Holiday Breakfast

More businesses are expected to be caught failing to comply with the Covid-19 Protection Framework. 
Worksafe has slapped Auckland martial arts gym, Oliver MMA, with a $12,000 fine for allowing unvaccinated staff to work. 
Under the red traffic light setting, gyms can only open - with limits - if staff and customers are jabbed.  
Head of General Inspectorate Simon Humphries told Tim Dower they've received more than a thousand concerns about businesses. 
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Questions are being raised over the spending priorities within corrections. 
Head office numbers have blown out to more than a thousand. 
But it's the salary structure that Sensible Sentencing wants to know more about, 541 staff are earning between $100,000 - $200,000. 
The number paid over $200,000 has tripled from 21 staff to 57. 
On the front line though, there are complaints about staff shortages. 
Sensible Sentencing's Darroch Ball joined the Summer Breakfast. 
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South of Auckland lies the mighty Waikato region and nestled comfortably within it the lush district of Waipa. 
Cambridge and Te Awamutu are the main towns and Waipa is home to more than 56,000 people. 
Mayor Jim Mylchreest is one of them and he joined the Summer Breakfast. 
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The Department of Conservation is warning swimmers in the Tauranga area to stay watchful with a rise in shark sightings. 
Reports of Great Whites have increased since May 2020, and recent photos have identified six individuals. 
Last January, a 19-year old tragically died in a shark attack in Bowentown, so questions are being asked as to whether we should be worried about going in the water this summer. 
Shark scientist Riley Elliott joined the Summer Breakfast. 
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A new study from Germany is sending warning signals to those who like to enjoy a beer in the sun.  
The researchers found drinking in the sun can cause your skin to burn faster. 
But there's more to it than people drinking and then forgetting to use sun cream. 
Molemap dermatologist Dr Niyati Sharma joined the Summer Breakfast. 
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Sol3 Mio have wowed listeners for years, with a number of chart-topping albums and sold out nationwide tours.  
They’ve branched out into radio hosting the Flava Breakfast show.  
Now they're back with their first studio album since 2018 - Coming Home. 
Sol3 Mio joined the Summer Breakfast. 
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The craze of adopting a puppy over lockdown is backfiring. 
Owners who haven't thought it through before taking on a dog, are now looking to re-home their pet.  
There's concern from pet organisations over the number of people ditching their animals. 
Amanda Fraser Jones, of the Chained Dog Rehabilitation and Rehoming New Zealand, told Tim Dower while they take on as many as they can, they can't say yes to every dog. 
“The rest will end up probably either at the pound, who will do a good job of rehoming them if they can, or worst-case scenario.” 
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Comedian Brynley Stent is this year's Billy T Winner for her set soft carnage. 
It explored how she deals with her emotions through the tried and true medium of making inappropriate jokes.  
You've likely seen her on tv a fair bit. In Taskmaster New Zealand, Celebrity Treasure Island and on Shortland Street. 
Brynley Stent joined Tim Dower. 
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Airlines are feeling the turbulence after recent border changes. 
The start of non-MIQ travel has been delayed to late February, impacting tens of thousands of travellers. 
And, anyone coming to New Zealand in the meantime will have to do 10 days isolation in MIQ instead of seven. 
Director of the board of airline representatives Justin Tighe-Umbers told Tim Dower people won't want to come here even with seven days isolation. 
“We need to see those markers put out front, and everyone understands, alright if a new variant comes along then you have to respond, but we’re just calling for that improved certainty in the meantime.” 
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Covid booster shots will be available four months after a second dose, instead of six months. 
The announcement is part of the government's response to the Omicron variant. 
The government won't put anyone up today, so what do the doctors think? 
GP Chair of the Medical Association, Vanessa Weenink, joined Tim Dower. 
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