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Morning Report for Thursday 8 March 2018
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Top Stories for Friday 8 March 2018
6:00 AM.UK police say a former Russian spy and his daughter were posioned with a nerve agent, Fraudster Joanne Harrison is denied parole for a second time, and Police continue their investigations into the… Read more Audio
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Southern Response accused of trying to stifle critics
6:17 AM.The man Southern Response has allegedly been spying on says the agency is trying to stifle its critics. The government agency is in charge of settling the outstanding quake claims of former AMI… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 8 March 2018
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Favona fire expected to burn through day
6:39 AM.A fire at a scrap metal yard that broke out on Wednesday in Auckland is expected to continue burning throughout Thursday. At its height, more than 80 firefighters and 20 fire engines battled the… Read more Audio
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Raise inflation? NZ economic experts dismiss idea
6:46 AM.Is an obsession with keeping inflation low a bad thing? Fears the world's central banks won't have enough fire power to combat future recessions have some economists favouring raising the inflation… Read more Audio
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Business News for 8 March 2018
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Joanne Harrison: 'I did ridiculous things with the money'
7:11 AM.The Ministry of Transport fraudster Joanne Harrison has been denied parole for a second time because she's still deemed an undue risk to society. She was jailed for three and a half years in February… Read more Audio
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Nerve agent used in UK Russian spy poisoning
7:15 AM.British police say a nerve agent was used in what they are treating as the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. Assistant Commissioner of London's Metropolitan… Read more Audio
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Two bodies found in Auckland lodge, police investigating
7:20 AM.The investigation into the deaths of two people at a boarding house in the central Auckland suburb of Grey Lynn continues this morning. The police say they were called to Dryden Lodge just after 3pm… Read more Audio
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NZ Catholic bishops dismiss priests' children guidelines
7:23 AM.New Zealand's Catholic Bishops are refusing to adopt international principles for the fair treatment of children fathered by priests. They have also stopped short of saying the needs of the child must… Read more Audio
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Ross Taylor hero in dramatic Black Caps win over England
7:27 AM.That's Sky Sport calling the thrilling end to yesterday's one day cricket international in Dunedin, with Henry Nicholl hitting a six off the third-to-last ball to give New Zealand the win and level… Read more Audio
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Christchurch lawyer accuses govt contractors of intimidation
7:36 AM.A lawyer who is suing Southern Response on behalf of earthquake claimants says he was intimidated by private investigators for another government agency in 2013. Southern Response is in charge of… Read more Audio
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'Not a lot of worry' about plummetting Chinese space station
7:41 AM.An eight-tonne Chinese space station containing toxic chemicals is out of control and is entering a death-spiral as it plummets towards Earth. The Tiangong-1 is China's first space station but in 2016… Read more Audio
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International Women's Day: NZ good, but a long way to go
7:45 AM.Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy says despite a levelling of the playing field, women are palpably angry about the embedded discrimination and injustice they continue to face in society. She says the… Read more Audio
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Ardern pledges support for cyclone-shocked Tongan children
7:48 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is promising help for Tongan children traumatised by Cyclone Gita and says New Zealand was too slow responding to children caught up in the Christchurch earthquakes. Ms… Read more Audio
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Hottest summer on record wreaks havoc on native wildlife
7:51 AM.The hot and occasionally stormy summer has turned out to be disastrous for some our country's native wildlife. Forest and Bird has discovered a breeding season of little blue penguin chicks was swept… Read more Audio
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Te Hiku Media teaches Siri te reo Māori
7:55 AM.Many tamariki in New Zealand speak Māori at school, at home and at the marae but one iwi media organisation is determined to see them speak Maori on their devices too. Northland's Te Hiku Media are… Read more Audio
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NZer 'out of options' in Immigration visa battle
8:11 AM.A New Zealander says he has run out of options as he battles Immigration officials to be reunited with his Filipina wife and child. Immigration advisers say a tougher stance on partnership visitor… Read more Audio
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White House chaos now critical - Larry Jacobs
8:15 AM.US President Donald Trump is playing down the resignation of his top economic advisor Gary Cohn after a heated disagreement over Mr Trump's steel and aluminium tariff plans. Mr Cohn's resignation… Read more Audio
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Women's Day: Obstacles to overcome on road to equality
8:19 AM.Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy says despite some levelling of the playing field, women are palpably angry about the embedded discrimination and injustice they continue to face in society. Yesterday… Read more Audio
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Vatican 'in fear' of NZ abuse inquiry - whistleblower
8:25 AM.An international Catholic whistleblower says the Vatican will be "quaking in fear" in case the New Zealand Catholic Church is included in an inquiry into state abuse. The government has repeatedly… Read more Audio
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Thousands of Auckland homes on Airbnb
8:30 AM.More than 12,000 Auckland homes have been used as visitor accommodation through the Airbnb website, and the council fears it could be affecting the rental market. New research by the council has found… Read more Audio
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Second Far North lake contaminated by algal bloom
8:39 AM.Another lake in the Far North has succumbed to an algal bloom. Last month Lake Omapere near Kaikohe turned green and smelly in the summer heat, polluting the Utakura River. And the health warning… Read more Audio
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NZ must follow UK on Zero Carbon Act - Environment Commissioner
8:43 AM.The Environment Commissioner says we should look to Britain for guidance on creating policy that reduces carbon emissions. Simon Upton is continuing the calls made by the previous Commissioner, Jan… Read more Audio
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NZTA checks storm-hit Kaikoura SH1 after 4.8 quake
8:48 AM.Bad weather and a 4.8 magnitude earthquake near Kaikoura has prompted safety checks in the region on Thursday morning. State Highway 1 through the South Island township is closed overnight and this… Read more Audio
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Northpower works to restore Tonga electricity
8:53 AM.Many communities in Tonga are still without power - a month after Cyclone Gita caused serious damage to the electricity network. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was in Tonga yesterday and announced a… Read more Audio