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Morning Report for Friday 10 March 2017
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Top Stories for Friday 10 March 2017
6:00 AM.Britain's public inquiry into historical child sex abuse has heard claims of mistreatment of children sent to New Zealand. The BBC's Tom Symonds was at the hearing and says children in New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Wary wait for any bad weather as Whangamata cleans up
6:13 AM.Residents in flood-hit Whangamata will be checking their properties early this morning and emergency crews have been clearing roads, slips and waterways across Coromandel after torrential rain on… Read more Audio
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Cameras could force half of all fishers out
6:19 AM.Half of New Zealand's inshore fishing fleet could be put out of business with the introduction of cameras to monitor fish dumping.That's the prediction of an Auckland University academic as the… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 10 March 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 10 March 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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British abuse inquiry told children sent to NZ were mistreated
6:30 AM.British social worker Margaret Humphreys tells Britain's inquiry into historic child abuse that children sent to New Zealand in the 1950s were mistreated. Audio
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Wellington students change protest venue after threats
6:42 AM.Students organising a protest against rape culture have been forced to change the venue from outside Wellington College after being threatened with violence. Audio
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MoT fraud: "No one was able to predict what we now know"
6:47 AM.The Transport Ministry's new chief executive Peter Mersi defends his predecessor Martin Matthews decision to give convicted fraudster Joanne Harrison the benefit of the doubt "No one was able to… Read more Audio
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Business News for 10 March 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Inquiry hears of mistreatment of British migrant children in NZ
7:08 AM.Britain's public inquiry into historical child sex abuse has heard claims of mistreatment of children sent to New Zealand. The BBC's Tom Symonds was at the hearing and says children in New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Hauraki-Waikato no longer a "safe" seat
7:15 AM.Maori Correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes says King Tuheitia's slapdown of Hauraki-Waikato MP Nanaia Mahuta has made Labour's safest Maori seat one of the most challenging in this year's elections. Read more Audio
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Threats force change of venue for Wellington College protest
7:20 AM.Students organising a protest against rape culture have been forced to change the venue from outside Wellington College after being threatened with violence. We speak with one of the organisers of the… Read more Audio
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Did a fraudster push whistleblowers out of their jobs?
7:28 AM.The Labour Party is calling for an investigation into whether a convicted fraudster effectively pushed public servants out of their jobs after they raised red flags about her, as Craig McCulloch… Read more Audio
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Did a convicted fraudster push out those raising red flags?
7:31 AM.Auditor-General, Martin Matthews, was in charge of the Ministry of Transport at the time and says a tip-off from an external source caused him to commence investigations into fraudster Joanne… Read more Audio
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Upper North Island braces for a rough weekend
7:33 AM.Weather commentator Richard Green says "the gods have smiled and not delivered " the rain forecast for Northland, Auckland and the Coromandel over night... but that another bout is due and warnings… Read more Audio
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Clean up of newly recarpeted home on hold until weather clears
7:35 AM.The rain messed up Denis Beaver's just recarpeted and revamped home in Whangamata's industrial zone. Bu this clean-up's on hold with more severe weather expected to sweep through in the next couple of… Read more Audio
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Civil Defence defends September quake tsunami alert
7:45 AM.An internal review has found 31 issues with Civil Defence's response to September's 7.1 magnitude earthquake off the East Cape. We talk to the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management… Read more Audio
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"A game changer"? Kingi Tuheitia backs Papa, dismisses Mahuta
7:50 AM.Maori Party president Tukoroirangi Morgan says Nanaia Mahuta has no significant achievements from 20 years in Parliament and his party offers voters more hope. Read more Audio
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Blast of Art a winner at Auckland Festival
7:55 AM.Our correspondent Justin Gregory reviews some of the offerings from the Auckland Arts Festival. He recommends getting along to the Powerplant installation which is "a gentle, generous and beautiful… Read more Audio
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Political pundits evaluate PM's superannuation overhaul
8:16 AM.The big political announcement this week has been the increase in the age of eligibility for superannuation - from 65 to 67. We chew it over with NZME business editor Fran O'Sullivan, Maori political… Read more Audio
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"Nanaia stands on her own Mana"
8:20 AM.Labour Party strategist Matt McCarten says Nanaia Mahuta is held in very high demand and the Maori King's endorsement of Rahui Papa won't derail her re-election. Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 10 March 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Defenders Hurricanes take on undefeated Chiefs
8:40 AM.The Super Rugby champion Hurricanes face the first litmus test of their title defence tonight when they take on the also undefeated Chiefs in Hamilton. The Chiefs have been tested in getting to this… Read more Audio
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Livestock company denies it's bullying in doubling payment time
8:40 AM.A big rural company is making its main suppliers wait longer to be paid - and that's spurred one of them to accuse it of bullying. Livestock Improvement Corporation will from this month take 60 days… Read more Audio
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New Zealand businesses failing to embrace digital technologies
8:45 AM.Microsoft's Dirk Develter says New Zealand businesses are moving far more slowly than others in the Asia Pacific region when it comes to embracing digital technologies. Audio
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IMF refuses to give up on free trade
8:51 AM.The International Monetary Fund is refusing to give up on free trade. On a visit to New Zealand this week, the Washington-based organisation said it was still betting on open markets to boost… Read more Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:54 AM.It's Friday so we cross the Ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Women's issues have been making headlines this week. Audio