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Morning Report for Friday 6 September 2019
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Top Stories for Friday 6 September 2019
6:00 AM.The Auckland City Mission hands out an unprecedented number of food parcels as families struggle, GPs are becoming increasingly frustrated as they try to get hold of measles vaccinations, and After… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 6 September 2019
6:06 AM.Tom Walsh has become the first man in history to defend the Diamond League shot put title. Audio
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Loch Ness monster could just be a large eel
6:10 AM.The mythical creature, the Loch Ness monster, could be pure fiction - or just a large eel. Researchers from the University of Otago have been investigating the environmental DNA present in the Loch… Read more Audio
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Boris Johnson's brother quits as MP and govt minister
6:14 AM.The British prime minister's brother, Jo Johnson, has announced he is quitting as a member of parliament and government minister. His decision is the latest twist to affect the governing Conservative… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 6 September 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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National: Government too slow containing measles
6:40 AM.The National Party is condemning the government for being too slow in containing the measles outbreak. It says the numbers are now so bad that the United States has put out a travel advisory warning… Read more Audio
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Freshwater plans leave Māori wanting
6:44 AM.Māori leaders say the government's latest freshwater plans don't go far enough and fail to deal with the pressing issue of Māori water rights. The Action Plan for Healthy Waterways aims to restore… Read more Audio
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Business News for 6 September 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 6 September 2019
7:06 AM.Tom Walsh has made history. The South Canterbury builder has become the first man to defend the Diamond League shot put title, by winning this morning's finale in Brussels with a best throw of 22… Read more Audio
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Families continue to struggle to make ends meet
7:11 AM.The Auckland City Mission handed out an unprecedented 23-thousand food parcels last year, as families continue to struggle to make ends meet. The figure for the year to June is a 40 percent increase… Read more Audio
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Doctor frustrated over 'lack of sensible planning'
7:15 AM.A Papakura GP is frustrated with public health officials over the handling of the measles outbreak, as her practice is having to turn away people who want to be vaccinated. Jacqueline Allan says her… Read more Audio
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Police say key parts of AR15 rifles are illegal
7:19 AM.After months of confusion the police have decided that key parts of the type of assault rifles used in the Christchurch terror attacks are illegal. Despite changes to firearms legislation in the wake… Read more Audio
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Loch Ness Monster: Fiction or giant eel?
7:22 AM.The Loch Ness Monster is one of Scotland's oldest and most enduring tales. It inspires books, TV shows and films, and sustains a major tourism industry around its home. Now scientists are saying… Read more Audio
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Jacobson family proud as punch
7:27 AM.Tomorrow afternoon's test against Tonga in Hamilton is the All Blacks last before the World Cup in Japan and it's special for a number of reasons, but for one young player it will be particlarly… Read more Audio
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British PM's brother quits as MP and govt minister
7:34 AM.The British prime minister's brother, Jo Johnson, has announced he is quitting as a member of parliament and government minister. His decision is the latest twist to affect the governing Conservative… Read more Audio
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Government's new freshwater proposals debated
7:39 AM.Now for more on the government's new freshwater proposals to clean up rivers, lakes and wetlands. The plans would put the brakes on some rural land development and new pressure on farmers to protect… Read more Audio
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Team New Zealand launching first big boat of America's Cup
7:46 AM.Team New Zealand is officially launching their first big boat of the 2021 America's Cup this morning. The America's Cup holders will formally unveil the boat at Auckland's Viaduct Harbour, although… Read more Audio
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Tracking measles cases increasing doctors' workload
7:49 AM.Auckland GPs in the grip of the measles outbreak have a massive job tracking and checking people who may have become infected in the doctors' waiting rooms. The disease continues to spread in the city… Read more Audio
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Shane Jones opens new-look Russell wharf
7:52 AM.The self-anointed Champion of the Provinces Shane Jones has officially opened the new-look Russell wharf - after its million dollar makeover. The money from the Provincial Growth Fund has paid for the… Read more Audio
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Christchurch roofer to start against All Blacks on test debut
7:56 AM.A 22-year-old Christchurch-based roofer who has never played a first class match before will start for Tonga against the All Blacks tomorrow. It caps a meteoric rise for hooker Siua Maile who was a… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 6 September 2019
8:06 AM.Tom Walsh has landed a psychological blow four weeks out from his world shot put title defence in Doha. Audio
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Key parts of military-style assault rifles are illegal - Police
8:10 AM.Police confirmed yesterday that that key parts of the military-style assault rifles used in the Christchurch terror attacks are illegal. Up until now gun owners trying to hand them in at buyback… Read more Audio
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Environment Minister: New rules won't end pastoral farming
8:17 AM.The government's newly announced freshwater plans have been welcomed by dairy giant Fonterra. The Action Plan for Healthy Waterways aims to clean up lakes, rivers and other waterways and involves… Read more Audio
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Freshwater proposals 'gut punch' to rural NZ - National
8:20 AM.The National Party says the Government's freshwater proposals are a 'gut punch' to rural New Zealand. Todd Muller is the National Party's agriculture spokesperson and spoke with us. Audio
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Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson discusses rent-to-own scheme
8:27 AM.The Greens have got their wish and the rent-to-own scheme has made it onto the Kiwibuild Reset announced by Housing Minister Megan Woods this week. Rent-to-own schemes come in various forms but… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 6 September 2019
8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Chinese tourists recovering from fatal bus crash
8:41 AM.Some of the Chinese tourists recovering from the fatal bus crash near Rotorua are deciding whether to cut their trip short and go home. A young child and and four adults died when the bus spun off the… Read more Audio
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Health services want more help for foreign students
8:44 AM.Health services warn that someone will die unless foreign students are offered better counselling and mental health services. They told a conference for international education staff that they are… Read more Audio
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Loch Ness locals say DNA doesn't prove there isn't a monster
8:47 AM.Loch Ness locals say the possibility their fabled monster is just a really big eel, doesn't make one iota of a difference - because so many people have seen 'something' over the years. Otago… Read more Audio
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Tall blacks miss out on second round of Basketball World Cup
8:52 AM.The Tall Blacks have failed to reach the second round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup after an agonising 103-97 loss to Greece in their final pool game in China. New Zealand got within five points of… Read more Audio
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Pasifika rugby legends push health message
8:56 AM.Some of the Pacific's rugby greats are lacing up their boots once more to take on New Zealand's Barbarian Legends in Hamilton this weekend. The match is a curtain-raiser to the All Blacks-Tonga test… Read more Audio
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US tennis Open semi-finals begin today
8:57 AM.The US tennis Open semi-finals begin in New York today, starting with Serena Williams taking on the Ukraine's Elina Svitolina for a place in the final. Later, the teen Canadian Bianca Andreescu will… Read more Audio