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Morning Report for Wednesday 13 February 2019
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Top Stories for Wednesday 12 February 2019
6:00 AM.NZ house price rises slow, Auckland prices dip - QV, Not enough progress on social inequality - Salvation Army, Dodgy WOF investigation reveals extent of NZTA problem. Audio
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Sports News for 13 February 2019
6:06 AM.The two-time Rugby World Cup winner Ma'a Nonu says he's a different player and a person after spending three seasons with French club Toulon. Audio
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Govt questioned on housing, tax, economy as Parliament returns
6:09 AM.The barbecues and jandals are out, and suits and long hours sitting in the debating chamber are in, for MPs who returned to Parliament for the first sitting block of the year yesterday. First order of… Read more Audio
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Warrant of fitness prices may rise - MTA
6:12 AM.The Motor Trade Association says the cost of a warrant of fitness could rise as mechanics spooked by a clampdown move to get out of doing inspections. The association's chief exeuctive Craig Pomare… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 13 February 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Loan sharks unchecked for too long - Salvation Army
6:40 AM.The Salvation Army says the harm that's being done to poor families by loan sharks and payday lenders has gone unchecked for too long. For the first time, the organisation has included fringe lending… Read more Audio
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House of Drag winner's event posts taken down by Facebook
6:45 AM.The winner from the TV show House of Drag and cabaret show producer, Hugo Grrrl has raised thousands of dollars on Pledge Me to help pay for new advertising, after Facebook deleted more than 100… Read more Audio
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Business News for 13 February 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 13 Ferbruary 2019
7:06 AM.Opener Martin Guptill is refusing to panic about the failure of the side to establish a strong opening partnership in their one day matches this summer. Audio
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NZ house price rises slow, Auckland prices dip - QV
7:09 AM.Property figures out this morning show house prices grew at their slowest rate in six years in the year to January, and in Auckland they went backwards. The latest QV house price index shows Auckland… Read more Audio
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Not enough progress on social inequality - Salvation Army
7:13 AM.The Salvation Army says the government is failing to do enough to reduce social inequality. The Army's 2019 State of the Nation Report points to multiple problems, including record levels of household… Read more Audio
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Dodgy WOF investigation reveals extent of NZTA problem
7:23 AM.An investigation into dodgy warrants of fitness has revealed the true extent of bumbling by the Transport Agency. The report by top lawyer Kristy MacDonald shows a host of delays in closing down a… Read more Audio
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Hundreds of kids wait months for specialist support
7:25 AM.Waiting times for children with disabilities and behaviour problems to get help have jumped 30 percent in the last year. The average delay between a request for support and the service beginning… Read more Audio
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Parking tickets make $100k a day in NZ main cities
7:27 AM.Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch are combining to dish out more than $100,000-worth of parking fines every day. That's not to say that every fine is paid by the offending driver, and the three… Read more Audio
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Nelson fire: Businesses count costs after evacuations
7:38 AM.Wakefield business owners are counting the costs after the Nelson -Tasman fire forced them to evacuate and shut up shop. Three thousand residents were told to leave the area on Friday after a large… Read more Audio
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Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' found guilty
7:41 AM.The Mexican drug lord, known as 'El Chapo' has been found guilty on 10 counts of drug trafficking. The 61-year-old, who's real name is Joaquín Guzmán, was accused of being behind the all-powerful… Read more Audio
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NZ-China relations worries tourism operators
7:47 AM.An Air New Zealand plane being turned back from China and a u-turn on a joint tourism project has some wondering whether China and New Zealand really are still good friends. This week an airliner was… Read more Audio
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Huawei takes full-page 5g ads in NZ newspapers
7:50 AM.This morning Huawei has gone on the offensive taking out full page ads in New Zealand newspapers. The ad's headline reads "5G without Huawei is like rugby without New Zealand." It says without Huawei… Read more Audio
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Saudi-NZ relationship undamaged by sheep saga - Peters
7:55 AM.The Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says there has been absolutely no damage to New Zealand's relationship with Saudi Arabia after the government canned an abbatoir destined for a Saudi… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 13 February 2019
8:06 AM.Opener Martin Guptill is refusing to panic about the failure of the side to establish a strong opening partnership in their one day matches this summer. Audio
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Auckland property market expected to stay flat
8:09 AM.An Auckland mortgage adviser expects the city's property market to stay flat for a "good couple of years". The latest QV house price index shows that, in the year to January, Auckland prices declined… Read more Audio
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Councillor does flip-flop on anthem apology
8:12 AM.A controversial New Plymouth councillor, who said he was "ashamed" to sing the national anthem in te reo Maori, is refusing to make a face-to-face apology to his council colleagues. Murray Chong was a… Read more Audio
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Whanganui locals feeling rental woes
8:16 AM.People in Whanganui are at their wits end over rapidly rising rental costs and a shortage of homes to rent. Official figures show average rents in Whanganui shot up almost 13 percent in the year to… Read more Audio
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Rewa trial: Defence accuses Susan Burdett's son
8:20 AM.The lawyer for serial rapist Malcolm Rewa has accused Susan Burdett's son of murdering her for an inheritance. Rewa is on trial in the High Court at Auckland accused of Ms Burdett's murder. The… Read more Audio
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'Comprehensive approach' urged for children's specialist care
8:26 AM.Waiting times for children with disabilities and behaviour problems to get help have jumped 30 percent in the past year. Some children are waiting ten months or more for help. The delays are… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 13 February 2019
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Population growth behind rising benefit numbers - Sepuloni
8:38 AM.The Salvation Army is accusing the government of not doing enough to reduce social inequality. The Army's 2019 State of the Nation Report points out multiple problems, including record levels of… Read more Audio
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Sustainable NZ Party could work with National, Labour - Vernon Tava
8:47 AM.The new political party that wants to challenge the Greens for votes has launched its website and is signing up members. While commentators have been calling it a potential "blue-green" or "teal"… Read more Audio
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Facebook battle brings donations for underdog
8:48 AM.A David and Goliath battle between Facebook and a small Wellington events company has resulted in thousands of dollars in donations for the underdog. But despite media attention and claims to the… Read more Audio
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Marlborough Sounds ecologists, fishers open nature reserve
8:53 AM.A Marlborough Sounds conservation group and fishing company have put aside their differences to open a native wildlife attraction. King Salmon has partnered with the Tui Nature Reserve Wildlife Trust… Read more Audio