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Morning Report for Monday 21 August 2023
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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. Read more Audio
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Hawke's Bay conservation group down but not out after Cyclone
8:51 AM.A Hawke's Bay conservation group is down, but not out, after Cyclone Gabrielle flooded its Esk Valley planting sites.
Despite a layer of silt nearly two metres deep in places, hardy three-year old… Read more Audio
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Gangs making hundreds of millions in illegal drug market research finds
8:41 AM.Gangs are making hundreds-of-millions of dollars in profit by dominating the illegal drugs market in New Zealand.
The latest research from the country's drug trends survey of 13,000 people shows… Read more Audio
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Palmerston North mayor on Spanish World Cup victory
8:37 AM.Spain has triumphed at the Football World Cup, with a 1-0 win against England's Lionesses.
The team caused a stir earlier in the competition when they moved out of their Palmerston North base early… Read more Audio
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Market Update for 21 August 2023
8:30 AM.Business update for 21 August 2023. Read more Audio
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Spain stun England to win Women's World Cup
8:27 AM.Former Football Fern, Michele Cox, was watching the final in Mt Eden last night.
She was backing England, the country in which she was born, but her Mum, Barbara, the first Football Fern, backed… Read more Audio
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Scans of stillborn babies could save other lives say radiologists
8:23 AM.Radiologists in Australia want to use post-mortem scanning to help cut the number of unexplained stillbirths by 20 percent over the next five years.
New Zealand clinicians and parents say the scans… Read more Audio
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PSA on ACT Party public service policy
8:15 AM.The Act Party wants Public Service bosses to be given achievement targets and put on performance-based pay, if it becomes part of the next government.
Under the policy, government ministers would… Read more Audio
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Principals concerned about Labour's financial education policy
8:10 AM.The Principals Federation is concerned about Labour's policy of compulsory financial literacy programmes for all school students, saying it will put schools under more pressure.
The policy would see… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 21 August 2023
8:06 AM.Spain defeated England 1-0 in last night's football World Cup final in Sydney, with the Spaniards, packed with Barcelona stars who won their second Champions League title this season, imposing their… Read more Audio
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Wētā making a comeback
7:56 AM.For 180 million years giant wētā stalked the treetops of Aotearoa, and then - almost in an instant - they were gone, clinging to survival only on one island in the Hauraki Gulf.
But now, thanks to a… Read more Audio
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Financial literacy classes essential say online providers
7:50 AM.Providers of online financial literacy courses are hoping for a slice of the action, after Labour announced it would make financial literacy classes in schools compulsory from 2025, if it wins the… Read more Audio
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Arohata women's prison may have to re-open
7:45 AM.Corrections may have to re-open Arohata women's prison, after a damning High Court judgment that it broke the law and discriminated against women.
The prison was effectively closed to sentenced… Read more Audio
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Two Auckland boarding houses issued dangerous building notices
7:41 AM.Auckland Council has found two Loafers Lodge-type boarding houses bad enough to trigger a dangerous building notice.
It's found almost half of the other 170 providers it inspected have fire safety… Read more Audio
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England devastated after World Cup loss
7:36 AM.There are broken hearts across England after last nights FIFA Women's World Cup Final - Where Spain claimed victory 1-0.
It was the first time the England men's or women's team have reached a… Read more Audio
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National reveals party list
7:26 AM.The National Party has revealed its list for the 2023 general election, and a former Minister has quit as a result.
Michael Woodhouse, a senior minister under both John Key and Bill English… Read more Audio
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Schools will be provided with resources to implement new financial literacy classes
7:19 AM.The Education Minister, Jan Tinetti, says schools will be given the resources to implement Labour's policy of compulsory financial literacy classes for all students from 2025, if it wins the election.
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Spain claim maiden Women's World Cup title
7:13 AM.Spain have won the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time - beating England 1-0 in a gripping final in Australia.
Hundreds of millions of people have watched on tv and a total of nearly two… Read more Audio
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Spain World Champions after defeating England
7:09 AM.Spain are FIFA Women's World Cup champions after beating England 1-0 in the final in Sydney.
Spain overcame the odds to beat European champions England in front of 76,000 fans at Stadium Australia to… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 21 August 2023
7:06 AM.England were bitterly disappointed after being beaten 1-0 by Spain in last night's women's football World Cup final in Sydney. Read more Audio
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Thousands told to leave homes as wildfires rage in Canada
6:50 AM.Thousands have been told to leave their homes in Canada as wildfires rage across the province of British Colombia.
Nearly 400 wildfires are raging across the province, and last night two huge blazes… Read more Audio
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National support compulsory financial education in schools
6:43 AM.Labour will make financial literacy classes compulsory for all students from 2025, if it wins the election, with schools required to teach skills including budgeting, saving, managing bills and… Read more Audio
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Early Sports Chat for 21 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 21 August 2023
6:27 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 21 August 2023
6:26 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Read more Audio
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Te Pūkenga establishes new academic exchange agreement
6:17 AM.Educational talent cultivation, cross credits, student exchanges and academic visits are part of a new agreement between the country's biggest institution of higher learning and one of China's biggest… Read more Audio
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Budgeting, debt and KiwiSaver to be taught at school under Labour proposal
6:13 AM.Students will soon be learning how to manage money as part of their school's compulsory curriculum.
Labour wants young people to learn about budgeting, debt and how their KiwiSaver works during… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 21 August 2023
6:06 AM.Spain beat England 1-0 in last night's women's football World Cup Final in Sydney to claim their first title. Read more Audio