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Morning Report for Monday 25 February 2019
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Top Stories for Monday 25 February 2019
6:00 AM.An investigation into the Clutha River jet boat death begins, The US says Venezuelan President Maduro's "days are numbered", The Pope condemns clergy guilty of child sexual abuse, calling them tools… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 25 February 2019
6:06 AM.The White Ferns have suffered a 95 run loss to Australia in game two of their one day series in Adelaide, meaning Australia hold onto the Rose Bowl. Audio
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NZ hasn't heard US warning not to use Huawei - Little
6:13 AM.The minister responsible for New Zealand's intelligence agencies, Andrew Little, told our political editor Jane Patterson he's received no such warning from the US officials, and neither have his… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 25 February 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 25 February 2019
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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National warns new rental standards will hurt tenants
6:40 AM.National's housing spokesperson Judith Collins says new rules requiring landlords to insulate and heat rental homes will hurt tenants, not help them. Landlords have until July 2024 to install ceiling… Read more Audio
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Dunedin suspends Lime scooters until proven safe
6:45 AM.Lime has been asked to remove its scooters from Dunedin's streets until it can prove its fleet is safe. It's the second city to do so, after Auckland council temporarily suspended the company's trial… Read more Audio
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Business News for 25 February 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Te Matatini organisers stoked with festival
6:50 AM.Organisers of Te Matatini have thanked the Wellington region for taking the national kapa haka festival to new heights. The four day event ended on Sunday at Westpac Stadium, the festival's biggest… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 25 February 2019
7:06 AM.The findings of a review into the environment in the New Zealand women's hockey team will finally be revealed today. Audio
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Investigation underway after fatal jet boat crash
7:10 AM.Investigations have begun after a competitor in a jet boat race was killed in a crash on the Clutha River near Wanaka on Sunday. Two people were in the boat - one survived and is in hospital with… Read more Audio
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Child abuser priests 'tools of Satan' - Pope Francis
7:14 AM.Pope Francis has condemned clergy guilty of child sexual abuse, calling them "tools of Satan" and promising action would be taken to protect children from what he called "ravenous wolves". He made the… Read more Audio
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New rental standards an attack on landlords - National
7:20 AM.National says residential properties owners are under attack by the Government after new rental standards were announced just days after news of a potential capital gains tax. The party's housing… Read more Audio
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Salvation Army digs in to new rental standards
7:22 AM.The Housing Minister Phil Twyford has announced a raft of new rules for rental properties, with a strong focus on heating and insulation. Landlords are being given until July 2024 to install ceiling… Read more Audio
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Venezuela: Growing condemnation of Maduro's aid refusal
7:25 AM.In Venezuela there's growing condemnation of President Maduro's refusal to allow aid shipments into the country. The country's suffering a severe economic crisis with many people struggling to find… Read more Audio
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Auckland kapa haka group takes top Te Matatini prize
7:30 AM.Nga Tumanako from Auckland have been crowned this year's champions at the kapa haka festival, Te Matatini. The four-day festival came to an end on Sunday, with the top nine groups battling it out on… Read more Audio
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AA calls for all Lime scooters to be removed until proven safe
7:40 AM.The Automobile Association is calling for all Lime scooters to be taken off the streets until they are proven safe. Last week, Auckland and Dunedin city councils temporarily suspended the company's… Read more Audio
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National leader says floated capital gains tax is a blow
7:45 AM.The National Party says there would be nothing fair about a capital gains tax, and that it will hit middle New Zealand, not the wealthy. The party has been warning the proposed tax would be an attack… Read more Audio
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Searing temperatures take turn as cold bites country
7:50 AM.After weeks of searing temperatures the weather took a dramatic turn on Sunday, with temperatures plummeting as a cold snap swept across the country. Jim Boult is the Mayor of the Queenstown Lakes… Read more Audio
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Outdated, unsafe buildings in scathing Defence Force report
7:55 AM.A scathing Defence Force assessment highlights outdated, potentially earthquake prone, unsafe and failing buildings. RNZ has obtained a briefing document to Defence Minister Ron Mark in September… Read more Audio
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Hydrogen vital to achieving low emissions economy - experts
7:58 AM.International experts have told a forum in Rotorua if the Government is serious about achieving a low-emissions economy, hydrogen has to be in the mix. They say hydrogen is on the cusp of becoming the… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 25 February 2019
8:06 AM.The findings of a review into the environment in the New Zealand women's hockey team will finally be revealed today. Audio
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Portable cabin manufacturers struggling with demand
8:10 AM.A mother of four counts herself lucky to call a small cabin home in Auckland's increasingly expensive rental market. The use of portable cabins is booming as families opt for cheaper accommodation… Read more Audio
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Landlords' group says new rental rules written by industry
8:15 AM.A lobby group for landlords is accusing the government of letting the insulation industry write the new standards for rental properties. On Sunday, the Minister of Housing Phil Twyford announced a… Read more Audio
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Housing Minister responds to criticism of rental regulations
8:20 AM.The Housing Minister Phil Twyford has announced a raft of new rules for rental properties, with a strong focus on heating and insulation. Landlords are being given until July 2024 to install ceiling… Read more Audio
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Oscars: 91st Academy Awards kick off
8:25 AM.The 91st Academy Awards kick off at two o'clock this afternoon, and The Favourite and Roma are leading the nominations with both films up for ten awards. Our correspondent in Los Angeles, Brad… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 25 February 2019
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Computer chips answer kauri dieback questions
8:45 AM.Tiny computer chips are helping scientists understand a disease that is threatening kauri with extinction - and hopefully stop its spread. Researchers working in the laboratory are measuring how kauri… Read more Audio
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Mangawhai mangrove removal behind fairy tern decline
8:50 AM.Scientists studying fairy terns at Mangawhai now suspect the bird's decline may be linked to the removal of mangroves in the harbour. The critically endangered birds have had a disastrous breeding… Read more Audio
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Wellington Zoo defends decision to put down unruly baboons
8:50 AM.Wellington Zoo says it tried everything possible to save its four baboons after their social structure descended into chaos, but the only solution was to euthanise them. It says the baboons were… Read more Audio
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Study traces Haast eagle back to Australia
8:55 AM.A new study on the largest birds of prey that ever lived in New Zealand traces them back to Australia. The giant Haast eagle, which used to prey on Moa, shares a common ancestor with a tiny Australian… Read more Audio