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Morning Report for Wednesday 20 March 2019
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Top Stories for Wednesday 20 March 2019
6:00 AM.Muslim families frustrated by 'false hope' of getting bodies; Umar Kuddus helps at Christchurch centre after mosque attacks; Ngai Tahu lift tapu on mosques; No sense of safety to return to mosque… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 20 March 2019
6:06 AM.Rowing New Zealand men's head coach Noel Donaldson has resigned after six years in the role, quitting just over a year before the Tokyo Olympics. Audio
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Fiji mourns nationals killed in Christchurch mosque attacks
6:13 AM.New Zealand's Fijian community is reeling after three of its members were killed in Friday's mosque attacks in Christchurch. The terrorist attacks, which killed at least 50 people, have also been… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 20 March 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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How do we fight racism, bigotry after mosque attacks?
6:40 AM.Four days after the terror attacks the shocked people of Christchurch are wondering how to fight racism and bigotry and make the city a better place. 200 people turned up at a public forum last night… Read more Audio
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Media grapples with how to cover mosque attacker's trial
6:42 AM.Media outlets - including RNZ - are grappling with how to cover the court case of the accused Christchurch gunman without giving him a platform for propaganda. Newsrooms are now in discussions about… Read more Audio
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Islamic community's anxious wait for bodies of attack victims
6:45 AM.The Islamic community is anxious and uneasy about the amount of time it's taking for the victims' bodies to be released. The Prime Minister said on Sunday she expected all 50 bodies to be released by… Read more Audio
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Business News for 20 March 2019
6:50 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 20 March 2019
7:06 AM.The Hurricanes will be without hooker Dan Coles for Saturday's Super Rugby clash with the Stormers in Wellington as the home side's tight five face another big challenge. Audio
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Muslim families frustrated by 'false hope' of getting bodies
7:13 AM.The families of the victims of the Christchurch mosque terror attacks are getting angry at the changing deadline to release their bodies. The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, told them they'd try to… Read more Audio
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Umar Kuddus helps at Christchurch centre after mosque attacks
7:17 AM.Auckland lawyer Umar Kuddus has been helping out at the centre where up to 500 family members and friends of the dead have been gathering. They are preparing for simple Muslim funerals of prayers at… Read more Video, Audio
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Ngai Tahu lifts tapu on mosques
7:27 AM.Local iwi Ngai Tahu have been offering the Muslim community support since the attacks last Friday. Ngai Tahu leaders took part in a blessing of the mosques on Monday morning, offering prayers to… Read more Audio
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Christchurch Muslims fear returning to Al Noor mosque
7:35 AM.A member of Christchurch's muslim community says he does not feel safe returning to his place of worship. Adam Miyalkhel, who is from Afghanistan, lost friends and his cousin Mathullah Afi in the… Read more Audio
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Christchurch Muslims hope for action on burials
7:40 AM.Families of those who died in the mosque shootings are deeply upset at the changing deadline to release their bodies. The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, had earlier said that all those killed should… Read more Audio
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Peters heads to Turkey as Erdogan threatens over mosque attacks
7:44 AM.Foreign Minister Winston Peters is on his way to Turkey to talk to the government about incendiary comments made by the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Mr Erdogan had described the shooting in… Read more Audio
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Firefighters demand law change over toxic foam
7:49 AM.Firefighters are pleading for a law change to put paid to the battle they face getting the state to pay them compensation when they get cancer. They are pushing for a dozen or more cancers to be… Read more Audio
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IS calls for retaliation after Christchurch attacks
7:54 AM.The New York Times is reporting An Islamic State leader has called for attacks to avenge the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings. Rukmini Callimachi wrote the story for the New York Times… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 20 March 2019
8:06 AM.The Crusaders coach Scott Robertson and senior players Sam Whitelock and Kieran Read agree there needs to be a discussion around changing the team's name, but they say now's not the time. Audio
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Thirty still in hospital after Christchurch mosque attack
8:11 AM.Thirty people who were injured in Friday's attack are still in hospital, and nine of them are in a critical condition including a four-year-old girl in Starship Hospital. Her father is in Auckland… Read more Audio
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Mosque attack victims' families plead for visa help
8:16 AM.The family of a young woman, left a widow with two small children after Friday's terrorist attack, are pleading with the government to let them stay beyond their visitor visas, and support her… Read more Audio
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Raf Manji describes Christchurch mood after mosque attack
8:21 AM.We heard earlier from the Mayor of Christchurch Lianne Dalziel. Christchurch City Councillor Raf Manji talks to Susie Ferguson about what's happening in Christchurch through the week. Audio
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Linda Armstrong remembered after Christchurch mosque attack
8:25 AM.The gunman thought he'd won by shooting Linda Armstrong "but she's now in heaven, where she belongs". Those are the words of Ashburton man Tayeb, who's spent the past four days anxiously waiting for… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 20 March 2019
8:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sikhs support Muslims in Christchurch after terror attack
8:35 AM.The Sikh community has been helping the families of the Muslim victims of the terrorist attack in Christchurch. The Sikh Sangat Trust says while it's doing whatever it can to help the families of the… Read more Audio
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Fonterra makes half-year profit
8:43 AM.Fonterra's half year results have just been released. Business reporter Kim Savage joins Guyon Espiner with an update. Audio
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Military assault rifles 'should have no place' in NZ - Fish & Game
8:45 AM.Fish and Game, which represents 150,000 anglers and game bird hunters, is supporting a ban on military assault rifles. The organisation says there is no legitimate recreational hunting use for such… Read more Audio
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Wellington Central Library could be closed for years - Council
8:50 AM.It could be years before Wellington gets its central library back. The 28 year old building that the mayor calls the city's living room closed its doors last night because of the risk to people in a… Read more Audio
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Logging truck operator's suspension overdue - union
8:53 AM.The union representing log truck drivers says tough action by the Transport Agency is long overdue against a big Whangarei trucking company. The Agency's revoking the licence of Stan Semonoff Logging… Read more Audio
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A karakia for Christchurch by Witi Ihimaera
8:57 AM.Māori writer Witi Ihimaera says a great pōuri – sadness – has descended on Aotearoa, but the message for the future is clear. Read more Video, Audio