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Morning Report for Thursday 12 December 2019
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Black Caps chase first test series win in Australia in 35 years
8:56 AM.The Black Caps begin their quest for a rare test series win in Australia this afternoon, when the three match series starts in the heat of Perth.
Temperature are expected to soar well into the 40s at… Read more Audio
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Developer pleads for cordon around its own building
8:53 AM.A building developer is asking for a cordon on its defective multi-storey block in the main shopping zone of Christchurch. Rockwell has asked the Christchurch City Council to cordon off a building it… Read more Audio
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Big secondary schools say they're short-changed by staffing rules
8:53 AM.Big secondary schools are feeling short-changed by the government's staffing system and they want it reviewed.
They say the formula for allocating teachers leaves them with too few staff compared… Read more Audio
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D-Day looms for decision on public broadcasting
8:42 AM.D-Day is looming for a decision on the new public broadcasting "super entity", with the final Cabinet meeting of the year on Monday.
If the Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi can lock down enough… Read more Audio
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Ian Foster: The right or wrong choice as All Blacks coach?
8:38 AM.Ian Foster is the new All Blacks head coach.
The 54-year-old was named yesterday afternoon in Auckland as the team's new head coach, replacing Steve Hansen who stepped down as planned following the… Read more Audio
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Market Update for 12 December 2019
8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Government blew surplus it inherited - National
8:26 AM.Finance Minister Grant Robertson is promising a $12 billion boost to infrastructure over the next five years.
The announcement is part of a plan to counter slowing economic growth - with the latest… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: What it's like at the cordon
8:22 AM.Locals have left flowers at the cordon set up near the shore of Whakatane looking at Whakaari/White Island.
RNZ reporter Jessie Chiang is there.
She speaks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Eruption rocks Whakatāne community
8:19 AM.Whakatāne locals say the usually bustling little town has been extremely quiet since Monday's eruption on Whakaari/White Island.
Many people know someone who was caught up in what happened - and they… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Victim's brother not allowed on island
8:10 AM.A man whose brother died on White Island has been told by the Police Minister Stuart Nash he is not allowed to go there and get his body.
Mark Inman sent an email to the Prime Minister asking for a… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 12 December 2019
8:06 AM.Australia have targetted the wicket of Kane Williamson as a major key to them winning the Test series which starts in Perth this evening. Read more Audio
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FAA boss to testify to congress on Boeing 737 MAX planes
7:54 AM.Regulators didn't ground the Boeing 737 MAX aeroplanes until after a second plane crashed.
Just under 350 people were killed in two crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia just months apart.
The Federal… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Australian patients headed back soon
7:50 AM.Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison says 10 patients injured in the Whakaari/White Island explosion will be transferred to New South Wales and Victoria, possibly from as soon as Thursday.
Three… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Govt activates 'Multiple Complex Burn Action Plan'
7:39 AM.The government has activated its 'Multiple Complex Burn Action Plan' for the first time in New Zealand history as hospitals deal with an unprecedented level of critical burns patients.
Nearly thirty… Read more Audio
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Grant Robertson on upcoming infrastructure spend
7:30 AM.Finance Minister Grant Robertson is promising a $12 billion boost to infrastructure over the next five years.
The announcement is part of a plan to counter slowing economic growth - with the latest… Read more Audio
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Whakaari: White Island Tours chair on eruption impact
7:16 AM.Eight people are dead and another eight missing in the wake of an eruption of Whakaari/White Island.
White Island Tours had people on the island when it erupted.
Paul Quinn is the Chair of Ngati Awa… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Middlemore surgeons working round the clock on burn victims
7:15 AM.Surgeons at Middlemore Hospital are working around the clock operating on survivors from the Whakaari White Island eruption.
Nearly thirty patients remain in hospital around the country this morning… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island death toll rises to eight
7:12 AM.Two further people have died following the eruption on Whakaari/White Island, bringing the official toll to eight.
One was being treated at Middlemore Hospital and one at Waikato Hospital.
Police… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Stuart Nash urges families to be patient
7:10 AM.Families of victims of the Whakaari/White Island are growing increasingly frustrated at delays in recovering their bodies.
But the Police Minister Stuart Nash is urging patience, and is warning one… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 12 December 2019
7:06 AM.The Black Caps captain Kane Williamson says he will give pace spearhead Trent Boult every chance to prove his fitness before the first test against Australia begins this evening in Perth. Read more Audio
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Business News for 12 Decembe 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Ngāti Awa to lead body recovery
6:43 AM.Police say Ngāti Awa will lead the recovery of bodies from Whakaari/ White Island once it is deemed safe to retrieve them.
When the bodies, or tupapaku, are recovered they will be placed on a navy… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Day three after eruption dawns
6:41 AM.Families of the victims of the Whakaari/White Island eruption are becoming frustrated at the delay retrieving the bodies.
RNZ reporter Jessie Chiang is in Whakatāne. Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Stuart Nash urges families to be patient
6:38 AM.Families of victims of the Whakaari/White Island are growing increasingly frustrated at delays in recovering their bodies.
But the Police Minister Stuart Nash is urging patience, and is warning one… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: No private trips to recover bodies - Nash
6:37 AM.Stuart Nash says police will not give permission for anyone to make private trips to Whakaari/White Island to recover bodies.
Mark Inman has written a letter to the Prime Minister pleading for her… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 12 December 2019
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
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Trucking lobby calls for more roading investment
6:20 AM.The trucking industry says the Government has been dragging its heels on infrastructure investment and it hopes new government spending doesn't skimp on roading projects.
Finance Minister Grant… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 12 December 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Locals band together in wake of disaster
6:12 AM.Whakatane locals are banding together to support each other in the aftermath of Monday's eruption on Whakaari/White Island.
People are still visiting the cordon of the waterfront to place flowers and… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 12 December 2019
6:06 AM.The new All Blacks head coach Ian Foster says the team needs to adapt and he has to make his own mark on the environment if they're to reclaim their status as World Champions. Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 12 December 2019
6:00 AM.Families' frustration grows at delays to recover bodies from Whakaari White Island. The Police Minister warns relatives NOT to attempt their own recovery operation. Australia prepares to bring some of… Read more Audio