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Morning Report for Tuesday 21 September 2021
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Polling day arrives for Canada snap election
8:55 AM.It's snap election day in Canada and there's still several hours until the polls close, to determine the fate of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The Liberal Party leader was regarded a warm favourite… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Age Concern on vaccinating over 65s
8:51 AM.Age Concern says it's been crying out for the past six weeks for the sort of proactive approach now being taken to vaccinating those over 65 in Auckland.
The Prime Minister yesterday revealed there… Read more Audio
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Rising gang tensions blamed for jump in gun crime
8:43 AM.There's been an almost 50 percent increase in injuries recorded as a result of firearms crime in Auckland City over the past year and a half, compared with the two years previous.
The rates of gun… Read more Audio
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NZTA promises solution on motorhome and horse truck issues
8:39 AM.Motorhome and horsetruck owners are demanding the Transport Agency drop a clampdown that is forcing vehicles off the road.
Waka Kotahi has targeted structural modifications that allow drivers to… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Breakers guard loses contract over vaccine refusal
8:35 AM.In a first for professional sport in this country, a player has been released from his contract for refusing to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
Promising Breakers Basketball guard, Tai Webster, will… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 21 September 2021
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Kiwi director Jessica Hobbs wins Emmy for The Crown
8:21 AM.New Zealand director Jessica Hobbs has scooped best drama series director at the Emmy Awards for her work on the Netflix sensation, The Crown.
She was recognised for her direction on the final… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Not enough clarity about bespoke lockdown after it was announced - Hauraki Mayor
8:17 AM.Hauraki district mayor Toby Adams told Morning Report it's frustrating to not have the information that locals need.
A special lockdown has been put in place in the area after a remand prisoner who… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Business alert level 3 panel
8:10 AM.The outlook for commercial life in Auckland under alert level 3 seems to be, depending on who you ask, decidedly bleak, marking time at best, or else full steam ahead.
Melba group of cafes owner… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 21 September 2021
8:06 AM.The White Ferns third one-dayer against England in Leicester is set to go ahead tonight despite the New Zealanders cancelling a training session after a security threat against the team. Audio
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Covid-19: Fears virus may have spread to other north Waikato schools
7:51 AM.News of two Covid-19 cases at Mangatangi School in northern Hauraki has put Kaiaua School just up the road on high alert.
Its principal Karlos Bosson already decided on Sunday night that his 27… Read more Audio
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Calls for transparency of High Court judge appointments
7:47 AM.There are calls for the appointment of High Court judges to be more transparent, with the current system being described as outdated and elitist.
There's no requirement for potential candidates to be… Read more Audio
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Terror bill back in Parliament after Lynnmall fast-tracking
7:41 AM.Legislation creating a new offence for planning a terrorist attack comes back to Parliament on Tuesday, after being fast tracked because of the Lynmall attack.
Ahamed Samsudeen was shot dead earlier… Read more Audio
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Silver Ferns beat England 48-42
7:38 AM.The Silver Ferns shook off any rust they may have had after a disrupted build-up by beating the England Roses 48-42 in the first of three Tests in Christchurch on Monday night.
New Zealand sprung a… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Auckland schools prepare for level 3 classes
7:33 AM.Auckland schools have been planning for a shift to alert level 3 and are expecting only small numbers of children on Wednesday.
At level 3 schools must reopen for the children of people who have to… Read more Audio
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'It is still a place where we have the ability to stamp it out': Prime Minister defends alert level 3 move for Auckland
7:22 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says alert level 3 is strong enough to eliminate Auckland's latest Covid-19 outbreak.
Alert level 3 will arrive at midnight on Tuesday after five weeks at alert level 4… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Waikato residents turning up in droves to get tested
7:18 AM.Residents near Kaiaua have been turning up in droves to get tested for Covid-19 since three cases three cases were identified from a household nearby.
Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki blitzed through… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: North Hauraki plunged in to lockdown until Friday
7:13 AM.While their big city neighbours have been allowed to switch down to level three, those in northern Hauraki are being asked to isolate at home until at least Friday.
It follows three positive cases… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Auckland rolls the dice with alert level move
7:09 AM.It's a roll of the dice that could either eliminate Delta or send the country tumbling back into a strict lockdown.
From tomorrow, Auckland will move to level 3 after spending five weeks hunkered… Read more Audio
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Business News for 21 September 2021
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Covid-19: National Party on new MIQ booking system
6:41 AM.More than 31,000 people tried to book the 3-thousand MIQ spots made available yesterday when the pause on new bookings was lifted.
Needless to say, the vast majority missed out trying to get a place… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Hauraki community waits anxiously for test results
6:37 AM.A small Waikato community is waiting anxiously for hundreds of covid test results to come back today.
More than half the people who live in and around Mangatangi and Whakatiwai turned up at a local… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 21 September 2021
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 21 September 2021
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Student opens fire at Russian university
6:15 AM.A student armed with a hunting rifle has opened fire at a university in the Russian city of Perm, killing at least eight people and wounding many others.
Panicked students leapt from first-floor… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: No plans to open at level 3 for some Auckland businesses
6:11 AM.Some Auckland hospitality businesses have signalled they don't plan on opening their doors at Alert Level 3, having exhausted their reserves.
The industry says Level 3 is still too restrictive for… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Celebrations and nerves in Auckland ahead of level 3
6:09 AM.Aucklanders are stoked about the move to Covid-19 alert level 3 at midnight tonight, but are also worried about the number of Covid-19 cases in the city.
There are more than 370 infected people -… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 21 September 2021
6:00 AM.Top stories this morning... Auckland's move to Level 3 tonight is described as a roll of the dice that could either eliminate Delta or send us back into lockdown We'll speak to the Prime Minister… Read more Audio