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Morning Report for Friday 18 March 2022
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 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: Pacific health providers under pressure in Auckland
8:48 AM.A Pacific health and social service provider in Auckland says it's run off its feet keeping up with the demands of a Covid-hit community.
While the government says case numbers in Tamaki Makaurau are… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Sharp rise in Tairawhiti cases
8:44 AM.Health officials say the sharp rise in Covid cases in Tairawhiti may be the result of poverty in action.
The region, which includes Gisborne and East Cape, has the highest per capita rate of Covid in… Read more Audio
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Wellington Water launches inquiry into fluoridation
8:40 AM.Wellington's water company has launched an independent inquiry into itself after revelations water in parts of the region hasn't been fluoridated since last year.
Councils around the region were… Read more Audio
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Ukraine war could strain New Zealand-China trade relationship
8:37 AM.Experts say it is unlikely China will join in the Russian invasion of Ukraine - but any involvement by Beijing could have catastrophic economic consequences.
New Zealand's new Russia sanctions law… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 18 March 2022
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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China unlikely to join Ukraine invasion
8:27 AM.Experts doubt China will help Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, saying the global superpower has too much to lose and very little to gain.
They say it could be catastrophic for the global economy if… Read more Audio
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Expert on new history curriculum
8:19 AM.Schools will begin teaching a new, compulsory history curriculum from 2023.
Te Takanga o Te Wā took three years to develop and the government is hoping it will help close significant knowledge gaps… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Senior doctors say hospitals seriously stretched
8:14 AM.Senior doctors say Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield is wrong if he believes hospitals are coping and there is no crisis in the sector.
Dr Bloomfield has downplayed concern about rising… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Support package a relief for contractors
8:10 AM.Some self-employed contractors unable to work due to Omicron are able to claim $13,000 of Government support over six weeks.
That's $2200 a week, nearly four times as much as the original $600… Read more Audio
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James Webb telescope reaches new milestone
7:54 AM.The mirrors are aligned and the optics are focused on humanity's most powerful telescope ever. In just a few months
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is set to show a clearer vision of the cosmos.
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Cricket World Cup: Commentator on White Ferns loss to South Africa
7:50 AM.The White Ferns have suffered an agonising loss to South Africa in the Cricket World Cup and must lift for a do-or-die showdown against England.
Having set South Africa 229 to win in Hamilton last… Read more Audio
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Dunedin students fall from buildings during St Patrick's Day mayhem
7:45 AM.Students behaving badly may not be the most startling piece of news, but the extent of it in Dunedin this year is surprising many.
St Patrick's Day mayhem in the city saw two party-goers taken to… Read more Audio
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Shane Jones remembers Sir Wira Gardiner
7:39 AM.The prominent Maori leader Sir Wira Gardiner has died at the age of 78.
He had been ill for a while, and stepped down as interim chief executive of Oranga Tamariki last year.
Of Ngati Awa, Te… Read more Audio
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Fake video shows Ukraine surrender
7:35 AM.Facebook and YouTube have removed a fake video of the Ukraine President, in which he falsely surrendered to Russia.
In the false video, called a deepfake, Volodymr Zelensky appeared behind a… Read more Audio
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Transmission Gully gets sixth opening date
7:27 AM.Wellingtonians, if the thought of battling the traffic has had you turning down Easter-weekend getaways in the past you might want to reconsider.
The 27-kilometre highway known as Transmission Gully… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Staff with virus working in Auckland hospitals
7:21 AM.Some staff who have tested positive for Covid-19 have been working at Auckland hospitals as the region grapples with peak hospitalisations and staff shortages due to the Omicron outbreak.
Auckland… Read more Audio
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Army veteran travels to Ukraine to train volunteer fighters
7:12 AM.A New Zealand Army veteran has joined the ranks of Westerners who have travelled to Ukraine to train volunteers how to hold and shoot a gun.
The former solider served for six years specialising in… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: 23 MIQ hotels sitting empty
7:09 AM.Thousands of MIQ rooms across the country - and 23 entire hotels - are now sitting empty as the system winds down.
The Jet Park, Holiday Inn and Waipuna in Auckland, and the Commodore in… Read more Audio
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Business News for 18 March 2022
6:59 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Advocates want more money for prisoners after release
6:50 AM.The lump sum given to people newly released from prison to help them start a new life hasn't changed in 30 years and advocates say the rising cost of living is even more reason to bring it up to… Read more Audio
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Survivors emerge from bombed Mariupol theatre
6:44 AM.Ukrainians are emerging from a bombed Mariupol theatre, and their survival is being called a miracle.
Over one thousand people were sheltering in the basement of in the building, but miraculously… Read more Audio
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Kāpiti mayor excited for Transmission Gully opening
6:41 AM.After years of waiting, regional Wellington mayors are thrilled Transmission Gully will be ready to use in two weeks.
Mayor K Gurunathan of Kāpiti says the new highway stretching from Tawa to… Read more Audio
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Early Sports News for Friday 18 March 2022
6:39 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 18 March 2022
6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 18 March 2022
6:26 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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New curriculum could transform education - principal
6:20 AM.The new Aotearoa New Zealand Histories Curriculum has stirred up debate in parliament.
The curriculum will be compulsory for both primary and secondary schools up to year 10.
The ACT party says it… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: National not happy over no government review into protest
6:16 AM.The government says it has no plans right now to broadly review the recent occupation of parliament's grounds and the subsequent violence that roiled the capital.
The police minister says a review of… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Nurses snap up $500 night shift payments
6:08 AM.An Auckland nurse says a bonus being offered to already tired nurses has been snapped up but left nurses even more exhausted.
Nurses, midwives and others employed by the region's district health… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 18 March 2022
6:00 AM.Today on RNZ National... Thousands of MIQ rooms and 23 entire hotels - are now sitting empty as the system winds down. Ukrainians are emerging from a bombed Mariupol theatre, and their survival is… Read more Audio