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Morning Report for Tuesday 11 April 2017
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Top Stories for Tuesday 11 April 2017
6:00 AM.Warning more Aucklanders face winter without homes, MSD responds to warning of more homeless Auckland families, First distinctively NZ comic voice - John Clarke in his own words, 'He had that… Read more Audio
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Tributes flow for comic genius John Clarke
6:09 AM.Tributes flow for the comedian and satirist John Clarke who died Sunday in Australia. He'd lived there since the 1970s and in 2004 Kim Hill travelled to Melbourne to interview John Clarke for TVNZ's… Read more Audio
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Western leaders talk tough on Syria before G7 meeting
6:13 AM.Western leaders have been talking tough on Syria and its key ally Russia ahead of today's G7 meeting in Italy. We talk to London based political correspondent and Middle East affairs commentator Adel… Read more Audio
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Consumer NZ warns against using kitset building company
6:20 AM.Consumer New Zealand is warning people not to buy from an Auckland-based kitset building company, which has left customers thousands of dollars out of pocket. Audio
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Early Business News for 11 April 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 11 April 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Providers fear more Auckland families need emergency housing
6:40 AM."I would say that the need has been underreported... people are overcrowded into existing properties with extreme overcrowding". The manager of De Paul House Jan Rutledge talks to our reporter Sharon… Read more Audio
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Tropical cyclone Cook batters New Caledonia
6:43 AM.Radio New Zealand International's Walter Zweifel reports that parts of New Caledonia lost power, copped 350mm of rain and 180km/h winds, as residents wait out Cyclone Cook. Audio
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Garcia wins first major title after 18 years on the pro tour
6:46 AM.Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia takes the green jacket in a playoff against his friend Justin Rose at the U.S. Masters. Audio
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Business News for 11 April 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Warning more Aucklanders face winter without homes
7:10 AM.Emergency housing providers are warning more homeless families will be sleeping in cars, parks and garages in Auckland this winter because of a desperate shortage of cheap accommodation. Read more Audio
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MSD responds to warning of more homeless Auckland families
7:13 AM.The Ministry of Social Development's deputy chief executive of housing, Scott Gallacher, "What I can let people know is that the MSG is absolutely committed to everyone in our communicity to make sure… Read more Audio
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First distinctively NZ comic voice - John Clarke in his own words
7:19 AM.The creator of Fred Dagg, John Clarke who died on Sunday, is being remembered as arguably the first distinctively New Zealand comic voice. Read more Audio
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'He had that universal touch' - friends remember John Clarke
7:24 AM.A long time friend of John Clarke, Jay Cassells, recalls his friend's generosity and talent. Audio
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Council asks for independent review of Edgecumbe flood
7:34 AM.Bay of Plenty Regional Council Chair Doug Leeder says the community deserves a review of the unfortunate circumstances leading to the flooding. He says a critical part of the inquiry will be what led… Read more Audio
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Full house for whanau of displaced Edgecumbe residents
7:39 AM.Te Teko locals Lolo and Boss Hale have transformed their three bedroom home to accommodate 22 of their whanau who've become Edgecumbe refugees. Audio
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Little looking forward to getting back to his job
7:43 AM.Andrew Little says he's looking forward to getting back to the job of being the Leader of the Opposition after a week spent in court defending a defamation action. Read more Video, Audio
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Whanau Ora agency says contracts mess not its fault
7:51 AM.The Ministry of Social Development has been accused of forcing a Whanau Ora agency to do its dirty work and slash millions of dollars of funding for services helping at risk familes. Audio
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Families of NZ soldiers relieved they'll finally be repatriated
7:55 AM.Relatives of New Zealand soldiers killed on duty in Southeast Asia say they're relieved their family members will finally be returned home. Angela Hayden's father Hoani Hapeta died in Thailand in the… Read more Audio
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Salvation Army turning away 2-3 families a day in Auckland
8:10 AM."It's a build it and they'll come scenario" says Salvation Army's Alan Johnson. He says the more that's done, the more need seems to emerge and right now we're facing unprecedented levels of… Read more Audio
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More residents allowed to return to Edgecumbe
8:15 AM.More residents are being allowed back into Edgecumbe today. One hundred and thirty Edgecumbe homes are being taken back in to houses on College Road, North of Rata Avenue. Water, power and wastewater… Read more Audio
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Farming family bracing for second round of flooding this week
8:18 AM.Reeling from last weeks floods, a Bay of Plenty farming family is taking stock while bracing for the next cyclone. Audio
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Fans from the PM down remember John Clarke's magic
8:22 AM.Fans from the Prime Minister Bill English down have been remembering John Clarke and his alter-ego Fred Dagg. Asked if he had modelled his accent on Fred Dagg's, the prime minister good humouredly… Read more Audio
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Rest homes struggling as admissions are choked off
8:26 AM.Rest homes say they struggling because district health boards are deliberately referring fewer people to them in a bid to save money. Audio
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Markets Update for 11 April 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Law professor discusses Andrew Little defamation case
8:35 AM.The dean of the University of Canterbury Law School, Ursula Cheer, analyses the outcome of the defamation case against Andrew Little. "This has turned out to be the most complicated case I've seen in… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Cook tears through New Caledonia
8:42 AM.Cameron Diver says Cyclone Cook has now moved off but in its wake four people have been left injured and there are still power outages across the island. Read more Audio
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Marlborough's quake victims still waiting as winter draws near
8:45 AM.Quake-stricken Ward locals struggle to keep home and hearth together as winter approaches. Audio
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New Zealand Trump impersonator to battle it out for top title
8:51 AM.Alexander Sparrow, in the running to be named King of the Trumps, says he's probably the only Donald Trump impersonator in the world using his real hair. Read more Audio
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New Zealand comedian also Australian icon
8:56 AM.Australian correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes remembers John Clarke who moved to Melbourne in 1977. Audio