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Morning Report for Wednesday 11 December 2019
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Forgotten World Highway's sealing met with scepticism
8:52 AM.The announcement that $9.6 million of provincial growth fund money will be spent sealing the last few kilometres of metal road on State Highway 43 in Taranaki is being met with a degree of scepticism.
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Auckland replacement bus blockaded by industrial action
8:50 AM.An Auckland bus has been blocked from driving down Dominion Road on Wednesday morning by locked out bus drivers.
Drivers working for NZ Bus are asking for more pay and better working conditions.
RNZ… Read more Audio
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United Kingdom prepares for election
8:40 AM.Britain will head to the polls to vote in a general election called by the country's Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday morning.
He's called the election in an attempt to win more seats for his… Read more Audio
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Report into 2017 election finally published
8:37 AM.The country's spy agencies should playing a greater role in warning political parties about foreign interference in elections.
It's a key recommendation from the Justice Select Committee that's… Read more Audio
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Report into 2017 election finally published
8:37 AM.The country's spy agencies should playing a greater role in warning political parties about foreign interference in elections. It's a key recommendation from the Justice Select Committee that's… Read more Audio
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Market Update for 11 December 2019
8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Auckland mayor Phil Goff on proposed port move
8:26 AM.Auckland's mayor Phil Goff says the city's port needs to move but a lot of study needs to be done before a decision can be made. .
On Monday the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said it is no longer… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Tourism boss worried for local industry
8:19 AM.A leader in the tourism industry says while he's not concerned about the Whakaari/White Island eruption putting international tourists off visiting New Zealand, he is worried about the Bay of Plenty… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Māori tertiary provider opens doors for involved
8:14 AM.A Māori tertiary provider in Whakatāne has opened its doors to anyone involved in the Whakaari/White Island tragedy.
A New Zealand whanau is staying at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi for a few days… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: What's planned for Wednesday
8:09 AM.The death toll after the eruption on Whakaari White Island now stands at six, after another of those rescued died overnight.
Eight people are still on the island and are presumed dead.
Nine remain… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 11 December 2019
8:06 AM.The Black Caps coach Gary Stead says there were no surprises from what he has seen of the Perth Stadium wicket. Read more Audio
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US House Judiciary Committee unveils charges against Trump
7:56 AM.The Democratic-controlled US House Judiciary Committee has unveiled charges against President Donald Trump, a key move in impeaching him.
The chair of the judiciary committee Jerry Nadler made the… Read more Audio
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Fire on Māngere Mountain under control
7:54 AM.The fires service say a fire that has been burning on Māngere mountain overnight is now under control.
The fire started at just before 2am on Wednesday.
RNZ reporter Gill Bonnett is there. Read more Audio
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Simon Bridges on Whakaari/White Island
7:47 AM.Simon Bridges is in Whakatāne in the wake of an eruption at Whakaari/White Island.
Six people are dead in the wake of the eruption, and eight people are still missing.
Police say there are no signs… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Expert on toxic gas hydrogen sulphide
7:42 AM.A specialist in military medicine with expertise in toxic substances says the eruption at Whakaari/White Island would have released the toxic gas hydrogen sulphide, which causes breathing… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Doctor on what he found
7:37 AM.One of the doctors who landed on Whakaari/White Island in the aftermath of Monday's eruption says there was a strong smell of sulphur in the air that left his eyes and throat stinging.
St John… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: GNS science advising recovery efforts
7:27 AM.Scientific experts including from GNS science are advising police on three aspects of the recovery operation on Whakaari/White Island.
They are the conditions on the island, what people going onto… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Pilot on first rescue mission after eruption
7:17 AM.A helicopter pilot is being praised as a hero for risking his life to save tourists injured in the Whakaari/White Island eruption.
Mark Law was one of the pilots that took part in a rescue mission… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Stuart Nash on police response
7:09 AM.A sixth person who was rescued from Whakaari/White Island on Monday died late on Tuesday in Middlemore Hospital.
Eight people are still missing and are presumed to have died on the island.
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Sports News for 11 December 2019
7:06 AM.The Black Caps coach Gary Stead says their main challenge ahead of the first Test in Perth is Australia and not the wicket. Read more Audio
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Business News for 11 December 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Fire on Māngere Mountain
6:47 AM.The fires service say a fire that has been burning on Māngere Mountain overnight is according to the fire service now under control.
The fire started at just before 2am on Wednesday.
RNZ reporter… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: What's planned for Wednesday
6:43 AM.A decision will be made this morning if it's safe to go back to retrieve the eight still on Whakaari/White Island.
With more about what's expected to happen on Wednesday, here's Corin Dann speaks to… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Mayor wants tourist trips to continue
6:39 AM.The mayor of Whakatāne wants tourist trips to Whakaari/White Island to continue despite the eruption which is believed to have killed 14 people.
While Judy Turner is defiant in the face of the… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 11 December 2019
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 11 December 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Chilean plane headed to Antarctica missing
6:15 AM.A military plane with 38 people on board has disappeared en-route to Antarctica from Chile.
The C-130 Hercules transport aircraft took off from Punta Arenas and operators lost contact just over an… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Tour manager hailed as hero
6:10 AM.A tour guide who dragged people off Whakaari/White Island in suffocating conditions is being hailed as a hero.
White Island Tours manager Paul Kingi had just left the island with his tour group when… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 11 December 2019
6:06 AM.Can they fit him in... that's the question that again hangs over the possible inclusion of speedster Lockie Ferguson for the first test against Australia starting in Perth tomorrow. Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 11 December 2019
6:00 AM.A sixth person dies from their injuries after the White Island eruption, The police will try again today to retrieve the eight people still on the Island, Firefighters tackle a fire on Mangere… Read more Audio