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The Panel with David Slack and Nalini Baruch (Part 2)
March 23, 2022 03:30 - 26 minutes - 24 MBPanellist David Slack and Nalini Baruch discuss the plight of Kiwis in Ukraine, the effect of increasing flood claims on the insurance industry and the restoration of the iconic Edmonds band rotunda in Christchurch.
The Panel with David Slack and Nalini Baruch (Part 1)
March 23, 2022 03:05 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBPanellists David Slack and Nalini Baruch discuss today's announcement by the Prime Minister signalling the lifting of many of the Covid-19 mandates, the ups and downs of the housing market and timebending for people who don't like working to a routine.
The Pre-Panel with David Slack and Nalini Baruch
March 23, 2022 02:45 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBPanellists David Slack and Nalini Baruch discuss the severe weather in Bay of Plenty and share what they've been thinking.
Our Changing World - Keeping the lights on
March 23, 2022 02:35 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBAlison Ballance meets some engineers from Victoria University of Wellington who are coming up with smart ways to keep the lights on, using renewable electricity produced locally.
Frank Bruni on losing his vision and unexpected insights
March 23, 2022 02:10 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBWhen New York Times opinion writer Frank Bruni woke up with blurred vision one morning several years ago, he had no idea how temporarily losing his sight would turn into unexpected insights into aging, resilience, and human potential.
Hawke's Bay school helps with Totara sapling shortage
March 23, 2022 00:45 - 4 minutes - 4.24 MBPete Ashdown, the caretaker at Parkvale School in Hastings, tells us about finding conservation solutions in unexpected places.
Upcoming Auckland festival celebrates the guitar
March 23, 2022 00:40 - 6 minutes - 6.41 MBEvent organiser and production manager, Tony Richards, talks to Jesse about the Kingsland Guitar Festival.
Renewed calls for a flood warning system in West Auckland
March 23, 2022 00:30 - 6 minutes - 5.89 MBThere are renewed calls for a flood warning system to be put in place in the rural town of Kumeū in West Auckland.
Fundraising effort for Southland war memorial restorer's work
March 23, 2022 00:20 - 12 minutes - 11 MBIn the leadup to Anzac Day, Southland war memorial restorer Ann Robbie has created silhouettes of a soldier to raise funds for her work in the region.
1pm RNZ Pacific News for 23 March 2022
March 23, 2022 00:00 - 8 minutes - 7.5 MBThe latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.
OZ govt stalling on accepting NZ's refugee offer - DWB
March 22, 2022 23:54 - 4 minutes - 3.95 MBDoctors Without Borders says Australia is stalling on New Zealand's offer to resettle up to 150 people per year who are kept in the Australian government's offshore detention centres. Last month, Australia accepted the offer in principle. Dozens of refugees and asylum seekers remain in Nauru, Papua New Guinea, and alternative detention in Australia. Médicins sans frontières head of programmes, Simon Eccleshall spoke to Worldwatch's Max Towle
Roads closed in Gisborne due to weather
March 22, 2022 23:47 - 1 minute - 1.21 MBA massive downpour hit Uawa, Tokomaru Bay and Te Puia overnight. A red warning is in place for the Gisborne district. Roads, bridges, homes and land are damaged and power is out for many. Orange heavy rain warnings are still in place for Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay and Taranaki. RNZ reporter Tom Kitchin is in Gisborne and spoke to Māni Dunlop.
Civil defence continuing to monitor in Tairawhiti
March 22, 2022 23:43 - 4 minutes - 4.25 MBA massive downpour of biblical proportions hit Tolaga and Tokomaru Bays and Te Puia overnight. Rivers burst their banks - washing out roads and bridges, spewing out piles of stones, trees and other muck. Families have been forced to evacuate, homes are damaged, power is out, and there are numerous slips. The group controller for Tairāwhiti Civil Defence Dave Wilson spoke to Māni Dunlop.
Midday Rural News for 23 March 2022
March 22, 2022 23:35 - 6 minutes - 6.31 MBNews from the rural and farming sector.
Midday Sports News for 23 March 2022
March 22, 2022 23:26 - 2 minutes - 1.9 MBFrom Saturday there will be no limit on spectators at any New Zealand outdoor sporting events.
Midday Business News for 23 March 2022
March 22, 2022 23:20 - 8 minutes - 7.45 MBNews from the business sector, including a market report.
flood prerec
March 22, 2022 23:16 - 5 minutes - 4.64 MBIn Tairawhiti, a red warning for heavy rain is in place. A massive downpour of biblical proportions hit Tolaga and Tokomaru Bays and Te Puia overnight. Rivers burst their banks - washing out roads and bridges, spewing out piles of stones, trees and other muck. Families have been forced to evacuate, homes are damaged, power is out, and there are numerous slips. Residents took to social media posting videos and updates of their affected areas.
Code red weather warning for Tairāwhiti
March 22, 2022 23:16 - 5 minutes - 4.64 MBIn Tairāwhiti, a red warning for heavy rain is in place. A massive downpour of biblical proportions hit Tolaga and Tokomaru Bays and Te Puia overnight. Rivers burst their banks - washing out roads and bridges, spewing out piles of stones, trees and other muck. Families have been forced to evacuate, homes are damaged, power is out, and there are numerous slips. Tokomaru Bay resident Te Aomihia Pewhairangi spoke to Māni Dunlop about what happened.
Covid-19: Prof Michael Baker with analysis on the changes
March 22, 2022 23:13 - 2 minutes - 2.3 MBThe future of Covid-19 management begins this weekend. The traffic light system remains, but some gathering limits will be raised at the RED setting - including letting hospitality venues serve up to 200 seated patrons and gathering limits scrapped for outdoor events Otago University epidemiologist professor Michael Baker spoke to Māni Dunlop.
Covid-19: changes to traffic lights, vax passes and mandates
March 22, 2022 23:11 - 1 minute - 1.46 MBThe future of Covid management has just been revealed: the traffic light system will stay, with some changes, but vaccine passes and some mandates will soon be dropped. Māni Dunlop recaps Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's announcement.
Midday News for 23 March 2022
March 22, 2022 23:00 - 9 minutes - 8.87 MBA new beginning for Covid management and Tairawhiti communities are cut off by flooding.
Siouxie Wiles: "immensely disappointed by mandate changes"
March 22, 2022 22:48 - 8 minutes - 7.36 MBA look at how researchers have developed a natural antibacterial texture for use on food packaging based on the bacteria-killing properties of cicada and dragonfly wings.
Matt Chamberlain: decades on screen and stage
March 22, 2022 22:40 - 8 minutes - 7.41 MBHis latest co-written work opens at Circa Theatre in Wellington on Saturday, with a season at Auckland's Centerpoint to come. Called Timberrrr!, it is set in Taranaki in the 1940s in the world of competitive woodchopping.
Govt outlines next steps on covid restrictions
March 22, 2022 22:30 - 7 minutes - 6.45 MBRNZ political editor Jane Patterson discusses the government's announcement on the next steps for covid restrictions.
11am RNZ Pacific News for 23 March 2022
March 22, 2022 22:00 - 9 minutes - 9.02 MBThe latest RNZ Pacific News for 23 March 2022.
Book review: Burning Questions by Margaret Atwood
March 22, 2022 21:35 - 4 minutes - 3.88 MBDavid Hill reviews Burning Questions by Margaret Atwood, published by Penguin Random House NZ.
Gisborne Civil Defence - Tairawhiti state of emergency
March 22, 2022 21:33 - 6 minutes - 5.88 MBThe area between Tolaga Bay and Tokomaru Bay has been particularly hard hit, closing the highway around East Cape to Opotiki, David Wilson is Tairawhiti's Civil Defence Group controller.
The importance of a wandering mind
March 22, 2022 21:06 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBNeuroscientist and the former Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at Harvard Medical School Moshe Bar is the author of Mindwandering - How it can improve your mood and boost your creativity and he's been exploring the vitality that can come from the vague.
10am RNZ Pacific News for 23 March 2022
March 22, 2022 21:00 - 9 minutes - 8.94 MBThe latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.
Australia: Space Command launched, Google sued by politician
March 22, 2022 20:45 - 9 minutes - 8.75 MBAustralia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Lynn to look at the miltiary's new Space Command which formally began operating on Tuesday.
Reducing reoffending with bank accounts
March 22, 2022 20:30 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBLynn discusses the project with Darius Fagan, General Manager for Case Management and Probation at the Department of Correction and Mike Williams, chief executive of the Howard League.
What could and should Auckland be in 50 years?
March 22, 2022 20:15 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBLynn Freeman spoke with Sir Peter Gluckman, the report's co-author, Koi Tu director and former Chief Science Advisor, and Nick Hill, Auckland Unlimited Chief Executive Nick Hill.
East Cape flooding: Gisborne region state of Emergency declared
March 22, 2022 20:06 - 5 minutes - 5.3 MBLynn talked to Zak Horomia, chairman of the Hinemaurea Marae in Mangatuna, where some residents were evacuated in the early hours of the morning.
9am RNZ Pacific News for 23 March 2022
March 22, 2022 20:00 - 9 minutes - 9.01 MBThe latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.
Covid-19: Samoa up to 262 active cases
March 22, 2022 19:57 - 2 minutes - 2.37 MBSamoa is in lockdown for at least another two weeks as authorities attempt to bring a runaway Omicron virus to heel. The island nation had 262 Covid-19 cases as of yesterday, after becoming one of the last countries in the world to record a positive case. All schools have been closed, public gatherings, including churches, are off, and only essential services are allowed. Samoa correspondent Autagavaia Tipi Autagavaia spoke to Corin Dann from the capital Apia.
Police officers fit to investigate their own - Coster
March 22, 2022 19:51 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MBPolice officers under investigation for fatal shootings have been allowed to view evidence before being questioned by detectives. Police say this policy has now changed, but the Independent Police Conduct Authority says that only happened after it refused to cooperate with police homicide inquiries, unless they stopped briefing officers in advance. No officer has ever had charges laid against them by their colleagues following a homicide investigation. Police Commissioner Andrew Coster t...
Covid-19: Expert on possible second booster shot
March 22, 2022 19:46 - 4 minutes - 4.14 MBAs Omicron rages in New Zealand, attention is turning to a possible fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose. The Director-General of Health, Ashley Bloomfield, has asked for advice on how helpful an additional booster could be, particularly for older people and those with pre-existing conditions. University of Auckland vaccinologist Helen Petousis-Harris spoke to Susie Ferguson.
News in Tongan for 23 March 2022
March 22, 2022 19:40 - 5 minutes - 4.98 MBThe latest news in Tongan language (Lea Faka-Tonga) - brought to you by our partner - Pacific Media Network.
Covid-19: Health professional on reduced virus rules
March 22, 2022 19:39 - 4 minutes - 3.94 MBThe Prime Minister will announce this afternoon the future of vaccine mandates. This comes as New Zealand borders are set to reopen in less than a month. Some health professionals worry that international visitors and reduced Covid-19 regulations will intensify pressure on an already stretched health system. Emergency medicine specialist Dr John Bonning spoke to Susie Ferguson.
Gisborne flooding: Mayor on state of emergency
March 22, 2022 19:36 - 3 minutes - 3.25 MBA state of emergency is in place for the whole of the Giborne region. Gisborne mayor Rehette Stoltz spoke to Corin Dann.
Markets Update for 23 March 2022
March 22, 2022 19:29 - 1 minute - 1.19 MBA brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Covid 19: Auckland's peak ending, but too early to celebrate further south
March 22, 2022 19:28 - 3 minutes - 3.07 MBCovid-19 deaths and hospitalisations remain low in Te Wai Pounamu as the Omicron wave washes through the south. Experts say it's still too early to celebrate with cases on the rise. Timothy Brown reports.
Emergency Management Minister on Gisborne flooding
March 22, 2022 19:21 - 4 minutes - 3.96 MBA state of emergency has been declared for the entire Gisborne Tairāwhiti region, large parts of which have been swamped by torrential rain. Homes have been evacuated, many households have lost power, and large swathes of State Highway 35 around East Cape are under deep water. Civil Defence says there are power outages and flooding in Ruatoria, and the police say the bridge at Tokomaru Bay is washed out. There are slips in Tolaga Bay Gorge, with flooding across the road making it suita...
Enchanter: Pilot says rescue mission was most challenging of his career
March 22, 2022 19:17 - 4 minutes - 4.45 MBThe helicopter pilot who flew the chopper that pulled five people out of the water off North Cape says they were the most challenging rescues of his 30-year career. Five people of the 10 on board the fishing charter vessel Enchanter died when it capsized on Sunday. The other five were rescued that night by the Northland Emergency Services helicopter. Its pilot, Lance Donnelly told Morning Report he took three people to an ambulance before returning and winching a further two survivors o...
Enchanter: Rescuer on saving five from sinking
March 22, 2022 19:17 - 4 minutes - 4.45 MBThe Enchanter fishing boat search and rescue operation ended with the discovery of a fifth body. It had a promising start. Northland Emergency Services Trust pilot Lance Donnelly rescued five survivors on Sunday. He spoke to Susie Ferguson.
Gisborne flooding: Tolaga Civil Defence update
March 22, 2022 19:12 - 4 minutes - 3.97 MBTolaga Bay has been hit by flooding after heavy rain overnight. Tolaga Bay Deputy Civil Defence Officer Nori Paratais also the principal of Tolaga bay area school.
Gisborne heavy rain update
March 22, 2022 19:10 - 2 minutes - 2.11 MBThere have been evacuations and rescues in the East Cape which has been hit by a deluge overnight - and there is more rain to come. Hamish Cardwell spoke to Corin Dann.
Sports News for 23 March 2022
March 22, 2022 19:06 - 2 minutes - 1.99 MBSir Mark Todd will face a disciplinary hearing in Britain this week after a video on social media showed him hitting a horse with a branch.
8am RNZ Pacific News for 23 March 2022
March 22, 2022 19:00 - 8 minutes - 7.69 MBThe latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.
Covid-19: Orchardists say virus running rampant
March 22, 2022 18:57 - 2 minutes - 2.11 MBSome orchardists say Covid-19 is running rampant through their harvest fields. It's peak apple time across the country, but Omicron's not showing any signs of slowing down in the busy harvest regions of Hawke's Bay and Nelson-Tasman. Reporter Tom Kitchin has been looking into this.