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Morning Report for Friday 8 April 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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Proposed Palmerston North railyard closer to reality
8:52 AM.A huge new rail yard on the outskirts of Palmerston North is a step closer to reality, with a panel of commissioners giving it a thumbs up.
Residents living on and near the site are devastated, but… Read more Audio
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Kinder Surprise eggs recalled due to salmonella fears
8:49 AM.The Easter Bunny is on his way - but he may be without Kinder Surprise eggs this year.
Consumers worldwide are being urged to return the eggs, due to potential contamination with salmonella.
Cases… Read more Audio
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Matariki officially a public holiday
8:42 AM.Matariki is officially a public holiday - the legislation has passed its third and final reading at Parliament.
This year Matariki will fall on Friday 24 June.
Associate Minister of Arts, Culture… Read more Audio
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Queenstown hotel can't find any butlers
8:40 AM.Queenstown's latest boutique hotel is facing an unusual quandary as it prepares to welcome Australian tourists - it can't find any trained butlers.
The Carlin Hotel opened last week after a… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 8 April 2022
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Electric vehicle sales skyrocket due to petrol prices
8:27 AM.Electric vehicles are flying out the doors of car dealerships as motorists re-volt against soaring fuel prices.
March saw record sales of electric cars, and sales have tripled since the Government's… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: NZ will never go back to wide surveillance testing - expert
8:22 AM.A leader in the medical laboratory sector says New Zealand will never go back to widespread surveillance testing for Covid-19.
Some hospital labs were overrun in late February by the rapidly rising… Read more Audio
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Ex-US Army General's assessment of Russia's invasion strategy
8:19 AM.Residents in the shattered outskirts of Ukraine's capital Kyiv are slowly coming to grips with life after Russia's onslaught there.
Their failure to capture the key city of power has led to the… Read more Audio
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Ukraine invasion: Mahuta on NATO meeting
8:11 AM.The foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta says New Zealand isn't necessarily ready to provide lethal military aid to Ukraine.
Ukraine is pleading with western allies to provide more weapons, ahead of an… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 April 2022
8:06 AM.Australian Cameron Smith holds a one shot lead as he nears the end of his opening round of the Masters golf tournament at Augusta, Georgia. Audio
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Superyacht agents want maritime border re-opened
7:53 AM.Superyacht agents want the maritime border to re-open so they can secure bookings before some of the world's wealthiest choose to sail elsewhere next summer, taking their deep pockets with them.
New… Read more Audio
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New Zealand study links childhood adversity with vaccine hesitancy
7:47 AM.A link between vaccine resistance and childhood adversity has been revealed by recent research from the landmark Dunedin Study, which tracks the lives of over 1,000 people born in Dunedin in the early… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Auckland health professionals want return to normalcy
7:44 AM.A month after the Omicron outbreak peaked in Auckland senior doctors are calling for patient care to get back to normal.
The region's has been at the front of the country's Covid-19 wave, with cases… Read more Audio
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Car dealers worried about clean car discount errors
7:40 AM.Car dealers are worried they will have to pay the bill for errors in the Clean Car scheme that could cost buyers hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
They say the fees or rebates the system… Read more Audio
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EV owners want chargers near Transmission Gully
7:36 AM.Electric vehicle owners are being warned not to get caught short on Transmission Gully, because the steep road is catching motorists - and their battery life - by surprise.
Some EV drivers are… Read more Audio
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Dan Carter half way through 24 hour kickathon
7:29 AM.If you're feeling tired this morning, spare a thought for former All Black Dan Carter who's been kicking a ball for over twelve hours.
The inaugural "Kickathon" event started at 7pm last night and is… Read more Audio
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National Party against stand-alone Māori Health Authority
7:24 AM.The National Party is insisting that a stand-alone Māori Health Authority will fail to reduce health inequities.
Labour is poised to establish the authority to address Māori health inequities as part… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: NZ death toll passes 450
7:19 AM.Covid-19 deaths caused by Omicron have already soared higher than experts anticipated, and will continue to climb.
Less than two weeks weeks ago, modeller Professor Michael Plank anticipated between… Read more Audio
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'Weapons, weapons and weapons' - Ukraine's plea to NATO
7:09 AM.Ukraine is pleading for the west to give them more weapons ahead of an expected push by Russia in the east of their country in the Dombask region.
Ukraine's foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba made the… Read more Audio
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Business News for 8 April 2022
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Māori health expert disappointed by National, ACT stance on health authority
6:49 AM.The new Māori Health Authority to be in place from July could radically improve life expectancy for Māori - but two political leaders want it scrapped.
National leader Christopher Luxon and ACT's… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Bay of Plenty officials warn spread among over 65s high
6:46 AM.Bay of Plenty health officials warn that Covid-19 is spreading rapidly among over-65s in the region and the number of people requiring hospital treatment is peaking.
They say the trends are happening… Read more Audio
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Final stretch of SH35 reopened after Tairāwhiti storm
6:23 AM.In the wake of the Tairāwhiti storm last month, a huge repair effort has reopened the final stretch of State Highway 35.
The road, between Tokomaru Bay and Te Puia Springs, has been closed since… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 8 April 2022
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 8 April 2022
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Covid-19: Pharmacists offer to help with RATs
6:19 AM.Phamacists are putting their hands up to do more to help people get their Rapid Antigen Tests done properly and with more reliable results.
Some health experts are worried doing the Covid-19 tests at… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Recovered cases at greater risk of serious blood clots
6:14 AM.Covid-19 patients are at greater risk of developing a serious blood clot, six months after infection.
Researchers in Sweden tracked the health of more than one million people with Covid-19, between… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 8 April 2022
6:00 AM.Ukraine pleads for more weapons telling NATO the battle for the east of its country will be equivalent to World War II. Foreign Ministers respond to the request at a meeting in Brussels - we'll speak… Read more Audio