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Tonga secures place at top level of international rugby league
November 03, 2019 19:45 - 2 minutes - 2.52 MBTonga has secured its place at the top level of international rugby league by beating the world champion Australians 16 -2 on Saturday. In front of a crowd of more than 25,000 singing fans at Auckland's Eden Park, the Tonga Invitational XIII continued their historic run of wins after beating Great Britain last week. Koro Vakauta is the RNZ Pacific News Editor.
Malaysian postal scam reappears in New Zealand
November 03, 2019 19:41 - 3 minutes - 3.63 MBA long-running Malaysian postal scam that's milked millions of dollars out of New Zealanders has reappeared in the country. The scam involves fake companies sending fake scratch-card lotteries which say the recipient has won prize money - but first must pay the scam companies money to for local taxes and insurance to have their prize released. A significant number of the letters have been delivered to rest homes and retirement villages. John Maynard, National President of the Postal Work...
Drop in flight instructor numbers worries aviation sector
November 03, 2019 19:38 - 3 minutes - 3.31 MBA decline in the number of experienced airplane and helicopter pilot trainers is raising safety fears in the airline industry about the loss of their skills. Aviation sector leaders say growth in the aviation sector means airlines are recruiting seasoned and knowledgeable pilots who might otherwise made a career out of training new pilots. Hamish Cardwell has the story.
Market Update for 4 November 2019
November 03, 2019 19:32 - 1 minute - 1.18 MBA brief update on the movements in the financial sector
90yo woman in hospital after aggravated robbery in Levin
November 03, 2019 19:28 - 4 minutes - 4.41 MBThree young women have been charged with the aggravated robbery of a 90-year-old woman in Levin on Saturday afternoon. The victim remains in a serious condition following the attack in her home, and the trio are due to appear in the Levin Youth Court on Monday. Bernie Wanden is the mayor of Horowhenua.
Climate fears make some question whether to have kids
November 03, 2019 19:21 - 3 minutes - 3.12 MBNew Zealand's population will reach five million in 2020 Over the next few weeks, RNZ is exploring what this means for the country on rnz.co.nz and on air. We'll look at how immigration is increasing New Zealand's population, what has has changed as the population has grown, what has stayed the same, and who the average Kiwi now is. Today we're reporting how the fear of climate change is making some New Zealanders question how many children they should have - or whether they should have ...
Jacket from Grease sells for $400k
November 03, 2019 19:20 - 1 minute - 1.04 MBOlivia Newton-John's iconic outfit from Grease - the black leather jacket and skin-tight trousers - have sold for over $400,000 at an auction. That's more than twice the price it was expected to go for. Hundreds of items were up for sale at the auction in Beverly Hills, California - raising $2.4 million. The auction was fundraising for Ms Newton-John's cancer treatment centre in Australia. The singer is herself fighting breast cancer for the third time since 1992. Also up for sale was Ms...
What the Springboks' Rugby World Cup win means after apartheid
November 03, 2019 19:16 - 5 minutes - 4.88 MBWhen South Africa won its first Rugby World Cup, the country has only just ended the apartheid system. When the Springboks, cheered on by Nelson Mandela, won their second title in 2007, a teenage Siya Kolisi did not even have a television set. Trevor Richards, a founding member of the protest group Halt All Racist Tours (HART) which formed in 1969 to oppose sporting contact with apartheid South Africa, speaks to Corin Dann.
Grace Millane: Could overseas media name the murder-accused?
November 03, 2019 19:09 - 7 minutes - 6.61 MBDespite pleas from the Justice Minister for international media to abide by name suppression laws on a high-profile murder case - there's no guarantee they will. Earlier this year British backpacker Grace Millane was found dead in Auckland - and the man accused of her murder will appear in court on Monday. He has name suppression in New Zealand but suppression law doesn't apply outside our borders and earlier in 2019 international media repeatedly named the man. Media Law expert Ursula C...
Sports News for 4 November 2019
November 03, 2019 19:05 - 2 minutes - 1.95 MBNew Zealand's Ruby Tui has been named the women's sevens player of the year at the World Rugby Awards in Tokyo, which were dominated by the Springboks.
Japan's Rugby World Cup praised as on and off field success
November 03, 2019 18:54 - 4 minutes - 4.52 MBRecord attendances, packed fanzones and record local TV audiences - that's been the story of the first ever Rugby World Cup held in Asia. Even a mid-tournament typhoon that pummeled Japan didn't derail the event that's being hailed for its on and off field success. Clay Wilson reports from Tokyo on six weeks of World Cup action.
Demolition begins for Karangahape Rd City Rail Link station
November 03, 2019 18:51 - 3 minutes - 3.16 MBDemolition work for one of the stations on Auckland's City Rail Link - the new Karangahape Rd station - gets underway on Monday morning. But local businesses are nervous about how it could impact them, especially considering they're already watching another major street redevelopment cause foot traffic to dry up. Dr Sean Sweeney is the chief executive of City Rail Link Limited.
K Road businesses nervous about City Rail Link works
November 03, 2019 18:48 - 2 minutes - 2.21 MBLocal businesses in K Road are worried demolition work needed to make way for the new Karangahape Rd (K Rd) City Rail Link station will cost them money. RNZ Reporter Amy Williams is on K Rd.
Winston Peters' high court case begins
November 03, 2019 18:44 - 3 minutes - 3.63 MBThe Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters is expected to take the stand at the High Court in Auckland on Monday as his much-anticipated privacy lawsuit kicks off. The first day will see the New Zealand First leader's case laid out against two former National Party ministers, top civil servants and a government department. He claims his privacy was breached in the lead-up to the 2017 election campaign.
Ardern surprised by question on sheep placenta cream at summit
November 03, 2019 18:44 - 3 minutes - 3.64 MBSheep placenta cream - ever heard of it? The Thai Prime Minister has and referenced it while talking with Jacinda Ardern about their respective countries working more closely together on high value agricultural goods. Trade and regional security will occupy the ASEAN leaders, and dialogue partners including New Zealand, as they head back to the East Asia Summit meeting later today. Ms Ardern is spending one night on Bangkok for the Summit which has become the main game in town after the ...
New Zealand hit by summer temperatures a month early
November 03, 2019 18:34 - 6 minutes - 6.4 MBSummer is still a month away but parts of the country were experiencing summertime temperatures of the weekend. Otago, Canterbury, and Marlborough were among the hotspots thanks to hot air blown from Australia. Chris Brandolino from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research speaks to Corin Dann.
Senior police officer claims bullying in the force is serious and happening now
November 03, 2019 18:26 - 3 minutes - 3.25 MBA serving senior police officer has come forward to RNZ to back up anonymous claims that bullying in the police force is serious, endemic and happening now. He completely rejects the Police Minister's assertion it's all in the past . The officer is one or more than 120 sworn and non-sworn police employees RNZ has now talked to about bullying in the organisation. Ben Strang has more.
Three youths charged with aggravated robbery in Levin
November 03, 2019 18:21 - 4 minutes - 4.6 MBThree young women have been charged with the aggravated robbery of a 90-year-old woman in Levin and are due to appear in the Levin Youth Court on Monday. The victim remains in a serious condition in hospital following the attack in her home on Saturday afternoon. Terry Hemmingsen is the President of Horowhenua Grey Power.
Springboks expert reflects on RWC win
November 03, 2019 18:13 - 8 minutes - 7.8 MB"We can achieve anything if we work together as one." That was the heartfelt message the Springboks captain Siya Kolisi had for his country after he led his team to its third Rugby World cup victory and became the first ever black captain to lift the Webb Ellis Cup. John Carlin is the author of Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation, which tells the story of the 1995 Rugby World Cup final.
Grace Millane trial begins
November 03, 2019 18:10 - 2 minutes - 2.82 MBThe trial of the man accused of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane starts today. Miss Millane's body was found in the Waitakere Ranges a week after she went missing from Auckland city centre. A man - who has name suppression - was charged with murder and now almost a year after Miss Millane went mssing he will stand trial in the High Court at Auckland. RNZ court reporter Anneke Smith will be there and speaks to Susie Ferguson.
Business News for 4 November 2019
November 03, 2019 17:49 - 9 minutes - 8.7 MBNews from the business sector, including a market report.
Tonga's top rugby league players create history
November 03, 2019 17:47 - 2 minutes - 2.61 MBTonga's top rugby league players have created history by producing one of the sport's biggest upsets, beating the world champion Australians in Auckland over the weekend. The Tonga Invitational XIII kept the star-studded Kangaroos scoreless in the second half of their encounter, to hold on to win 16-12. RNZ Pacific's Talei Anderson was at Eden Park to see it all.
Jacinda Ardern responds to Shane Jones' immigration comments
November 03, 2019 17:41 - 1 minute - 1.18 MBShane Jones has been told to apologise or resign over his comments towards the immigrant community, saying people unhappy should get on the next plane home. RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson is in Bangkok with the Prime Minister for the annual East Asia Summit. She asked Jacinda Ardern about the Indian community's concerns.
Indian community tells Shane Jones to apologise or resign
November 03, 2019 17:38 - 2 minutes - 2.82 MBApologise or resign - that's the message from the Indian Community to New Zealand First MP Shane Jones. Around 200 people gathered in Auckland's Aotea Square on Sunday, voicing their disgust after Mr Jones urged anyone unhappy with immigration policy changes to get on the first plane home. RNZ reporter Katie Doyle was there.
Morning Rural News for 4 November 2019
November 03, 2019 17:26 - 4 minutes - 4.41 MBNews from the rural and farming sector.
Early Business News for 4 November 2019
November 03, 2019 17:21 - 3 minutes - 2.96 MBA brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Jacinda Ardern downplays possible RCEP breakthrough
November 03, 2019 17:10 - 3 minutes - 2.9 MBJacinda Ardern has played down the prospect of a breakthrough in the seven-year long RCEP trade negotiations at the East Asia Summit. India has been reported as the last hold-out to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership deal first mooted in 2012. The summit has taken on greater importance with the cancellation of APEC in a fortnight's time due to civil unrest in Chile. The Prime Minister is in Bangkok with other ministers to discuss regional security issues, sustainable develop...
Sports News for 4 November 2019
November 03, 2019 17:06 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBSouth African flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit has been named World Rugby's men's player of the year, with the Springboks scooping the major awards 24 hours after winning the Rugby World Cup.
Sports News for 4 November 2019
November 03, 2019 17:06 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBSouth African flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit has been named World Rugby's men's player of the year, with the Springboks scooping the major awards 24 hours after winning the Rugby World Cup.
Top Stories for Monday 4 November 2019
November 03, 2019 17:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBThe man charged with murdering British tourist Grace Millane goes on trial today. South Africa celebrates winning the Rugby World Cup. A warning for elderly Levin residents after a 90-year-old woman is attacked in her home.
Mercury transit to be visible from New Zealand in November
October 31, 2019 19:57 - 2 minutes - 2.72 MBNew Zealanders will be able to see the rare transit of Mercury an astronomer on Captain Cook's first voyage to Aotearoa observed 250 years ago in a little under two weeks. The transit will happen on 12 November and won't happen again until 2039. In the leadup to the event a nationwide tour of astronomers will begin on Tuesday. Ian Griffin is an astronomer and the Otago Museum director.
Installation will tell story of Tokelauans sold into slavery
October 31, 2019 19:54 - 2 minutes - 2.76 MBThe little known history of the abductions of Tokelauans and their sale into slavery in the world's last slave market in Peru is the subject of a new art installation that was launched this week in Porirua. In the late 1800's, Tokelau's population plummeted to 85 people, because of slavery. The work, Cry of the Stolen People, will tell that story at the 2020 Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture in Hawai'i. Dominic Godfrey was at the launch.
Nepal aims to double visitors as NZ tourism slows
October 31, 2019 19:50 - 3 minutes - 3.56 MBAfter years of rapid growth, the number of tourists coming to New Zealand from China and India is slowing. But the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal is successfully enticing more of its near neighbours to visit. Lynn Freeman went to Nepal to assess the developing nation's tourism potential and to find out if there are lessons it can learn from New Zealand. Lynn’s trip to Nepal was funded by a grant from the Asia NZ Foundation.
Calls for more Korean mental health resources
October 31, 2019 19:44 - 4 minutes - 4 MBKorean mental health workers are calling for more resources in their communities in New Zealand, especially when the cultural norm is to turn to alcohol instead of counselling. South Korea has the highest suicide rate for OECD countries. Locals who work in mental health here say those mindsets, combined with the unique struggles of immigration paint a grim picture for Koreans in New Zealand. Jessie Chiang reports.
Shelly Bay development gets resource consent
October 31, 2019 19:40 - 3 minutes - 3.76 MBA new resource consent has been granted for the Shelly Bay development in Wellington. The original consent was quashed in December 2018 after a business group, Enterprise Miramar, appealed against the decision. When developers The Wellington Company filed a second consent application, the Wellington City Council appointed independent commissioners to make the decision. Ian Cassells is the director of The Wellington Company.
Black Caps might get a smidgen of revenge vs England
October 31, 2019 19:38 - 2 minutes - 2.61 MBJust under four months after their agonising Cricket World Cup loss to England, the Black Caps finally get the chance for at a smidgen of revenge. The two sides play the first of four T20 matches at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Friday afternoon. The memory of that loss runs deep for the Black Caps and RNZ sports editor Stephen Hewson reports there's no way the Black Caps can erase the memory of that July day at Lord's in London.
Market Update for Friday 1 November 2019
October 31, 2019 19:30 - 1 minute - 1.57 MBA brief update on the movements in the financial sector.
Justice Minister questions ability of advertising watchdog
October 31, 2019 19:28 - 3 minutes - 2.94 MBThe Justice Minister is questioning the ability of a key industry watchdog to regulate election year advertising, due to an adverse decision against him last month. Andrew Little was talking about how the government aims to crack down on misinformation campaigns, and potentially for two contentious referenda, when he said he had little confidence in the judgement of the Advertising Standards Authority. Last month the Authority dismissed a complaint he made in a personal capacity about a ...
England line-up unchanged for Rugby World Cup final
October 31, 2019 19:21 - 7 minutes - 6.8 MBEngland has names an unchanged line-up from the side that steam rolled the All Blacks for the Rugby World Cup decider on Saturday against South Africa. The Springboks have just one change - the return of wing Cheslin Kolbe after injury. When the Springboks triumphed in Johannesburg 24 years ago there was just one black player in the starting XV, Chester Williams. By the time of their second World Cup win in 2007, there were still only two. This time, in Rassie Erasmus's squad of 31, 11 a...
Otautau reeling after 8yo's death - mayor
October 31, 2019 19:18 - 2 minutes - 2.01 MBThe Mayor of Southland and former police officer Gary Tong says the rural town of Otautau is reeling from Wednesday night's death of an 8-year-old boy. A boy appeared in the Youth Court on Thursday afternoon charged with murder. Susie Ferguson speaks to Gary Tong.
Rebuild agency slammed by council staff
October 31, 2019 19:15 - 3 minutes - 3.3 MBA major part of a plan to restore Christchurch's red zone that has taken two years and $5 million to draw up is now being blasted as unachievable, unviable and undesirable. The document has been created by the government's rebuild agency Regenerate Christchurch and is supposed to guide a $40 million project to green the rubble of neighbourhoods abandoned after the quakes. Conan Young reports.
Measles epidemic inevitable in Samoa - expert
October 31, 2019 19:10 - 4 minutes - 4.34 MBAn immunisation expert is terrified the three measles-related deaths in Samoa signal the inevitable beginning of an epidemic in the Pacific Island nation. There are now 314 suspected cases in Samoa, where three people - including two babies - are thought to have died from the disease. Immunology and vaccine specialist at the University of Auckland, Dr Helen Petousis-Harris, says New Zealand should have done more to protect Samoa from the outbreak.
Sports News for 1 November 2019
October 31, 2019 19:06 - 2 minutes - 2.41 MBIf the Black Caps are looking to move on the from their Cricket World Cup loss, they may struggle as England are more than willing to talk about it.
75 years since Polish refugees arrived in Pahiatua
October 31, 2019 18:56 - 3 minutes - 3.66 MBSeventy-five years ago today, 703 Polish children traded in Persia for Pahiatua as the first refugees to New Zealand. The mostly orphaned children arrived by boat from what's now Iran to their new home on 1 November 1944. This weekend the now-elderly refugee children and their families will gather in Wellington and the Wairarapa to commemorate their arrival here. RNZ reporter Charlotte Cook joined two of the remaining original 'Polish Pahiatua Children'.
The Welsh Kiwi connection
October 31, 2019 18:50 - 5 minutes - 5.06 MBWhile the majority of those in New Zealand on Friday evening will be donning all black, there's sure to be a small number of those dressed in red. History is against the Dragons as Wales has only having ever beaten New Zealand three times in 35 matches. To look ahead to this evening's third-place play off, RNZ reporter Harry Lock has been finding out about the Kiwi-Cymru connection.
Australians take legal action over firefighting foam
October 31, 2019 18:45 - 4 minutes - 4.67 MBHundreds of New Zealanders whose properties surround Defence Force bases in Ohakea, Woodbourne, Whenuapai, and Devonport will be keeping a close eye on legal action in Australia. Across the Tasman up to 40,000 people who live and work on land contaminated by the chemical compound P-FAS are suing the Australian Government, arguing their property values have plummeted. The chemicals, found in now-banned firefighting foam used on military bases, have been linked to cancer and thyroid diseas...
Two new wildfires break out in California
October 31, 2019 18:41 - 4 minutes - 4.24 MBFirefighters in Southern California are battling to contain two new wildfires this morning. The Hillside Fire broke out in San Bernardino and quickly entered some neighborhoods, prompting evacuations. The fires ignited as Southern California continued to face strong winds. RNZ's correspondent Rachel Silverman is in California.
National Party policy proposal criticised at Royal Commission
October 31, 2019 18:35 - 3 minutes - 3.06 MBThe Royal Commission investigating abuse in care has been told the National Party's proposal to block gang affiliates' access to the benefit if they're unable to prove legal income would only enhance the problems the inquiry was established to address. Twenty-eight witnesses are giving evidence to the Royal Commission into abuse in state and faith-based care at a hearing in Auckland. Katie Scotcher reports.
Gun show can't get a plug in its local paper
October 31, 2019 18:28 - 2 minutes - 2.82 MBOrganisers of a gun show selling legal antique firearms can't get a plug in their local paper due to a ban on all firearms content. The news website Stuff put a blanket-ban in place across all its national mastheads on any advertisement selling guns or promoting gun shows in the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks. But organisers of the Taranaki Gun Show say they're historians, researchers and that the show isn't just guns but militaria and memorabilia. Morning Report producer Jeremy...
US lawmakers vote on next phase of Trump impeachment inquiry
October 31, 2019 18:21 - 6 minutes - 5.96 MBThe US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to formally proceed with the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. The measure detailed how the inquiry will move into a more public phase and was not a vote on whether to impeach the president. The vote was the first formal test of support for impeachment in the Democratic-controlled house. RNZ's correspondent in Washington DC is Kevin McAleese.