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Morning Report for Friday 23 February 2018
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Top Stories for Friday 23 February 2018
6:00 AM.US gun debate surges as NRA reacts to Florida, Support for NZ's Olympic teen medallists 'overwhelming', 'If you work hard, anything's possible' - Nico Porteous, Kupe waka heads for spectacular NZ… Read more Audio
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Gita flooding worst in years - Tasman evacuees
6:10 AM.Three days on from Cyclone Gita and locals are still making sense of what happened to them. Riwaka couple Katie and Pete Ferguson say the flood they've just been through is the worst in the eight… Read more Audio
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'Spectacular' opening expected for NZ Festival
6:17 AM.The New Zealand Festival opens tonight in Wellington with a performance of kapa haka, music and theatre on Wellington's waterfront The performance, A Waka Odyssey, has been inspired by the arrival of… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 23 February 2018
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Snow Sports NZ eyes more Olympic medal wins
6:40 AM.Snow Sports New Zealand is already eyeing greater success at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing after the success of teenagers Zoi Sadowski Synnott and Nico Porteous at the Winter Olympics. The… Read more Audio
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Closing addresses given at euthanasia advocate's trial
6:47 AM.The High Court trial of a euthanasia advocate Susan Austen accused of helping another woman kill herself is entering its final stages with Justice Thomas due to sum up the case for the jury this… Read more Audio
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Business News for 23 February 2018
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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US gun debate surges as NRA reacts to Florida
7:15 AM.The main US gun lobby group, the National Rifle Association, has responded to the Florida high school massacre by denouncing what it calls socialist politicians who want to destroy freedoms granted to… Read more Audio
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Support for NZ's Olympic teen medallists 'overwhelming'
7:20 AM.New Zealand won two Olympic medals in two hours on Thursday afternoon, breaking a 26 year drought. Snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott won bronze in the inaugural women's Big Air event, becoming for… Read more Audio
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'If you work hard, anything's possible' - Nico Porteous
7:27 AM.Nico Porteous is New Zealand's youngest Olympic medallist after winning bronze on Thursday in the half pipe. He speaks with Susie Ferguson about the win. Audio
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Fuel a worry for Golden Bay residents and tourists
7:37 AM.It's been three days since Golden Bay was cut off due to slips on the only access road, and food and other supplies are having to be shipped and flown into the area. There is still no time frame for… Read more Audio
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Brown stink bug could cost NZ $3 billion
7:40 AM.An invasion of the brown marmorated stink bug - the pest discovered recently in three Japanese car shipments - would devastate New Zealand's fruit, vegetable and wine industries, destroying more than… Read more Audio
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Deal to see Obama visit NZ close to completed
7:44 AM.It's understood a deal is close to being clinched to get the former American president Barack Obama to visit New Zealand next month. Audio
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National MP's family facing charges of animal cruelty
7:48 AM.Barbara Kuriger is remaining the National Party's rural communities spokesperson despite her husband and son facing charges of animal cruelty. Oxbow Dairies, a company which Mrs Kuriger has shares in… Read more Audio
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'I'd like to contribute to the country' - overseas worker
7:50 AM.The construction industry is struggling to attract skilled workers, prompting a big overseas recruitment campaign. That need for workers - from labourers to highly skilled engineers - has been well… Read more Audio
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Highly anticipated NZ Festival opens with Kupe
7:54 AM.Kupe, the great Polynesian navigator and explorer, as imagined by playwright Apirana Taylor, in one of the first shows of the 2018 New Zealand Festival in Wellington. It's also part of a week long… Read more Audio
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Olympics NZ boss 'over the moon' for 2 medals
8:10 AM.New Zealand's 26-year-medal drought at the Winter Olympics is over thanks to two teenagers. Snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott won a bronze medal in the women's big air competition, and Nico Porteous… Read more Audio
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Dead eels, carp and insects in wake of algal bloom
8:16 AM.Hundreds of eels have died, along with carp and flying insects, in the wake of a massive algal bloom at Lake Omapere near Kaikohe. Blue-green algae in the shallow lake erupted last Saturday, turning… Read more Audio
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Kaikoura road closed for days with slips after Gita
8:20 AM.It only reopened two months ago after the Kaikoura quake, but State Highway 1 to the north and south of the town is set to remain closed again until at least the middle of next week thanks to… Read more Audio
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Super Rugby is here, can anyone usurp the Crusaders?
8:26 AM.With former cyclone Gita and a rash of wild weather dominating this week's headlines, one could be forgiven for forgetting about the approaching Super Rugby storm. The New Zealand sides kick off their… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 23 February 2018
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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'I love my job' - care worker, NZer of the Year Kristine Bartlett
8:35 AM.Equal-pay advocate Kristine Bartlett changed the lives of thousands of New Zealand's lowest paid workers, which is why she has been announced as the New Zealander of the Year. Ms Bartlett was the face… Read more Audio
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Trump suggests raising gun-buying age to 21
8:41 AM.In the past hour the American President Donald Trump has suggested raising the gun-buying age limit from 18 to 21. It's the latest development in the wake of last week's school shooting in Florida. Mr… Read more Audio
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NZ First's Kiwi Saver fund plan moves ahead
8:45 AM.New Zealand First leader Winston Peters' ambition of establishing a publicly-owned KiwiSaver fund has moved a step closer. NZ First MP Fletcher Tabuteau's Kiwi Fund Bill passed its first reading on… Read more Audio
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Hearing loss from digital devices to hit the young
8:53 AM.A wave of hearing loss in young people is being predicted as we spend more time listening to devices through headphones and earbuds, Insight's Teresa Cowie reports. Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:57 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio