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Morning Report for Thursday 26 October 2023
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RWC Final preview
8:59 AM.RNZ's team of experts discuss the Rugby World Cup Final between the All Blacks and Springboks.
Hosted by Felicity Reid, the panel of Joe Porter, in Paris, Stephen Hewson in Wellington, and Jamie Wall… Read more Audio
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AFLW proves popular with NZ women
8:56 AM.An increasing number of women with links to New Zealand are forging a path in a distinctly Australian sport.
Clubs across the 18-team women's Australian Football League have players who have… Read more Audio
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Campaign to lure NZ prison guards across the ditch launched
8:52 AM.An aggressive advertising campaign and attractive relocation package is underway to lure New Zealand prison guards to Australia.
The Northern Territory government is offering individuals a $25,000… Read more Audio
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Surveillance technology allows police to collect footage
8:48 AM.Police use of surveillance technology allowing them to track vehicle number plates is being challenged in court by defendants.
At the heart of the arguments is whether the tech amounts to using a… Read more Audio
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High Court dismisses Jehovah's Witness bid to get out of Royal Commission
8:47 AM.A legal bid by the Jehovah's Witness church to get out of being part of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has been dismissed by the High Court in Wellington.
The church filed a… Read more Audio
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Tsunami warning sirens to be replaced by mobile alerts
8:41 AM.Most of Auckland's tsunami warning sirens will be deactivated and replaced by an Emergency Mobile Alert system.
Forty-two sirens across the Rodney, Albany and Waitakere Wards will be deactivated from… Read more Audio
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Sports Chat for 26 October 2023
8:39 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Read more Audio
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Market Update for 26 October 2023
8:30 AM.Market Update for 26 October 2023. Read more Audio
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Majority don't consider retirement income during separation
8:29 AM.Until debt do us part. New research from the Retirement Commission shows nine out of ten people don't consider their retirement income when going through a separation.
And yet more than half of those… Read more Audio
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Severe damage in Vanuatu in wake of Cyclone Lola
8:24 AM.After wreaking havoc on Vanuatu's northern provinces, Cyclone Lola has been downgraded to Category 1.
Winds close to the centre have slowed dramatically.
Due to communications outages, the full… Read more Audio
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Suffering in Gaza is 'heart-breaking' - Red Cross
8:17 AM.Vital United Nations aid facilities in the Gaza Strip are just hours from being forced to close unless they can access fuel supplies immediately.
If they are unable to continue tens of thousands of… Read more Audio
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Peters posted 'completely inaccurate information' says PM
8:12 AM.The Prime Minister says Winston Peters has posted completely inaccurate information online about what Jacinda Ardern knew about the mosque terror attacks before they happened.
In a post on X, the New… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 26 October 2023
8:06 AM.Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell says he didn't do anything extraordinary in his record breaking innings at the World Cup. Read more Audio
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NZers better at coping with All Black losses than in the past
7:58 AM.Could it be the land of the long black cloud on Sunday?
Even it is, a sports psychologist says New Zealanders would cope with an All Blacks loss better than they have in the past.
Garry Hermanson… Read more Audio
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Fans gearing up for World Cup final
7:55 AM.It has been 28 years since the Springboks and the All Blacks met in the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
The Springboks won that day, as Nelson Mandela famously held the Web Ellis trophy aloft.
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New government should see Lake Onslow investigations through say experts
7:50 AM.The $15 billion Lake Onslow battery project appears to be dead in the water, with the election of a new National-led government.
Labour has so far bankrolled the 'investigations phase' of the pumped… Read more Audio
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Councillors vote in favour of Town Hall redevelopment
7:43 AM.Wellington City councillors have voted for the Town Hall redevelopment to be completed despite a huge budget blowout.
Councillors considered four options on the building's future, with 13 councillors… Read more Audio
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Surveillance technology used by police challenged in court
7:39 AM.The police use of surveillance technology allowing them to collect footage of vehicle number plates is being challenged in court by defendants.
At the heart of the arguments is whether the tech… Read more Audio
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Police inspector defends low priority given to call alerting to threats from the Christchurch terrorist
7:34 AM.A senior police inspector has defended the lower priority given to an emergency call alerting them to threats from the Christchurch terrorist.
It came during the second day of the Christchurch… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Lola downgraded after causing damage in Vanuatu
7:27 AM.After wreaking havoc on Vanuatu's northern provinces, Cyclone Lola has been downgraded to Category 1.
The cyclone first made landfall on Tuesday, and due to communications outages, the full scale of… Read more Audio
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Former PM Helen Clark on Gaza situation
7:12 AM.The UN's secretary general Antonio Guterres says he is "shocked by misinterpretations" of his comments about Israel's bombardment and blockade of the Gaza strip.
Israel's ambassador to the UN, Gilad… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 26 October 2023
7:09 AM.Glenn Maxwell overcame illness and a sleepless night to smash the fastest hundred in the history of the cricket World Cup as Australia thrashed the Netherlands by a record 309 runs in Delhi. Audio
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Business News for 26 October 2023
6:53 AM.Business news for 26 October 2023. Read more Audio
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Severe weather warnings expected to hamper roads
6:49 AM.Conditions on the roads over the next few days are expected to be unsafe in areas due to adverse weather.
Severe weather warnings will make driving more dangerous on Thursday.
Waka Kotahi journey… Read more Audio
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Heavy rain, snow and severe gales in store for some of the country
6:44 AM.Summer's just around the corner but the weather has other plans on Thursday as warnings for heavy rain, snow and severe gale northwesterlies are in place across New Zealand.
MetService has issued… Read more Audio
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Early Sports Chat for 26 October 2023
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 26 October 2023
6:29 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Read more Audio
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Cavendish banana faces possible extinction
6:22 AM.The world's most common banana variety is facing possible extinction, stoking concerns of a worldwide shortage.
A fungal disease called the Panama Disease tropical race 4, or TR4, is spreading to… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 26 October 2023
6:20 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Read more Audio
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UN Secretary General in controversy over Israel-Palestine comments
6:11 AM.The UN's secretary general Antonio Guterres says he is shocked by what he says are "misinterpretations" of his comments about Israel's bombardment and blockade of the Gaza strip.
On Wednesday… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 26 October 2023
6:06 AM.Glenn Maxwell smashed the fastest hundred in the history of the cricket World Cup as Australia thrashed the Netherlands by a record 309 runs in Delhi. Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 26 October 2023
6:00 AM.Israel's calling on the UN's Secretary General to resign over his comments on the Israel-Gaza conflict - a call Antonio Guterres is rejecting.
We have the latest on the widespread cyclone damage in… Read more Audio