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Morning Report for Friday 15 September 2023
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Otago Polyfest celebrates 30 years
8:55 AM.Thousands of young people have been performing at Otago Polyfest this week, marking 30 years of celebrating Māori and Pacific culture.
More than 140 early childhood centres and schools are taking… Read more Audio
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Warriors fans gearing up for semi-final
8:50 AM.Warriors fans are gearing up for one of the most anticipated NRL matches on home soil in almost a decade.
They will take on the red hot Newcastle Knights, at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday.
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AT HOP system hacked
8:48 AM.Hackers have attacked Auckland Transport's HOP system, knocking out a number of services for at least a week.
Online top-ups and transactions using Eftpos and credit cards are out while some ticket… Read more Audio
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Death toll passes 11,000 in Libyan floods
8:40 AM.The Red Crescent says the death toll from floods in Libya has risen to at least 11,000 people, with 20,000 more still missing.
International rescue teams are still searching for possible survivors in… Read more Audio
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Ngāti Porou Oranga's Waka Manaaki health shuttle a success
8:37 AM.The East Coast has always been a remote region, but with the carnage wrought by severe weather like Cyclone Gabrielle, communities have been even more cut off this year.
But a new initiative - in the… Read more Audio
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Market Update for 15 September 2023
8:30 AM.Market Update for 15 September 2023. Read more Audio
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Napier City Council backs out of plans to sell land
8:25 AM.Napier City Council has backed out of plans to sell land to Kāinga Ora after a residents' association took legal action.
100 homes were to be built on Prebensen Drive - but neighbouring residents… Read more Audio
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Political editors panel: Major polls and an update on government books
8:14 AM.RNZ political editor Jane Patterson, RNZ political reporter Katie Scotcher, NZ Herald political editor Claire Trevett and NZ Herald deputy political editor Thomas Coughlan examine the past week in… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 15 September 2023
8:06 AM.France lead Uruguay 13-5 at half time of their World Cup game in Lille. Read more Audio
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Head of Māori Language Commission aiming for a million te reo speakers
7:52 AM.The head of the Māori Language Commission is aiming for a million speakers of Te Reo Māori long before the target date set by the Government.
But while demand for courses is huge, teachers and… Read more Audio
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All Blacks look to bounce back from French loss
7:48 AM.The All Blacks are adamant they've learnt the lessons from a "painful" defeat to France and they're determined to mark Sam Whitelock's record equalling 148th test with victory.
The three-time… Read more Audio
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Wellington street remains closed due to burst water pipe
7:43 AM.A northbound lane on Customhouse Quay remains closed this morning after a burst water pipe left around 100 properties without water on Thursday.
Water was restored to Wellington CBD residents and… Read more Audio
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$22 million allocated to improve resilience of West Coast roads
7:38 AM.Eighteen roading projects on the West Coast are set to benefit from a plan to allocate $22 million to improving the overall resilience of the state highway corridor.
The Prime Minister, Chris… Read more Audio
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Brown labels spending 'extravagant' of Ministry for Pacific Peoples' breakfasts
7:33 AM.National wants to know why $52,000 was spent by members of the Pacific Caucus and other officials on post-Budget breakfast events earlier this year.
Labour's spokesperson for Pacific Peoples, Barbara… Read more Audio
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Police to buy new tasers but won't say how they'll be monitored
7:26 AM.The police won't say how new tasers they're buying will be monitored for public safety.
The existing tasers used by police have built in cameras, but replacements don't and are instead meant to be… Read more Audio
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Warriors take on Knights in semi-final
7:25 AM.The Warriors are running out of chances to keep their National Rugby League season alive. On Saturday they host the in-form Newcastle Knights at Mt Smart Stadium in a must-win semi-final game.
It is… Read more Audio
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Politicians discuss rural issues at Waikato debate
7:15 AM.Politicians turned up for a grilling in the dairy heartland of Waikato last night. 200 people packed into a room at the Mystery Creek Events Centre in Hamilton to hear who was promising what for… Read more Audio
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MPs debate finance policy in front of boisterous crowd in Queenstown
7:10 AM.Labour's track record - and National Party costings - were challenged in front of an at-times raucous crowd at the ASB Great Finance Debate in Queenstown Thursday night.
An election campaign fixture… Read more Audio
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Business News for 15 September 2023
6:57 AM.Business news for 15 September 2023. Read more Audio
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GPs struggling to meet expectations
6:50 AM.An editorial in the latest New Zealand medical journal says GPs are struggling to meet expectations, and the traditional 15 minute appoint system isn't adequate.
The current system is failing to… Read more Audio
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Focus on what impact AI could play in the upcoming election
6:45 AM.Is the impact of artificial intelligence something to worry about during election campaigns, or should voters be a little more concerned about what's happening in the realm of actual human… Read more Audio
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Early Sports Chat for 15 September 2023
6:43 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 15 September 2023
6:30 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 15 September 2023
6:20 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Read more Audio
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Property prices trending up in some areas
6:17 AM.What goes down must come up, or so CoreLogic suggests in its latest report on the property market.
Its latest report shows property prices are trending up in about 30-percent of the 924 suburbs it… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 15 September 2023
6:06 AM.South Africa's World Cup title defence has suffered a blow with hooker Malcolm Marx ruled out of the remainder of the tournament with a long-term knee injury. Read more Audio