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Morning Report for Wednesday 18 December 2019
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Top Stories for Wednesday 18 December 2019
6:00 AM.Police say a man shot at Flaxmere Primary School was only metres away from children when he was shot. A man who had a seizure at the wheel is warning of the dangers of driving while switching epilepsy… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 18 December 2019
6:06 AM.Two New Zealand sailors are in the top three after two days racing at the Finn World Championships in Melbourne. Read more Audio
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Few low-decile students in fees-free scheme
6:13 AM.Enrolment figures show just 29 percent of the tertiary students who benefited from the government's zero-fee scheme last year came from schools in the bottom five deciles.
The schools have 40 percent… Read more Audio
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Teacher jailed for having sex with students
6:17 AM.The name of a teacher jailed for having sex with two students will remain secret for now.
The 37-year-old woman repeatedly drove two teenage boys to Marlborough parks at lunchtimes for sex.
She was… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 18 December 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 18 December 2019
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Questions raised about adventure tourism rules
6:39 AM.Questions are being asked whether rules covering adventure tourism are fit for purpose in the wake of the deaths and injuries in the White Island/Whakaari eruption.
The regulations require commercial… Read more Audio
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Business News for 18 December 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Sports News for 18 December 2019
7:06 AM.The Silver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua is leaning towards staying in the job when he contract ends in January. Audio
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Man shot after incident at Flaxmere Primary School
7:10 AM.Police say a man shot at Flaxmere Primary School was only metres away from children when he was shot.
They say the man, who is in a serious but stable condition in hospital on Wednesday morning, was… Read more Audio
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Grandparent on Flaxmere Primary police shooting incident
7:19 AM.A man has been shot after an incident at Flaxmere Primary School.
A crowd of anxious parents waited at a cordon during the police operation.
Hastings district councillor Henare O'Keefe's two… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: No guarantees bodies will be found
7:21 AM.The police admit they may never find the two bodies missing after the eruption on Whakaari/White Island.
Tour guide Hayden Marshall Inman and 17-year-old Australian tourist Winona Langford are… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Simon Bridges on adventure tourism rules
7:24 AM.The government has admitted there are questions about the enforcement of adventure tourism safety rules in the wake of the White Island/Whakaari eruption.
Workplace Relations Minister Iain… Read more Audio
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Man blacked out while driving after switching epilepsy medicine brand
7:33 AM.An Auckland man who had a seizure and blacked out while driving through the Waterview Tunnel is warning of the dangers of driving while switching brands of epilepsy medicine.
Paul Thompson narrowly… Read more Audio
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Small companies complain to Electricity Authority over dam spills
7:37 AM.Seven small electricity retailers have accused two of the country's biggest generators - Contact and Meridian - of price gouging by spilling water from their dams instead of using it to generate… Read more Audio
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NZ's ageing fishing fleet in regulator's sights
7:49 AM.Of the country's 63 largest fishing boats, it's possible only one of them meets modern safety standards.
The findings are in a Transport Accident Investigation Commission report into a fire on the… Read more Audio
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Maria Folau will be remembered for her courage - Wai Taumaunu
7:54 AM.While many will remember Silver Ferns shooter Maria Folau for her signature long range shot, former Silver Ferns coach Wai Taumaunu says its Folau's courage she will remember most.
The 32-year-old… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 18 December 2019
8:06 AM.Netball and women's cricket are two of the big winners for 2020 funding from High Performance Sport New Zealand. Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Family wanted to use nets to find bodies
8:11 AM.The family of a man missing following the Whakaari/White Island eruption say police red tape and bureaucracy has thwarted another attempt to try and find his body.
Tour guide Hayden Marshall-Inman… Read more Audio
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Whakaari/White Island: Police admit bodies may never be found
8:14 AM.Police say the two bodies missing after the eruption on Whakaari/White Island may never be found but they're determined to keep searching.
They've confirmed the missing people are 40-year-old tour… Read more Audio
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Immigration Minister knew about residency application delays months ago
8:26 AM.Documents obtained by RNZ show Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway knew eight months ago that delays in processing residency applications were about to blow out.
Applicants say they were never… Read more Audio
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Market Update for 18 December 2019
8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Climate Change Commission members named
8:37 AM.The Climate Change Commission has named the members who will aim to help future governments achieve climate change commitments.
The commissioners are experts in the fields of climate science… Read more Audio
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Iwi call for action after scathing Waitangi Tribunal report
8:42 AM.Iwi caught in the crossfire of the Crown's overlapping treaty claim process say a scathing Waitangi Tribunal report needs to be acted on.
The tribunal has found the Crown trampled on the mana of iwi… Read more Audio
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Andrew Little on Crown's approach to overlapping treaty claims
8:44 AM.Iwi opposed to the Pare Hauraki Treaty Settlement say the process has fractured their relationship with the crown.
The settlement was fiercely opposed by four iwi who said the deal encroached on… Read more Audio
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MPs put politics aside in favour of music
8:53 AM.MPs and Parliamentary staffers put political discord aside in favour of melodic chords last night in a charity showcase at the Beehive.
Around a hundred people gathered in the Banquet Hall to see MPs… Read more Audio
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Gisborne opens lifejacket library
8:56 AM.A lifejacket library is opening in Gisborne to make sure everyone stays safe on the water this summer.
Lifejacket lending kiosks are being set up along the coast of Tairāwhiti Gisborne.
The idea is… Read more Audio