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Morning Report for Wednesday 19 January 2022
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Vending machines help farmers moooove raw milk
8:57 AM.This summer, cars and utes are pouring into a roadside stall off State Highway 1 on the Kapiti Coast. They're coming to pick up raw milk from a self-service vending machine operated by the Faith… Read more Audio
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Silver Ferns claim first Quad Series win - against South Africa
8:53 AM.The Silver Ferns have claimed their first win of the Quad Series, beating South Africa 54-43 in London this morning.
It follows two losses for New Zealand to both England and Australia.
The Quad… Read more Audio
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Wellington Council wins design contest for 3D climate model
8:49 AM.A 3D simulation that shows how climate change will transform the lay of the land in Wellington has won big in a global city design contest.
The capital is one of 15 winning cities in the Bloomberg… Read more Audio
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Business costs increase amid pandemic and rising inflation
8:45 AM.Businesses are putting off investment decisions, as uncertainty about the pandemic sours economic expectations.
The latest Institute of Economic Research Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion shows a… Read more Audio
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Auckland playgrounds inaccessible to kids with disabilities
8:41 AM.Auckland Council figures show just 14 percent of the region's public playgrounds are considered accessible for children with disabilities.
But those levels of accessibility vary - some may have a… Read more Audio
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Australia records deadliest day of pandemic
8:36 AM.Australia has recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic.
77 people around the country have died with Covid-19, with nearly half of those deaths from New South Wales.
While overall COVID cases… Read more Audio
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UK prime minister apologises again over staff lockdown parties
8:27 AM.The British prime minister Boris Johnson is again apologising for staff lockdown parties - while categorically denying he was warned a drinks party in the garden at 10 Downing Street risked breaking… Read more Audio
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Unions preparing for staff shortages due to Omicron
8:24 AM.The transport and freight industry says it may need to be more flexible with prioritising products, if a Covid-19 outbreak hits supply chains.
Supermarkets are already stockpiling and industries are… Read more Audio
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Industries prepare for Omicron outbreak
8:20 AM.There may be less beer and fewer deals on high priced items like televisions, if a Covid-19 outbreak hits supply chains.
Supermarkets are already stockpiling and industries are planning for Omicron… Read more Audio
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Overseas NZers disappointed MIQ room release cancelled
8:18 AM.Thursday's MIQ room release has been postponed - just two days from when it was scheduled.
The head of MIQ Chris Bunny released a statement last night, saying the decision was made due to the… Read more Audio
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Painful wait for news from Nomuka
8:15 AM.One of the isolated Tongan islands without communication is Nomuka.
It has one of the closest villages to the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, just 70 kilometres to the north-east.
The New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Tonga eruption: three dead, evacuations underway
8:09 AM.Evacuations are underway in Tonga's hardest hit areas, with every home destroyed on Mango island and extensive damage elsewhere.
Aerial photos are beginning to show the extent of the devastation… Read more Audio
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Tonga eruption: what can NZ learn about its volcanoes?
7:56 AM.The Tonga eruption has blanketed swathes of the Pacific nation's islands in volcanic ash.
Experts in New Zealand are taking note, to see what they can learn about the risks in Aotearoa.
The Auckland… Read more Audio
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Māori health experts worried NZ not ready for Omicron
7:52 AM.The Ministry of Health has admitted the traffic light system may need to be strengthened in the face of an Omicron Covid-19 outbreak.
The Government's due to share its plans for how it will deal… Read more Audio
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OT: Expert warns against stripping Children's Commissioner role
7:49 AM.An advocacy group is urging the Government to slow down on progressing new Oranga Tamariki legislation - calling it a rushed patch job.
The bill - which would introduce an independent monitor -… Read more Audio
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Advocacy group urges Government to slow down on new OT laws
7:46 AM.An advocacy group is urging the Government to slow down on progressing new Oranga Tamariki legislation - calling it a rushed patch job.
The bill - which would introduce an independent monitor -… Read more Audio
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Comms to Tonga still poor, families' anxious wait for news
7:40 AM.The extent of the devastation in Tonga is becoming clearer, with aerial photographs taken by the New Zealand Defence Force showing some of the utter devastation on islands.
Tongans living in New… Read more Audio
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Devastation in Tonga revealed in aerial photos
7:34 AM.The extent of the devastation in Tonga is becoming clearer, with aerial photographs taken by the New Zealand Defence Force showing some of the utter devastation on islands.
The Tongan government has… Read more Audio
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Govt reviewing covid settings at first Cabinet meeting of 2021
7:24 AM.Cabinet ministers meet this afternoon to review the traffic light settings across the country, and decide whether Northland should drop from red to orange.
This meeting - Cabinet's first of the year… Read more Audio
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Aid agencies prepare for Tonga disaster relief
7:21 AM.Aid agencies are at the ready to help disaster-hit Tonga, but downed communications are slowing the relief response.
It's delaying what experts say will be an intensive cleanup after Saturday's… Read more Audio
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Tonga's Parliamentary speaker stuck in NZ awaiting news
7:16 AM.Tongans in New Zealand are anxiously waiting for news from the islands following Saturday's volcanic eruption and tsunami.
Communication links are still down and could remain that way for weeks.
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Tonga eruption: three dead, others injured, NZ sends aid
7:09 AM.Three people have been confirmed dead in Tonga following Saturday's volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami, as aerial images show catastrophic damage to the island of Mango in the outlying Ha'apai… Read more Audio