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Morning Report for Friday 13 March 2015
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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WOMAD organisers say event is almost a sellout
8:50 AM.Organisers of the three-day Womad music festival starting in New Plymouth tonight say the event is close to being a sellout. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 13 March 2015
8:48 AM.More protection's coming in for sacred sites; New figures show about half as many Maori run their own businesses compared with the total population; Te Puni Kokiri says work needs to be done to help… Read more Audio
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Tenant fear state housing sales will harm vulnerable people
8:40 AM.State house tenants have told the Finance Minister, Bill English, they fear the Government's plans to sell state homes will result in vulnerable people forced out of their homes. Audio
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Govt executive appointed to look at Public Service in Akl
8:37 AM.A top government manager is to be based in Auckland in an effort to improve public services in the city. Audio
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Jury told tissue on polo shirt definitely brain
8:29 AM.The jury in the Mark Lundy murder trial was told yesterday that tissue found on one of his polo shirts was definitely brain, and microscopic paint flakes found in skull bone could only have got there… Read more Audio
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Cyclone coordination continues in Port Vila
8:23 AM.Peter Korisa is Vanuatu's National Disaster Management Office's operations manager. Audio
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Napier man dies after being arrested by police
8:22 AM.The police say the 53-year-old man died last night after being called to reports of an attack on the man's parents in their Hastings home earlier in the evening. Audio
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Police officers shot after Ferguson protest
8:18 AM.Police in the US are questioning two men and one woman about the shooting of two officers outside the Ferguson police department in Missouri. Audio
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Advice from Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management
8:17 AM.In this country, the director of the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, Sarah Stuart-Black, is urging people to listen to weather forecasts carefully during the weekend, and keep an… Read more Audio
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World Vision prepares communites for Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu
8:11 AM.Vanuatu's National Disaster Management Office is working around the clock to co-ordinate mass evacuations, as Cyclone Pam bears down on the island nation. Audio
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Radical MacBeth opera features at Auckland Arts Festival
7:56 AM.It's Macbeth but not as we know it. South African director Brett Bailey's radical adaptation of the Verdi opera opened this week at the 2015 Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
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Govenrment urged to do more to help Syria
7:53 AM.The Government is being urged to step up its efforts to help the people of Syria who are caught in what's being described as the greatest humanitarian crisis of modern times. Audio
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CYF staff failure blamed for girls ending up in police cells
7:49 AM.Child Youth and Family says a failure by staff to get help from senior managers led to two 15-year-olds spending four nights in police cells. Audio
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Northland by-election dominates questions
7:43 AM.The Northland by-election continues to dominate questions in Parliament, as the race for the electorate seat heats up. Audio
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NASA balloon set for Sunday launch in Wanaka
7:39 AM.The countdown is on in Wanaka as Nasa gets set to launch a giant balloon into the upper atmosphere from the outskirts of the Central Otago town. Audio
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Trade Minister Tim Groser has been closely monitoring
7:31 AM.Trade Minister Tim Groser is with us. Audio
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Going public withfood poisoning threat bad option
7:27 AM.A specialist in blackmail attempts involving food tampering says going public with the threat is the worst possible option. Audio
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Civil Defence preparing for arrival of Cyclone Pam
7:23 AM.Shane Bayley is the acting director of Civil Defence Emergency Management. Audio
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Civil Defence preparing for big nasty storm
7:20 AM.Civil Defence is preparing for the arrival of Cyclone Pam on Sunday night which it warns could be one of the worst cyclones in recorded history to hit New Zealand. Audio
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NZ expat in Vanuatu moves family inland
7:16 AM.New Zealander Jeff Brown and his family have lived in Vanuatu for the past 9 years. They fled their home yesterday and spent the night in inland. Audio
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Unicef updates us on the latest Cyclone Pam news from Vanuatu
7:11 AM.Cyclone Pam has been upgraded to a category five storm, with Vanuatu preparing to bear the brunt of the worst of the storm system. Audio
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Labour increases support among small businesses.
6:59 AM.The Labour Party has increased its support among small businesses in the latest MYOB business monitor survey. Audio
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FMA issues warning to MSL Capital Markets
6:58 AM.The Wellington-based investment firm, MSL Capital Markets has had its knuckles rapped by the regulator for failing to audit its money laundering process. Audio
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NZ Oil and Gas question independent valuation of Cue Energy
6:57 AM.New Zealand Oil and Gas is questioning an appraisal report that says its takeover bid for Cue Energy is too low. Audio
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Alk's resurgent housing market isn't affecting Bank plans
6:56 AM.The Reserve Bank governor says Auckland's resurgent housing market isn't affecting the bank's thinking on interest rates. Audio
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February house sales up 12.6% from previous year
6:54 AM.The Real Estate Institute says house sales hit the highest level for a February month, in eight years. Audio
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Interest rate cut is on the cards
6:50 AM.The Reserve Bank says if wage and price growth continues to slow, then an interest rate cut is on the cards. Audio
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NZD rises sharply as US retail sales figures disappoint
6:49 AM.The New Zealand dollar rose almost 1 and a half US cents overnight as weaker than expected United States retail sales figures sent a chill across financial markets, causing the US dollar to fall. Audio
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Nadi Weather Centre updates on Cyclone Pam
6:40 AM.Cyclone Pam has been upgraded to a category five storm, and is bearing down on Vanuatu. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 13 March 2015
6:28 AM.More protection's coming in for sacred sites; New figures show about half as many Maori run their own businesses compared with the total population; Te Puni Kokiri says work needs to be done to help… Read more Audio
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Texas down to last dose of lethal drugs
6:26 AM.The American state of Texas has only one dose of lethal drugs left for use in its death chamber. Audio
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Close watch on Cyclone Pam
6:10 AM.Thousands of people in Vanuatu are bracing for what could be one of the most devastating cyclones in decades. Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 13 March 2015
6:00 AM.As monster storm Cyclone Pam continues to build over Vanuatu, there will be a worrying flow on effect for New Zealand. We talk to forecasters, and cross to Port Vila. There's been plenty of criticism… Read more Audio