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Morning Report for Friday 16 July 2021
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Police Association wants easier deployment for armed units
6:08 AM.The Police Association wants a more streamlined way of deploying armed response units to help deal with armed offenders. Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 16 July 2021
6:00 AM.Top stories this morning... Calls for changes in policing practices following two shootings incidents in two days. Children and teenagers suffering from severe anxiety and depression are having to… Read more Audio
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Severe weather warning for West Coast
6:13 AM.The West Coast is expecting a torrent of rain over the next 24 hours - with MetService issuing a rare 'red warning' for the region. There's a warning of flooding and risks of slips from central… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 16 July 2021
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 16 July 2021
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Epiha trial: Injured officer shares story
6:39 AM.The police officer wounded when Constable Matthew Hunt was fatally shot, has described finding himself in a 'cat and mouse' game with the gunman. Eli Epiha is on trial in the High Court in Auckland… Read more Audio
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Dozens killed after flooding in western Germany
6:45 AM.Authorities in western Germany say at least 42 people have been killed and dozens are missing following severe flooding. At least six others have died in neighbouring Belgium. The flooding has caused… Read more Audio
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Dozens killed after protests in South Africa
6:49 AM.At least 72 people have died and more than 1,700 have been arrested in South Africa's worst unrest in years, after former president Jacob Zuma was jailed. The government plans to deploy 25,000 troops… Read more Audio
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Business News for 16 July 2021
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Police Association wants more protection for frontline officers
7:09 AM.The Police Association is demanding more protection for frontline officers.
Two separate shootings - one in Hamilton and one in Auckland - within the space of 24 hours, has underlined the threat… Read more Audio
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Police Commissioner looking into frontline officer safety as risk rises
7:12 AM.Faster access to guns and officers working in pairs are on the cards following a spate of shootings.
The Government says it's in discussion with police bosses about more protection for frontline… Read more Audio
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Wellington kids waiting six months for mental health treatment
7:19 AM.Children and teenagers suffering from severe anxiety and depression are having to wait more than six months for treatment in Wellington.
A central city youth mental health service has been running at… Read more Audio
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MIQ booking changes coming to make system easier - Megan Main
7:23 AM.MIQ booking changes are being made to make it fairer, after revelations people were using scripts to speed up the booking process.
Scripts that constantly refresh pages and make the process faster… Read more Audio
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West Coast prepares for torrential rain
7:30 AM.A rare red warning has been issued by Metservice for the Buller and Westland Districts, ahead of forecast torrential rain.
Metservice expects up to 400 millimetres of rain in the ranges, and up to… Read more Audio
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Victoria enters its fifth lockdown
7:42 AM.Victoria has been plunged into another snap lockdown, as community cases of Covid-19 continue to grow.
On this side of the Tasman, the travel bubble with the state has been paused for at least four… Read more Audio
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All Blacks take on Fiji again tomorrow night
7:44 AM.The All Blacks take on Fiji in the second and final test of their series tomorrow night and after last week's record effort by Fiji, and with Tonga and Samoa playing a World Cup qualifier as part of a… Read more Audio
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Fiji rugby team agree to wear 'Vaccinate Fiji' jerseys
7:48 AM.The Fiji rugby team have agreed to wear jerseys with the words "Vaccinate Fiji" However, they will come with a compromise - the tweaked jerseys will now also read "it's your choice".
It's hoped the… Read more Audio
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NZ's 'political capital' on show as host of online Apec
7:52 AM.New Zealand will host a video conference with the globe's heavy-hitters overnight - bringing together the leaders of Apec to discuss the Covid-19 crisis.
The meeting has been billed as extraordinary… Read more Audio
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Scepticism over government three waters plan
7:55 AM.Scepticism is being expressed about the government plans to spend $2.5 billion dollars to ensure the Three Waters reform programme leaves no council worse off.
The scheme will see the country's 67… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 16 July 2021
8:06 AM.South African golfer Louis Oosthuizen continued his stellar run of form at major championships to lead the British Open with a flawless first-round 64. Read more Audio
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Farmers planning massive protest against regulations
8:10 AM.Thousands of farmers are expected to demonstrate in over 50 towns and cities across the country at midday today to protest at recent environmental regulations and a seasonal workers' shortage in the… Read more Audio
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Regulations on farms absolutely necessary - Forest & Bird
8:14 AM.Farmers across the country are taking to downtown streets across the nation later today to protest recent environmental regulations, a seasonal worker shortage, and the so-called 'ute tax'.
One of… Read more Audio
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Dutch reporter shot in the head dies
8:19 AM.Famous Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries has died just over a week after he was shot in the head in central Amsterdam.
His death adds to a number of other killings of investigative journalists… Read more Audio
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Low-wage essential skills visas extended to two years
8:23 AM.Essential Skills visas for migrants who make less than $27 an hour will be made valid for two years.
The 12-month extension, which takes effect on Monday, will apply to at least 18,000 visa holders.
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Queenstown businesses struggling with lack of staff
8:28 AM.At least 18,000 foreign workers will be allowed to stay here twice as long after changes to essential skill visas.
From Monday, people on those visas for jobs paid below the median wage will be able… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 16 July 2021
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Baby orca Toa moved into a portable pool as bad weather arrives
8:42 AM.Wellington's most famous resident, baby orca Toa, is getting a portable pool to protect him from stormy weather.
The pool can hold thirty-two thousand litres of seawater, and will protect the young… Read more Audio
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Cancer patients celebrate new Auckland treatment centre
8:45 AM.Cancer patients battling a rare form of cancer are celebrating the permanent set up of a treatment centre in Auckland.
The Health Minister announced this week patients needing Peptide Recepto… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Australia now has two states in lockdown
8:47 AM.Victoria entered a five-day snap lockdown from midnight, and in Sydney it's another two weeks.
New South Wales Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, says too many people are wandering around in the community… Read more Audio
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Britney Spears given permission to hire own lawyer
8:49 AM.Britney Spears has told a court in the US she wants to press charges against her father, who she has accused of "conservatorship abuse".
A Los Angeles judge ruled Spears can choose her own lawyer in… 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