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Morning Report for Monday 14 August 2023
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:54 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio
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Last United Video store shuts for good
8:47 AM.The owner of the country's last United Video store says their focus on creating a unique customer experience is what kept them alive for so long.
Daryle Blackler's video rental shop in Invercargill… Read more Audio
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Hunter Biden to be investigated by special counsel
8:45 AM.To the U.S now where the US attorney general announced Joe Biden's son, Hunter, will now be investigated by a special counsel with additional powers.
U.S. Special Counsel David Weiss, who was… Read more Audio
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Folic acid to be added to bread-making flour
8:42 AM.Folic acid will be added to all commercial bread-making flour in New Zealand from Monday.
The food supplement has been proven to prevent neural tube defects affecting pregnant women which ends up… Read more Audio
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One NZ receives record fine for misleading consumers
8:38 AM.One New Zealand, which was until recently Vodafone, has been fined a record $3.675 million for misleading consumers under the Fair Trading Act.
The penalty relates to the company's marketing of its… Read more Audio
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Market Update for 14 August 2023
8:33 AM.Business update for 14 August 2023. Read more Audio
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Drop in number of students who enjoy maths
8:30 AM.A major study has found a 10 percent drop in the number of year eight students who enjoy maths compared to five years ago.
The National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement surveyed 4,000 year… Read more Audio
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Greens propose grants for solar panels
8:26 AM.The Green Party are proposing grants of up to $6,000 for people to install solar panels and make energy efficient home upgrades.
But the New Zealand Green Building Council is concerned focus on… Read more Audio
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NZ's longest-running property dispute heads back to court
8:18 AM.The country's longest-running property dispute heads back to Court - nearly 180 years after the Crown promised Māori landowners in Nelson they'd keep at least one-tenth of their land if they sold to… Read more Audio
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Child Poverty Action Group criticises Labour's tax policy
8:10 AM.The Child Poverty Action Group has criticised Labour's tax policy as hugely disappointing, saying the poorest families would miss out.
The policy, aimed at easing the cost of living, would see GST… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 14 August 2023
8:08 AM.New Zealand has finished the Cycling World Championships in Glasgow with 16 medals following two bronzes for under-23 BMX riders this morning. Audio
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Football fever grips Australia after Matildas victory
7:57 AM.Australia has been diagnosed with football fever after their women's team - the Matildas - beat France to make the semi-finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Around 49,000 people watched the very… Read more Audio
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Secondary school principals complain of death threats, stress
7:52 AM.Death threats and stress are making life tough for secondary school principals.
A survey for the Secondary Principals Association found forty percent of respondents had experienced unkind words or… Read more Audio
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Oamaru Hospital emergency department closed over weekend due to doctor shortage
7:50 AM.The head of Oamaru Hospital says it's unbelievable it cannot find a doctor to attend its emergency department for the third time in six weeks.
The hospital's emergency department was closed Saturday… Read more Audio
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Green Party announces Clean Power Payment policy
7:41 AM.The Green Party says the solution to the financial struggles of New Zealanders, as well as climate change, is staring us in the face.
The Party has announced its Clean Power Payment policy which… Read more Audio
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Nelson Tenths dispute heads back to court
7:31 AM.The longest running property claim in the country - the Nelson Tenths - heads to back to the High Court today in an effort to solve the decades-old dispute.
The case refers to around 15,000 acres at… Read more Audio
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Convicted sexual abusers active in Jehovah Witness community
7:20 AM.An RNZ investigation has found 11 active Jehovah Witnesses have child sex abuse convictions or serious allegations made against them.
Most members of the religion appear to have no idea who the… Read more Audio
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Missing two-year-old found after going missing for six hours
7:18 AM.Distraught with worry is how the family of a two-year-old girl missing for six hours on Sunday described the ordeal.
Willow disappeared from her home in Zodiac Street in Henderson at two o'clock… Read more Audio
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GST and Working for Families changes key to Labour's tax policy
7:10 AM.The Finance Minister, Grant Robertson has described Labour's removal of GST on fruit and vegetables as the centrepiece of Labour's election tax policy, saying this is not the time for new taxes or tax… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 14 August 2023
7:07 AM.The New Zealand men's and women's hockey teams have missed their first chance to seal their spots at next year's Olympics after being beaten 3-1 and 3-nil respectively in the third and final Oceania… Read more Audio
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Open letter urges policy makers to think beyond the capital
6:48 AM.An open letter to electoral candidates across the motu is urging prospective policy makers to think beyond the needs of the capital.
The letter references the need to recognise the role of regional… Read more Audio
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Labour's cost of living package dubbed miserly by National
6:44 AM.National's Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis has criticised Labour's tax policy package as miserly.
If elected Labour would remove GST from fruit and vegetables, as well as increasing the In-Work… Read more Audio
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Early Sports Chat for 14 August 2023
6:39 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 14 August
6:28 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 14 August
6:26 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Read more Audio
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New report promotes sponge cities as way to mitigate extreme rainfall
6:21 AM.A new report is urging the conversion of urban areas into sponge cities to help mitigate the effects of extreme rainfall caused by climate change.
The report, commissioned by the Helen Clark… Read more Audio
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Death toll continues to rise after Hawaiian wild fires
6:16 AM.The death toll continues to rise five days after a fast-moving blaze devastated the historic resort town of Lahaina in Hawaii.
So far at least 93 deaths have been confirmed, but officials are warning… Read more Audio
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Labour to remove GST from fruit and vegetables if re-elected
6:08 AM.The Labour Party has fired the opening salvo in its bid for re-election - a promise to remove GST from fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables.
The plan was leaked by the National Party, but after… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 14 August 2023
6:06 AM.Under 23 BMX riders Rico Bearman and Megan Williams won bronze medals to finish New Zealand's Cycling World Championship campaign in Glasgow. Audio
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Top Stories for Monday 14 August 2023
6:00 AM.Top stories for 14 August 2023 - Labour hopes removing GST from fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables can be an election game-changer - we'll speak to Finance Minister Grant Robertson .
An Auckland… Read more Audio