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Morning Report for Monday 5 September 2022
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Hokitika man builds DOC hut in his backyard
8:51 AM.A Hokitika father has built a full-scale replica of the humble back country DOC hut in his backyard, as a way to safely teach his children some valuable outdoor skills.
Zak Shaw even got his kids on… Read more Audio
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Peace train welcome in garden city
8:46 AM.The singer Yusuf Islam made the song Peace Train famous, but now he's taken it one step futher: he's donated a physical peace train to the city of Christchurch.
The singer donated a miniature… Read more Audio
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NZ athlete reflects on killings at Munich Summer Olympics
8:40 AM.Fifty years ago, eleven Israeli athletes were killed at the Summer Olympics in Munich after being taken hostage by members of the militant Palestinian group Black September.
The massacre on 5… Read more Audio
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Taranaki Iwi are meeting with locals to solve depleting seafood
8:35 AM.An Iwi in Taranaki are coming together with locals to do something about their depleting seafood stocks.
A meeting took place recently with over 100 people in attendance.
On the table.. discussing a… Read more Audio
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Market Update for 5 September 2022
8:30 AM.Business update for 5 September 2022. Audio
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Third farm infected with cattle disease M-Bovis
8:24 AM.A third farm has been found to be infected with the cattle disease M-Bovis as authorities work to eradicate an outbreak that began five years ago.
The Ministry for Primary Industries says the… Read more Audio
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Retirement village sector signals changes
8:17 AM.The retirement village sector is signalling changes to the way it operates.
A raft of reforms are being put to members, which account for ninety-five percent of the country's retirement villages.
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Controversial police interrogation method under fire
8:13 AM.A controversial police interrogation method that's been implicated in a false confession is under fire from human rights lawyers, criminologists and psychologists.
Last month, Crown Law and police… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 5 September 2022
8:06 AM.England forward Marcus Rashford struck twice as Manchester United made it four wins in a row and ended Arsenal's perfect start to the Premier League season with a 3-1 victory at Old Trafford. Audio
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Dunedin albatross chick takes to the skies
7:56 AM.QT, the first albatross of the season in Dunedin, has taken to the skies -- bound for South America.
The young bird has been the Royal Cam chick of this season.
The Royal Cam project, a… Read more Audio
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Sir Peter Jackson wins big at Emmy Awards
7:52 AM.What's a cheeky half-dozen Emmys? All in a year's work for Sir Peter Jackson.
His Beatles documentary, Get Back, won all five categories it was nominated for this year.
Jackson also won the Emmy for… Read more Audio
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Growing anger over use of moko, mataora in image filters
7:48 AM.Plenty of people on social media do it - use filters to change their appearance - but there's growing anger over the use of moko, mataora and other sacred Māori styles.
It's also highlighted concerns… Read more Audio
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Support for trial meth addiction programme in Northland
7:44 AM.New Zealand's tough-on-crime approach to meth has failed.
That's according to a new report from The Helen Clark Foundation and the Drug Foundation, which says we should take a health-based approach… Read more Audio
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Truancy campaign proving successful in Northland
7:40 AM.A campaign to stop Northland children wagging school is proving surprisingly successful.
Let's Get to School Tai Tokerau is running in 150 schools across the region.
At its heart are messages from… Read more Audio
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All Blacks turn attention to Bledisloe Cup
7:36 AM.The All Blacks have revived their chances in the Rugby Championship after a big win against Argentina over the weekend, but they now turn their attention to a different piece of silverware.
The team… Read more Audio
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Lotto sales highest in poorest half of community
7:27 AM.Nearly 70 percent of Lotto shop sales are made in stores in the poorest half of the community.
An RNZ investigation into the state-owned gambling company shows that its retail sales come… Read more Audio
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Southland blighted by power cuts
7:23 AM.Two dozen Southland communities were without power on Sunday as wild weather battered the region.
PowerNet chief executive Jason Franklin said many coastal communities were affected, with fallen… Read more Audio
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Former defence minister on attempts to recover Abelen's body
7:17 AM.Former defence minister Ron Mark says soldiers in Ukraine had to abandon an attempt to recover New Zealand corporal Dominic Abelen's body after coming under heavy fire from Russian troops.
Mark, who… Read more Audio
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Prime Minister rules out setting up NZ embassy in Ukraine
7:09 AM.A former Defence Minister is calling for the establishment of an Embassy in Ukraine.
Ron Mark says soldiers says the number of people interested in joining the cause has ballooned since Dominic… Read more Audio
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Democracy is under attack - Biden slams Trump
6:50 AM.US president Joe Biden says democracy is under attack from Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans.
Former US president Trump turned out to a Republican rally in Philadelphia to back TV doctor Mehmet Oz… Read more Audio
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Michael Plank on Covid-19 case numbers
6:46 AM.The Government could ditch the traffic light system when its Covid-19 settings come up for review soon.
Covid-19 modeller and University of Canterbury Professor Michael Plank explains the case… Read more Audio
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Intense rain expected for Far North
6:42 AM.People in the the Far North are being urged to take particular care due to a short but intense period of heavy rain and gale-force winds on Monday.
Meanwhile in the south, a cold week is on its way.
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Early Sports News for Monday 5 September 2022
6:40 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 5 September 2022
6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 5 September 2022
6:26 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio
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Ski fields feel impact of widespread gales
6:11 AM.Severe gales have battered Otago and Southland, bringing power cuts, port troubles and flight disruption.
They also forced the closure of the Cardrona and Treble Cone ski fields.
Laura Headley is… Read more Audio
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Ron Mark calls for NZ diplomatic post in Ukraine
6:08 AM.Former defence Minister, Ron Mark, says the Government should be preparing to get diplomatic boots on the ground in Ukraine.
Mark is a former soldier who himself has spent time on the ground in the… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Monday 5 September 2022
6:00 AM.Former Defence Minister Ron Mark calls for an Embassy to be established in Ukraine as more New Zealanders head to the warzone - We asked the Prime Minister Strong winds rip roofs off homes and… Read more Audio