Morning Report for Thursday 13 January 2022
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Bird song could prove the South Island kōkako exists
8:56 AM.Keep your ears out for a "flutey" and melancholic birdcall if you're heading for the Heaphy Track this summer. A bird recorded by three trampers on 29 December may have been made by the possibly… Read more Video, Audio
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Consumer NZ warns buyers beware of "heavy duty" battery claims
8:51 AM.Buyer beware - "heavy duty" batteries are being outlasted by similar products.
Consumer NZ tested fifteen products and found alkaline and lithium models performed three to five times better.
The… Read more Audio
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New Zealand's bottled water not always better than tap
8:48 AM.Pure, clean and boutique - those are all words used to describe bottled water sold in New Zealand.
It's usually perceived as free of contaminants compared to tap water - but University of Otago… Read more Audio
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Summer Concert Tour cancelled for first time in 12 years
8:44 AM.The annual Summer Concert Tour has been cancelled for the first time in 12 years due to Covid-19.
The shows at the Taupo Amphitheatre, Whitianga Waterways, and Gibbston Valley Winery in Queenstown… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Overseas New Zealanders on living in Omicron hotspots
8:40 AM.New Zealanders living overseas say Covid-19 is now part of everyday life as cases of the highly-infectious Omicron variant steadily grow around the globe.
More than 307 million Covid cases have been… Read more Audio
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Loud Destiny Church protests irritate Christchurch residents
8:27 AM.Protests and religious gatherings in a central Christchurch park by Brian Tamaki's Destiny Church and the Freedom and Rights Coalition, have left residents fed-up with the noise, and forced ratepayers… Read more Audio
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Midwifery union on staffing shortages
8:24 AM.A health workers union says burnout is some of the worst it has ever seen, and members are leaving the profession, or heading overseas for better pay.
This comes as almost all District Health Boards… Read more Audio
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Covid: Study warns children can fall seriously ill from virus
8:23 AM.Covid-19 isn't just a "mild infection" for our tamariki, according to a new international study on children who caught the virus. The study followed children from ten countries, including New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Health workforce burnout 'the new normal' - union
8:17 AM.The National Party says it's no wonder many in the health workforce are burnt out with most District Health Boards missing the agreed deadline to improve safe staffing levels.
In 2018 the DHBs… Read more Audio
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Prince Andrew fails to have a sexual assault case thrown out
8:10 AM.Prince Andrew has failed in his attempt to have a civil sexual assault case against him thrown out by a US judge.
Virginia Giuffre is suing the prince, claiming he abused her when she was 17.
Prince… Read more Audio
