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Morning Report for Monday 9 March 2020
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Top Stories for Monday 9 March 2020
6:00 AM.Covid-19: Public health expert warns of years of disruption, Covid-19: Cabinet to plan next steps for economy, Quit Group still giving board members money after shutting down, Islamic Women's Council… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 9 March 2020
6:06 AM.New Zealand's Israel Adesanya successfully defended his UFC middleweight championship title against Cuban Yoel Romero last night in Las Vegas, and while Adesanya agrees the fight wasn't what many fans… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Chinese community calls for govt action
6:14 AM.A Chinese community leader in Auckland says the government needs to act more decisively to prevent Covid-19 from spreading.
Barry Hung is the president of Pakuranga Chinese Association, which started… Read more Audio
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Manus Island refugee musician blocked from studio
6:20 AM.A Manus Island refugee and musician detained in an Australian hotel is being prevented from recording his new song.
Mostafa Azimitabar or Moz, spent seven years locked up on Manus Island before being… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 9 March 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Nurses union warns hospitals may need more staff
6:35 AM.The nurses union is warning hospitals will need a lot more staff if many more cases of Covid-19 emerge.
Forty-three staff members at the North Shore Hospital have been stood down for two weeks after… Read more Audio
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National Party unveils economic plan early
6:47 AM.National is unveiling the first of its five-point economic growth plan this morning - laying out its plan to slash red-tape.
Leader Simon Bridges says the party has brought forward the release due to… Read more Audio
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Māori say licences to produce medicinal cannabis too costly
6:50 AM.Māori interested in applying for licences to produce medicinal cannabis say they're struggling to raise the money needed to even get started.
Some of those at a Ministry of Health hui in Wellington… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: What you need to know as of 9 March
6:51 AM.Globally, around 106 thousand people have caught the coronavirus, leading to more than 3600 deaths - while at least 60 thousand people have recovered.
In Northern Italy at least 16 million people… Read more Audio
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Business News for 9 March 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 9 March 2020
7:06 AM.New Zealand heavyweight boxer David Nyika has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics after winning his quarter-final bout at the Asia/Oceania Olympic qualifiers in Jordan. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Public health expert warns of years of disruption
7:09 AM.A public health expert is warning that disruption caused by the Covid-19 virus could continue for up to two years.
Professor Michael Baker says figures over the weekend suggest a major tipping point… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Jacinda Ardern says National Party briefed on outbreak
7:18 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says National Party health spokesperson has been briefed on Covid-19 over the weekend by the director general of health, alongside the Health Minister.
"We are offering… Read more Audio
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Quit Group still giving board members money after shutting down
7:24 AM.Five years after the charity - Quit Group - ceased to exist it continues to pay its board members tens of thousands of dollars a year from funds it never invested in smokefree services.
One of those… Read more Audio
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Islamic Women's Council seeks apology from State Services Commissioner
7:36 AM.The Islamic Women's Council is seeking a personal apology from the State Services Commissioner for the failure of the security services to protect the Muslim community.
The council told the Royal… Read more Audio
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Religious figures call on followers to support muslim community
7:38 AM.People of all faiths are asking their congregations to support the Muslim community at the National Remembrance Service one year on from the Christchuch mosque attacks.
Prominent religious figures… Read more Audio
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Court of Appeal looking at changing handling of international child abduction
7:42 AM.The Court of Appeal is considering what would be a major change to the way cases of international child abduction are dealt with.
The Hague Convention for international child abduction is used when a… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Millions of Italians put into lockdown
7:50 AM.Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decree early Sunday that will put millions of people across northern Italy under lockdown due to the novel coronavirus.
The sweeping move puts the… Read more Audio
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Auckland Arts Festival opens
7:55 AM.The Auckland Arts Festival opens this week.
RNZ reviewer Justin Gregory won't be elsewhere, he'll definitely be there.
He speaks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio
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Sports News for 9 March 2020
8:06 AM.The New Zealand men's sevens team will take on South Africa in the semi-finals the Canada leg of the World Series just before midday following a win over Fiji in this morning's quarter-finals. Read more Audio
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Health officials consider retirees for work force
8:09 AM.Health officials are looking at options to bolster the workforce in the face of Covid-19, including bringing in recently retired doctors and nurses.
The Nursing Council supports the idea, but the… Read more Audio
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Eagle helicopter too noisy for some Cantabrians
8:14 AM.Canterbury's top cop would like to see the police eagle helicopter become a permanent feature in the skies above Christchurch despite complaints from some residents about the noise.
Conan Young takes… Read more Audio
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John Tamihere to contest Tāmaki Makaurau seat
8:17 AM.The former Labour minister and Auckland mayoral candidate, John Tamihere, will go head to head with the Minister for Whānau Ora Peeni Henare this election in the Tamaki Makarau seat.
Tamihere… Read more Audio
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Market Update for 9 March 2020
8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Rowland Smith reigns supreme at Golden Shears
8:31 AM.Rowland Smith continues to reign supreme at the Golden Shears taking the sheep-shearing title for a seventh year.
The 60th anniversary of the event was held in Masterton over the weekend.
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Covid-19: Mixed feelings on using marae as quarantine
8:35 AM.Could marae be used for isolation or quarantine if there's an outbreak of Covid 19 in Aotearoa?
Marae have all the essential facilities and have been used in states of emergency before.
Some iwi… Read more Audio
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Satellite images showing habitat loss shock environmentalists
8:43 AM.Satellite images detailling the destruction of thousands of hectares of New Zealand's native habitat is concerning Forest and Bird.
The organisation says just one native habitat type out of 13 has… Read more Audio
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Farmer says govt can pay if it wants 'orphaned' oil well
8:48 AM.A Taranaki farmer says if the government wants to plug an 'orphaned' oil well on his property it can pay for the work itself or stay off his land.
A report obtained by RNZ under the Official… Read more Audio
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Air New Zealand withdraws earnings guide
8:53 AM.Due to increased uncertainty surrounding the duration and scale of the Covid-19 outbreak, Air New Zealand has just announced it will be withdrawing the full year 2020 earnings guidance it issued to… Read more Audio
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Kiwis help find home for burned kangaroos
8:56 AM.A New Zealand animal rescue charity is helping save kangaroos burned in the Australian bushfires.
The HUHA group - Helping You Help Animals - have secured a deal to house up to thirty injured roos.
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Nelson man lands Cessna on sandbar
8:56 AM.A Nelson man flying to Motueka yesterday was forced to make an emergency landing after his engine suddenly cut out.
Brent Ferguson had to land his Cessna on a sandbar - but that wasn't the end of his… Read more Audio