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Morning Report for Thursday 28 March 2024
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How climate change could impact your favourite foods
8:56 AM.Hold on to your flat whites and your Easter eggs - climate change could be coming for your favourite foods.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, worldwide yields of coffee and… Read more Audio
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Opus Dei coerced girls into years of service: report
8:52 AM.The secretive Catholic organisation Opus Dei is under scrutiny, after the Financial Times reported that girls had been coerced into decades of gruelling service in the order.
Women from Britain and… Read more Audio
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Global interest rates 'on cusp' of being lowered: Adrian Orr
8:45 AM.The governor of the Reserve Bank says global interest rates are on the cusp of being lowered by central banks, but consumer and business inflation expectations need to drop further for it to happen.
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Sir Bryan Williams to be inducted into Pasifika Rugby Hall of Fame
8:41 AM.Sir Bryan Williams - the grandfather of Pacific rugby in NZ - will be formally inducted into the inaugural Pasifika Rugby Hall of Fame Thursday night.
The ceremony at Eden Park will name and… Read more Audio
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Sports Chat for 28 March 2024
8:38 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Read more Audio
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Market Update for 28 March 2024
8:31 AM.Market Update for 28 March 2024. Read more Audio
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Australian states to fund drug to protect babies against RSV
8:28 AM.Three states in Australia have just agreed to fund a drug which will help protect babies against the effects of RSV, a major cause of respiratory illness in children.
But doctors say New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Immigration advisor wants Government to take action on fake visas
8:23 AM.An immigration adviser wants the Government to take action against an influx of fake visas.
A fake visa supposedly signed by Oprah Winfrey is one of many that have appeared, trying to convince… Read more Audio
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Secondary Principal Association on ERO review into bad behaviour
8:17 AM.The Education Review Office says teachers are seeing fighting and vandalism every day.
And the office says it's time for national action to rein in the violent behaviour.
Secondary Principal… Read more Audio
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Swarbrick on Karangahape Road rainbow crossing painted white
8:13 AM.A rainbow crossing on Auckland's Karangahape Rd has been painted white overnight.
The vandalism comes just a few days after a similar rainbow crossing in Gisborne was painted white by Destiny Church… Read more Audio
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Rainbow crossing on Karangahape road painted over
8:12 AM.Another rainbow crossing has been painted over, this time on Auckland's Karangahape Rd.
The vandalism comes just a few days after a similar rainbow crossing in Gisborne was painted white by Destiny… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 28 March 2024
8:06 AM.The White Ferns again failed to fire when they needed it most as they fell to a 47-run loss to England in yesterday's fourth T20 in Wellington; and to add injury to insult, they may have lost captain… Read more Audio
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Release of kiwi into Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki steps up
7:54 AM.The release of about 40 kiwi into Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki in the past week marks a step up in attempts to reintroduce the taonga into the national park.
About 110 kiwi are due to be released on… Read more Audio
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Government has priorities wrong over tax cuts: Economist
7:51 AM.An economist says the Government has its priorities wrong, as it continues to insist on tax cuts despite a worsening economic outlook.
Treasury's economic outlook is significantly worse than was… Read more Audio
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NZTA watered down warning to Government over rail safety risks
7:46 AM.The transport agency watered down a warning to the Government about growing safety risks on the rail network - as well as a bid for more money to tackle them.
Papers show it wanted $6 million to… Read more Audio
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Rain predicted for some this Easter Weekend
7:28 AM.For those heading away this Easter Weekend, MetService is predicting rain across the North Island, with finer skies in the South.
But no matter where you are in the country, things are expected to… Read more Audio
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Bad behaviour in schools at 'critical levels': ERO
7:23 AM.The Education Review Office says bad behaviour in schools has reached critical levels, with teachers seeing fighting and vandalism every day.
The office is calling for national action to rein in the… Read more Audio
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Nicky Hager on spy system hosted by GCSB
7:13 AM.Investigative journalist Nicky Hager says a decade old leaked US intelligence document points to the identity of the foreign intelligence equipment hosted by the GSCB without the knowledge of… Read more Audio
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NZ firms offered money to sell job 'partnerships'
7:10 AM.New Zealand companies and immigration advisers are being contacted by overseas migration agents offering them big money to sell jobs.
Fake visas are also circulating, including one that appears to… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 28 March 2024
7:06 AM.The White Ferns won't change the way they play in tomorrow's dead rubber T20 against England in Wellington. Read more Audio
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Wait times increase for specialist hospital treatments
6:50 AM.Latest figures from health agency Te Whatu Ora show the number of people waiting more than four months for hospital treatment has increased.
In the quarter ending in December 2023, 68,000 people were… Read more Audio
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Early Sports Chat for 28 March 2024
6:40 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 28 March 2024
6:29 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 28 March 2024
6:28 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Read more Audio
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Cardrona ski field welcomes first snow of the year
6:20 AM.The first snow of the year has fallen at Otago's Cardrona ski field. More snow is forecast, with temperatures expected to drop further from Friday.
Cardrona and Treble Cone Experiences General… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 28 March 2024
6:06 AM.The White Ferns have lost the T20 series against England and they may have lost their captain for tomorrow's final game. Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 28 March 2024
6:00 AM.Top stories for 28 March 2024: New Zealand companies and immigration advisers are being offered big money from overseas to sell jobs that don't exist.
Journalist Nicky Hager tells us what he believes… Read more Audio