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Morning Report for Friday 8 November 2019
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:56 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio
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Mount Victoria tunnel traffic toots become musical 'Carcophony'
8:53 AM.A Wellington composer is harnessing the toots from cars travelling through the Mount Victoria Tunnel to turn into a musical "Carcophony".
Chris Winter has been mulling over the idea for a decade -… Read more Audio
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Indoor farming proposed to reduce emissions
8:47 AM.Moving dairy cows indoors could be part of the answer to bringing down emissions on farms.
Farmers face having five years to come up with their own tool to price and pay for the carbon and methane… Read more Audio
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Royal Commission hears nun sexually assaulted woman
8:42 AM.Warning: This story contains details that may be distressing for some people.
A woman has told the abuse inquiry she was sexually assaulted by a nun and repeatedly raped by foster parents.
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Zero Carbon Bill passes unanimously in final reading
8:39 AM.The Zero Carbon Bill, which will shape how the country prepares and adapts to climate change, has passed through its final reading in Parliament with unanimous support.
But whether it will survive in… Read more Audio
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Market Update for 8 November 2019
8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Bird of the year voting drawing to a close
8:29 AM.With just two days to go before the poll closes, more than 40,000 people have voted in this year's Bird of the Year.
The contest, run by Forest and Bird, has been going for fifteen years, and not a… Read more Audio
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National MP says cutting benefits could do Māori good
8:24 AM.National MP Joanne Hayes says Māori could end up better off if their welfare payments were reduced.
She says people have been telling her a party discussion document that talks about getting tough on… Read more Audio
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Toronto Wolfpack discusses Sonny Bill Williams signing
8:19 AM.Sonny Bill Williams has confirmed this morning he's saying goodbye to rugby and hello again to rugby league - in Canada.
He's signed a two year deal with Toronto Wolfpack, which although based in… Read more Audio
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Former Christchurch City councillor lashes out at dropped investigation
8:17 AM.Former Christchurch City councillor Deon Swiggs says he will struggle to clear his name now a code of conduct investigation against him has been dropped.
The investigation was launched by the Council… Read more Audio
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Midwife involved in Hawke's Bay uplift attempt reacts to review
8:09 AM.A review has found numerous failings in the way Oranga Tamariki handled the way it tried to remove a baby from its mother in Hawkes Bay earlier in 2019 and has resulted in widespread change of its… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 November 2019
8:06 AM.All Black Sonny Bill Williams has confirmed he's returning to rugby league signing with Canadian club the Toronto Wolfpack on a two year deal reportedly worth $10 million. Read more Audio
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NCEA and Scholarship exams begin
7:56 AM.Teenagers around the country are trying to turn off their phones, stay off Instagram and study for NCEA and Scholarship exams which begin on Friday.
The three-and-a-half week exam season starts this… Read more Audio
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Surgeons call for tougher regulations for e-scooters
7:52 AM.A new study has shown that in the first 19 weeks of e-scooter use in Auckland, 180 riders ended up in the hospital's emergency department.
Almost a quarter of them had alcohol in their system, and… Read more Audio
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Coroner becomes director of Suicide Prevention Office
7:48 AM.The first Director of the new Suicide Prevention Office Carla na Nagara is one of the country's longest serving coroners. The office is responsible for implementing the Government's Every Life Matters… Read more Audio
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Mental health professionals criticise Mike King's attack on sector
7:44 AM.Mental health professionals say suicide prevention campaigner Mike King's attack on the sector is unfair and misdirected.
Under pressure after his Gumboot counselling service ran out of money, the… Read more Audio
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Winston Peters' case 'scandalous and improper': Crown lawyer
7:39 AM.Winston Peters' case against top civil servants has been labelled "scandalous and improper" by none other than a lawyer acting for the Crown.
The Deputy Prime Minister is suing a host of figures over… Read more Audio
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Te Mata Peak trust chair describes fire
7:36 AM.Helicopters remain on standby after a large fire tore across Te Mata Peak in Hawke's Bay overnight.
The blaze - which spread 200 by 100 metres along the western side of the peak - is now out but… Read more Audio
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Sonny Bill Williams confirms Toronto Wolfpack signing
7:28 AM.Sonny Bill Williams has signed a deal with Canadian league side the Toronto Wolf pack.
The Wolfpack is funded by Australian mining billionaire David Argyle and plays in the English Super League.
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Grace Millane Trial: Murder-accused searches questioned
7:24 AM.Warning: This story contains details that may disturb some people.
'Rigor mortis', 'Extra large bag' and 'Time in London' are just a few things the man accused of murdering Grace Millane searched for… Read more Audio
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Tracey Martin responds to Oranga Tamariki review
7:16 AM.Oranga Tamariki has released a review into an attempted uplift in the Hawke's Bay earlier in 2019, which found staff were right to step in but relied on old information and didn't try hard enough to… Read more Audio
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Midwife says Oranga Tamariki review raises more questions
7:10 AM.A midwife who helped to stop Oranga Tamariki taking a newborn baby from his young mother says a scathing review of the case raises more questions about the hundreds of other infants who've been… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 November 2019
7:06 AM.A upbeat Trent Boult has re-joined the Black Caps for their fourth T20 cricket match against England in Napier today. Read more Audio
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Business News for 8 November 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Parents contest circumstances leading to child's death
6:46 AM.The biological parents of five-year-old Leon Jayet-Cole have given contrasting evidence over the circumstances leading to his death.
The autistic Christchurch school boy died in hospital in May 2015… Read more Audio
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US charges two Twitter employees over alleged spying for Saudi Arabia
6:42 AM.US prosecutors have charged two former employees of the social media platform, Twitter with spying for Saudi Arabia.
They are accused of exploiting their access to Twitter's internal systems to… Read more Audio
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Te Mata Peak fire extinguished, cause unclear
6:39 AM.A large fire which ripped across Te Mata Peak in Hawke's Bay overnight, is now out, but it's unclear what caused it.
Helicopters were on standby last night as crews battled the vegetation fire from… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 8 November 2019
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 8 November 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Donald Trump lashes out at public impeachment hearings
6:09 AM.President Trump has reacted negatively to confirmation public impeachment hearings will start next week.
At a rally in Louisianna hours President Trump had this to say:
"Corrupt politicans... and… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 November 2019
6:06 AM.The Football Ferns have lost 2-nil to China in their opening match of a Four Nations tournament in China. Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 8 November 2019
6:00 AM.The midwife at the centre of a scathing Oranga Tamariki review says more cases need investigating. More details emerge of Grace Millane's night out with a Tinder date. A crown lawyer calls Winston… Read more Audio