parliament
8:21 AM.Winston Peters is back, and so are his loyal supporters.
Peters spoke at the party's AGM yesterday, accusing the political establishment of underperforming and behaving autocratically.
Former New… Read more Audio
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Jan Logie on ACC claims from women, Māori, pacific people
8:28 AM.New analysis shows women are less likely to make ACC claims; they're more likely to be declined when they do, and receive far less compensation than men.
Over the past five years, it's become harder… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 21 June 2021
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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GP feels let down by silence on residency
8:37 AM.A British doctor says she feels let down by a government which pleaded for healthcare workers but has now gone silent on how they can become residents.
She is one of 235 doctors and 900 nurses… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Medical professionals warned not to spread misinformation
8:39 AM.The Medical Council has warned that New Zealand doctors who spread misinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic and the vaccination rollout could lose their jobs.
The council has recieved 13 complaints… Read more Audio
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Ian Foster to choose latest All Blacks squad today
8:43 AM.The Blues don't have long to soak up their long-awaited Super Rugby success, with attention set to switch to the first All Blacks squad of the year announced tonight.
Coach Ian Foster will unveil up… Read more Audio
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Ashburton flood: Federated Farmers not happy with post-flood support
8:50 AM.Federated Farmers says it's not fair for individual farmers to be left with the cost of repairing the damage from the Canterbury floods.
The Ministry of Primary Industries is offering the owners of… Read more Audio
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Climate change: Restaurants want to keep gas burners
8:54 AM.The debate over the future of natural gas is heating up, with stark warnings from the hospitality sector that switching it off could snuff out a struggling industry.
Some leading restaurateurs are… Read more Audio