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Morning Report for Monday 27 February 2017
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White Ferns impressive, Black Caps not so much
8:54 AM.The White Ferns put on an impressive performance against Australia. RNZ's Sports Editor Stephen Hewson says that's in start contrast to the Black Caps. Audio
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Forest & Bird supports new 1080 rules
8:51 AM.New rules on the use of 1080 have critics worried the changes will do nothing to help New Zealand become predator-free. But Forest and Bird's chief executive Kevin Hague says it's a good step forward.
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ACT unveils a softer side
8:46 AM.The ACT party unveils an incentive to shorten prisoner sentences if they learn to read and write - something political foes say should have wide appeal. Audio
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Iraqi security forces take 2 more Mosul districts
8:40 AM.Iraqi security forces have captured another two districts of western Mosul after fierce clashes with Islamic State. Freelance journalist Fazel Hawramy spent the weekend in Mosul. Audio
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Planet Key opens door to US-style negative election ads
8:35 AM.US-style negative election campaigning may be coming to New Zealand's airwaves. Andrew Geddis, a professor of public law at Otago University, says a recent court case has totally changed what the… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 27 February 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Trump apes Muldoon's media tantrum
8:25 AM.Before President Trump banned journalists from press conferences, former Prime Minister Robert Muldoon did the same. Mr Muldoon famously barred New Zealand journalist and cartoonist Tom Scott. Read more Audio
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Donald Trump's continuing stoush with media
8:22 AM."If he's smart he will back off" says The Hill's Brent Budowski over President Trump's hostility to the media. The Hill was one of a number of media outlets banned from a press briefing. Audio
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Labour slams emergency housing budget blowout
8:15 AM.Labour leader Andrew Little says the cost blowout in the emergency housing benefit is proof the Government is completely out of touch on the number of New Zealanders affected by the housing crisis. Audio
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Dead toddler's aunt releases hush-hush recording with CYF
8:10 AM.The aunt of a toddler who died on Child Youth and Family's watch has released a recording she secretly made of a meeting with the agency in an attempt to hold it to account. Audio
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Whangara Mai Tawhiti take kapa haka title
7:53 AM.The man behind the latest All Black haka led his team to victory in the three-day Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival, ahead of 46 other teams. Audio
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New regulations on 1080 "a white-wash" say protesters
7:49 AM.The Government has announced new rules regulating the use of 1080 poison. But protesters warn the changes will do nothing to help New Zealand become predator-free. Audio
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Reopening of Dyers Rd now priority for Port Hills fire crews
7:46 AM.Civil Defence incident controller Mike Grant says the bulk of Dyers Pass Road in the Port Hills remains closed- with no word on when it will be reopened. Audio
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A preview of today's Oscars in Los Angeles
7:40 AM.La La Land looks to be the run-away favourite at the Oscars tonight. We speak to Variety Magazine's awards editor Tim Gray ahead of the awards in Los Angeles. Audio
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PM not worried about housing grant blowout, not a sign of housing crisis
7:27 AM.Prime Minister Bill English says he's not worried about a housing grant budget blowout. The Government spent almost four times its annual budget allocation, puttin homeless people up in hotels and… Read more Audio
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Marae chair unsurprised by emergency housing blowout
7:24 AM.Te Puea marae's Hurimoana Dennis says the emergency housing budget blowout means the government will "Now start to see the reality of this nasty picture". Audio
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Ardern romps home in Mt Albert, hoses down Deputy speculation
7:19 AM.Jacinda Ardern says she's always operated much like a constituency MP so not much will change for her as she gears up for another campaign leading up to September's election Read more Audio
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Former All Black Ali Williams remains in custody in Paris.
7:15 AM.The alleged drug deal took place in the back of a car outside a central Paris nightclub. Ian Borthwick, a sports journalist in Paris, says Williams and the former Wallabies player James O'Connor were… Read more Audio
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CYF manager admits agency failed in Southland toddler death
7:10 AM.RNZ News obtains a secret recording in which a Child Youth and Family manager admits the agency failed multiple times when it sent a Southland toddler back into a P-using household where he died. Read more Audio
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Business News for 27 February 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Thousands march in Moscow to remember killed opposition leader
6:43 AM.Russia's former opposition leader Boris Nemtsov has been remembered overnight by thousands of people marching in Moscow. Our correspondent Steve Mort was there. Audio
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No surprise Jacinda Ardern's victory in Mt Albert by-election
6:41 AM.Safe labour seat Mt Albert will be staying in Labour hands after MP Jacinda Ardern won Saturday's by-election for the party with a margin of more than 8,500 votes over her nearest rival. Audio
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Aunt of dead toddler speaks out about CYF's role in his death
6:39 AM.The aunt of a toddler who died on Child Youth and Family's watch has released a recording she secretly made of a meeting with a CYF manager in which the agency acknowledges failings. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 27 February 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 27 February 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Whangara Mai Tawhiti used "day off" to fine tune performance
6:19 AM.Whangara Mai Tawhiti took home top honours at this weekend's national kapa haka competition in Hastings. Derek Lardelli, who tutors and helps lead the East Coast team, told Te Manu Korihi's Shannon… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Monday 27 February 2017
6:00 AM.CYF manager admits agency failed in Southland toddler death, Former All Black Ali Williams remains in police custody in Paris, Disappointingly low turnout for Mt Albert by-election, Marae chair… Read more Audio