Morning Report for Wednesday 14 March 2018
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Top Stories for Wednesday 14 March 2018
6:00 AM.Trump fires Tillerson,without warning - US media; Skripal poisoning: tension grows as Russia denies involvement; Defence Force admits Hit & Run had correct village; toxic foam: new concerns about… Read more Audio
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Māori students want more than 'tokenistic' haka
6:15 AM.Māori students are calling for more cultural education in their schooling rather than only "tokenistic" haka performances. That's been revealed in the 'Education matters to me' report, which has been… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 14 March 2018
6:19 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 14 March 2018
6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Trump sacks Tillerson, replaces with Pompeo
6:38 AM.President Trump has sacked his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, replacing him with the CIA director, Mike Pompeo. In a terse tweet, Mr Trump thanked Mr Tillerson for "his service". US media are… Read more Audio
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Winston Peters 'lacks credibility' on Russia - National
6:44 AM.The National Party says the Foreign Minister Winston Peters' condemnation of a nerve agent attack in Britain lacks credibility given his recent remarks about Russia. The British government says it's… Read more Audio
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Business News for 14 March 2018
6:50 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Trump fires Tillerson without warning - US media
7:10 AM.US President Trump has sacked his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, replacing him with the CIA director, Mike Pompeo. US media are reporting that Mr Tillerson hadn't been told in advance. Speaking to… Read more Audio
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Skripal poisoning: Tension grows as Russia denies involvement
7:17 AM.The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, says Russia will not co-operate with the UK inquiry into how the former spy, Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned unless it sees evidence. UK… Read more Audio
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Defence Force admits 'Hit & Run' had correct village
7:28 AM.The Defence Force has now admitted photographs in the controversial book "Hit and Run" are of an Afghan village the SAS attacked in 2010. But it's still denying claims in the book that civilians were… Read more Audio
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Toxic foam: New concerns about Whenuapai water safety
7:38 AM.Nearly two weeks after RNZ News revealed high levels of toxic contamination in Devonport's groundwater, Auckland councillors have finally had a briefing from government officials. In that briefing… Read more Audio
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Auckland America's Cup plans take another turn
7:42 AM.The ever-changing process of agreeing an America's Cup village for Auckland has taken another turn with a new proposal now doing the rounds. There's no agreement yet between the government, Auckland… Read more Audio
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Children kept in police cells an ongoing problem - lawyer
7:47 AM.A lawyer representing a fifteen-year-old boy who was held for six nights in police custody, says that's too long. John Sandston says it's the longest he's ever heard of a child being held in custody… Read more Audio
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When should police chase fleeing vehicles? IPCA responds
7:52 AM.When should the police give chase to a fleeing vehicle? When the driver has run a red light or gone over the speed limit, or should the threshold be higher? These are the kinds of questions the… Read more Audio
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Tillerson silent on Trump as he speaks of leaving White House
8:10 AM.Back now to the United States and the sacking of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Rex Tillerson has spoken since he found out by twitter he was out of a job. He did not thank President Trump or go… Read more Audio
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Another Russia critic found dead in UK
8:14 AM.Another critic of Russia and Russian President Vladamir Putin has been found dead in London of unexplained causes. Nikolai Glushkov was exiled from Russia and living in the UK. London police say so… Read more Audio
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Robinson helicopter safety boss blames crashes on pilot error
8:21 AM.The head of Robinson helicopter flight safety is in New Zealand to meet aviation regulators after the Conservation Department banned its staff from flying in some Robinson helicopters because of… Read more Audio
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Wellingtonians favour more tunnels, light rail
8:27 AM.Wellingtonians want more tunnels in the city and light rail introduced to make the journey across town and out to the airport easier. A working group of council and government officials has just… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 14 March 2018
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Children call for change in education - report
8:37 AM.More school counsellors, compulsory Te Reo Maori classes and cleaner bathrooms are a few of many changes New Zealand school students want for the education system. About 1500 primary and secondary… Read more Audio
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No miscarriage of justice at stop-go murder trial - Crown
8:42 AM.A police interview with a man convicted of killing roadworker, George Taiaroa, in 2013 seriously breached his rights, but the Crown says that did not warrant any reduction in his sentence. Lawyers for… Read more Audio
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Lance O'Sullivan talks to all parties in bid for Parliament
8:46 AM.Prominent Northland doctor and former New Zealander of the year Lance O'Sullivan says he's canvassing a range of political parties in a bid to become a government MP in 2020. Following speculation he… Read more Audio
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Tiger Woods makes a suprise comeback
8:52 AM.Long written off by most commentators as having any chance of ever again becoming a force in world golf, Tiger Woods confounded his doubters by coming within a whisker of a PGA win at the weekend… Read more Audio
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More home-made yellow lines appear on Wellington streets
8:57 AM.Last year we spoke to Wellington man Russell Taylor, who got sick of waiting for the city council to sort out the problem of parked cars blocking his narrow street he painted his own yellow lines on… Read more Audio
