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Climate change advisor urges care over economy
April 13, 2020 21:32 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBThe government's independent climate change advisor is urging the government to stimulate the economy post-pandemic in a way that keeps climate change progress happening. The Government is looking to fund large "shovel-ready" infrastructure projects to boost the economy after the lockdown. Dr Rod Carr, chair of the Climate Change Commission and former deputy Reserve Bank Governor, has written to senior ministers warning that the wrong type of investments could compound today's climate cr...
Grant Robertson on Treasury forecasts
April 13, 2020 21:21 - 10 minutes - 9.94 MBThe Treasury has just released seven scenarios looking at how the economy is faring - and could fare - depending on how long the country stays at Level 4 lockdown. At best, the Treasury says unemployment can be kept below 10%, and return to 5% next year with additional government support. At worst - with more time required in Level Four - it says unemployment could reach 17-point-five to 26 percent. The Finance Minister Grant Robertson joins Kathryn to discuss.
Schools set to start term two - online
April 13, 2020 21:09 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBTerm two of the school year is set to start tomorrow, looking vastly different to term one. Teachers will be delivering lessons to students online, while two new educational TV channels will begin broadcasting in English and M�ori as part of a $88m package to support remote learning. Laptops and modems are being delivered this week to the estimated 80,000 families that lack the devices at home to learn online. At the weekend Education Minister Chris Hipkins said a return to school by st...
9am World, Pacific and Sports for 14 April 2020
April 13, 2020 21:00 - 9 minutes - 8.86 MBThe latest World, Pacific and Sports
Coronavirus: Supporting university students during lockdown
April 13, 2020 20:57 - 2 minutes - 2.05 MBWe've been catching up with people around New Zealand to see how they're spending their time in lockdown. Today we're talking to Reverend Hirini Kaa who is a Doctor and the Kaiarahi at the University of Auckalnd's Faculty of Arts.
Sir Stirling Moss dies aged 90
April 13, 2020 20:52 - 4 minutes - 4.59 MBMotor racing champions past and present have been paying tribute to Sir Stirling Moss who died at the weekend aged 90. He's always been hailed as one of the sport's greatest drivers, despite never winning its ultimate prize - the Formula One world championship. The dashing Englishman's name became a byword for speed and even nearly sixty years after a crash ended his racing career, police are still pulling over speeding motorists with the words - "who do you think your are? Stirling Moss...
Coronavirus: What does it take to park a plane?
April 13, 2020 20:47 - 3 minutes - 3.16 MBMore than half Air New Zealand's fleet is being parked up at airports around the country. But shutting down a jet plane is not a straight forward business and it will get more complicated the longer the lockdown lasts. Rachel Thomas has been finding out exactly what needs to happen when you take a plane out of action.
Coronavirus: Kiwis escaping newly reopened Wuhan
April 13, 2020 20:43 - 3 minutes - 3.24 MBLast week people were finally allowed to leave the Chinese city of Wuhan after 76 days of Covid-19 lockdown. Some New Zealanders stuck there have booked the first available flights back home while others are still waiting to see how the outbreak continues to unfold both in China and here. Chen Liu reports.
Coronavirus: Kiwis inside newly freed Wuhan
April 13, 2020 20:43 - 3 minutes - 3.24 MBLast week people were finally allowed to leave the Chinese city of Wuhan after 76 days of Covid-19 lockdown. Some New Zealanders stuck there have booked the first available flights back home while others are still waiting to see how the outbreak continues to unfold both in China and here. Chen Liu reports.
Coronavirus: Academics want much looser rules after lockdown
April 13, 2020 20:36 - 6 minutes - 5.8 MBA group of concerned academics are calling for a significant loosening of restrictions as soon as New Zealand reaches the four week mark in its lockdown. The group says the social and economic severity of the lockdown measures do not match the threat of the virus - and low risk people should be allowed to return to their normal activities. However, the World Health Organisation, is advocating a slower return to business as usual. Earlier Professor Michael Baker told Morning Report the lo...
Markets Update for 14 April 2020
April 13, 2020 20:29 - 1 minute - 1.08 MBA brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Coronavirus: Finance Minister to update MPs
April 13, 2020 20:20 - 3 minutes - 3.44 MBGrant Robertson will give MPs a more detailed picture today of the potential economic damage wrought by Covid-19. RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson has more on what we can expect.
Coronavirus: What's coming for the economy
April 13, 2020 20:20 - 3 minutes - 3.44 MBGrant Robertson will give MPs a more detailed picture today of the potential economic damage wrought by Covid-19. RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson has more on what we can expect.
Coronavirus: Grant Robertson to face Epidemic Response Committee
April 13, 2020 20:16 - 4 minutes - 3.92 MBMore Government ministers will come under the scrutiny of Parliament's Epidemic Response Committee today where the Finance Minister will spell how just how badly Covid-19 has affected the economy. As the country digs in to its third week of lockdown the Government says it will soon shed light on just how many restrictions will be done away with when level four lifts. Jo Moir reports.
Coronavirus: Aged Care Association CEO on plan to buy test kits
April 13, 2020 20:09 - 6 minutes - 6.06 MBResthomes are considering buying their own testing kits, because the Ministry of Health has refused to test new admissions. Yesterday a third death at Rosewood rest home in Christchurch was confirmed, and there are now clusters in four rest homes across the country. Two in Christchurch, one in Waikato, and one in Auckland. There are 73 cases all up Aged Care Association chief executive Simon Wallace speaks to Susie Ferguson.
Coronavirus: Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden
April 13, 2020 19:56 - 2 minutes - 2.66 MBBernie Sanders has this morning endorsed former vice president Joe Biden in the race for the White House. The senator from Vermont dropped out of the race last week, saying he couldn't "in good conscience" continue to mount a campaign that cannot win. That move cleared the path for Biden to face President Trump in November's election. In a joint livestream event from their respective homes, Sanders urged voters to swing in behind Biden. Sanders says there are some areas where he disagree...
Coronavirus: Principal wants NCEA made easier
April 13, 2020 19:51 - 5 minutes - 4.62 MBA high school principal has written to the Prime Minister asking that changes be made to the NCEA system this year - out of kindness to students and teachers. Steve McCraken from Kaipara College wants the number of credits needed for each level to be reduced, and Level 1 suspended altogether.
Coronavirus: DHB casual workers complain of cut hours
April 13, 2020 19:47 - 4 minutes - 3.73 MBThe nurses union says it's expecting hundreds of its members who have had their hours cut to take legal action against District Health Boards. The Nurses Organisation says casual workers have had their hours slashed during the Covid-19 pandemic, and been told they don't qualify for a wage subsidy, as they're considered government employees. This includes people who are on casual contracts, but have been consistently doing the same shifts and hours each week, for years. The union says the...
Coronavirus: Healthcare providers still facing PPE trouble
April 13, 2020 19:43 - 3 minutes - 3.22 MBAlmost three weeks into lockdown and one of the country's major healthcare providers is still struggling to get even a week's worth of personal protection equipment from the 20 District Health Boards. Its chief executive says staff are feeling disillusioned and some believe they can't come into work as a result. The news comes as the Ministry of Health is considering changing the way PPE is distributed. Here's political reporter Charlie Dreaver.
News in Tongan for 14 April 2020
April 13, 2020 19:40 - 6 minutes - 5.79 MBThe latest news in Tongan brought to you by Pacific Media Network
Coronavirus: Thousands of jobs advertised, thousands more looking for work
April 13, 2020 19:38 - 4 minutes - 4.22 MBStocking shelves at supermarkets for little more than the minimum wage has become a desirable job for airline pilots and tens of thousands of others desperate for work. New unemployment figures will be published today and are expected to show a leap in numbers. As Sharon Brettkelly reports thousands of jobs are still being advertised but the competition is intense.
Coronavirus: Police Commissioner on Easter weekend checkpoint results
April 13, 2020 19:27 - 6 minutes - 5.88 MBPolice were out in force over the Easter weekend with 500 checkpoints set up around the country and thousands of motorists stopped. Police Commissioner Andrew Coster is on the line speaks to Corin Dann.
Coronavirus: Police Commissioner on Easter weekend enforcement
April 13, 2020 19:27 - 6 minutes - 5.88 MBPolice were out in force over the Easter weekend with 500 checkpoints set up around the country and thousands of motorists stopped. Police Commissioner Andrew Coster is on the line speaks to Corin Dann.
Coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern on rest home testing kits
April 13, 2020 19:20 - 7 minutes - 6.53 MBRest homes are looking at buying their own Covid 19 testing kits after the Ministry of Health refused to test new admissions. This comes as infections continue to show up among the country's most vulnerable citizens. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to Susie Ferguson.
Coronavirus: Epidemiologist on rest home testing kits
April 13, 2020 19:13 - 7 minutes - 6.52 MBRest homes are looking into buying their own testing kits to screen incoming residents for Covid-19. The move comes as the numbers of elderly patients with the disease around the country jumps, as does the death toll. Five people have died due to Covid-19 in New Zealand. All were over the age of 70 and three have been linked to a cluster of cases at Rosewood Rest Home and Hospital in Christchurch. Infections have now spread to four resthomes - one in Auckland, one in Waikato and two in C...
Coronavirus: Return to normal months away - Epidemiologist
April 13, 2020 19:13 - 7 minutes - 6.52 MBA group of academics are calling on the government to get the country back to normal as soon as the lockdown ends, but other experts are saying normality could be months away. The group, led by University of Auckland epidemiologist Simon Thornley, says New Zealand should move to Alert Level 2 as soon as Alert Level 4 is over to protect the economy. Others say it's likely a more gradual easing of restrictions will take place. Professor Michael Baker, an epidemiologist from the University ...
Coronavirus: Resthomes look to buy their own Covid-19 tests
April 13, 2020 19:09 - 4 minutes - 3.96 MBRest homes are now looking at buying their own Covid-19 testing kits after the Ministry of Health refused to test new admissions. Infections have now spread to four rest homes - one in Auckland, one in Waikato and two in Christchurch, including the Rosewood Rest home from where three people have died. Conan Young reports.
Business News for 14 April 2020
April 13, 2020 18:53 - 6 minutes - 5.57 MBNews from the business sector, including a market report.
Coronavirus: Students plead for financial help through lockdown
April 13, 2020 18:44 - 2 minutes - 2.34 MBTertiary students are hoping a promised government package will help students struggling to pay for essentials like food and power because of the lockdown. Students associations say weekly student allowance and loan payments barely cover rent for many students and the casual or part-time work they depend on for other expenses has stopped. RNZ's education correspondent John Gerritsen reports.
Coronavirus: Government launching digital mental health tools
April 13, 2020 18:42 - 1 minute - 1.81 MBThe Government is launching three digital mental health tools today to help people deal with the effects of Covid-19. Two apps and an e-therapy course will use things like daily web seminars and practical tips to help support mental wellbeing. They are being funded by the $500 million Covid-19 health package announced last month and Health Minister David Clark says they should help a lot of people.
Coronavirus: PPE supplies differ by DHB - Green Cross Health
April 13, 2020 18:39 - 3 minutes - 2.85 MBA major healthcare provider is struggling to get personal protection equipment for their staff, with the ability to get the equipment differing from one District Health Board to another. Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said a fortnight ago masks were being distributed to DHBs to give to frontline healthcare workers. He said those workers should be able to feel safe. But Rachael Newfield from Green Cross Health told RNZ political reporter Jo Moir that's not been their experie...
Morning Rural News for 14 April 2020
April 13, 2020 18:22 - 4 minutes - 4.08 MBNews from the rural and farming sector.
Early Business News for 14 April 2020
April 13, 2020 18:20 - 3 minutes - 3.18 MBA brief update from the business sector.
Coronavirus: Recyclables pile up as councils cut services
April 13, 2020 18:16 - 3 minutes - 3.57 MBRecycling has been put on hold by a number of councils during Alert Level 4, but that has left households wondering what to do with an ever increasing pile of paper and plastic. Residents are being urged to hang on to the materials until service is resumed. Many don't have the space to keep four weeks-worth of cardboard, and glass in their homes and throwing it all into the landfill instead raises issues in its own right. So, what can you do to help out? Harry Lock has been investigating...
6am World, Pacific and Sports for 14 April 2020
April 13, 2020 18:00 - 9 minutes - 8.77 MBThe latest World, Pacific and Sports news.
Top Stories for Tuesday 14 April 2020
April 13, 2020 18:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBTop stories this morning... Rest homes consider buying their own Covid 19 testing kits in a bid to keep their residents safe. Stocking shelves at supermarkets is now a desirable job for tens of thousands desperate for work. A major healthcare provider says it is still struggling to get even a week's worth of personal protection
Coastal Weather Forecast for 14 April 2020
April 13, 2020 16:06 - 9 minutes - 8.68 MBCoastal weather report.
Nurse Jenny, Onions and Immunity
April 13, 2020 07:16 - 23 minutes - 43.7 MBFour more people have died from Coronavirus this long weekend but the nation has been buoyed by a shoutout to a kiwi nurse who helped the British PM back to health.
David Eggleton: Poet Laureate
April 12, 2020 23:42 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBNew Zealand’s current Poet Laureate, performance poet, reviewer and non-fiction writer, David Eggleton, talks about his role as a composer of poems for the nation.
Getting the most out of your pantry under lockdown
April 12, 2020 23:30 - 11 minutes - 11 MBKate Marinkovich ran Tomboy Cafe, cakery and eatery in central Wellington until the order came to go into lockdown. She joins Karyn to answer all your culinary lockdown questions.
The birth of a New Zealand anthology
April 12, 2020 23:21 - 9 minutes - 8.36 MBKo Aotearoa Tātou | We Are New Zealand, is a new anthology, born in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque attacks and asks, what is New Zealand now; who are we? Paula Morris has edited the anthology.
Taking ChristChurch's transitional Cathedral services online
April 12, 2020 23:10 - 10 minutes - 9.75 MBThe Dean of Christchurch Cathedral, Dean Lawrence Kimberley, tells Karyn Hay how he began conducting services online to reach many parishioners as possible.
Working from home with Paul Spain
April 12, 2020 22:42 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBNow that WFH (working from home) has become a thing and even a new term in the Oxford dictionary, we check in with Paul Spain, Chief Executive and Futurist, Gorilla Technology, to see what tech he’s been employing in the home office.
Jane Bowron: The demise of columnists
April 12, 2020 22:23 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBIt was only eleven days ago on that German company Bauer Media announced its intention to close its publishing business in New Zealand "due to the severe economic impact of COVID-19". Titles included Women's Weekly, Women's Day, Air New Zealand inflight magazine Kia Ora, North & South, and the New Zealand Listener… Now, when you look up the Listener in Wikipedia now it says, "The New Zealand Listener was a weekly New Zealand magazine that covered the political, cultural and literary lif...
Jane Bowron: My inner fascist
April 12, 2020 22:23 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBKaryn asks the question of writer and columnist, Jane Bowron, “If you were going to write a column this week, what would you write it on?” Jane shares her wit and insight with us on the times we’re living through.
Sam Hunt: Finding poetic inspiration
April 12, 2020 22:05 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBPoet, Sam Hunt, is holed up in the far north with Bob Dylan’s new 16-minute track 'Murder Most Foul' on repeat. Sam takes time out from this epic Dylan-athon to share his thoughts on lockdown and to recite some of his favourite verses.
Victor Rodger: Blokes Vs Books
April 12, 2020 21:46 - 7 minutes - 6.7 MBThere's never been a better time to crack open a good book, or listen to a story. Playwright and actor, Victor Rodger, joins us to talk about a new campaign focusing on New Zealand men and their reading habits.
Getting your greens: gardening at Eastertime
April 12, 2020 21:35 - 10 minutes - 9.59 MBFormer gardening editor of one of the Bauer stable of magazines to be axed, Your Home and Garden, Carol Bucknell talks to Karyn about what to do in the garden while we wait it out, We're growing microgreens and spinach, finding contactless ways of swapping seeds with the neighbours and saving seeds or dividing your favourite plants.
Crunching the Covid-19 numbers: Professor Shaun Hendy
April 12, 2020 21:16 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBPhysicist, professor Shaun Hendy, heads Te Pūnaha Matatini, one of at least three teams crunching the data on Covid19. Shaun explains explains what it's going to take to beat the virus.
Selina Tusitala Marsh: Finding comfort in words
April 12, 2020 21:07 - 9 minutes - 8.64 MBBoth the incoming and the outgoing Poets Laureate join us this morning for some poetic inspiration on Easter Monday. Selina Tusitala Marsh, who has recently handed over the baton to David Eggleton, has written something especially for this day after the mini-storm overnight.