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Morning Report for Thursday 3 March 2022
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Minority still hold outdated views on gender, stereotypes - survey
8:55 AM.Although 80 percent of New Zealanders hold progressive attitudes towards gender equality, a minority still hold outdated views on gender roles and stereotypes, according to a nationwide survey.
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No money spent from $3m fund for crime victims
8:40 AM.Not a cent of a $3 million boost in funding for victims of serious crimes has been spent in the seven months since it opened for applications.
The extra money was invested in the Victim Assistance… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Middlemore under pressure with rising case numbers
8:35 AM.Half of a big South Auckland elective surgery centre has been closed with staff diverted to help Middlemore Hospital cope with soaring Omicron cases.
There are 142 Covid-19 patients in the hospital… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 3 March 2022
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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DHBs file injunction to stop health worker strike
8:28 AM.The Employment Court will meet under urgency on Thursday to consider an injunction to stop a planned strike by Allied Health workers at public hospitals tomorrow.
The injunction was lodged by… Read more Audio
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PSA 'dismayed' by DHB move to stop strike
8:26 AM.PSA organiser Will Matthews says his organisation is 'really, really dismayed' by a legal attempt by district health boards to thwart planned strike action over stalled wage talks.
The union is… Read more Audio
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Ukraine at heart of Biden's State of the Union
8:25 AM.The US President Joe Biden has delivered his first state of the union address in Washington.
Ukraine was at the heart of his speech.
US correspondent Simon Marks spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio
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Extremist protesters beyond reasoning - disinformation expert
8:22 AM.A researcher of the far-right says the hardcore protesters in Wellington who still refuse to leave are beyond being reasoned with.
There were scenes of absolute carnage yesterday as police regained… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Victoria University law school target of protest
8:14 AM.The Victoria University law school was a target in the violence that erupted outside Parliament yesterday.
The law school is in the Old Government Buildings between Parliament and the Wellington… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Parliament cleanup begins
8:10 AM.The grounds of parliament are unrecognisable after 23 days of occupation.
There are burned tents, litter and crushed signs and grafitti strewn across the lawn.
Speaker Trevor Mallard is promising to… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Volunteers plan to pitch in to clean up Parliament
7:58 AM.After the carnage, comes the cleanup.
The Big Clean-Up is planned at Parliament, by a group of volunteers bearing bin bags ready to restore the area around Parliament to its former glory.
They'll… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Anti-protest petition organiser on violence
7:53 AM.The man who started the "Go Home" petition aimed at the anti-mandate protestors at Parliament says he wasn't surprised to see protestors use makeshift weapons against police yesterday.
The Change.org… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Nearby resident on mess at Parliament
7:52 AM.Parliament's lawn now looks more like a battleground after police wearing riot gear forcibly evicted protesters in chaotic scenes yesterday.
Tipped-over port-a-loos, scorched grass, and the remnants… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: School principal on violence at protest
7:46 AM.Wellington Girls' College principal Julia Davidson, says yesterday was "a hell of a day" for the Thorndon-based secondary school and its students.
She says it felt like a scene out of the 1970s film… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Robertson on violent end to the 23-day protest
7:25 AM.Parliament's grounds will be closed until further notice following protest action over the past three weeks.
In a statement put out last night by the speaker Trevor Mallard said "Due to assessments… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Protest cleanup update
7:21 AM.Police are out in force at Parliament in Wellington's central city this morning after yesterday's massive operation to clear the illegal occupation off Parliament grounds.
At the height of the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Coster on Wellington protest's violent end
7:15 AM.Police are out in force on Wellington streets again this morning. It follows dramatic scenes yesterday of battles between a large number of police and a hard core of angry protesters.
There were… Read more Audio
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Business News for 3 March 2022
6:54 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Covid-19: Police Association on protest's violent end
6:47 AM.It took some ugly conflict with protesters for police to take back parliament grounds. Police were pelted with bricks, paint, poles as they pushed protesters out of the grounds and surrounding roads.
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Covid-19: Parliament protest update
6:40 AM.Dozens of protestors hurled chairs, metal poles, a length of four by two - anything they could find at the line of officers on Thursday as they worked to clear the protest near parliament.
When they… Read more Audio
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Early Sports News for Thursday 3 March 2022
6:36 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 3 March 2022
6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 3 March 2022
6:24 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Trains in-and-out of Wellington back on after suspension
6:20 AM.All train services to Wellington City are on again after being suspended on Wednesday night.
Metlink announced the network would close during the evening peak after violence broke out at the protest… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Heavy police presence after protest broken up
6:15 AM.Police are out in force in the central city in Wellington this morning after yesterday's massive operation to clear the illegal occupation off Parliament grounds.
At the height of the confrontation… Read more Audio
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Top Stories or Thursday 3 March 2022
6:00 AM.Today on RNZ National Police are out in force in central Wellington this morning in the aftermath of yesterday unprecedented scenes on parliament grounds and the surrounding streets Eighty-seven… Read more Audio