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Morning Report for Wednesday 29 March 2017
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Top Stories for Wednesday 29 March 2017
6:00 AM.Cyclone Debbie wreaks havoc in Queensland, Report: Children exposed to leaded petrol suffer drop in IQ, Mother shocked court sends her pictures of dead son, CYF threaten to take four kids off couple… Read more Audio
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New report suggests scrapping RMA and starting over
6:15 AM.In a new report on urban planning this morning, the Productivity Commission says the Resource Management Act is constraining development while failing to protect the environment properly. But… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 29 March 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 29 March 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Grandparents group welcomes judge's crticism of CYF
6:40 AM.The organisation Grandparents Raising Grandchildren says all too often Child Youth and Family is foisting vulnerable children on to family members with little or no help. A Family Court judge has… Read more Audio
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Business News for 29 March 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Cyclone Debbie wreaks havoc in Queensland
7:10 AM.9 News reporter Tessa Hardy has been sheltering from Cyclone Debbie in Bowen, north Queensland. She says power is out where she is and nobody has been able to get out to assess the damage because it… Read more Audio
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Report: Children exposed to leaded petrol suffer drop in IQ
7:17 AM.The findings from the long-standing Dunedin Study suggest children exposed to high levels of lead in petrol ended up getting lower skilled jobs as a result. Our health correspondent Karen Brown… Read more Audio
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Mother shocked court sent her pictures of dead son
7:21 AM."They were graphic, and they were horrific, and once you've seen that, it cannot be unseen". The mother of a dead teenager wants answers as to why she received a dozen photos of his body from court… Read more Audio
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CYF threaten to take four kids off couple who sought help
7:27 AM.A Masterton Family Court judge has accused CYF of wiping their hands of four children in a bid to save money, and ruled the children should stay with the couple - their great aunt and uncle - as… Read more Audio
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CYF responds Judge's criticism
7:33 AM.Child Youth and Family deputy chief executive Murray Edridge responds. In a written statement he says "I am disappointed that we have not met the standards that the court, lawyers, caregivers and… Read more Audio
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Hit & Run villagers back authors account of SAS raids
7:36 AM.Lawyer Deborah Manning is representing Afghans from the two villages that the books authors Jon Stephenson and Nicky Hager claim were raided by the New Zealand SAS in 2010. She says they'll be writing… Read more Audio
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Trump to overturn Obama's plan to curb global warming
7:41 AM."We are going to put our coal miners back to work." President Donald Trump has signed an executive order which will roll back most of President Barack Obama's climate change legacy. Audio
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Energy analyst says Trump's move gives miners false hope
7:46 AM.Coal workers might have false hope in Donald Trump's executive order today to scale back climate change policies, says a former US State Department climate official. Read more Audio
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IT sector complains big companies not making enough money
7:50 AM.The telecommunications industry body says big companies like Vodafone and Spark are not making enough profit. It blames too much competition, forcing them to cut prices to customers, as Eric Frykberg… Read more Audio
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Black Caps in strong position on fourth day against Proteas
7:53 AM.The Black Caps need just five more wickets to secure a test series-levelling victory over South Africa. New Zealand made quick work of the Proteas' top order, leaving the visitors on 80 for five at… Read more Audio
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Scientist captures sounds of rare whales
7:55 AM.The haunting sounds of whales travelling through Cook Strait have been captured in a pioneering sound project. NIWA marine ecologist Kim Goetz and her team put seven hydrophones in the Strait last… Read more Audio
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Northern Queensland's wakes to damage from Cyclone Debbie
8:11 AM.Northern Queensland is waking this morning to the destruction caused overnight by tropical cyclone Debbie. We cross to reporter Kate Kyriacou in Mackay. Read more Audio
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Lead exposure in 1970s and 80s leads to lower IQ - study
8:16 AM.New research by the Dunedin Study has found a small but significant drop in the IQ levels of children exposed to high levels of lead in petrol in the 1970s and 80s. Read more Audio
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Wairarapa's CYF services in 'dire need' of improvement- mayor
8:21 AM.Masterton's mayor Lynn Patterson says there is a shortage of social workers in the region, and that's putting pressure on the level of service being offered to the Wairarapa community. Audio
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Government advised to rip up RMA and start again
8:25 AM.The Productivity Commission has told the government that it should rip up the Resource Management Act and start again. The Finance Minister Steven Joyce says New Zealand political parties need to… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 29 March 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Waikato medical school proposal fights off challenge
8:38 AM.The battle comes as a Waikato GP celebrates an anniversary that is becoming rare in rural communities struggling to attract doctors, as Jo O'Brien reports. Audio
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Tertiary staff stressed, overworked
8:43 AM.The Tertiary Education Union is warning of a crisis in universities and polytechnics, as our education correspondent John Gerritsen explains. Audio
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Council criticised over plan to rezone land for housing
8:47 AM.A plan to rezone 125 hectares of low lying land in Christchurch faces opposition, with critics saying enough land is already available for housing in the city, as our Christchurch reporter Logan… Read more Audio
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New resource to help Maori raising gay, gender-diverse children
8:51 AM.A booklet's been published that aims to help Maori families who are struggling to talk with their young gay people, as Leigh Marama McLachlan reports. Audio