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Morning Report for Thursday 15 March 2018
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Young women still daunted by idea of op-shopping
8:57 AM.It sounds like a perfect fashion solution for the environmentally and budget conscious -- second hand clothing. But Otago University researcher Lisa McNeill says while a lot of young women are keen to… Read more Audio
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Auckland Writers Festival lineup unveiled
8:55 AM.A rock star of Norwegian literature Karl Ove Knausgaard and New York Times number one bestselling author Karen Joy Fowler will be among the big names taking part in May's Auckland Writers Festival… Read more Audio
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Huggies removes inappropriate Māori names from website
8:49 AM.Huggies, the multinational company known mostly for making nappies, has removed an online list of Māori baby names after several complaints from a Māori cultural adviser, Karaitiana Taiuru, that they… Read more Audio
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Seven years of war in Syria, child deaths rising
8:42 AM.Today marks the seventh anniversary of the Syrian conflict. UNICEF says the number of children killed has already passed 1000 in 2018 as many as were killed in all of 2017. UNICEF's Regional chief of… Read more Audio
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Yet another plan for Auckland America's Cup unveiled
8:41 AM.Yet another plan for the America's Cup was unveiled yesterday. This fourth plan drops a planned extension of Hobson Wharf, creates more space on land at Wynyard Point, and has a 45-metre extension of… Read more Audio
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Wellingtonians have their say on Māori signage
8:39 AM.Bilingual signs and Māori place names look likely to become more prominent in Wellington as the council makes progress on its promise to make te reo Māori more visible around the city. Public… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 15 March 2018
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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New Chatham Islands wharf ends dangerous dock days
8:26 AM.Chatham Islanders are hoping their new wharf will make life on the island much smoother sailing. The wharf cost $52 million and its designers are confident it will dramatically reduce the number of… Read more Audio
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Afghan villagers' case against NZDF still headed for court
8:21 AM.One of the lawyers representing the Afghan people caught up in a Defence Force raid in 2010 says persisting confusion about the minutiae of the attack shows exactly why an independent inquiry is… Read more Audio
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'I just felt used' - NZ woman conned into false marriage
8:19 AM.More now on the woman who was conned into a marriage of convenience to an Indian immigrant and was then offered $8,000 to keep up the charade. Aroha Raharuhi was nearly 40 and Pankaj Badyal was in his… Read more Audio
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Trump's new CIA boss oversaw torture at Guantanamo
8:13 AM.The CIA's deputy director Gina Haspel is set to take over from Mike Pompeo as the new head of the intelligence agency, after President Donald Trump fired Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State and… Read more Audio
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Peters unclear on pursuing Russia-NZ free trade agreement
8:10 AM.Foreign Minister Winston Peters has hit back at the National Party after it called him an apologist for Russia. National's trade spokesperson Todd McClay has been critical of Mr Peters' enthusiastic… Read more Audio
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Health Ministry had been warned of bowel screening botch-up
7:55 AM.The Health Ministry was warned four years before it raised the alert over a serious failure involving bowel screening. The new Health Minister, David Clark, revealed last month that 2500 Waitemata… Read more Audio
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Golden Bay cleans up with $100k help after Gita
7:50 AM.Storm-affected residents and businesses in Golden Bay have welcomed news of a 100-thousand dollar rescue package, but some say it might not be enough. The area of north-west Nelson had its only road… Read more Audio
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Toxic foam: Auckland councillors wait for details
7:46 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. The Defence Force… Read more Audio
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Nerve agent clearly from Russia - UK high commissioner to NZ
7:39 AM."You are not welcome here". Those strong words from the British Prime Minister Theresa May highlight just how bad relations are right now between the UK and Russia.
In a defiant and angry speech to… Read more Audio
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Stephen Hawking dies: 'A mind forever voyaging'
7:28 AM.Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking died on Wednesday aged 76. Professor Hawking was diagnosed with a form of motor neurone disease (also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Lou Gehrig's… Read more Audio
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Man offered $8k bribe to keep sham marriage, woman claims
7:25 AM.A woman who was conned into a marriage of convenience to an Indian immigrant says he offered her an 8-thousand dollar bribe to keep up the charade. Aroha Raharuhi married Pankaj Badyal in 2016 after… Read more Audio
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Russia's NZ ambassador says 'no motive' for Skripal attack
7:12 AM.Russia's ambassador to New Zealand, Valery Tereshchenko, says the Salisbury attack was a well-planned provocation aimed at fanning an anti-Russian campaign. Susie Ferguson spoke to Mr Tereshchenko. He… Read more Audio
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UK PM slams Russia, expels diplomats after Skripal poisoning
7:09 AM.Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May has laid out her response to the poisoning of a former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. Overnight Ms May explicitly blamed Moscow and… Read more Audio
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Business News for 15 March 2018
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Early Business News for 15 March 2018
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Plain cigarette packaging comes into force
6:14 AM.Plain packaging for cigarettes and tobacco came into force yesterday but Otago University researchers say although it's a good start the government needs to "step up" to make the country smoke free by… Read more Audio
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Hawking an inspiring teacher - NZ scientist
6:12 AM.Renowned scientist Professor Stephen Hawking is being remembered as an influential and inspiring teacher. The physicist and author of A Brief History of time died yesterday aged 76. New Zealand data… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 15 March 2018
6:00 AM.UK PM slams Russia, expels diplomats after Skripal poisoning, Russia's NZ ambassador says 'no motive' for Skripal attack, Man offered $8k bribe to keep sham marriage, woman claims, Stephen Hawking… Read more Audio