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Morning Report for Friday 8 December 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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Regulators seek independent advice on leaking Kupe oil and gas well
8:45 AM.WorkSafe is seeking independent advice about a leaking oil and gas well in the Kupe Field off the coast of Taranaki.
The KS-2 well has been leaking a small amount of gas since at least 2018 - a fact… Read more Audio
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Sports Chat for 8 December 2023
8:40 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Read more Audio
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Market Update for 8 December 2023
8:29 AM.Market Update for 8 December 2023. Read more Audio
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RNZ film reviewer on the best Christmas films
8:28 AM.With so many Christmas films to choose from, where should you start?
RNZ film reviewer Dan Slevin spoke to Corin Dann.
You can check out more of Dan's Christmas film picks this weekend on our… Read more Audio
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Project to cut logjams in courts easing pressure
8:24 AM.The country's courts are jam packed with cases, and the country's prisons are jam packed with people being held on remand in custody.
Now a new project to cut those logjams has worked, but only in… Read more Audio
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Government keen to change how Human Rights Commission operates
8:20 AM.The new Government has signalled it wants to change the inner workings of the Human Rights Commission.
On Thursday, the Justice Minister, Paul Goldsmith, refused to express confidence in the… Read more Audio
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Tertiary Education minister on disestablishing Te Pūkenga
8:10 AM.The new government has begun the process of disestablishing Te Pūkenga.
The Minister for Tertiary Education sent a letter of expectations to the organisation on Thursday, stating it is no longer a… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 December 2023
8:06 AM.Unrelenting rain prompted match officials to call off the entire second day's play in the second cricket test between Bangladesh and New Zealand. Read more Audio
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Vinyl is the music format that refuses to die
7:54 AM.For the record, there's just something about vinyl.
Whether it's the hiss and crackle as the needle drops or that warm analogue sound, it's the music format that just refuses to die.
Taranaki… Read more Audio
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Researchers testing NZ bridges for earthquake resilience
7:52 AM.A team of researchers in Auckland have been testing New Zealand's bridges - those cookie-cutter concrete ones built by the Ministry of Works in the 1930s and '50s.
Lead researcher Lucas Hogan says… Read more Audio
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Melatonin users buying from overseas
7:48 AM.People who are using melatonin to help them sleep are questioning the price New Zealanders are paying for the medication.
Many including those who are neurodiverse say it costs too much and they are… Read more Audio
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Expert says Ministry of Education needs to incentivise improving literacy rates
7:43 AM.An assessment expert is warning the consequence of imposing co-requisite testing in literacy and numeracy to pass NCEA could result in students giving up entirely without completing school.
From… Read more Audio
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Government instructs Te Pūkenga to halt transformation
7:37 AM.The new government has instructed Te Pūkenga to halt its multi-million-dollar transformation - putting hundreds of jobs in limbo.
The organisation's chief executive told staff on Thursday they were… Read more Audio
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First paramedics at scene of Christchurch terror attacks waited for orders before helping
7:34 AM.A senior St John specialist has been questioned about why one of the first paramedics at the scene of the Christchurch terror attacks waited for orders before starting to help dead and dying victims.
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Auckland Council rejects plan for tunnels under Waitematā
7:18 AM.Auckland council has comprehensively rejected the previous Labour Government's proposal for transport tunnels underneath Waitematā Harbour.
The council's transport committee voted against the… Read more Audio
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Labour MP Damien O'Connor labels Israel actions as genocide
7:14 AM.A senior Labour MP has gone a step too far for his party in labelling Israel's actions in Gaza, genocide.
Damien O'Connor was one of a number of opposition MPs dismayed at the government's refusal to… Read more Audio
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UN warns of 'total humanitarian collapse' in Gaza
7:07 AM.The United Nations chief is warning of a total humanitarian collapse in Gaza, as the conflict between Hamas and Israel reaches the two-month mark.
Israel's military is focusing its assault on… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 December 2023
7:06 AM.The weather is forecast to improve for day three of the second cricket test between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Mirpur - after day two was washed out. Read more Audio
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Business News for 8 December 2023
6:55 AM.Business news for 8 December 2023. Read more Audio
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Family hope death of cyclist is a reminder of drink-driving dangers
6:49 AM.The family of a man killed by a winery worker while cycling to Christchurch for his first grandchild's baby shower hope his death serves as a reminder of the dangers of drink-driving.
Andrew Milne… Read more Audio
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Cost of living crisis impacting restaurant Christmas bookings
6:46 AM.Restaurants are reporting worse than normal Christmas booking numbers for this time of year.
A recent survey of 194 businesses conducted by the Restaurant Association shows 65 percent of respondents… Read more Audio
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US Senate blocks funding for Ukraine
6:40 AM.In Ukraine, dimming prospects for additional aid to support its war with Russia is raising concern that the West's increasing disinterest could embolden Moscow.
Billions of dollars in new funding for… Read more Audio
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Early Sports Chat for 8 December 2023
6:37 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 8 December 2023
6:25 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 8 December 2023
6:24 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Read more Audio
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Rural crime increasing according to survey
6:20 AM.More than two-thirds of farmers in a rural crime survey say they have experienced a crime or a suspected crime in the last year - well up on the previous survey two years ago.
Federated Farmers… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 December 2023
6:06 AM.Rain has washed out day two of the second cricket test between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Mirpur. Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 8 December 2023
6:00 AM.Top stories for Friday 8 December: Thousands of Palestinians are continuing to stream into Rafah, near the border with Egypt, trying to escape the intense fighting in southern Gaza.
A senior Labour… Read more Audio