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Morning Report for Wednesday 18 May 2022
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Hutt Valley DHB on hospital building closure
8:57 AM.There has been a shock announcement that Hutt Hospital's main building is an earthquake risk and must close.
The building built in the mid 70s, houses 70 percent of beds at the hospital including the… Read more Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:51 AM.The Australian election is this weekend - let's check in with our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Hastings business feel left behind after city centre upgrade
8:47 AM.An upgrade to Hastings city centre has left some businesses feeling hard done by.
They say the other end of the city's main street is getting a makeover while their end of the road is becoming unsafe… Read more Audio
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Māori health workers have high hopes for budget
8:40 AM.Māori health workers and community leaders are hoping tomorrow's Budget addresses urgent social and health needs, with hints at a significant spend for Māori health.
Last year's Budget committed $1… Read more Audio
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Firefighter in hospital after Auckland blaze
8:39 AM.A firefighter was taken to hospital after battling a blaze in South Auckland.
Reporter Mohammad Alafeshat spoke to Morning Report from the scene.
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Māoriland Film Festival beginning next month
8:28 AM.One of the biggest international Indigenous film festivals is set to begin in Aotearoa next month.
The ninth Māoriland Film Festival will feature 106 films over five days during Matariki.
The… Read more Audio
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Tauranga electorate candidates confirmed
8:24 AM.Eyes are turning to Tauranga now that the Electoral Commission has revealed the names of the candidates standing in the coming by-election.
Winston Peters is not on the ballot and neither is the… Read more Audio
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Steel industry okay with metal created from scrap and replace scheme heading off shore
8:20 AM.The steel industry says it's no bad thing if more scrap steel from the new cash for clunkers scheme gets sent offshore.
The Climate Change Minister James Shaw says the aim should be to recycle all… Read more Audio
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Education agents warn students not lining up to come to NZ
8:16 AM.Education agents warn that foreign students are not queuing up to return to New Zealand for what used to be a multi-billion dollar industry.
They say this country's handling of the pandemic is not… Read more Audio
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Disinformation 'super spreaders' involved in Parliament protest
8:10 AM.New research shows a dozen 'super spreaders' of disinformation were behind most of the growth of online activity during the Parliament protest.
The Disinformation project - part of Te Punaha Matatini… Read more Audio
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Equity settlement sees clerical health staff pay rise
7:53 AM.Some clerical health staff will earn 20,000 dollars more a year to recitify years of being underpaid.
District health boards have reached a gender pay settlement with 10,000 administration staff, 90… Read more Audio
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Big companies should already be looking to lower emissions - Luxon
7:42 AM.The National Party leader says big companies should already be looking to make changes to lower their emissions.
Christopher Luxon has criticised part of the Government's newly released Emission… Read more Audio
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Person still in hospital after Tawa college incident
7:41 AM.A person remains in hospital this morning after being seriously hurt in an attack at a Wellington high school yesterday afternoon.
The police put Tawa College into lockdown for more than an hour a… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 delays affected 150,000 court appearances
7:35 AM.Lockdowns and Covid-19 restrictions have delayed almost 150,000 court appearances in the past two years.
Victims advocates say the backlog of cases has forced many victims to put their lives on hold… Read more Audio
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UK MP arrested on suspicion of rape
7:26 AM.The UK parliament has been rocked by another scandal, with a Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault.
A major review of the work culture within the House of Commons is… Read more Audio
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Waikato region still troubled by lack of rain
7:22 AM.Waikato pastures look green and healthy but they aren't growing and it's causing heartaches for farmers.
The region has had less than half its normal rainfall so far this year and has endured four… Read more Audio
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Business NZ CEO on 'corporate welfare'
7:17 AM.Christopher Luxon is against welfare -- corporate welfare, that is.
The National Party leader came out swinging this week against taxpayers having to underwrite the cost of profitable businesses… Read more Audio
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Lower Hutt mayor concerned after hospital building closure
7:13 AM.The mayor of Lower Hutt fears some services will never resume at Hutt Hospital once a major building is out of action.
The latest assessment shows the Heretaunga Block is earthquake prone. Patients… Read more Audio
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Uncertainty in Wellington after news Hutt Hospital building deemed quake prone
7:09 AM.Huge uncertainty hangs over health services in Wellington with the shock announcement Hutt Hospital's main building is an earthquake risk and must close.
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Business News for 18 May 2022
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Hutt South MP Ginny Andersen on hospital building closure
6:46 AM.Hutt South MP Ginny Andersen is concerned the main building of Hutt Hospital needs extensive remedial work.
She says she is committed to ensuring the local community will have access to a fully… Read more Audio
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National Party MP Chris Bishop on Hutt Hospital building closure
6:40 AM.Hutt Hospital's main building has to close after being assesed as an earthquake risk.
The Heretaunga Block houses staff, services and patients -- all will now have to be relocated while the structure… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 18 May 2022
6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 18 May 2022
6:25 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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NZ still waiting for response over Solomon Islands-China pact
6:20 AM.New Zealand is yet to receive a substantial response from the Solomon Islands about its security pact with Beijing.
The China-Solomons agreement has been described by the Prime Minister as "gravely… Read more Audio
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First US hearing into UFO sightings in 50 years held
6:16 AM.The first US congressional hearing into UFO sightings in over 50 years took place this morning in Washington.
There were few answers about the unexplained phenomenon - two top military officials said… Read more Audio
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Last Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Azovstal steelworks
6:12 AM.Ukraine says more than 260 soldiers from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol have been evacuated.
The steel works were the last major Ukrainian stronghold in the key port city, which has now been… Read more Audio