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Morning Report for Monday 28 February 2022
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:56 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Covid-19: New Zealanders flock to Chatham Islands
8:50 AM.With borders closed, more New Zealanders have been ticking the Chatham Islands off their bucket list than before the pandemic.
Air Chathams visitor arrivals were up 80-percent last year compared to… Read more Audio
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New Zealanders volunteer for new refugee settlement scheme
8:45 AM.New Zealanders are putting their hands up to help settle refugees, through a new community sponsorship scheme that's on top of the Government quota.
Amnesty International is a strong supporter of the… Read more Audio
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Business NZ on Trade Minister's overseas plans
8:42 AM.Trade Minister Damien O'Connor is today travelling to Europe and the Middle East to advance trade.
The trip is a milestone of sorts, a return to face-to-face negotiations that were an essential part… Read more Audio
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Latest South Africa vs NZ cricket test on knife edge
8:35 AM.The Black Cap's second test against the Proteas is delicately balanced going into day four. South Africa were 140 for five at stumps yesterday, holding a lead of 211 runs at Hagley Oval in… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 28 February 2022
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Covid-19: Border reopens to vaccinated NZers in Australia
8:27 AM.New Zealanders in Australia are coming home.
After two years cut off from the rest of the world, Aotearoa is taking its first step in reopening its border.
From Monday, fully vaccinated and other… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Shift to home isolation for international arrivals starts today
8:26 AM.The shift from MIQ to home isolation for New Zealanders travelling from Australia kicks in today.
Airports are expecting thousands more passengers through their terminals this week and are ready for… Read more Audio
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Ukraine invasion: Ukrainian in NZ on watching war from afar
8:20 AM.Igor Titov, a Ukrainian who has been in New Zealand for the past eight years, didn't get much sleep last night.
The Wellington-based manager has been spending every available minute following what he… Read more Audio
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Ukraine invasion: Russia nuclear deterrant forces on special alert
8:12 AM.Russia's President Vladimir Putin has announced his country's nuclear deterrent forces are on special alert.
A situation condemned by NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg.. The increased alert… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 28 February 2022
8:06 AM.South African want a lead of 300 before they'll contemplate a declaration on the fourth day of the second test against New Zealand in Christchurch. Audio
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Covid-19: Auckland Mayor on anti-mandate protesters at the Domain
7:56 AM.Vehicle access to Auckland Domain remains closed due to a small number of anti-mandate protesters setting up camp and refusing to leave.
They moved there after Saturday's harbour bridge march… Read more Audio
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Ruling on police, defence mandates won't affect others - lawyer
7:51 AM.A senior lawyer says the High Court's decision to quash the Covid-19 vaccine mandate for police and Defence Force staff won't affect other mandates.
Dentons Kensington Swan specialist public lawyer… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Cases could be underdiagnosed due narrow to self-isolation criteria - expert
7:47 AM.A Covid-19 modeller believes the criteria for close contacts to self-isolate for Covid-19 is too narrow, and could lead to an underdiagnosis of cases.
Only household contacts of cases are required to… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Convoy protesters tap into Wellington's sewer system
7:42 AM.Council engineers have confirmed that the protesters at Parliament have plumbed toilets into the Capital's sewer system.
A plywood structure next to the portaloos at the intersection of Molesworth… Read more Audio
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Volunteer firefighter stayed in brigade after child sex abuse conviction
7:38 AM.A volunteer firefighter was allowed to remain on his brigade after being convicted of sexually abusing his six-year-old son.
The victim's mother says the fire brigade showed public support for the… Read more Audio
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Ukraine invasion: Kiwi aid worker still in Kyiv
7:29 AM.Graham Duggan was expecting to be counting down his final weeks in Ukraine working for the Red Cross in late February.
The Porirua-born aid worker was down to his final three months.
Now he's… Read more Audio
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Political analysis of Prime Minister's interview
7:18 AM.Jacinda Ardern spoke to Morning Report on Monday about the High Court quashing vaccine mandates in the police and defence force.
RNZ political editor Jane Patterson was listening in.
She spoke to… Read more Audio
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Ukraine invasion: Ardern asking MFAT for advice about Russian investment in NZ
7:09 AM.The Prime Minister has sought advice from officials about rich Russians investing here, in the wake of the country's invasion of Ukraine.
Several countries, including the UK, have put sanctions on… Read more Video, Audio
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Business News for 28 February 2022
6:54 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Covid-19: 'Cloak of peace' placed on protest
6:50 AM.At dawn, mana whenua in Wellington placed Te Kahu o te Raukura - a cloak of peace, on the protest in the capital to help police come to a resolution.
Taranaki Whānui and Ngāti Toa Rangatira have… Read more Audio
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Police Association says unvaccinated cops should be brought back
6:46 AM.The police association says some officers who resigned rather than get a Covid-19 vaccination have been seen protesting at parliament, facing down their former colleagues on the front line.
Now the… Read more Audio
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Early Sports News for Monday 28 February 2022
6:40 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 28 February 2022
6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 28 February 2022
6:23 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Covid-19: Ukranian Kiwi following events with horror
6:16 AM.Ukrainian New Zealander Olya Tolpyhina has been following events in her homeland with abject horror.
She has also been trying to maintain contact with her parents, who live about 200 kilometres from… Read more Audio
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Ukraine government agrees to hold talks at border
6:11 AM.There have been two significant developments in Russia's war with Ukraine overnight.
Ukraine has agreed to hold talks with Russia at the Ukraine-Belarus border.
But on the same day Vladimir Putin… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Monday 28 February 2022
6:00 AM.Build approx 30 minutes of audio by inserting the clipped stories from the 0700-0800 hour. Find these in Web>Processed>Moved to Archive For the desrciption, use top story info from iNews > 0659 intro… Read more Audio