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Morning Report for Monday 12 February 2018
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Top Stories for Monday 12 February 2018
6:00 AM.Cyclone Gita: Fiji, Tonga brace for impact, Auckland woman speaks out on Catholic priest father, Housing crisis worse than thought - govt report, NZ snowboarder's narrow medal miss at Pyeongchang… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gita leaves devastation across Pacific
6:10 AM.A massive clean up is underway across Samoa and American Samoa after they bore the brunt of Tropical Cyclone Gita at the weekend. A disaster was declared in Samoa, more than 200 people sought… Read more Audio
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Crowds march to keep charter schools
6:14 AM.Students, parents and teachers of charter schools marched through central Auckland yesterday to protest against government plans to shut them down. Education Minister Chris Hipkins is planning a law… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 12 February 2018
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Samoa faces months of cleaning up after cyclone hits
6:41 AM.The devastation wrought by Cyclone Gita in Samoa is expected to take months to clean-up. Some parts of the country are still underwater as emergency teams work to restore power and running water to… Read more Audio
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Rental market 'dismal' - housing report author
6:43 AM.One of the co-authors of the government's housing stocktake report that will be published this morning says the rental market is dismal and that levels of homelessness in the country will not improve… Read more Audio
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Church must recognise priests' children - ex-Vatican staffer
6:46 AM.A woman who quit a top Vatican job in protest at its handling of child sex abuse cases, says the Catholic Church must front up to the new issue of the children of priests. This comes after an Auckland… Read more Audio
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Business News for 12 February 2018
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Cyclone Gita: Fiji, Tonga braces for impact
7:10 AM.Tropical Cyclone Gita is making its way across the Pacific where it's expected to reach wind speeds of up to 148km/h. It's already hit Samoa, where a disaster has been declared, and is now crossing… Read more Audio
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Auckland woman speaks out on Catholic priest father
7:18 AM.An Auckland woman is breaking a half century of secrecy around her father. It's believed to be the first time in New Zealand that the child of a supposedly celibate Catholic priest has gone public… Read more Audio
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Housing crisis worse than thought - govt report
7:26 AM.The experts commissioned by the government to investigate the housing crisis say it is even worse than they thought. This morning at Parliament, Housing Minister Phil Twyford will release the housing… Read more Audio
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NZ snowboarder's narrow medal miss at Pyeongchang
7:33 AM.Snowboarder Carlos Garcia Knight narrowly missed out on securing New Zealand's second ever winter Olympics medal yesterday but says he's proved he can compete at the sport's top level. It's been a… Read more Audio
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Toxic foam: 'We could have done better'
7:36 AM.Families living near air force bases whose water supplies have been contaminated with a toxic foam are still waiting to find out if they face health problems as a result.
The Defence Force has… Read more Audio
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Body found at Christchurch's Sumner Beach
7:49 AM.A body has been found washed up on Sumner Beach in Christchurch. The police say a person jogging along the beach reported the discovery just after 4:30am on Monday. A police team is at the scene but… Read more Audio
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Heavy rain forces cancellation of Big Gay Out
7:52 AM.Heavy rain yesterday forced cancellation of Auckland's iconic Big Gay Out festival - for the first time in its more-than-30-year history. Organisers pulled the plug around midday, when pools of water… Read more Audio
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Sexual orientation question should be in census - Shaw
7:55 AM.Although yesterday's Big Gay Out in Auckland was rained off, there was some good news for New Zealand's LGBTQI community, with the Minister of Statistics James Shaw announcing plans for a sexual… Read more Audio
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Children of Catholic priests: Bishop discusses Auckland case
8:11 AM.An Auckland woman says she wants the Catholic Church to acknowledge her father was a priest who broke his vow of celibacy. The woman, who RNZ has agreed not to identify, has broken a half century of… Read more Audio
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Charter school supporters protest closure plans
8:18 AM.Supporters of charter schools are urging the government not to shut them down. Education Minister Chris Hipkins is planning a law change to stop new charter schools opening, and potentially close… Read more Audio
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Calls persist for Air NZ to ditch Antarctic video
8:21 AM.More relatives of the 257 people killed on the Air New Zealand flight that crashed into Mt Erebus are calling for the airline to ditch the safety video it's filmed in Antarctica. They're calling it a… Read more Audio
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The Opportunities Party slams govt's first 100 days
8:25 AM.The Opportunities Party has rated the government's seventeen goals for its first 100 days in office and the results aren't good.
To talk about the report card, Opportunities Party leader Gareth… Read more Video, Audio
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Markets Update for 12 February 2018
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Snowboarding sport coming of age in NZ - Pamela Bell
8:37 AM.Carlos Garcia Knight has showed the world that New Zealand snowboarders can foot it with the world's best. Knight finished fifth after initially leading the final of the slopestyle event in… Read more Audio
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Sage responds to accusations of bias in Sullivan Mine sale
8:42 AM.Land information minister Eugenie Sage has been accused of having a conflict of interest in her role. The minister is vocally anti-mining and has led the charge on the government's policy of no new… Read more Audio
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Fishing industry must adapt to warming ocean - NIWA
8:47 AM.A leading marine scientist says New Zealand's commercial fishing industry might have to adapt, or risk decline as ocean temperatures warm. Professor Cliff Law of the National Institute of Water and… Read more Audio
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Tributes paid to 1970s cricket captain Bevan Congdon
8:51 AM.The former New Zealand cricket captain Bevan Congdon, who died at the weekend one day short of his 80th birthday, has been saluted as a key figure in the team's rise to world class level. New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Life online: How big is your digital footprint?
8:55 AM.The average person's online presence is larger than ever, as more of what we do is carried out digitally. But what information is out there, how easy is it to find, and who's using it? RNZ reporter… Read more Audio