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On today's episode, Wairoa is now faced with millions of dollars of damage to its infrastructure after severe rain, residents spent their second night in evacuations centres, the Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery visits the regions affected by the weather for a briefing from officials, a big week for the justice portfolio with planned changes to sentencing laws announced, and New Zealand's first Surf Park to be built in Auckland.
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New Zealand's first Surf Park facility has been given the green light to be built on Auckland's North Shore, after getting resource consent from the Environment Ministry. The 43-hectare facility marked for Dairy Flat is set to begin construction later this year. The project is expected to cost about 100 million dollars. The Surf Park will be the first of its kind to be powered by renewable energy. Surf lover and former All Black Sir john Kirwan who heads the project spoke to Corin Dann.
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A report on food waste has found a lot of waste happens long before food gets to consumers. Globally, around 40 per cent of food is wasted and the Prime Minister's Chief Science Adviser Juliet Gerard - whose office wrote the new report - says there's no evidence Aotearoa is doing any better. Climate Change Correspondent Eloise Gibson reports.
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Voting papers will start going out this weekend to residents of Tauranga for the city's first local body election in nearly five years. Last night, four of the mayoral candidates faced off in a debate organised by the Tauranga Business Chamber. RNZ's Libby Kirkby-McLeod has more.
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Ructions continue in the country's medical labs with the largest private operator posting a 16 million dollar loss. This comes on top of an open letter from workers at Awanui Labs to the Health Minister warning its workforce is at breaking point potentially putting patients' lives at risk. RNZ reporter Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipikiss.
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There's been questions about whether contractors were asked to clear the Wairoa River Bar quickly enough by the Hawke's Bay Regional Council, before the heavy rain set in. Contractors in Wairoa had two diggers and a bulldozer were flooded as they tried to clear the Wairoa River bar this week. Hamish Pryde from Pryde contractors spoke to Morning Report,
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The All Blacks have officially launched their season, with coach Scott Robertson and his full squad getting stuck into their first training session in Upper Hutt, ahead of the two test series against England. Hundreds of kids from local primary schools and 17 rugby clubs were there yesterday to watch and chase their favourite players for autographs. Rugby reporter Joe Porter was there.
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An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.
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Market Update for 27 June 2024
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Wellington City Councillors will decide today whether to sell the one-third stake they have in the capital's airport today - and at the same time, make or break the mayor's long term plan. The vote has become increasingly contentious, with councillors who initially supported the sale now saying they'll vote against it. But it's a key pillar in the long-term plan - which will result in an 18-percent rates rise next year, and nearly 2-billion dollars of spending on water infrastructure over the next decade. Mayor Tory Whanau spoke to Ingrid Hipikiss.
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The Wairoa District Council has just had a briefing on the damaged caused by severe weather events in the region. The council says more than 400 properties have been flooded in the past 2 days in the district. RNZ reporter Gianina Schwaneke spoke to Corin Dann.
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Families with young children were among the hundreds evacuating amid rising floodwaters in Wairoa early yesterday morning. The council says more than 400 properties have been flooded in the district. Emily Lloyd, her partner, and children aged two and three had to flee on foot in knee-high water. She spoke to Ingrid Hipikiss.
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Hundreds of residents in Hawke's Bay spent a second night in evacuation centres last night, as the risk of flooding remained overnight. Hastings District Council said despite extra pumps being brought on, they were still unable to cope with the large amount of water flowing into the lagoon last night. In the coastal settlement of Haumoana, Emergency Services staff have been going door to door to warn residents that they may need to evacuate again for a second time. Hawke's Bay civil defence controller Ian Macdonald spoke to Corin Dann.
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The White Ferns must improve dramatically if they're to keep the one-day series against England alive, after the tourists were thumped by nine wickets in the opening game in Durham.
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In a big week for the justice portfolio - planned changes to sentencing laws were announced, the government's new Three Strikes bill was introduced and a petition to make stalking illegal was presented to politicians with over 20-thousand signatures. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith spoke to Corin Dann.
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The government's law and order week continues at pace, with legislation to restore Three Strikes introduced to the House yesterday. The government says it sends a message that repeat violent or sexual offending will not be tolerated. But the opposition is pointing to the Ministry of Justice's own analysis to say it won't work. Political reporter Giles Dexter has the story.
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Tomorrow is the first debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump ahead of their Presidential rematch in November. After an explosive first debate in 2020, no one quite knows how the showdown between the President and his predecessor in Atlanta will shake out. AP's Philip Crowther spoke to Ingrid Hipikiss from Atlanta.
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Almost three years after Timaru was rocked by the tragic death of three young girls at the hands of their mother, the city's mayor hopes her sentencing will bring some closure. Lauren Dickason was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment in the Christchurch High Court yesterday, the beginning of which will be served in a secure mental health facility. Anna Sargent reports.
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An Auckland family says they're heartbroken two beloved members of the family are being told to leave the country by Immigration NZ. Loasi Latu and her husband have lived in New Zealand for decades, and have been told they have until tomorrow to leave the country voluntarily. The couple have overstayed their visas by more than 20 years, but their case is complicated by the fact Loasi is a 24/7 carer for her brother Villiami, and they say they were defrauded by an immigration advisor. Katie Fitzgerald reports.
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Survivors of abuse in care fear the Government's policies will condemn another generation of children to abuse. The 2500-page Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care report was handed over to Governor-General, Dame Cindy Kiro, this week and will be made public next month. But before even receiving the report, the Government has embarked on controversial policies like youth boot camps, charter schools and the repeal of Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act. Timothy Brown reports.
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