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Morning Report for Thursday 11 August 2022
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Atua: Maori Gods and Heroes wins Margaret Mahy Book of the Year
8:57 AM.The author and illustrator of a book described as a taonga for this generation and the next has taken out the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year award for the fifth time.
Gavin Bishop's book Atua: Maori… Read more Audio
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Auckland University says it has made breakthrough on tinnitus
8:54 AM.Auckland University researchers say they have made a breakthrough in managing the condition.
Auckland University audiology research fellow Dr Phil Sanders spoke to Guyon Espiner. Read more Audio
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Māori forest owners meet government over ETS
8:51 AM.Māori forest owners fighting to keep exotic trees in the Emissions Trading Scheme are cautiously optimistic the Government is backing down.
Two months ago, iwi were threatening legal action and a… Read more Audio
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Westport residents grill experts on flood plans
8:47 AM.Westport people have had their first chance to grill the experts about a potentially precedent-setting plan to deal with major floods over the next hundred years.
An information evening was held in… Read more Audio
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Government forging ahead with Oranga Tamariki changes despite opposition
8:43 AM.The Government is forging ahead with legislation to restructure how Oranga Tamariki is monitored despite overwhelming opposition that's seen a National MP storm out of Parliament.
The Oranga… Read more Audio
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Big year for landslips
8:39 AM.Wellington has reinforced its status as the landslip capital of New Zealand this week, with more swathes of earth coming away in the rain - blocking roads and undermining houses.
It's also been an… Read more Audio
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Trump refuses to testify in New York deposition
8:24 AM.Donald Trump has refused to answer questions under oath from the New York Attorney General's office today, as its years-long civil fraud probe nears its conclusion.
The investigation, led by Attorney… Read more Audio
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Simon Bridges gives evidence in court
8:20 AM.Former National Party leader Simon Bridges has given evidence in a trial over alleged concealed donations to the party, agreeing Jami-Lee Ross went "full kamikaze".
Seven people including Ross are… Read more Audio
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Police investigate complaints man used fake documents to pose as doctor
8:18 AM.The police are investigating complaints about a man who used fake documents to get a job as a doctor at Middlemore Hospital .
Charlotte Cook has been following the story. Read more Audio
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Consumer NZ on rights for disrupted plane passengers
8:12 AM.For the next six months some travellers will experience disruptions as Air New Zealand cuts the number of flights to deal with staff shortages.
Domestic and international schedules will operate at 90… Read more Audio
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Domino's Pizza closes in Italy
7:55 AM.Domino's Pizza's last stores in Italy have been closed after the firm that operated its outlets in the country filed for bankruptcy.
EPizza SpA first filed for bankruptcy in early April after it was… Read more Audio
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Gavin Bishop wins Margaret Mahy Book of the Year
7:53 AM.The author of a book described as a taonga for this generation and the next has taken out the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year award for the fifth time.
Gavin Bishop's book Atua: Māori Gods and Heroes… Read more Audio
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Sir Miles Warren dies aged 93
7:48 AM.One of New Zealand's most celebrated and influential architects, Sir Miles Warren, has died at the age of 93.
Architecture historian Jessica Halliday spoke to Guyon Espiner about his legacy. Read more Audio
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Wāhine Māori put their names forward for mayor
7:45 AM.A number of wāhine Māori have put their hat in the ring to become mayor at this year's local body election.
It's rare for Māori women to be in the top job - former Carterton Mayor Georgina Beyer and… Read more Audio
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Teens happy with changes to NCEA qualification
7:40 AM.Teenagers say changes to the NCEA qualification have helped ease the pressure on them.
Principals are also backing the government's decision to give students extra credits and lower the threshold for… Read more Audio
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Insurance assessors to look at Wellington slips
7:33 AM.Insurance assessors in Wellington are about to get busy, after another spate of landslips struck the drenched capital this week.
Landslip damage is deemed a natural disaster so residential land is… Read more Audio
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Cloud company disagrees with Google claims
7:23 AM.A Wellington cloud services company says Google's claim it will offer New Zealanders complete control over their own data is not true.
It questions why the Government has been so quick to weigh in… Read more Audio
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Sam Uffindell inquiry could come up empty handed - Geddis
7:17 AM.An independent investigation into the past conduct of National Party MP Sam Uffindell could come up empty handed.
Otago University law professor Andrew Geddis says Maria Dew, a Queen's Counsel, has… Read more Audio
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Teen involved in Grace Virtue attack back in court
7:15 AM.One of three teenage girls involved in the violent home invasion of a 90-year-old Levin woman, who later died of her injuries, is back in court, charged with robbery.
Grace Virtue died 25 days after… Read more Audio
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Air NZ cutting flights to manage staff shortages
7:07 AM.Air New Zealand is cutting the number of flights to deal with its staff shortages.
Chief executive Greg Foran says the airline has recorded its highest rates of crew sickness in more than a decade… Read more Audio
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Elon Musk sells Tesla shares, claims money needed for Twitter
6:50 AM.Tesla boss Elon Musk has sold $6.88bn worth of shares in the electric car maker.
Musk says he needs the money in case he is forced to buy Twitter for $44bn.
The multi-billionaire is currently… Read more Audio
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Former New Plymouth mayor not surprised no candidates for Māori ward
6:47 AM.A former New Plymouth mayor says he can understand why no one has put their hand up to stand for the city's Māori ward.
Andrew Judd championed the establishment of the ward but he questions why… Read more Audio
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Some schools make bullying almost inevitable - expert
6:41 AM.A bullying expert warns that some schools may be inadvertently encouraging children to bully one another.
The problem has been highlighted by this week's revelations National Party MP Sam Uffindell… Read more Audio
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Early Sports News for 11 August 2022
6:38 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team for 11 August 2022 Audio
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Morning Rural News for 11 August 2022
6:28 AM.News from the rural and farming sector for 11 August 2022 Audio
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Early Business News for 11 August 2022
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector 11 august 2022 Audio
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Polio found in New York, London wastewater
6:20 AM.Most of us think of polio as a disease consigned to the past, or isolated outbreaks in developing countries.
But now New York has a confirmed adult case of polio, along with virus fragments detected… Read more Audio
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Trump refuses to answer questions in NY fraud investigation
6:10 AM.Donald Trump has invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer questions in a long-running New York civil investigation into his business dealings.
The probe, led by Attorney General Letitia… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 11 August 2022
6:00 AM.Top stories for Thursday 11 August 2022 A lawyer warns an independent investigation into the behaviour of National MP Sam Uffindell could come up empty handed. A teenager involved in the violent home… Read more Audio