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Healthy Homes: 'Significant' heating problem found as standards take effect Charlie Dreaver © RNZ / Dom Thomas The government's admitted to a "significant" problem with one part of the Healthy Homes Standards, the day they come into effect. It relates to the heating landlords have to install in apartments and new builds. As of today, private landlords must ensure their rental properties comply with the standards within 90 days of any new tenancy. There's been a major problem with the heating assessment - resulting in landlords buying heat pumps and heaters that are too large...

Oranga Tamariki staff did wrong and face losing jobs - Davis © RNZ / Dom Thomas Children's Minister Kelvin Davis has stopped short of saying abuse that closed an Oranga Tamariki residence is systemic, but says the future of staff involved is "up in the air". Davis said chief executive Sir Wira Gardiner had made the right decision in temporarily shutting the facility down after footage emerged of a young person being tackled and held in a headlock. "I back him 100 percent. There were a number of factors that fed into him making that decision and it was the right one to make ... I support him...

Covid-19: No cases in community, four in MIQ - Ministry © RNZ / Dom Thomas The Ministry of Health is reporting no new cases in the community and four in managed isolation and quarantine facilities. © Provided by Radio New Zealand Cuba Street - Wellington in alert level 2 on 24 June 2021 Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas The number of active cases in New Zealand is 30, with one case having recovered. Total confirmed cases are at 2385. The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is three. Since 1 January 2021, there have been 76 historical cases, out of a total of 569 cases. ...

Covid-19 scare in capital: Partner's diagnosis confirms need to see more test results - modeller © RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Confirmation that a Sydney man's partner is positive for the Delta variant means test results from locations the couple visited in Wellington towards the end of their stay are critical, a Covid-19 modeller says. The Sydney man was confirmed as infectious while he visited the city the weekend before last, prompting the government to announce that it was extending alert level 2 in the capital until 11.59pm on Tuesday. But fewer than 700 people got tested in the region on S...

Hate speech law proposals: Jacinda Ardern calls on opposition parties to work together © RNZ / Dom Thomas Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she hopes opposition parties will engage in a meaningful debate over proposed changes to the country's hate speech laws. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says bipartisan support is crucial for hate speech laws. The government wants to introduce harsher penalties for hate speech including up to three years of jail time and fines up to $50,000, as part of its response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the mosque attacks. Morning Report the proposal wa...