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Morning Report for Tuesday 10 August 2021
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IPCC report: Pacific Island nations to bear full brunt
6:12 AM.Pacific Island nations will bear the full brunt of climate change in coming decades, after a prediction that temperatures will rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than pre industrial levels as soon as… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 10 August 2021
6:00 AM.Code Red: A UN report finds humans have caused irrepairable damage to the climate, Thousands had their power deliberately cut off power last night as electricity demand reached an all-time high, and… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Anger at countries offering booster shots
6:19 AM.While many poor nations across the world struggle to access Covid-19 vaccines, richer ones are already offering booster shots to their populations.
The World Health Organization wants to see a halt… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 10 August 2021
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 10 August 2021
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
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IPCC report: Author on possible scenarios for earth
6:38 AM.The climate in changing, faster than we thought - and humans have caused it.
Last night, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the most comprehensive report on climate change ever -… Read more Audio
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Latest IPCC report shows need for urgency on climate change - Shaw
6:39 AM.Climate Change Minister James Shaw says a collective effort across Aotearoa is needed to avert a climate crisis.
A major new UN report, decribed as a "code red for humanity", has found human activity… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Scramble to evaluate risk at Port of Tauranga
6:47 AM.Health officials are scrambling to determine the risk to the public after more than 90 stevedores worked on a ship carrying crew later found to be infected with Covid-19.
More than half of the people… Read more Audio
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Timaru crash: 19yo driver asked to call his mum while waiting for help to arrive - witness
6:50 AM.A woman who was first on the scene of Saturday's horrific car crash in Timaru says the 19-year-old driver who was the sole survivor asked her to call his mother.
Melissa Bryce is trained in first aid… Read more Audio
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Business News for 10 August 2021
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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IPCC report: Latest report most definite one yet - climate scientist
7:09 AM.A body sanctioned by the UN, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, issued its latest and most dire assessment about the state of the planet and the impact of human behaviour on the climate.
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High power demand forces blackouts in some areas
7:16 AM.Thousands of New Zealanders had their power cut off last night on one of the coldest nights of the year.
It wasn't a power cut, but a deliberate rolling blackout to manage electricity demand which… Read more Audio
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Misinformation behind trouble vaccinating port workers - Hipkins
7:23 AM.Officials are anxiously waiting to see if Covid-19 has spread beyond a container ship berthed in Tauranga.
Mass swabbing is being carried out for the 98 workers who boarded the vessel Rio De La… Read more Audio
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Timaru crash: Police officer upset by loss of young lives
7:31 AM.Friends of the five teenage boys killed in Saturday's horrific crash are being warned not to do anything dangerous as they plan a car meet-up in honor of the victims.
Those going to the tribute this… Read more Audio
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More New Zealanders driving bigger gas guzzlers
7:40 AM.New Zealanders are driving bigger cars, travelling further, and emitting more carbon dioxide as they go.
A tenth of the country's total greenhouse gas emissions comes from private transport.
In the… Read more Audio
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IPCC report: Farmer responds to call to cut methane emissions
7:45 AM.A body sanctioned by the UN, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, issued its latest and most dire assessment about the state of the planet and the impact of human behaviour on the climate.
… Read more Audio
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IPCC report: Coral reef systems set for extinction, next 10 years 'critical'
7:50 AM.The Pacific's coral reef systems and coastal fisheries are set for extinction if wealthy nations don't drastically and immediately cut greenhouse gas emissions.
An Intergovernmetal Panel on Climate… Read more Audio
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IPCC report: New Zealand needs to act now - Bronwyn Hayward
7:54 AM.A body sanctioned by the UN, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, issued its latest and most dire assessment about the state of the planet and the impact of human behaviour on the climate.
… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 10 August 2021
8:06 AM.Spin dominates the 15-player squad named for this year's T20 World Cup. Read more Audio
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Renewable energy can't cope with power demand - lobby group
8:10 AM.Thousands of New Zealanders had their power cut off last night on one of the coldest nights of the year.
It wasn't a power cut, but a deliberate rolling blackout to manage electricity demand which… Read more Audio
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Police got more money than gun owners in buyback scheme
8:13 AM.This year's gun buyback and amnesty saw more money paid out to the police than it did to firearms owners.
Gun owners who handed in their firearms as part of the buyback got just over $2.4… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Union boss angry about exposure at Port of Tauranga
8:18 AM.Tauranga port workers caught up in the latest Covid-19 scare at the Port of Tauranga are feeling lucky - so far - with 11 negative tests so far, and none positive.
Health officials are scrambling to… Read more Audio
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Latest IPCC report reminder to cut emissions - youth
8:22 AM.Young climate change activists are describing the latest report card on the planet as a stark reminder government's need to crank up work on cutting emissions before it's too late.
They also says… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 10 August 2021
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Contractors making millions from some agencies
8:36 AM.Contractors working for the Government on pandemic programmes are making millions of dollars from some agencies.
Recruiters talk of a sector that is pumped-up and "feel-good" like never before.
Phil… Read more Audio
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New Zealand's brain drain has been thrown into reverse - Helen Clark Foundation
8:41 AM.New Zealand's much discussed brain drain has turned into a 'brain-gain' - at least for now, according to new research published by the Helen Clark Foundation.
According to the 44-page work's author… Read more Audio
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South Auckland tornado costliest on record - Insurers
8:47 AM.The tornado which tore through South Auckland homes in June is the costliest on record, for insurance companies.
So far customers have been paid a total of $24 million in home and content losses.
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Nick Willis not retiring, but taking pressure off himself
8:54 AM.Veteran runner Nick Willis is preparing to enter a new phase of his career with five Olympics now under his belt.
The 38-year-old from Hutt Valley got as far as the semi-finals of the 1500-metres in… Read more Audio
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Skeptic on alternative therapies for sports
8:57 AM.Cupping, chiropractic spinal manipulation, beetroot juice baths, oxygen drinks, blood-letting and K-tape.
The sports world is swimming in alternative therapies which are largely uproven.
They invoke… Read more Audio