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Morning Report for Monday 11 March 2019
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Top Stories for Monday 11 March 2019
6:00 AM.Missing man Denver Chance found dead, man charged with murder; 157 dead in Ethiopian plane crash; NZ drivers rack up $10m in unpaid toll fees; Renters in Wellington struggling to get insurance… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 11 March 2019
6:06 AM.The All Blacks Sevens captain Tim Mikkelsen says his side has to control possession if they're to succeed at the Vancouver World Series event. Audio
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Internet cable installers ripped off by contracts - lawyer
6:13 AM.The lawyer for linespeople gearing up for a class action says some workers are putting in 60 hour weeks and earning just $100. People contracting for Visionstream - a Chorus subcontractor - say… Read more Audio
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NZ students prepare for Friday's climate strike
6:16 AM.Young people preparing for Friday's school strike for action on climate change reckon they've already won half the battle. They says the prospect of thousands of children quitting school to protest… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 11 March 2019
6:19 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Drivers dodge nearly $10m in road toll fees
6:44 AM.Nearly ten million dollars of tolls and administration fees have been dodged by people using New Zealand's three toll roads. It's not clear how much the Transport Authority has been able to recover… Read more Audio
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Seymour calls for Jones to quit over Northland project funding
6:45 AM.Cabinet Minister Shane Jones is in the firing line again over the $3.4 billion Provincial Growth Fund. Act leader David Seymour has asked the Auditor-General to investigate Mr Jones' role in a $4.6… Read more Audio
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Business News for 11 March 2019
6:50 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 11 March 2019
7:06 AM.The New Zealand motor racing driver Scot Dixon is quite happy to be 4th on the grid for this morning's opening Indycars race in Florida after a tough buildup. Audio
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Missing man Denver Chance found dead, man charged with murder
7:10 AM.The search for missing Auckland man Denver Chance has come to a tragic end with police arresting a man on Sunday night and charging him with murder. The 43-year-old Mr Chance had been missing for more… Read more Audio
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157 dead in Ethiopian plane crash
7:14 AM.An Ethiopian Airlines flight has crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa killing everyone on board. The Boeing 737 Max-8 was travelling to Kenya and their were 157 people on board. 32 Kenyans… Read more Audio
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NZ drivers rack up $10m in unpaid toll fees
7:20 AM.New Zealanders owe almost ten million dollars in unpaid tolls and administration fees for travelling on the country's three toll roads. Critics of toll roads say this staggering sum shows they don't… Read more Audio
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Capital gains just the start of tax reform needs - Greens
7:28 AM.Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson wants a capital gains tax to be just the start of wide-ranging tax reform. Speaking at the party's summer policy conference yesterday Ms Davidson told members… Read more Audio
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Renters in Wellington struggling to get insurance
7:39 AM.First a rental shortage and now renters in Wellington are struggling to get basic contents insurance. IAG, the parent company of insurance brands AMI and State, has changed its policy and now will… Read more Audio
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Jones has vested interest in PGF-funded centre - National
7:39 AM.The National Party is questioning Shane Jones' role in a decision to grant a group $4.6 million from the provincial growth fund - calling it a conflict of interest. Before he returned to Parliament as… Read more Audio
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Denver Chance's body found in South Auckland rural area
7:44 AM.The search for missing Auckland man Denver Chance has come to a tragic end with police arresting a man last night and charging him with murder. RNZ reporter Jordan Bond is outside the property where… Read more Audio
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Shane Jones defends presence in PGF decision meeting
7:46 AM.The National Party is questioning Shane Jones' role in a decision to grant $4.6 million from the provincial growth fund to a Northland cultural centre- calling it a conflict of interest. Mr Jones… Read more Audio
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Auckland Arts Festival underway
7:55 AM.The Auckland Arts Festival went into its first weekend with one of its biggest shows. Mozart's The Magic Flute has been radically reimagined with animation and silent film. RNZ's Justin Gregory was… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 11 March 2019
8:06 AM.Fiji have beaten the New Zealand men's sevens team 22-21 in the quarter-finals at the Vancouver leg of the World Series. Audio
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Finding nurses for rest homes a constant struggle
8:10 AM.Resthomes say they are exhausted by the constant struggle to find nurses to replace those they lose to better-paid jobs in public hospitals. The aged care sector is short of 600 nurses, and a recent… Read more Audio
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Legal action looms over 'sham-contracting' of linesworkers
8:14 AM.Linespeople are taking legal action over what they call a sham-contracting model, which has them working six-days a week and still not breaking even. They say Visionstream - a Chorus subcontractor -… Read more Audio
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Mangere leader says fatal shooting latest in string of crime
8:18 AM.A community leader in Mangere says a fatal shooting outside a liquor store on Saturday night is just the latest in a string of incidents in the area. Police have launched a homicide inquiry after a… Read more Audio
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Did Shane Jones break the rules? - Analysis
8:22 AM.There are calls for Shane Jones to resign for sitting in on multi-million dollar funding meeting for a project he was once poised to be the chairman of. Mr Jones declared a conflict of interest in… Read more Audio
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Hundreds protest Auckland wharf extension
8:30 AM.Hundreds of people gathered at Auckland's waterfront yesterday to protest against the council's plans to build a 90 metre long wharf extension into the Waitemata Harbour. The $14 million concret… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 11 March 2019
8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Michael Jackson academic discusses abuse claims in Leaving Neverland
8:40 AM.The two-part documentary alleging the king of pop Michael Jackson was a serial child rapist began screening on TVNZ last night. Leaving Neverland has prompted a worldwide storm, with many radio… Read more Audio
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Ben Cort warns against legal cannabis in New Zealand
8:44 AM.A man who helped lead an unsuccessful campaign to stop a commercial cannabis industry being set up in Colorado is visiting the country to warn New Zealanders not to repeat what he calls a big mistake… Read more Audio
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Contractors blasé about firestop installation - report
8:51 AM.Many contractors don't know how to put proper firestopping in buildings, and don't care that they don't know. That's according to a report by the independent building research institute BRANZ, which… Read more Audio
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Govt watching build-to-rent take off in NZ
8:55 AM.A property development firm is championing the idea of building homes to rent, rather than to sell. Experts say the idea is a no-brainer to fix the housing problems. Business reporter Madison Reidy… Read more Audio