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Morning Report for Monday 8 November 2021
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Keg mix-up causes havoc on the West Coast
8:56 AM.Drinking establishments up and down the West Coast have been forced into crisis management mode over the last week, after beer kegs labelled as "Monteith's Original" have been pouring a mystery pale… Read more Audio
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Black Ferns lose to England
8:51 AM.The Black Ferns have suffered a second emphatic loss to England, going down 56-15 in Northampton earlier this morning.
The result comes a week after the New Zealanders were humbled by the team with a… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Derogatory and offensive comments more prevalent
8:47 AM.The Delta outbreak has unleashed a greater willingness to use derogatory and offensive slurs as part of public discourse.
That's the take of one University of Auckland research fellow who says terms… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Former mayor fears misinformation dividing community
8:43 AM.A former West Coast Mayor fears misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine is creating a rift in the community.
Vaccinators are pushing to get at least 2000 West Coasters their first jab, for the… Read more Audio
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Police open investigation into deaths at music festival
8:37 AM.United States police have opened a criminal investigation after eight people died at a music festival in Texas on Friday.
Many were also hurt when the crowd suddenly surged forward. Investigators are… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 8 November 2021
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Bryan Waddle on Black Caps win
8:22 AM.The Black Caps have sealed their spot in the semi-finals of the T-20 World Cup with an emphatic eight wicket win over Afghanistan in their final pool match in Abu Dhabi.
New Zealand will face England… Read more Audio
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NZ can't sustain pre-pandemic immigration levels - Productivity Commission
8:21 AM.A new report says that Aotearoa can't sustain pre-Covid-19 rates of immigration because we don't have the housing and other infrastructure to properly support and settle new migrants.
The… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Ministry doubles down over vaccination data
8:13 AM.The Ministry of Health has doubled down in not granting access to Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency data on the vaccination status of Māori - despite a high court ruling urging the Ministry to… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Māori health leader feels sense of 'doom' about easing restrictions
8:10 AM.National Māori Pandemic group co-leader and Māori health leader Dr Rawiri Jansen says the prospect of Covid-19 restrictions easing fills him with a sense of doom.
He told Morning Report Māori are the… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 November 2021
8:06 AM.The Black Caps are into in the semi-finals at the T20 World Cup and fast bowler Adam Milne says they're confident they can beat all three of their remaining rivals. Audio
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Black Caps through to T20 semi-finals
7:55 AM.The Black Caps have booked themselves a place in the semi-finals of the T-20 Cricket World Cup with a comfortable eight wicket win over Afghanistan in their final pool match in Abu Dhabi.
New Zealand… Read more Audio
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University foreign enrolments 'astonishingly high'
7:53 AM.Universities admit that foreign enrolments have not fallen as much as they predicted - student numbers are about seventy per cent of what they were pre-pandemic.
Foreign students are worth billions… Read more Audio
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End of Life Choice Act comes into effect today
7:49 AM.People enduring unbearable suffering from a terminal illness are now able to ask for medical help to end their lives.
The End of Life Choice Act was put to a binding referendum at last year's… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: High testing turnout in Stratford, including Māori
7:44 AM.Iwi health providers are happy with the weekend's high turnout for Covid-19 testing in Stratford, but they warn the town's not out of the woods just yet.
Testing rates among Māori specifically were… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: 202 prison staff on leave over vaccine refusal
7:38 AM.Corrections has placed 202 prison staff on special leave because they haven't had at least one shot of the Covid-19 vaccine.
The Government required all prison staff to have their first vaccination… Read more Audio
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Three more arrested over Christchurch teen's death
7:35 AM.Three more people have been arrested following the fatal shooting of a Christchurch teenager over the weekend.
Sixteen-year-old Connor Whitehead died after being shot at a party in the suburb of… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Ardern not waiting for case numbers to decrease before easing restrictions
7:20 AM.The Prime Minister says she is not waiting for Covid-19 case numbers to start dropping before easing restrictions for Auckland.
The government is being urged to hold off on its planned easing of the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Hospitals scope refrigerated containers for bodies
7:17 AM.Refrigerated containers are being hired, bought, and scoped by hospitals worried they won't have enough space to keep Covid-19 bodies.
Not all District Health Boards have morgues and many that do are… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Nervousness in Auckland ahead of restrictions easing
7:13 AM.It's day 83 of lockdown for Aucklanders - that's nearly three months.
The city is at alert level 3, step 1, and on Monday the government will decide if a move to greater freedoms in alert level 3… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Experts urge government to delay restriction easing
7:08 AM.The government is being urged to put the brakes on its plan to ease Covid-19 restrictions in Auckland as cases soar.
It will confirm after Cabinet meets on Monday whether to go ahead as planned and… Read more Audio
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Business News for 8 November 2021
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Covid-19: Nervous wait for Covid-19 test results in Stratford
6:46 AM.Stratford's mayor says the community is anxiously waiting to see if Covid-19 has spread through the township, after the virus was detected in wastewater.
More than 1000 swabs have been taken since… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Auckland businesses eager to reopen, despite caution from health experts
6:41 AM.Auckland businesses are eagerly waiting to see if the government will go ahead with plans to move the city to alert level 3, step 2.
The next phase means shops can open to socially distanced… Read more Audio
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Early Sports News for Monday 8 November 2021
6:36 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 8 November 2021
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 8 November 2021
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Covid-19: Hundreds in Gisborne tested and vaccinated despite weather
6:11 AM.Record rainfall and threats of landslides have failed to deter Gisborne residents from getting tested and vaccinated for Covid-19.
Hundreds turned up to centres over the weekend, days after the virus… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Government should consider holding off on restrictions easing
6:09 AM.The government is being told to hold off on its plans to let Aucklanders hit the shops from Wednesday, after record Covid-19 case numbers at the weekend.
Cabinet will decide this afternoon whether to… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Monday 8 November 2021
6:00 AM.A Covid-19 modeller warns daily cases could hit one thousand by Christmas if restrictions continue to loosen, Aucklanders eagerly await this afternoon's Government decision on their freedoms… Read more Audio