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Morning Report for Wednesday 8 February 2023
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Aerospace inspectors overworked
8:51 AM.Inspectors charged with making sure the aerospace industry is safe are so overworked it has been causing their own health and safety problems.
This comes from ministerial briefings by the regulators… Read more Audio
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Temporary bridge built in six days in Auckland
8:44 AM.A 10-person crew has built a bridge in just six days to reconnect 200-cut off residents in Auckland's north-west after the floods.
Mill Flat Road Bridge in Riverhead was swept away on 27 January and… Read more Audio
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West Aucklanders worried about insurance, selling homes after floods
8:40 AM.For some west Auckland residents, last month's catastrophic floods weren't the first time their homes had been affected by an extreme weather event.
In August 2021, several properties in Swanson were… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 8 February 2023
8:34 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Analysis: Political leaders' week with Waitangi and Australia
8:28 AM.It's been a big week already for New Zealand's political leaders.
They were all in attendance at Waitangi at the weekend giving messages of unity and aspiration for Māori.
In the aftermath, Prime… Read more Audio
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EQC on why Turkey earthquake was so destructive
8:21 AM.More than 6000 are confirmed dead in Turkey and Syria after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Monday.
And the World Health Organisation is warning the death toll could rise to more than 20,000 people.
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Turkey quake: Rescuers battle rain, snow
8:10 AM.More than 6000 people were killed and 15,000 injured in Turkey and over the border in Syria when the quake struck in the early hours of Monday.
Rescuers are battling heavy rain and snow as they race… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 February 2023
8:06 AM.All Blacks test centurions Aaron Smith and Beauden Barrett will team up at Japanese club Toyota next year. Audio
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Women's cricket taking off
7:58 AM.It's our summer game, but for years few women were playing cricket. In recent summers though that's been changing and new teams are taking the field.
Some women are playing for the first time, while… Read more Audio
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Luxon reflects on first Waitangi as party leader
7:48 AM.The National Party leader Christopher Luxon made his first appearance as leader at Waitangi over the weekend, distancing himself from previous iterations of the National Party.
Luxon said the Don… Read more Audio
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Corrections Association says prison should have been locked down after prisoner disturbance
7:44 AM.The Corrections Association says an Auckland jail should have been locked down when two men rampaged on Sunday.
Prisoners at Mt Eden Corrections Facility smashed a ping-pong table and tried to break… Read more Audio
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Truancy figures spiked in 2022
7:40 AM.Education Ministry figures show serious truancy spiked in 2022.
The Attendance Service dealt with nearly 29,000 cases, - 40 percent or 8500 more than in 2021.
This year the ministry has nearly… Read more Audio
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Auckland moving to clean up phase after floods
7:34 AM.Auckland is moving into its second phase of the flood recovery - the big clean up.
While thousands will have already been cleaning up for over a week now the city council is ramping up support in… Read more Audio
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NZ pilot taken hostage in Indonesia
7:26 AM.A New Zealand pilot has been taken hostage by separatist fighters in Indonesia's Papua region.
Reuters has named him as Phillip Mehrtens.
The West Papua National Liberation Army has claimed… Read more Audio
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Turkey quake: More than 6000 killed, 15,000 injured
7:22 AM.More than 6000 people were killed and 15,000 injured in Turkey and over the border in Syria when the quake struck in the early hours of Monday.
Rescuers are battling heavy rain and snow as they race… Read more Audio
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NZ sending $1.5m of aid to Turkey, Syria
7:09 AM.New Zealand is sending 1.5 million dollars of aid to Turkey and Syria in response to Monday's major earthquakes.
The money will go to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 February 2023
7:06 AM.Two of the All Blacks most experienced backs will head to Japan at the end of the year. Audio
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Business News for 8 February 2023
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Call for Royal Commission after Auckland floods
6:49 AM.Former Auckland mayor Christine Fletcher says people are frightened and don't know what to do to after Auckland's deadly floods.
She is calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the… Read more Audio
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Early Sports News for 8 February 2023
6:38 AM.An update from RNZ's sports team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 8 February 2023
6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 8 February 2023
6:25 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Microsoft to unveil ChatGPT partnership today
6:18 AM.When you're reaching for a search engine, Google likely comes to mind before Bing - but Microsoft hopes an innovative AI will change that.
Today the company will officially unveil its ChatGPT, so… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 8 February 2023
6:00 AM.NZ sending $1.5m of aid to Turkiye, Syria; Turkiye quake: More than 5000 killed, 15,000 injured; NZ pilot taken hostage in Indonesia; Auckland moving to clean up phase after floods; Truancy figures… Read more Audio