Summer Report for Thursday 10 January 2019
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Beer tasting: Fork Hyperlocal
8:55 AM.RNZ Summer Report presenters Chris Bramwell and Craig McCulloch sample a different beer every day with Steph Coutts from Craft Beer College in Wellington. Today's tipple: Fork Brewcorp Hyperlocal Pale… Read more Audio
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DOC braces for 'mega mast' in 2019
8:47 AM.Conservationists are calling on the Department of Conservation to ramp up its response to what's being called a mega mast, which could unleash a plague of predators on threatened native species. Audio
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Summer Kiwaha with Shannon Haunui-Thompson
8:44 AM.Time now for the second in our series of te reo Maori pieces where RNZ's Shannon Haunui-Thompson and I talk about kupu and kiwaha, words and phrases, with a summer flavour. Audio
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Internal Affairs has NZ's most popular baby names for 2018
8:40 AM.Internal Affairs has released the country's most popular baby names for 2018, and again Oliver and Charlotte have topped the list. Audio
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NZ population could hit 5 million this year
8:37 AM.New Zealand's population is ticking closer and closer to five million and It's estimated the country's population increases by one person every 5 minutes and 26 seconds. Audio
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Surfers gather in Taranaki for national champs
8:33 AM.Surfers aged between nine and 72 years old have been rubbing shoulders with World Surf League competitor Ricardo Christie at the National Championships in Taranaki this week. Audio
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Friends save dolphins in Wgtn harbour
8:32 AM.A group of friends scrambled down a rocky cliff face to rescue to dolphins stranded on rocks in Wellington Habour yesterday. Melissa Prowse sayse about 50 dolphins were playing in the harbour but two… Read more Audio
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Councillor's water bottling idea blasted by advocacy group
8:30 AM.Water rights campaigners are strongly criticising a Christchurch city councillor's suggestion that the council get into the water bottling business. Audio
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Eden Park Trust financial woes to get worse
8:22 AM.The clock is ticking to solve Eden Park's financial woes before the guarantee on its multi-million-dollar loan runs out later this year.
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff spoke to Craig McCulloch and invited… Read more Audio
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Calls for more LGBTQ training for aged-care workers
8:18 AM.An elderly gay man says same-sex relationships are often kept under wraps in retirement villages - and it's creating needless stress for people who deserve better. Audio
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Chinese Workers out of pocket and home
8:16 AM.A group of Chinese workers brought to New Zealand for work are hunting for somewhere to stay after they were kicked out of their South Auckland accommodation. The men were trespassed on Monday and a… Read more Audio
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ICC offer 15 day corruption amnesty
8:14 AM.The International Cricket Council has announced a 15-day amnesty for people who have previously failed to report corrupt conduct in Sri Lankan cricket. Audio
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SFO warns millions of public funds potentially misused
8:10 AM.The Serious Fraud Office has flagged with the Government that millions of dollars of public money is potentially being misused. The chief executive of the SFO, Julie Read, says it's been estimated in… Read more Audio
