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Morning Report for Friday 22 March 2019
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Top Stories for Friday 22 March 2019
6:00 AM.There'll be two minutes silence across the country this afternoon after Muslims are called to prayer, there's overwhelming support for the government's decision to ban military style weapons, the… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 22 March 2019
6:06 AM.Black Caps captain Kane Williamson and White Ferns teenager Amelia Kerr have been the big winners at the annual New Zealand Cricket awards. Audio
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Thousands support Muslims at Forsyth Barr Stadium
6:10 AM.Thousands of people in Dunedin have shown their grief for the victims of last Friday's terror attack in Christchurch. They packed into the Forsyth Barr Stadium last night for a vigil for the 50 people… Read more Audio
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Man who built Christchurch's Al Noor Mosque returns to pray
6:13 AM.A man who prayed at the Al Noor mosque on the day it opened 35-years ago will return to pray there today. Hanif Quazi was part of a group of Christchurch Muslims who raised money to build the mosque… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 22 March 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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MPs united on gun law changes, but Seymour cautious
6:40 AM.Banning military-style semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles has brought a sweeping show of unity across the political divide. But the one-man ACT Party isn't pledging support yet. The leader… Read more Audio
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Racism in Christchurch no longer tolerated
6:43 AM.As New Zealand prepares to mark one week since the horrific mosque killings people in Christchurch are predicting last Friday's massacre will make their city more accepting of difference and less… Read more Audio
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Facebook 'played a part' in Christchurch mosque shootings
6:45 AM.Facebook is insisting it's ready for more regulation that would stop killers from being to able to livestream their attacks. It took the social media giant 29 minutes to find out about livestreamed… Read more Audio
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Business News for 22 March 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 22 March 2019
7:06 AM.Black Caps captain Kane Williamson has received the supreme honour at the New Zealand Cricket awards in Auckland. Audio
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Christchurch mosque shootings: One week on
7:10 AM.One week on from the Christchurch massacre which killed 50 Muslims at Friday prayers, the dead are still being buried and the type of weapons used by the gunman have been banned. Today thousands of… Read more Video, Audio
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Friday prayers after the Christchurch mosque attacks
7:15 AM.Guled Mire is a community advocate in Christchurch. He joins Susie Ferguson, broadcasting from outside the Botanic Gardens, to discuss the importance of Friday, one week on from the Christchurch… Read more Audio
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NZ's gun reform fight has just begun, experts warn
7:22 AM.Despite overwhelming public and political support for a ban on the types of guns used in the Christchurch mosque attacks, the government's being told the gun lobby won't give in easily. Campaigners… Read more Audio
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Gun law reform: 'We're prepared to do something' - Police Minister
Police Minister Stuart Nash says he is expecting pushback from the gun lobby after the announcement that military-style semi-automatic guns and assault rifles will be banned in New Zealand.
"When… Read more Audio
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Christchurch seeks solidarity, hope a week after attacks
7:30 AM.Christchurch people are hoping to find solidarity, hope and love when they today mark a week since the deadly mosque attacks in their city.
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Hanif Quazi, builder of Al Noor mosque, returns to pray
7:38 AM.The man who built the Al Noor mosque will return to pray on Friday, even though he says it's now been smeared with blood. Hanif Quazi was there when the mosque opened its doors for the first time in… Read more Audio
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UK, US Imams visit Christchurch after attacks
7:42 AM.A religious leader from Texas, Imam Omar Suleiman, has arrived in Christchurch to be with the Muslim community in the wake of the attack. Imam Omar Suleiman is the President of the Yaqeen Institute… Read more Audio
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Christchurch reporters Conan Young, Maja Burry describe attacks
7:50 AM.RNZ Christchurch reporters Conan Young and Maja Burry have spent the past week covering this story. They were near the scene when the attacks happened last Friday, and describe what they've been… Read more Audio
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Govt too fast on gun law reform - gun lobby group
7:55 AM.New Zealand's gun lobby says the Government's moving too fast on new gun laws. Millitary-style semi-automatics and assault rifles will be banned under new laws due to come into force in April. The… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 22 March 2019
8:06 AM.The Hurricanes have made 10 changes and will be without All Blacks Dane Coles, TJ Perenara and Ngani Laumape for tomorrow's Super Rugby game against the Stormers in Wellington. Audio
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NZ hunters 'more like Barry Crump than Rambo' - ex-cop welcomes ban
8:10 AM.Former police officer turned lawyer and longtime hunter Phil Mitchell says the ban on all military-style semi-automatic and assault rifles is long overdue. Mr Mitchell wants the government to go a lot… Read more Audio
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Mohamed Hassan, Guled Mire discuss headscarves, gun laws
8:10 AM.Journalist Mohamed Hassan and community advocate Guled Mire join Susie Ferguson for a Morning Report broadcast outside the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, continuing coverage of the aftermath of the… Read more Audio
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Ex-firearms control boss raises alarm over gun licence vetting
8:20 AM.A former head of firearms control, Joe Green, is claiming police did not follow the correct procedure in granting a gun license to the accused Christchurch terrorist Brenton Tarrant. Police… Read more Audio
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Man wears swastika outside Palmerston North mosque, not charged
8:23 AM.The police are defending their decision not to charge a man, who three days after the terror attacks, stood outside a Palmerston North mosque wearing a swastika. But they say his details have been… Read more Audio
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Mohamed Hassan, Guled Mire discuss terror threats
8:27 AM.Susie Ferguson is joined by journalist Mohamed Hassan and community advocade Guled Mire to discuss the police handling of white nationalist groups and individuals. Audio
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Markets Update for 22 March 2019
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Black Power, Mongrel Mob hold hui for community service
8:37 AM.Black Power and the Mongrel Mob are holding a joint-hui to set their commitments to the community over the next three years. One of the discussion will centre on how to engage with the Muslim… Read more Audio
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Mohamed Hassan, Guled Mire discuss gangs helping Muslims
8:40 AM.In Christchurch, Mohamed Hassan and Guled Mire discuss the activity of gangs like Black Power and the Mongrel Mob supporting Muslims following the Christchurch terror attacks. Audio
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Wellingtonians to form human chain at Kilbirnie Mosque
8:45 AM.Thousands are expected to gather outside mosques around the country today to form 'human chains', as Muslims arrive to pray. Events on Facebook are calling for people to gather outside of their local… Read more Audio
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NZ security agencies failed Christchurch - Joseph Siracusa
8:50 AM.A global security expert says New Zealand's intelligence services failed the country by not picking up the accused gunman earlier. Professor Joseph Siracusa from Melbourne's RMIT University says any… Read more Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio