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Morning Report for Wednesday 5 February 2020
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Sports News for 5 February 2020
6:05 AM.The Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli has confirmed that Prithvi Shaw is "definitely going to start", in the first ODI against New Zealand in Hamilton today. Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 5 February 2020
6:00 AM.Gore and Mataura residents are being told to evacuate as river levels rise. The flight from coronavirus-stricken Wuhan in China has just taken off, on its way to Auckland. Susie Ferguson is live in… Read more Audio
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Southland residents told to evacuate due to heavy rain
6:09 AM.Gore and Matuara residents living in low level areas have been told to evacuate.
This after hundreds of people in the Southland towns have had an anxious night after being told to prepare to leave at… Read more Audio
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Chinese students worried about their visas after travel ban
6:21 AM.Chinese students are worried their visas will be cancelled if they are unable to make it back to New Zealand before their term starts.
The fourteen-day travel ban, introduced on Monday, means no… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 5 February 2020
6:23 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 5 February 2020
6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
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Southland local helps stranded tourists amid flooding
6:41 AM.Southlanders have been pitching in helping stranded tourists after flooding cut off State Highway Six, south of Queenstown.
Laura Douglas - from the small town of Kingston at the bottom of Lake… Read more Audio
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Dawn service opens new museum at Waitangi
6:50 AM.With karakia and crying a new museum commemorating Maori commitment to New Zealand in times of war has opened at Waitangi.
Built with money from the Provincial Growth Fund, its starting point dates… Read more Audio
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Full interview: Winston Peters
6:51 AM.RNZ Political Reporter Jo Moir speaks to Winston Peters in Waitangi ahead of commemorations of the 180th anniversary of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Audio
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Winston Peters says poverty was common during his childhood
6:51 AM.Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says dirt floors and people living in tents was common for him growing up in Northland, and his family knows what poverty tastes, smells and feels like.
In a rare… Read more Audio
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Business News for 5 February 2020
6:54 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 5 February 2020
7:06 AM.The prospect of the Black Caps ending an eight game losing streak are in the balance following the withdrawal of captain Kane Williamson from the first two games against India. Read more Audio
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Heavy rain causes state of emergency in Southland
7:10 AM.People in the Southland towns of Gore and Mataura have been told to evacuate their homes as the Mataura River levels continue to rise.
After three days of heavy rain the river is running between four… Read more Audio
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Flooded Mataura River predicted to peak this morning
7:16 AM.People in the Southland towns of Gore and Mataura have been told to evacuate their homes as the Mataura River levels continue to rise.
After three days of heavy rain the river is running between four… Read more Audio
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Rescue flight in air on way to Auckland
7:22 AM.The government-charted flight from coronavirus-stricken Wuhan in China is in the air making its way to Auckland. The evacuation flight is being crewed by 16 Air New Zealand staff, carrying dozens of… Read more Audio
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New Zealanders stranded in Wuhan describe ordeal of leaving
7:23 AM.It was touch and go for some New Zealanders in Wuhan trying to get through security checks and get last-minute permits to board the evacuation flight home overnight.
Lily Gao, who RNZ been following… Read more Audio
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Simon Bridges defends Waitangi speech after criticism
7:27 AM.The Government's record on delivering for Māori, has been called into question by Simon Bridges at Waitangi - prompting both sides of the marae atea to rebuke him.
Since her first speech as Prime… Read more Audio
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Politics front and centre at Waitangi
7:41 AM.Politics are never far away from the annual Waitangi commemorations, and this year has been no different.
Party leaders were welcomed onto the marae on the upper treaty grounds yesterday but it… Read more Audio
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Andrew Little's te reo Māori speech well received
7:45 AM.Andrew Little was the suprise star of the paepae yesterday at Waitangi.
The Minister for Treaty Negotiations, mired in fractious negotiations with Ngāpuhi over its much delayed and disputed… Read more Audio
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Museum commemorating Māori commitment during war opens
7:52 AM.Hundreds gathered before dawn at Waitangi to bless a new museum commemorating Māori commitment to New Zealand in times of war .
Its called Te Rau Aroha after the mobile canteen truck that served the… Read more Audio
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Iowa caucus marred by technological issues
7:56 AM.Results from voting in Iowa, the first round in the contest to pick a Democratic candidate to face President Donald Trump, have been plunged into chaos by apparent technology issues.
The state's… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 5 February 2020
8:06 AM.The Black Caps believe in heir processes and will stick with them when they start the one day series against India in Hamilton today. Read more Audio
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Evacuations in Gore, Mautaura after heavy rain, flooding
8:10 AM.Gore and Matuara residents living in low level areas have been told to evacuate.
This after hundreds of people in the Southland towns have had an anxious night after being told to prepare to leave at… Read more Audio
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Iwi leaders to confront Prime Minister
8:16 AM.Iwi leaders have reached boiling point over what they say is a lack of engagement by the government and they are not going to put up with it.
The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will front up to them… Read more Audio
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Wuhan evacuees headed back to New Zealand
8:23 AM.Evacuees from Wuhan are now on their way back to New Zealand. The Air New Zealand plane left Wuhan just before seven this morning.
The flight will arrive at at Auckland Airport at about six thirty… Read more Audio
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Many Gisborne families affected by logging slowdown
8:28 AM.The mayor of Gisborne says one in four families in the region will be affected by a blow to the forestry sector.
Logging businesses are facing disruption due to China's Coronavirus outbreak and… Read more Audio
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Market Update for 5 February 2020
8:31 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Mataura residents told to leave as soon as possible due to flooding
8:38 AM.Most of the residents of the town of Mataura have been told to leave as soon as possible as the river neared its peak.
After three days of heavy rain the river is running between four and six metres… Read more Audio
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Where do we stand 180 years after signing the treaty?
8:41 AM.Tomorrow the country commemorates 180 years since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Each year, February 6 is an opportunity to pause, and take stock of where we stand and how far we have to go.
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Gore flooding, Mataura and Wyndham expected to - Emergency Management
8:52 AM.Gore and Mataura have been evacuated as the Mataura River peaks, while the nearby town of Wyndham is also on notice to evacuate as the water draws nearer.
The Mautara River peaked in Gore around… Read more Audio
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Cocaine smugglers get jail time after massive bust
8:53 AM.A five-month long Police and Customs investigation has ended with the jailing of four foreign nationals and the dismantling of a trans-national crime syndicate.
The men were arrested in Tauranga in… Read more Audio
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Young leaders' view of Te Tiriti
8:55 AM.What will Aotearoa look like on the 200th anniversary of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in 20 years?
RNZ Youth Affairs reporter Katie Doyle spoke to a group of young leaders about their vision… Read more Audio