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Morning Report for Thursday 22 July 2021
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Westport local lashes out at council over flood
6:08 AM.A Westport man is hitting out at the local council for not doing enough to protect the town from flood.
Heavy rain over the weekend caused the Buller and Orowaiti Rivers to flood, resulting in… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 22 July 2021
6:00 AM.We ask whether the most vulnerable are being leapfrogged in the rush to rollout the covid vaccine to those in group 4, as the Olympics get underway, Brisbane wins the right to host the 2032 Olympics… Read more Audio
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Samoa readies for New Zealand travel-bubble
6:11 AM.Samoa is ramping up its tourism sector in preparation for a safe border opening with New Zealand in the lead-up to Christmas.
They're using the Cook Islands' successful two-way safe-travel-bubble… Read more Audio
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Kiribati Language Week marked with dance and sport
6:15 AM.Kiribati Language Week ended on Saturday, with groups across the country gathering in South Auckland for a dance and sports face-off.
The motherland might be 4,000 kilometres away, but that didn't… Read more Audio
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Law firm seeks judicial review of immigration decisions
6:19 AM.An Auckland law firm is seeking a judicial review of two recent decisions made by the Minister of Immigration.
D&S Law has filed high court proceedings on behalf of University of Auckland Professor… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 22 July 2021
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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People with disabilities twice as likely to experience violence
6:49 AM.New research shows disabled people are twice as likely to experience violence than the able-bodied, and for women that abuse is most likely to occur at home.
The authors of the study, published in… Read more Audio
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Business News for 22 July 2021
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Covid-19: Group four rollout pushing ahead with group three unfinished
7:09 AM.The government is pressing ahead with plans to vaccinate the least vulnerable New Zealanders against Covid-19 even though only one in five people of the more at-risk group three have had their first… Read more Audio
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'Sitting duck for delta' - Chris Bishop calls for urgency on vaccine rollout
7:14 AM.National Party Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop is calling for more urgency in the Covid-19 vaccination rollout.
The first cohort of group four will be invited to book in for their vaccinations… Read more Audio
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Royal Commission into Abuse: Umbrella terms for Pacific people labelled degrading, insensitive
7:28 AM.The umbrella term Pacific Islander or Polynesian has been criticised as degrading and insensitive.
Researcher, Dr Seini Taufa, who is a New Zealand-born Tongan, says the names are not indigenous… Read more Audio
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Napier's National Aquarium told to improve standards or close
7:35 AM.The National Aquarium is being told that unless it can improve standards, the facility may have to close and the animals put down.
Napier City Council - which owns and manages the aquarium - wants a… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Fiji records more than 1000 new cases
7:39 AM.Fiji recorded 1050 new Covid-19 cases yesterday.
Nearly 15,000 positive people are in isolation and more than 125 deaths have been reported by health authorities.
The national seven-day average… Read more Audio
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Westport flooding: Dozens still sleeping at school
7:47 AM.Efforts continue in Westport today to find shelter for hundreds of people displaced by serious flooding.
Eighty-nine homes in the town have been red-stickered, and for 95 people, Westport South… Read more Audio
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Canadian sailors to be allowed off navy ship without MIQ
7:55 AM.More than 250 sailors will be allowed off a Royal Canadian Navy frigate without having to go through managed isolation.
The HMCS Calgary will visit Auckland early next month - the first visit by a… Read more Audio
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NZ study to assess rugby headgear's protectiveness
7:58 AM.The eyes of the rugby world will be on the findings of a New Zealand study researching whether headgear can mitigate the impact of concussion.
The only brand of headgear approved for use under World… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 22 July 2021
8:06 AM.The Football Ferns captain Ali Riley concedes they face a tough task in adavancing past the group stage at the Tokyo Olympics following their 2-1 defeat to Australia in their opening game. Audio
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Insurance industry responds to FMA report
8:10 AM.A report on the insurance industry has condemned it as indifferent to improving the treatment of customers.
The Financial Markets Authority review of 42 general insurance companies showed only two… Read more Audio
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Police admit Criminal Proceeds Fund money may not be used in promised timeframes
8:16 AM.The NZ Police has admitted it may not be able to make use of money granted through the Criminal Proceeds Fund within the timeframe it had promised.
Several police projects have been funded through… Read more Audio
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Southland District Council allows coal exploration in region
8:24 AM.Environmental groups are urging the Southland District Council to reverse a decision allowing coal exploration in the region.
The council has granted Australian-owned mining company New Brighton… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 22 July 2021
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Polynesian Panther's female members reflect on Dawn Raids
8:37 AM.As the formal government apology for the Dawn Raids nears, women members of the Polynesian Panthers are reflecting on their part in the fight.
The social justice group was set up in 1971 to target… Read more Audio
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Kiwis not reading financial products terms and conditions
8:43 AM.A report looking into New Zealanders' monetary abilities has found many continue to make poorly informed choices about financial products.
A Te Ara Ahunga Ora, the Retirement Commission, survey of… Read more Audio
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Government orders review into asylum seeker treatment
8:48 AM.The government has ordered a review of how asylum seekers are treated when they arrive in New Zealand and whether it meets its human rights obligations.
The move is being hailed as a breakthrough by… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Helicopter delivery considered for remote vaccine access
8:52 AM.An Eastern Bay of Plenty Māori health service is considering helicoptering the Covid-19 vaccine to isolated communities.
Whakatane-based Te Puna Ora o Mātaatua is determined to get the vaccine to… Read more Audio
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Tokyo Olympics: Football Ferns kneel before first game
8:57 AM.The Football Ferns kneeled before their opening match of the Tokyo Olympics against Australia last night - a gesture known as a call for racial equality in sport.
One of the first events of the… Read more Audio