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Morning Report for Wednesday 3 November 2021
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Bird of the Year: What about the short-tailed bat?
8:58 AM.Love it or loathe it, the long-tailed bat was awarded Bird of the Year on Monday - but now another bat has flapped out of the shadows.
The lesser short-tailed bat is an ancient species unique to New… Read more Audio
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Ex All Black joins group suing World Rugby over dementia
8:50 AM.Former All Blacks prop Carl Hayman has joined a group of former players suing World Rugby after being diagnosed with early-onset dementia.
The 41-year-old father of four - a former world class prop -… Read more Audio
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Pilots protest medical safety system
8:43 AM.Pilots flying into medical trouble are protesting against a safety system they say is broken.
This follows a big win by a Cathay Pacific senior captain who took Civil Aviation to court for grounding… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Mayors racing to 90 percent
8:38 AM.Lower Hutt and Porirua are in a race to vaccinate their way to ninety percent first.
Data released by the Ministry of Health in October showed suburbs in both cities struggling to hit the mark.
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Covid-19: DHBs pick up the pace on vaccinations
8:35 AM.The race to get to 90 percent of Aotearoa vaccinated against Covid-19 continues, but people are being reminded it's a marathon and not a sprint.
Only five District Health Boards have hit the… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 3 November 2021
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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NZ horse Verry Elleegant wins Melbourne Cup
8:24 AM.Verry Elleegant winning the Melbourne Cup - the first New Zealand horse to win the Cup since Prince of Penzance in 2015.
She's NZ-born and trained - and was even riden by a Sydney-based New… Read more Audio
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Coroner investigating Palmertston North Hospital mental health patient death
8:22 AM.A coroner is investigating the death of a Palmerston North Hospital mental health ward patient.
Manawatu reporter Jimmy Ellingham has been looking at the story.
He spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio
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Rakiura/Stewart Island visitor numbers soar in pandemic
8:19 AM.Rakiura Stewart Island has benefited from a tourist boom due to the pandemic.
With New Zealanders unable to travel overseas, they've flocked to Aotearoa's third-largest island.
Otago-Southland… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Northland pub becomes location of interest
8:13 AM.A Far North pub named as a location of interest got cracking and did all the right things, when the story went around that a punter with Covid-19 had been in the bar.
Awanui Hotel publican Eddie… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Schools estimate thousands of vaccine-resistant staff
8:10 AM.Principals estimate several thousand teachers are resisting the government's directive to get vaccinated before 15 November.
Some are presenting bogus exemption certificates and the Education… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 3 November 2021
8:06 AM.Former champions Pakistan became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup in the UAE after thrashing Namibia by 45 runs for their fourth consecutive victory. Audio
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Suspected spies not able to see court documents
7:57 AM.A husband-and-wife pair of suspected spies are not allowed to see the evidence they would need to look at in order to appeal an immigration decision made against them.
The decision turned on the SIS… Read more Audio
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Pilot wins court case against Civil Aviation Authority
7:52 AM.A commercial airline pilot accused of being at risk of killing all his passengers is celebrating his win after a scathing court judgment against the Civil Aviation Authority.
The judge said that the… Read more Audio
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Melbourne Cup: One of winner's owners is 17
7:46 AM.NZ-bred horse Verry Elleegant has won the Melbourne Cup - and one of her owners is just seventeen.
Connor Harrison first met Verry Elleegant when he was helping out at racing stables near him home.
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NZ hasn't signed methane cutting pledge yet, but Minister planning to confirm today
7:39 AM.New Zealand hasn't yet signed a global initiative announced overnight to cut emissions of the greenhouse gas methane by 2030.
More than 80 countries have already reportedly signed up to the… Read more Audio
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COP26: Major pledges made overnight
7:35 AM.There have been two major pledges made overnight at COP26 - an end and reversal of deforestation by 2030, and slashing emissions of the greenhouse gas methane - also by 2030.
They were made at the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Judith Collins please Prime Minister will visit Auckland
7:23 AM.National Party leader Judith Collins says a trip by the Prime Minister to locked-down Tāmaki Makaurau is long overdue.
Jacinda Ardern is expected to visit Auckland next week, now Parliament's Speaker… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Minister waiting on genomic sequencing for Northland mystery cases
7:16 AM.Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says they are still waiting on geonomic testing from the positive cases in Taipa.
He told Morning Report contact tracers are exploring any possible links… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: How will Whangārei's battered hospital cope?
7:13 AM.Whangārei's dilapidated, decaying hospital is preparing for an influx of Covid-19 cases, and staff say it's only a matter of time before bed space runs out.
The Northland DHB has been trying to get… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Far North wakes to fresh lockdown restrictions
7:09 AM.People in the Far North are waking up to increased Covid-19 restrictions.
The emergence of two unlinked cases in the township of Taipa has prompted a snap shift in upper Northland from level 2 to… Read more Audio
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Business News for 3 November 2021
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Covid-19: Hone Harawira on Far North's lockdown
6:41 AM.The Far North is now in alert level 3 lockdown after a two unlinked cases in the township of Taipa north of Kerkeri prompted a snap shift in alert levels last night.
A makeshift border is no in place… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 3 November 2021
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Wairoa police, iwi, council join forces to disrupt crime
6:21 AM.Wairoa in Hawke's Bay has a reputation for gang violence and drug abuse that stretches back years.
Police, iwi and the council say time is up and they are joining forces to disrupt crime and restore… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 3 November 2021
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Covid-19: Waikato wakes in alert level 3 step 2
6:12 AM.Waikato is waking up today in alert level 3 step 2 and retailers can open their doors. People can also meet outdoors in groups up to 25, and the two household meeting restriction is also removed.
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Covid-19: Far North Mayor on latest lockdown
6:09 AM.The Far North is now in alert level 3 lockdown after a two unlinked cases in the township of Taipa north of Kerkeri prompted a snap shift in alert levels last night.
There is now a makeshift border… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 3 November 2021
6:00 AM.Top stories this morning... The Far North is back in Level 3 lockdown, with two positive Covid cases yet to be linked to the outbreak The region has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country… Read more Audio