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Morning Report for Tuesday 18 February 2020
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Top Stories for Tuesday 18 February 2020
6:00 AM.New Zealanders stranded on the Diamond Princess cruise ship are offered an escape plan A second 100-thousand dollar donation to National sparks Serious Fraud Office charges More details emerge of New… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 18 February 2020
6:06 AM.Team LeBron beat Team Giannis by two points at the 69th NBA All-Star basketball game in Chicago that fell silent for eight seconds before tip-off as about 21,000 fans joined hands to pay their… Read more Audio
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Teenage students ignore calls for self-isolation
6:10 AM.Schools may need more power to order students to quarantine themselves to prevent the spread of pandemic viruses.
Macleans College in Auckland has hundreds of foreign students and asked 260 of them… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 18 February 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 18 February 2020
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
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United Kingdom facing more flooding
6:44 AM.The UK is facing another day of flooding and travel chaos as it struggles with its second major storm in less than a week.
Some areas have recorded more than double their average rainfall for… Read more Audio
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Business News for 18 February 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Sports News for 18 February 2020
7:06 AM.The inability of spinner Mitchell Santner to be an attacking force at test level has seen him dropped for the two test series against India. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Kiwis facing more quarantine after cruise ship evacuation
7:10 AM.The New Zealanders in quarantine on board the cruise ship, the Diamond Princess, are being offered seats on a plane that's leaving Japan for Australia tomorrow but not all of them want to go.
A… Read more Audio
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SFO lays charges over two donations made to National Party
7:17 AM.The Serious Fraud Office has laid charges relating to two donations made to the National Party - one in 2017 and one in 2018 - both of a $100,000.
At the end of last month the Office confirmed it was… Read more Audio
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NZ First Foundation trustee was lobbying for donor
7:20 AM.A lobbying firm run by a New Zealand First Foundation trustee pushed for a law change on behalf of a property development company, which then donated tens of thousands of dollars to the foundation.
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National Party suggests tax cuts, but little detail offered
7:27 AM.The National Party has flagged a tax cut package if elected - saying New Zealanders are struggling under the costs imposed by the coalition government.
But there has been little detail offered… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: People in self-imposed quarantine plead for help
7:39 AM.People returning here from mainland China are pleading for more help as they struggle to find suitable places to keep themselves apart from others.
Volunteers are helping people who have had to… Read more Audio
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Greiving father wants crack down on logging companies
7:43 AM.A grieving father wants a crackdown on logging companies saying they should have to prove they are safe before they're allowed to hire workers. Doug Laing's son, Les died three years ago when he was… Read more Audio
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Deal in Afghanistan seems close
7:46 AM.Taliban fighters attacked Afghan government forces overnight, and militant commanders said their operations would continue until they get fresh instructions based on a deal with the United States to… Read more Audio
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Rio Tinto refuses to acknowledge deal over Mataura mill
7:51 AM.Rio Tinto is refusing to acknowledge a handshake deal it made with the Gore District Council to remove toxic waste from the Southland town of Mataura.
The company reiterated in a statement yesterday… Read more Audio
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Pea weevil declared eradicated
7:55 AM.The pea weevil has been declared to be eradicated from New Zealand, four years after it was first discovered in the Wairarapa.
The weevil feeds on and destroys fresh peas, and the eradication effort… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 18 February 2020
8:06 AM.Kyle Jamieson says going home to Auckland has made him happy again and led to his rise on the international cricket scene. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Tourism industry thankful for Govt funding
8:10 AM.The tourism industry is breathing a sigh of relief that the Government is stepping in to try to lessen the blow from Covid-19 and subsequent travel restrictions.
It's getting $11 million for a… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: International travellers getting nervous
8:13 AM.Tourism New Zealand says international tourists are starting to get nervous about travel and it's having an impact on the sector here.
The government yesterday announced it would provide $11 million… Read more Audio
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Syrian refugees race to outrun combat
8:18 AM.Syrian refugees are in a desperate race to outrun the fighting as the Syrian army pledges to continue its campaign to wipe out militant groups "wherever they are found".
Tens of thousands of people… Read more Audio
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Nearly 600 cyclists make an emotional plea for more protection
8:21 AM.Hundreds of cyclists spent a wet and windy Wellington evening paying tribute to a man who was killed two weeks ago cycling home to Petone.
Brent Norriss, 65, was hit by a car on the Hutt Road and his… Read more Audio
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Weddell seal pups return to Scott Base
8:24 AM.For the first time in 60 years, Weddell seals are raising their pups at Antartica's Scott Base.
They abandoned the area in the 1960s when they were being killed and served as dog meat.
Now between… Read more Audio
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MPI not backing down over raw milk
8:25 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries is refusing to bend the rules on raw milk, leading to a stand-off with one Hawkes Bay supplier who says the existing regulations will kill the business.
It follows… Read more Audio
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Market Update for 18 February 2020
8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Cruise ship passengers should evacuate - Epidemiologist
8:38 AM.The 11 New Zealanders in quarantine on board the cruise ship, the Diamond Princess, are being offered seats on a plane that's leaving Japan for Australia tomorrow.
Not all of them want to go despite… Read more Audio
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Nearly 80k adults victims of offending by family members
8:41 AM.Nearly 80,000 adults were the victims of offending by family members in 2018.
The report by the Ministry of Justice is part of the ongoing New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey collecting information… Read more Audio
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Prebbleton residents fight waste processing plant
8:47 AM.Angry residents in the small Canterbury town of Prebbleton are likely to take legal action to fight to have a say over an expansion of a waste processing plant.
The Regional Council is allowing only… Read more Audio
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Holden Museum owner devastated by end of production
8:57 AM.The proud owner of the Holden Museum, Steve Fabish is devastated the car maker is calling it quits.
General Motors says it will "retire" the Holden brand from sales, design and engineering across… Read more Audio
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