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Morning Report for Thursday 17 November 2016
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Top Stories for Thursday 17 November 2016
6:00 AM.Engineers focus on demolishing Wgtn high-rise before collapse; Molesworth Street cordon being reduced this morning; quake upgrade increases likelihood of aftershocks; with evacuation over, focus… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 17 November 2016
6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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450 tourists evacuated aboard HMNZS Canterbury
6:09 AM.The military evacuation of hundreds of tourists and locals from Kaikoura has been completed. Audio
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Airforce flies emergency water to parched town of Ward
6:12 AM.The airforce has flown in emergency water to Ward in Marlborough, as the settlement struggles to restore its local supply. Audio
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Mayor: no time for close look at marketing plan he opposes
6:18 AM.Auckland's mayor Phil Goff supports Ateed's efforts to boost Auckland's film industry - but he doesn't want time and money wasted on branding. Audio
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Early Business News for 17 November 2016
6:22 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 17 November 2016
6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Hundreds of tourists evacuated from Kaikoura
6:39 AM.Four hundred and fifty tourists were evacuated from quake-stricken Kaikoura yesterday in a scene one person compared to Dunkirk. Audio
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Study advocates help to come off anti-psychotic meds
6:44 AM.Patients are finding powerful anti-psychotic drugs are difficult and dangerous to give up, partly due to problems getting the necessary support, an Auckland psychologist has found. Read more Audio
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Latest updates from National Civil Defence briefing
6:47 AM.The Director of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, Sarah Stuart-Black, has just given a briefing in Parliament's bunker. Audio
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Shortage of properties could drive up rents in short term
6:50 AM.A shortage of commercial office space in Wellington and a spike in demand from companies and government departments disrupted by the earthquake could drive up rents in the short-term. Audio
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NZX sees the end of the road in long legal battle with Ralec
6:53 AM.The long-running, multi-million dollar court case involving the stock exchange operator, NZX, and a Melbourne-based commodities company has ended with no winner though there's still a chance that one… Read more Audio
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Bapcor won't be raising takeover offer for Hellaby
6:54 AM.The Australian-based car parts company, Bapcor, says it won't be raising its takeover offer for the investment firm, Hellaby Holdings despite being shunned by shareholders and knocked back by trhe… Read more Audio
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NZ Oil & Gas on look out for bargains
6:55 AM.New Zealand Oil and Gas says it expects to find bargain assets to buy and expects to start dipping into a 100-million dollar war chest next year. Audio
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Morning Markets for 17 November 2016
6:58 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Aftershock could collapse Wellington office building
7:10 AM.Engineers say an aftershock could bring a damaged Wellington office building down. They have been working late into the night to figure out how to bring down a badly damaged 10 storey office safely. Read more Audio
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Molesworth Street cordon being reduced this morning
7:14 AM.The cordon on Molesworth Street is being reduced this morning. Our reporter Kate Gudsell is at the cordon. Audio
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Quake upgrade increases likelihood of aftershocks
7:18 AM.The Kaikoura quake has been upgraded from a magnitude 7.5 to 7.8. That means there is likely to be an aftershock of magnitude five or more at least once a day for the next 20 days. Read more Audio
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NZDF switches focus from evacuations to relief
7:21 AM.Three international warships, including the USS Sampson, the Royal Australian Navy ship, The Darwin and the Canadian ship, The Vancouver have now arrived to help in Kaikoura bringing emergency… Read more Audio
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All tourists evacuated from Kaikoura
7:25 AM.The military evacuation of hundreds of tourists and locals from Kaikoura has been completed. The British High Commissioner Jonathan Sinclair has been processing their country's nationals as they… Read more Audio
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300 tourists remain in Kaikoura waiting for inland road to open
7:29 AM.Kaikoura mayor says evacuation a huge effort 200 to 300 tourists remain in Kaikoura and will be able to get out by road by Saturday. Our reporter Conan Young has the details. Audio
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Wellington's port company says lucky quake struck at night
7:36 AM.Engineers are still trying to ascertain the extent of the damage to Wellington's Port area. Centreport's chair, Lachie Johnstone, says it is lucky the 7.8 earthquake struck in the middle of the night… Read more Audio
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Water falls from the sky in Kaikoura - bottled water
7:43 AM.The parched people of Kaikoura got thousands of bottles of water delivered by parachute. Our reporter Maja Burry was there to see the pallets of water bottles land. Audio
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Kaikoura needs clean hands, and boiled water for a while yet
7:52 AM.Canterbury's medical officer Dr Alistair Humphrey says keeping Kaikoura's trapped residents free from gastro bugs is the top priority. He says boiling and bleaching water is essential. Audio
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Pike families have angry meeting over mine seal
7:53 AM."It just all fell on deaf ears." The mother of one of the men killed in the Pike River mine disaster has had an angry 90 minute meeting with Environment Minister Nick Smith over getting the bodies… Read more Audio
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Environment minister responds to Pike family pleas
7:55 AM.Nick Smith says he tried to be as conciliatory and compassionate as possible when he met the Pike River families. Audio
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Engineers meet in Wellington to discuss effect of earthquakes
8:10 AM.An earthquake engineer says Wellington is lucky to have got off so lightly after the massive 7.8 Magnitude quake. He says damage to buildings was less than expected. Audio
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CentrePort staff to be told tomorrow about future prospects
8:15 AM.Wellington port staff expect to find out tomorrow about their future prospects once engineers complete their assessment of damage caused by the earthquake. Audio
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Tears, hugs and finally a chance to relax as Canterbury sails
8:20 AM."Everyone that's come on board is so thankful for what we're doing." The commander of the Canterbury, Simon Rooke, talks of evacuating 450 tourists from the quake-ravaged Kaikoura. Audio
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Hurunui still faces a major clean-up, rebuild
8:26 AM.Huruni district council's chief executive says good progress being made in restoring services and looking after residents in the wake of Monday's big earthquake, though many are still without power. Audio
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Experts predict we could have less than a millenium left
8:29 AM.Kiwi expert suggests we have a century to ensure Stephen Hawking's prediction on the end of the world does not come true, or face even grimmer consequences. Audio
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Markets Update for 17 November 2016
8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Black Caps try to resurrect year in tests against Pakistan
8:39 AM.After series losses to Australia, South Africa and India, New Zealand cricketers will try to resurrect their year when they begin a two test series against Pakistan in Christchurch today. Audio
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New Zealander swims across the Dead Sea
8:51 AM.New Zealand marathon swimmer Kim Chambers talks to us from Israel after becoming one of the first people ever to swim across the Dead Sea. Audio
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Maori welcome on red carpet at music awards atones for gaffe
8:56 AM.Musicians and artists will experience a contemporary Maori welcome on red carpet at the New Zealand Music Awards today. It's a response to the criticism last year from high-profile Maori musicians for… Read more Audio