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Morning Report for Wednesday 2 November 2022
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Rats with backpacks to the rescue
8:56 AM.They're generally considered unwelcome visitors in your home but soon, rats could be coming to your rescue.
The project by Belgian non-profit APOPO, is kitting out rodents with tiny, high-tech… Read more Audio
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Māori health services investigate whānau coping in pandemic
8:53 AM.As Covid-19 case numbers pick up again, Māori health services are investigating how their whānau have coped during the pandemic.
As Pokere Paewai reports, projects are being rolled out, to look at… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 changed NZ's working environment, recruiters say
8:44 AM.Recruitment agencies say Covid-19 has changed the business landscape, as employees call the shots with demands of hybrid working, more money, more time off and even requests to bring pets to work.
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England wins against Black Caps in T20 World Cup
8:37 AM.England has kept it's semi-final chances alive in the T20 World Cup after they beat the Black Caps last night.
Batting first, England scored 179 for 6 after a fantastic start by their opening… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 2 November 2022
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Pharmac seeking feedback on dropping automatic funding for child cancer drugs
8:25 AM.Pharmac is seeking feedback on a rule change that could affect child cancer patients.
Under the current system, any medicine for pediatric cancer is automatically funded without a Pharmac… Read more Audio
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Govt identity check tool uses tech criticised in Europe
8:21 AM.The government's shiny new Identity Check online verification tool is being piloted, using a common Google technology that is copping heat in Europe.
That's because Google Analytics transfers data to… Read more Audio
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Residents speak at emergency housing hearing in Rotorua
8:17 AM.The hearing into emergency housing in Rotorua has heard heart-felt statements from residents who fear extending the contracts will take a further toll on the community.
Residents, school boards and… Read more Audio
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Hate speech victims say little changing
8:13 AM.New Zealand's second hui to counter terrorism and violent extremism sparked by the Christchurch mosque attacks has wrapped up in Auckland, but those subjected to hate speech, say little is changing.
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Taylor Swift takes out entire Billboard top 10
7:55 AM.Taylor Swift has become the first person in history to claim 10 out of 10 slots on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the US.
But how significant is this record?
And is Midnights doing just as well in… Read more Audio
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Christopher Luxon on government's anti hate speech laws plans
7:47 AM.As the annual He Whenua Taurikura hui on terrorism was held this week, the government announced plans to introduce new hate speech laws.
Without giving away any details of the potential laws, the… Read more Audio
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Groundswell distances itself from Voices For Freedom
7:42 AM.Farmer protest group Groundswell is distancing itself from the antivaxxers Voices For Freedom.
They turned up in large numbers last month at the Groundswell-organised We're Not Going To Take It… Read more Audio
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Unequal impact on schools from pandemic
7:39 AM.Nearly three years of pandemic disruption has damaged learning in some primary and intermediate schools and left others almost unscathed.
In some areas principals warn it could take years for… Read more Audio
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UK home secretary calls asylum seekers arrival 'invasion'
7:34 AM.The day after a man used firebombs to attack an immigration processing centre in the south-east of England, UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman described the arrival of asylum seekers on the United… Read more Audio
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Unilever declares four day working week trial a success
7:25 AM.A four-day work week trial run by Unilever over the past 18 months has been a huge success, and is now being expanded to Australia.
The company's 80-strong New Zealand workforce were allowed to spend… Read more Audio
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Public transport lobby on Wayne Brown's 'emergency' comments
7:19 AM.Auckland's Mayor Wayne Brown says the city's public transport is in crisis, and he wants the Government to move to an "emergency footing" to sort it out.
It comes as Auckland Transport cuts a… Read more Audio
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Buller District Mayor on flood risk for communities
7:13 AM.A government report has for the first time identified dozens of communities at serious risk of flooding and are unprepared to cope.
It comes as emergency managers on the West Coast are on high alert… Read more Audio
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Government report indentifies communities at risk of flooding
7:09 AM.A government report has for the first time identified dozens of communities at serious risk of flooding and are unprepared to cope.
Ministers are now considering how to help and abandoning those… Read more Audio
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Business News for 2 November 2022
6:54 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Bolsanaro not acknowledging election loss
6:45 AM.Brazillians have elected a new president - but outgoing president Jair Bolsanaro refuses to acknowldge the voters' decision.
Since the results came in yesterday Bolsanaro has remained silent, neither… Read more Audio
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Heavy rain set to hit West Coast
6:41 AM.More than a month's worth of rain is set to lash the West Coast in coming days.
MetService has warned more than 500mm of rain is expected to accumulate about the West Coast ranges through to Thursday… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 2 November 2022
6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 2 November 2022
6:24 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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West Coast emergency managers on high alert
6:09 AM.Emergency managers on the West Coast are on high alert this morning with more than a month's worth of rain expected in the area.
Rain has already begun to fall on the coast, with more than 500… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 2 November 2022
6:00 AM.Government report indentifies communities at risk of flooding; Westport mayor on flood risk for communities; public transport lobby on Wayne Brown's 'emergency' comments; Unilever declares four day… Read more Audio