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Morning Report for Thursday 13 February 2020
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Top Stories for Thursday 13 February 2020
6:00 AM.A furious government threatens the Tiwai Point smelter with court action over hazardous waste. Hundreds rally in Flaxmere to condemn violence against children. The Hong Kong Sevens and Chinese Grand… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 13 February 2020
6:06 AM.Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have gone top of the standings heading into the second half of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world sailing championships in Geelong. Read more Audio
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Legal action looming over Rio Tinto's inaction
6:10 AM.The government is considering taking Rio Tinto to court to get it to clean up hazardous waste from its Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.
Around 10,000 tonnes of ouvea premix is still sitting in a… Read more Audio
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Scrub fire burning in Marlborough
6:12 AM.A large scrub fire is burning near the of Marlborough settlement of Rarangi.
Fire crews were called to the scene on Port Underwood Road just before midnight.
RNZ reporter Charlotte Cook has the… Read more Audio
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Physician says non-accidental injuries in children common
6:14 AM.As the Flaxmere community reels from the injuries inflicted on a four-year-old boy, leaving him brain damaged, doctors say it's something they deal with on an all-too-regular basis.
Jeff Brown is the… Read more Audio
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Britain suspends funding to Commonwealth Secretariat
6:18 AM.The British government has followed New Zealand and Australia in suspending its funding to the Commonwealth Secretariat, the body that runs the international organisation from in London. UK diplomats… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 13 February 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 13 February 2020
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
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Gore District Council CEO seethes over failure to remove smelter waste
6:39 AM.The chief executive of the Gore District Council is seething over what he sees as a broken promise from mining giant Rio Tinto.
Steve Parry believed he had made with a deal with the chief executive… Read more Audio
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Security agencies received hundreds of tips on extremist views March 15
6:46 AM.Intelligence agencies received more than 450 tips about people expressing extremist views in the months after the March 15 terror attack.
Security Intelligence Agency Director-General Rebecca… Read more Audio
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Business News for 13 February 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Sports News for 13 February 2020
7:06 AM.The Chinese Formula One Grand Prix is the latest sporting event to be hit by the coronavirus outbreak - and the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens is next in line. Audio
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Legal action looming over Rio Tinto's inaction on ouvea premix
7:10 AM.A furious Environment Minister is considering suing the mining giant Rio Tinto over what he says is the company's failure to deal with hazardous waste from the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.
David… Read more Audio
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Hastings community shocked by Flaxmere 4yo's beating
7:14 AM.Enough is enough.
That was the message from hundreds of residents who gathered in Flaxmere Park in Hastings last night to pray for the little boy who was horrifically beaten in his home two weeks… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: New Zealanders' isolation experiences vary
7:18 AM.Health officials think they can track down the estimated 4000 people who haven't registered with the new coronavirus healthline by tomorrow.
Almost 2000 are registered as being in self-imposed… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Healthline contacting thousands not in self-isolation
7:22 AM.Healthline is currently contacting people who travelled home from China this month but are not in isolation.
It's using phone numbers given to them by Customs, based on who crossed the border after 2… Read more Audio
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Winston Peters' Facebook live short on answers
7:27 AM.Winston Peters' promised tell-all on Facebook has failed to shed new light on the controversy surrounding the New Zealand First Foundation.
The secretive entity is facing a Serious Fraud Office… Read more Audio
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Government considering legal action against Rio Tinto
7:35 AM.There are claims claims Rio Tinto has reneged on an agreement to remove hazardous waste from the Southland town of Mataura.
The government is considering legal action against the company for its… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Reserve Bank refuses to panic
7:36 AM.The Reserve Bank is refusing to be panicked by the outbreak of virus Covid-19 and it's possible impact on the economy.
It held the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 1 percent, judging that… Read more Audio
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RNZ Concert petition organisers still have questions
7:47 AM.RNZ has backed down on plans to fire RNZ Concert presenters and turn the station into an automated music service.
After a strident campaign by Concert supporters, spearheaded by former Prime Minister… Read more Audio
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KiwiSaver fund provider reveals data breach
7:49 AM.The KiwiSaver fund provider Generate has revealed it was hacked, and thousands of customers personal information stolen.
Generate went public about the hack yesterday, after notifying the police… Read more Audio
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Kelvin Davis on Whānau Ora funding
7:53 AM.The Minister of Corrections says his department is using its own money for Whānau Ora programmes.
Yesterday Dame Tariana told Morning Report that during her meeting with the Prime Minister they… Read more Audio
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Marlborough scrub fire contained
7:58 AM.A large scrub fire burning on the hillside of Marlboruogh settlement, Rarangi has been contained. Fire crews were called to the scene on Port Underwod Road before midnight where the blaze wound round… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 13 February 2020
8:06 AM.Sophie Devine scored her first international T20 century this week - but the White Ferns captain expects more women's cricketers will quickly follow in her footsteps. Read more Audio
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Should politicians bypass traditional media?
8:10 AM.Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters took to a live Facebook chat last night to answer questions about the New Zealand First Foundation.
The secretive foundation is facing a Serious Fraud Office… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Government should close borders to other Asian countries - pandemic expert
8:17 AM.A pandemic expert wants the Government to look at extending its ban on visitors from China to include other Asian countries.
Professor Nick Wilson says border controls during the coronavirus outbreak… Read more Audio
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Waihi schools closed due to severe water shortage
8:20 AM.All Waihi schools, except Waihi Beach, will be closed today due to the town's water shortage.
A burst water pipe left Waihi without water yesterday for a short period. A precautionary boil water… Read more Audio
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Bernie Sanders celebrates victory in New Hampshire primary
8:25 AM.Senator Bernie Sanders, the socialist warhorse from Vermont, is celebrating victory in the New Hampshire primary, the second key state to vote in the race for the Democratic Party's Presidential… Read more Audio
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Democratic race in flux after New Hampshire primary
8:29 AM.Bernie Sanders has won the New Hampshire primary, the second stage in the Democratic race to find a challenger to President Trump in November's presidential election.
Sanders declared the night "the… Read more Audio
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Market Update for 13 February 2020
8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Women dominate finalists for Halberg Award
8:38 AM.Women dominate the line up of finalists in this year's Halberg Award, the highest honour in New Zealand sport.
Four out of five finalists in the team of the year category are female teams.
The Black… Read more Audio
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Māori Television lays bare funding disparities
8:41 AM.Ahead of a major review of Māori media, Māori Television has reminded MPs the network hasn't had a funding increase in 11 years.
At a Māori Affairs Select Committee yesterday, Māori Television's… Read more Audio
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Schools counting the cost of donation scheme
8:50 AM.Schools that are not in the government's donation scheme are worried it is hurting their ability to collect tens of millions of dollars from families.
They say the scheme has raised parents'… Read more Audio
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Farmers hoping for rain as Waikato dries out
8:50 AM.Farmers in parts of Waikato are looking skyward hoping at least 100 millimetres of rain will fall within the next two weeks as an extreme dry takes hold in the region.
Northern, central and eastern… Read more Audio
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Viral TikTok challenge leaving kids with skull fractures
8:55 AM.There are warnings about a viral social media challenge on the popular video sharing platform Tik Tok which can cause injuries.
One of TikTok's newest challenges involves three participants who stand… Read more Audio
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Solar orbiter probe launched from Cape Canaveral
8:56 AM.A probe has launched from Cape Canaveral on a quest to a close, unprecedented look at our star.
The Solar Orbiter is a joint mission between the European Space Agency and NASA to study the Sun from… Read more Audio