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UK and NZ tax situations different - Christopher Luxon
October 04, 2022 18:45 - 7 minutes - 6.94 MBThe National Party leader says the situation in New Zealand is different to the UK where tax cuts have contributed to market turmoil. The British Government's tax cut plans, funded by a hike in borrowing caused the pound to plunge last week. On Tuesday UK Chancellor of the Exchequor Kwasi Kwarteng announced the plan to cut the top tax rate had been axed in response to the furore. National has proposed its own tax package in New Zealand if elected next year, which includes reducing the to...
Teachers' union leader wants streaming ditched
October 04, 2022 18:38 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MBA teachers' union leader is advocating for high schools to ditch streaming, which arranges students into classes based on their perceived ability. It's been shown to be particularly harmful to Maori and Pacific children, and schools that have abandoned the practice have seen improvements. The PPTA's vice president Chris Abercrombie says his pitch to stop streaming has garnered a positive response from members at the organisation's annual conference. He's optimistic they'll vote to suppor...
Women's Rugby World Cup could fill Eden Park
October 04, 2022 18:34 - 3 minutes - 3.07 MBThe women's rugby world cup kicks off at Eden Park this Saturday, and it's already attracting record numbers. Organisers say they're poised to create history on day one by bringing in the biggest audience a women's rugby match has ever seen. It could be the first women's sport event to fill Eden Park. Lauren Crimp reports.
Former police officer concerned about patrols in malls
October 04, 2022 18:26 - 2 minutes - 2.4 MBA former police officer says increased police patrols in shopping malls may shift smash and grabs to more isolated stores. The police say they are increasing foot and vehicle patrols at malls after a series of violent robberies, mostly targeting jewellery stores. Reporter Mohammad Alafeshat talked to shoppers at Auckland's Westfield St Lukes.
Temperatures could drop up to 15C in 18 hours
October 04, 2022 18:19 - 6 minutes - 6.34 MBIf you think it's cold now, wait till you see the temperature this afternoon. Icy Antarctic air is moving up the country, but a second, more intense front will make it even colder later today. Temperatures are forecast to drop by up to 15 degrees in less than 18 hours in some places. Snow is falling on South Island roads, and could fall to sea level at Christchurch and further south later. NIWA meteorologist Chris Brandolino spoke to Corin Dann.
Pinnacle Health not sure how many people affected by cyber attack
October 04, 2022 18:16 - 3 minutes - 3.17 MBPinnacle Midlands Health is still investigating a major cyber attack in which hackers stole patient data from up to 450,000 people across the North Island. The attack comes less than a year after the Government announced $75 million in funding to boost cyber security in the health system. Pinnacle chief executive Justin Butcher told Morning Report they are unable to update yet how many people have been affected. He says they have a fair idea of how the breach occurred, but declined to...
IT expert warning for Pinnacle Health hack victims
October 04, 2022 18:09 - 5 minutes - 4.66 MBPinnacle Midlands Health is still investigating a major cyber attack in which hackers stole patient data from up to 450,000 people across the North Island. The attack comes less than a year after the Government announced $75 million in funding to boost cyber security in the health system. Aura Information Security cyber security expert Alastair Miller spoke to Corin Dann.
Business News for Wednesday 5 October 2022
October 04, 2022 17:54 - 4 minutes - 3.68 MBBussiness news for Wednesday 5 October 2022.
North Korea fires missile over Japan
October 04, 2022 17:44 - 3 minutes - 3.14 MBNorth Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan yesterday, racheting up the tension in the region. Warning systems were triggered in the north of Japan, sending residents funnelling into bomb shelters. Japan correspondent Chris Gilbert, spoke to producer Ben Strang about North Korea's show of power.
Early Sports News for Wednesday 5 October 2022
October 04, 2022 17:38 - 3 minutes - 3.13 MBA brief update from the RNZ sports team.
Morning Rural News for Wednesday 5 October 2022
October 04, 2022 17:27 - 3 minutes - 3.61 MBNews from the rural and farming sector.
Early Business News for Wednesday 5 October 2022
October 04, 2022 17:20 - 2 minutes - 2.24 MBA brief update from the business sector.
Chance of snowy roads in the South Island
October 04, 2022 17:09 - 4 minutes - 3.69 MBDrivers travelling across the South Island could be met with snow-covered roads this morning with a heavy downfall forecast. Warnings are in place for several alpine passes, and up to four centimetres of snow is expected to settle on some roads. With a second cold front expected to bring snow to sea level in Christchurch this afternoon, Waka Kotahi says drivers should take extra care. South Island journey manager Tresca Forrester spoke to Corin Dann.
Top Stories for Wednesday 5 October 2022
October 04, 2022 17:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBIt's still not clear how many of Pinnacle Midlands Health's 450-thousand patients have had their data stolen in a cyber attack. If you think it's cold now, wait until this afternoon when temperatures plummet and snow falls in the south. A teachers' union leader wants high schools to ditch streaming.
Call for government to save historic nurses home in New Plymouth
October 03, 2022 19:58 - 3 minutes - 3.31 MBHeritage enthusiasts are calling for the government to step in and save the historic Barrett St Nurses Home in New Plymouth. They say the protected building is falling to pieces while Land Information NZ - or LINZ - is making the land-banked property safe enough to offer to iwi. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.
Wellington streets stand in for 1920s New York
October 03, 2022 19:50 - 3 minutes - 3.02 MBWellingtonians may notice a few streets in the centre city look a little bit different this week. The city is acting as a stand-in for 1920s New York for the filming of an upcoming Taika Waititi TV show. Time Bandits is a remake of a 1981 movie and follows the time-travelling adventures of an 11-year-old who discovers a portal is his bedroom. Wellington NZ chief executive John Allen spoke to Corin Dann.
Māori ward seats up for grabs in Nelson for the first time
October 03, 2022 19:48 - 3 minutes - 3.07 MBMāori wards have been established for the first time for Te Tauihu in the Nelson/Whakatū and Marlborough local body elections. Samantha Gee has been speaking to the candidates who hope to win one of the two seats up for grabs.
Healthy Homes Initiative improving health of vulnerable
October 03, 2022 19:45 - 4 minutes - 4.24 MBThe latest report card on the Government's Healthy Homes Initiative shows it is improving the health of vulnerable families. The programme identifies people living in poor-quality housing and provides things like curtains, insulation, and alternative accommodation when needed. The three year evaluation has found it reduces people's chance of going to hospital by 20 percent, and is also boosting employment and school attendance. One of the report's authors Nevil Pierse spoke to Corin Dann...
Frustration over potholes growing in Northland
October 03, 2022 19:39 - 3 minutes - 3.33 MBFrustration over potholes is growing around the country. Locals in Northland worry slow progress on their region's broken roads is going to cost lives and keep a choke hold on the region's economy. The problem is being blamed on an usually wet winter and a general lack of maintenance investment. Andrew Ritchie owns a car and truck rental company in Northland. He spoke to Susie Ferguson.
Voter turnout climbing slightly in local body elections
October 03, 2022 19:35 - 3 minutes - 2.8 MBVoters in the main centres are starting to show a bit more interest in the local body elections as Saturday's deadline looms. Turnout in Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin is slightly ahead of where it was at this stage last time and Christchurch is five percentage points up. It's a different story in the provincial cities though. Mohammad Alafeshat has more.
Market Update for 4 October 2022
October 03, 2022 19:28 - 1 minute - 1.54 MBBusiness update for 4 October 2022
Auckland Airport under fire for leaving passengers on floor
October 03, 2022 19:23 - 5 minutes - 4.73 MBAuckland Airport has come under fire for forcing over 100 passengers to sit on a cold floor overnight after refusing them entry to the international departure lounge. The passengers who had flown from Samoa and were on the way to Australia had arrived just after 2am on Sunday morning, and were told they couldn't go through the security screening point until 5am, forcing them sit in a cold hallway for 3 hours in the middle of the night. General Manager Operations at Auckland Airport Anna ...
Covid-19 case numbers rising again after September dip
October 03, 2022 19:17 - 5 minutes - 5.34 MBThere were almost 10,000 new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand and 33 new deaths last week, the Ministry of Health reported yesterday. Over 1000 of the new cases are reinfections. Case numbers appear to be rising again over the last two weeks after hitting a low in September. Epidemiologist Michael Baker spoke to Corin Dann.
GNS study looks at how parts of NZ would behave in quakes
October 03, 2022 19:12 - 5 minutes - 5.45 MBThe chances of the ground shaking more violently in a quake is much higher than previously thought for large parts of the country. A major project from GNS science looked at how different parts of the country might behave in the event of large magnitude earthquakes, and found some alarming results. Project lead Dr Matt Gerstenberger spoke to Susie Ferguson.
Switching power companies could save hundreds per year
October 03, 2022 18:53 - 3 minutes - 3.03 MBSwitching power companies is put in the too-hard basket by many of us but new data shows significant discrepancies in pricing that could be hard to ignore. Independent comparison website Powerswitch says electricity prices are going up around the country but with that has come a growing difference between the plans available to consumers. Powerswitch manager Paul Fuge says hundreds of dollars a year can be saved by choosing the right provider. He spoke to Corin Dann.
Providers say families still living in cold, damp homes
October 03, 2022 18:49 - 6 minutes - 5.74 MBThe government's Healthy Homes Initiative is being credited with improving vulnerable people's health, but those providing support says many whānau are still suffering in cold, damp houses. The programme run by Health NZ arranges for health and sustainability organisations to assess the homes of low-income families and provide improvements like new curtains, insulation and draft stoppers. It's helped over 142,000 people in eleven regions to date, and will expand to cover the whole countr...
Ukraine fighters make further territory gains
October 03, 2022 18:45 - 4 minutes - 4.43 MBUkraine fighters have made further gains in occupied territories overnight, to the point where Russia no longer holds the full territory of any of the regions it has laid claim to. The Kremlin says it will consult with residents living in two of the Ukrainian regions it moved to annex last week - Kherson and Zaporizhzhia - on how their borders should be defined. The Duma has ratified the annexation of the four regions in eastern Ukraine. Thousands of Russians were sent home after being w...
Brazil election vote closer than expected
October 03, 2022 18:43 - 1 minute - 1.82 MBThe vote in the Presidential election in Brazil was a lot tighter than many had expected. It turns out that opinion polls had vastly underestimated support for the current President, the far right Jair Bolsonaro. That means that the former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, failed to secure the overall majority he needed and there'll now be a run-off vote. Susie Ferguson spoke to a João Onety, a journalist in Brazil about the intense election campaigning that has taken place.
Do Wellington residents care about the city?
October 03, 2022 18:25 - 3 minutes - 3.6 MBThe Capital is on track for its usual low turnout in this Saturday's local body election deadline, but does that mean residents don't care about their city? Reporter Kirsty Frame climbed on board several buses to find out for herself what people think.
Tax cut backflip undermines trust in Truss
October 03, 2022 18:22 - 4 minutes - 4.1 MBA tax-cut backflip has undermined confidence in the UK's new Prime Minister Liz Truss and her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng. The U-turn comes after a growing Conservative revolt over the policy and a turbulent reaction from markets. Queen Mary University of London professor of politics Tim Bale spoke to Morning Report.
Public transport users livid at Auckland train shutdown plans
October 03, 2022 18:17 - 5 minutes - 5.03 MBA lobby group says Auckland Transport's decision to close a number of train lines for months next year is a bolt out of the blue. Thousands of commuters on the Onehunga, Southern and Eastern lines will have to catch buses instead. Jon Reeves from the Public Transport Users Association told Morning Report that they've been trying to rebuild patronage after Covid-19 - and this is just going to turn back people into driving cars. He is skeptical that bus replacement services will cope beca...
Principals worry students will drop out over holidays
October 03, 2022 18:12 - 3 minutes - 2.92 MBAuckland principals worry many senior students will drop out of school over the holidays and not return to finish their qualifications next term. They say more teens are leaving school early to take up jobs, continuing a spike that started last year. Here's education correspondent John Gerritsen.
Earthquake risk rises after new modelling
October 03, 2022 18:08 - 3 minutes - 3.3 MBThe earthquake risk for large parts of the country has increased by an average of 50 percent, In the Wairarapa, Auckland and Northland it's tripled according to new modelling from GNS. Phil Pennington reports
Sports News for 4 October 2022
October 03, 2022 18:06 - 1 minute - 984 KBThe Black Ferns co-captain Ruahei Demant expects the atmosphere of their opening match of the Rugby World Cup to be unlike anything they've experienced.
Sports News for 4 October 2022
October 03, 2022 18:06 - 1 minute - 984 KBThe Black Ferns co-captain Ruahei Demant expects the atmosphere of their opening match of the Rugby World Cup to be unlike anything they've experienced.
Business News for 4 October 2022
October 03, 2022 17:55 - 5 minutes - 5.4 MBBussiness news for 4 October 2022
UK government abandons plan to cut tax for top earners
October 03, 2022 17:42 - 5 minutes - 5.16 MBThe UK Government hss abandoned its plan to cut taxes for top earners. The backflip comes days after the policy was announced, and sent the pound plunging. The move has tarnished the Conservative Party's image as strong economic managers, and undermined confidence in new Prime Minister Liz Truss. UK correspondent Olly Barratt spoke to Susie Ferguson.
Early Sports News for 4 October 2022
October 03, 2022 17:34 - 3 minutes - 3.13 MBA brief update from the RNZ sports team.
Morning Rural News for 4 October 2022
October 03, 2022 17:22 - 3 minutes - 3.61 MBNews from the rural and farming sector.
Early Business News for 4 October 2022
October 03, 2022 17:20 - 1 minute - 1.54 MBA brief update from the business sector.
University union members planning to strike
October 03, 2022 17:14 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MBUnion members at all eight of Aotearoa's universities will strike for higher pay later this week. They're calling for a pay increase of eight percent to match the rising cost of living, and action could last up to two weeks. Just weeks before university exams, 7000 employees will stop working in some form which will disrupt lectures, workshops, and a variety of campus operations. The Tertiary Education Union's national secretary Sandra Grey spoke to Corin Dann.
20 percent of year 13s dropped out of Manurewa high school
October 03, 2022 17:11 - 4 minutes - 3.95 MBNumbers in Auckland high schools are dwindling with more students swapping study for full-time work before they've finished their qualifications. Years of pandemic-related disruptions have left some students so far behind they've lost motivation to catch up, and are instead choosing to enter the workforce early. A fifth of year thirteens have already dropped out of James Cook High School in Manurewa. Its principal Grant McMillan spoke to Susie Ferguson.
Sports News for 4 October 2022
October 03, 2022 17:05 - 57 seconds - 899 KBSport news for 4 October 2022
Top Stories for Tuesday 4 October 2022
October 03, 2022 17:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBIt's Ratu, Tuesday October the 4th Anei nga kaupapa mo tenei haora.. Top stories this morning... The Shaky Isles just got shakier, GNS has revised its hazards model and is forcastiing shaking in an earthquake is going to be 50 percent greater than previously thought in large parts of the country. Growing numbers of senior students are ditching school, principals say its a worrying trend. Public transport advocates are outraged at Auckland Transport's plan to close down entire train lines...
Rovanperä wins Rally New Zealand
October 02, 2022 19:52 - 3 minutes - 3.66 MBThe Rally of New Zealand returned to our shores for the first time in 10 years. Thirteen thousand spectators came out to watch the final stage on Sunday at Jack's Ridge near Auckland. Finland's 22-year-old Kalle Rovanperä became the youngest World Rally Championship winner, by wrapping up his fifth win of the season. Kiwi drivers Hayden Paddon and Shane van Gisbergen finished sixth and ninth respectively. Rally New Zealand chairman Peter Johnston spoke to Susie Ferguson.
Mayoral candidate wants New Plymouth Council to fix property drama
October 02, 2022 19:50 - 3 minutes - 3.08 MBA New Plymouth mayoral candidate is calling on the council to honour a commitment it gave to help a family caught in a six-year wrangle with a property developer. Victoria and Tim Coleman say the council promised to build a retaining wall after the boundary between their property and a subdivision was excavated - undermining their home - but nothing has happened. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.
US pledging new initiatives in South Pacific
October 02, 2022 19:45 - 4 minutes - 4.34 MBThe United States is looking to make good on its newfound commitment to this region by rolling out an ambitious new road map for the island-nations of the South Pacific. The American government has pledged $US810 million - that's nearly $NZ1.5 billion - on a raft of new initiatives in trade, education and climate control that "seek to improve the lives and wellbeing of all Pacific Islanders". Of particular diplomatic interest in Wellington is sure to be the Biden-Harris plan's historic a...
Expert on Russia being voted out of International Civil Aviation Organisation
October 02, 2022 19:40 - 5 minutes - 5.39 MBRussia has been voted off the United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organization. It's seen partly as retaliation for bombing airports in Ukraine and violating other international aviation agreements. Earlier this year, Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing Russian companies to repossess planes leased from international companies - effective stealing $10 billion of airplanes. Former Aviation New Zealand chief executive Irene King spoke to Susie Ferguson.
Market Update for three october 2022
October 02, 2022 19:30 - 1 minute - 1.22 MBBusiness update for [three october 2022]
Steven Adams signs $25m contract with Memphis Grizzlies
October 02, 2022 19:24 - 5 minutes - 4.77 MBNew Zealand basketball star Steven Adams has signed a two year, $25 million contract extension with his NBA team the Memphis Grizzlies. Adams joined the team last year after being traded from the New Orleans Pelicans. He is already New Zealand's highest paid professional athlete ever, and the new deal will push his career cash earnings to more than $US170 million - that's $NZ300 million. Drew Hill is a reporter covering the Memphis Grizzlies for the Daily Memphian and the host of the Dai...