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Morning Report for Tuesday 2 April 2019
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Top Stories for Tuesday 2 April 2019
6:00 AM.Ardern in China: Warm welcome from 'sincere friend' Xi, Gun City urges customers to oppose planned ban, Gun owners feel betrayed - gun lobby group, Winston Peters defends speed of gun law changes. Audio
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Sports News for 2 April 2019
6:06 AM.The Blues winger Tanielu Tele'a has been suspended for four weeks of Super Rugby. Audio
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Ashburton locals want deadly road improved
6:09 AM.Ashburton locals say a stretch of road which claimed the lives of a mother and her two young children needs to be improved. Three people were killed when their station wagon and a ute collided on the… Read more Audio
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Auckland, Northland hospitals riddled with fire risk
6:11 AM.Documents show hospitals in Auckland and Northland are riddled with holes and gaps that can speed up the spread of fire. In one case Middlemore Hospital was warned in 2014 that part of its Manukau… Read more Audio
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Turkey's president suffers election blow
6:15 AM.Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suffered a blow in local elections, with his party losing control of the capital Ankara. The opposition party CHP also declared victory in Istanbul… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 2 April
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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NZ trade negotiators seek deal upgrade with China
6:35 AM.Negotiators working on the upgrade of New Zealand's free trade deal with China have been given a message from the top to get on and reach a deal. Ms Ardern emerged from a meeting with Premier Li… Read more Audio
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NZ's quick action on gun laws limits gun lobby - Alpers
6:42 AM.An Australian academic is pleased with the fast-tracking of changes to firearms laws, saying the haste gives the gun lobby little time to act. The Government expects the new laws to be in place less… Read more Audio
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Business News for 2 April 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 2 April 2019
7:06 AM.A major headache for Blues coach Leon MacDonald ahead of Saturday's Super Rugby match against the Waratahs at Eden Park. Audio
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Ardern in China: Warm welcome from 'sincere friend' Xi
7:09 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been given a warm welcome during her brief, but high level, visit to the Chinese capital Beijing. That was alongside the message there must be mutual trust if the two… Read more Audio
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Gun owners feel betrayed - gun lobby group
7:12 AM.The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners began polling its members when the intention to ban military style semi-automatic weapons was announced in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attack. It… Read more Audio
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Gun City urges customers to oppose planned ban
7:16 AM.New Zealand's biggest gun retailer is urging its customers to fight back with one voice against the Government's plan to ban semi-automatic and military-style rifles. A bill setting out the details of… Read more Audio
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Winston Peters does not resile from 'end of tolerance' speech
7:25 AM.A bill setting out the details of the Government's gun ban was tabled in Parliament yesterday on Monday. Parts, magazines and ammunition which can make a gun illegal will also be banned, and there… Read more Audio
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Kinleith fatal car crash: 11yo in hospital after family killed
7:38 AM.An 11 year old boy remains in Waikato Hospital with serious injuries after a car accident that killed five members of his family on Monday morning. He was the only survivor of the car crash near… Read more Audio
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Hospital's 3-year wait to fix 'extreme' fire risk
7:43 AM.A South Auckland hospital was warned patients in its surgery recovery ward were at extreme risk from fire but did not fix the building for more than three years. Documents released to RNZ show the… Read more Audio
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Gun buy-back to cost up to $200m - Police Minister
7:47 AM.The government is sticking to its estimate that buying back semi-automatic and military-style rifles will cost between $100 and $200 million. A law banning most semi-automatic rifles is expected to be… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 2 April 2019
8:06 AM.In little over 24 hours New Zealand Cricket will reveal the 15 players who will make-up the Black Caps squad for this year's one-day World Cup in England and Wales. Audio
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Gun-law reform too hasty - firearms lawyer
8:10 AM.The Government is being warned that its rush to get new gun laws in place risks repeating the mistakes of the past. Nicholas Taylor, a lawyer who specialises in firearms law, says legislation rushed… Read more Audio
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NZ Super Fund considers pulling funds from gun-makers
8:15 AM.The board of the state-owned Super Fund meets next week to consider pulling the $1.3 million dollars it has invested in gun manufacturers and retailers. The fund has a policy of not investing in… Read more Audio
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Brexit: UK MPs debate as next vote looms
8:18 AM.British MPs will soon begin another attempt to find a Brexit deal they can agree on. No alternative to Prime Minister Theresa May's plan won a majority last week, and the government's chief whip has… Read more Audio
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Family Court lawyer spending skyrockets
8:26 AM.Spending on lawyers in the Family Court has rocketed despite reforms five years ago aimed at slashing the court's running costs. The previous government made the changes with the bold promise they… Read more Audio
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Doctors have flu vaccine ready to go
8:27 AM.Family doctors have this year's flu vaccine in stock and are now offering the free jab to priority groups. They are also reassuring the public that they can deliver separate vaccines against measles… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 2 April 2019
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Mosque attack victim wants to see murder-accused in court
8:44 AM.A man who lost his father in the Christchurch massacre wants to attend the accused gunman's first appearance in the High Court this Friday. 71-year-old Haji Daoud Nabi was shot at the Al Noor mosque… Read more Audio
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Hamilton Council complainant not surprised by racist remarks
8:48 AM.A woman who complained about the culture of the Hamilton council two years ago says nothing has changed. Councillor James Casson is in the middle of a storm after criticising commemorations for the… Read more Audio
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2018 summer the best yet for South Island camping
8:54 AM.Authorities around the South Island are rating this summer as the best yet for freedom camping - with improvements in behaviour and central government support. But those at the coal face are not… Read more Audio
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West Coast cleans up after landfill washes into river
8:55 AM.The clean-up continues on the West Coast after a flooded Fox River uncovered an old landfill, washing rubbish downstream and on to kilometres of coastline. While much of the rubbish has been cleaned… Read more Audio
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Garden to Table programme gets kids growing vegetables
8:55 AM.Ten years after it was launched in two Auckland primary schools, the Garden To Table programme has spread to 174 schools across New Zealand. About 10,000 Kiwi kids now grow vegetables and fruit on… Read more Audio
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Protesters march to TCDC council ahead of climate change vote
8:57 AM.Protesters are gathering in Thames where the Thames Coromandel District Council is about to vote on whether to sign up to the Local Government Leaders Climate Change Declaration. It's been described… Read more Audio