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Morning Report for Friday 11 March 2016
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Pasifika Festival returns to Western Springs this weekend
8:56 AM.The country's biggest celebration of Pacific culture returns to Auckland's Western Springs tomorrow. Last year the event had to be moved to South Auckland because of the Queensland fruit fly scare… Read more Audio
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Challenges await Myanmar's new government
8:46 AM.In Myanmar the new government led by Aung San Suu Kyi has announced its candidate for President. Audio
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Local mayors talk of hard times down on the farm
8:42 AM.Rural mayors spoken to by RNZ say tumbling dairy prices will leave some struggling to stay financially afloat. Audio
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New Zealand cricketers prepare to farewell one of the best
8:38 AM.Many of the famous cricketers who played with Martin Crowe during his career won't be attending the funeral. They are in Queenstown playing in a celebrity golf tournament. Our Queenstown reporter… Read more Audio
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Holy Trinity Cathedral gets ready for Martin Crowe's funeral
8:35 AM.Martin Crowe's funeral is being held today in Auckland. Details of the funeral have been released ahead of the service at Parnell's Holy Trinity Cathedral. Audio
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Markets Update for 11 March 2016
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Leaked Islamic State documents provide intelligence goldmine
8:26 AM.A security analyst says leaked Islamic State documents revealing the identities of thousands of jihadis could deal a significant blow to the militant group. Audio
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Assault weapons found hidden in ceiling
8:23 AM.A police operation has turned up cash, drugs and firearms, including M16's and AK47's have been found in a house and a warehouse in South Auckland. Audio
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Scientists attribute rising methane levels to agriculture
8:19 AM.A report, led by NIWA scientists, concludes that recent rises in levels of methane in the atmosphere since 2007 are most likely due to agricultural practices. Audio
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Power coming back on in Southland and Otago
8:17 AM.Back to the power disruption in the lower South Island . We're still waiting to hear from the lines company Delta which covers Dunedin city, but last night they said hundreds in Port Chalmers, Berwick… Read more Audio
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Canterbury roads still affected by fires, weather
8:15 AM.Canterbury's roads are still being affected by the fires and weather in the area. Lee Wright is the New Zealand Transport Agency's Journey Manager for the Canterbury region... Audio
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Our reporter with latest from fire evacuation centre
8:12 AM.Update on rural Canterbury fires. Audio
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Rural fires still burning in Canterbury
8:10 AM.Two rural fires are still burning in Canterbury but the fire service says they're under control. Firefighters had a hectic afternoon yesterday, with the Hanmer Springs fire flaring up again and a… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 11 March 2016
8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Dame's and Birds at the New Zealand Festival
7:55 AM.Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Doomed conmen, jazz great Wynton Marsalis, and a play about a turbulent year in the life of four Argentinian filmmakers, are all part of the eclectic mix that is the New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Housing NZ unveils its Auckland plan
7:51 AM.The government has revealed its view of higher density housing across Auckland. Audio
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The flip side of low interest rates is smaller savings
7:47 AM.As mortgage rates drop, so too do the savings rates for those with their money in banks, finance companies and term deposits. Audio
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Auckland's property market head for another 'perfect storm'
7:43 AM.The latest cut to the official cash rate is expected to heat up the already-over cooked Auckland property market. Audio
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Family disappointed with police handling of Kawerau siege
7:37 AM.The whanau of the man charged with shooting four police officers say police missed the opportunity to end the standoff sooner. Rhys Richard Ngahiwi Warren appeared in the Whakatane District court… Read more Audio
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Families forced to food banks after Government IT failure
7:34 AM.Families who've run out of money for food have been forced to go to foodbanks because a computer failure at Work and Income means they can't get help there. Audio
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Keytruda pricetag extortionate says pharmaceutical leader
7:28 AM.A former New Zealand head of a major drug company says the price being charged for the hotly debated drug Keytruda is extortionate. Audio
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Wairarapa farmer facing eviction after receivers called
7:22 AM.A Wairarapa dairy farmer is fighting a losing battle to keep the land his family's been farming since the late eighteen hundreds. Audio
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Thousands of Otago homes without electricity overnight
7:16 AM.Thousands of Dunedin and Central Otago homes were without electricity overnight, after severe winds brought down power lines and trees. Wind gusts of 124 kilometres an hour were reported at Dunedin… Read more Audio
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Canterbury fire destroys family home
7:13 AM.As you heard there, a house on Homebush Road near the Malvern Hills, 15 kilometres from Darfield, was destroyed in one of the fires. Graeme Knowles and his father Roger Knowles tried to fight the fire… Read more Audio
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Fire service update Canterbury situation
7:08 AM.Firefighters have spent the night monitoring four large fires that flared in Canterbury yesterday, destroying a home and scorching hundreds of hectares of farm land. Audio
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Sports News for 11 March 2016
7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Morning markets
6:59 AM.Market update. Audio
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Briscoe Group sees tougher retail conditions ahead
6:57 AM.The sporting goods and homeware retailer, Briscoe Group, says a weak currency is a bigger risk to the company's fortunes than international competitors. Audio
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Reserve Bank gets the headlines
6:53 AM.The Reserve Bank was the focus of the central bank world for a while yesterday and its surprise cut gathered more than it fair share of headlines. Audio
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RBNZ picks 3% growth over next couple of years
6:52 AM.Well Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler say cutting the cash rate will secure and sustain economic growth of about 3 percent annually over the next couple of years. Audio
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BNZ economist unimpressed by RBNZ
6:50 AM.The RBNZ took most people by surprise with its rate cut yesterday and in large part that was because a month ago the governor Graeme Wheeler gave a speech which by common agreement hosed down… Read more Audio
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Keytruda price tag extortionate says pharmaceutical chief
6:39 AM.A prominent figure in the New Zealand pharmaceutical industry says the price of the hotly debated drug Keytruda is extortionate. Audio
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High winds bring down trees, cut power in Otago
6:35 AM.Four fires continue to burn in Canterbury. Galeforce winds yesterday rekindled the bush fire near Hanmer Springs. Two fires are still alight in the Darfield area and another further south at Mount… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 11 March 2016
6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Leaked Islamic State "address book" names thousands of jihadis
6:16 AM.Leaked Islamic State documents reveal the identities of up to twenty two thousand fighters, including an Australian computer engineer identified as a volunteer suicide bomber. Audio
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Wairarapa dairy farmer facing eviction
6:13 AM.A Wairarapa dairy farmer is facing eviction from a farm which has been in his family since 1871. Alex Benton's been told he has two weeks to leave the property, after receivers were called in by the… Read more Audio
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Fires continue to burn in Canterbury
6:08 AM.Galeforce winds yesterday rekindled a bush fire in Hanmer Springs, that flared on Tuesday, cutting off the town. Two fires started yesterday in the Darfield area and another further south at Mount… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 11 March 2016
6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 11 March 2016
6:00 AM.Fire service update Canterbury situation. Wairarapa farmer facing eviction after receivers called into family farm. Keytruda pricetag extortionate says pharmaceutical leader. Families forced to food… Read more Audio