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Morning Report for Friday 11 September 2020
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Top Stories for Friday 11 September 2020
6:00 AM.The re-testing of everyone linked to the Mount Roskill Evangelical Fellowship church is expected to be done by the end of the day, Pacific health leaders are warning against bringing in police to help… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 11 September 2020
6:06 AM.The New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko is in a tie for third midway through her opening round at the ANA Inspiration major in California. Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 11 September 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Gulf Livestock 1: Legal action from families possible - lawyer
6:37 AM.Family of the crew members who died when The Gulf Livestock 1 sank in the East China Sea may be able to take legal action.
The ship went down in a typhoon after it lost engine power and was then hit… Read more Audio
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Australian Association of Pacific Studies condemns Waikato University
6:40 AM.The Australian Association of Pacific Studies says it's appalled by the treatment of Māori staff at the University of Waikato.
In a statement released yesterday, it condemned what it called… Read more Audio
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Navalny speaking after suspected poisoning - reports
6:47 AM.German media are reporting Russian opposition activist, Alexei Navalny, is speaking after falling ill due to suspected poisoning.
Navalny was brought out an induced coma earlier this week by doctors… Read more Audio
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All Blacks members join Mitre 10 cup
6:50 AM.Tasman begin the defence of their Mitre 10 Cup title this weekend as the competition begins with last year's runners-up Wellington confident they can lift the silverware this year.
The teams are… Read more Audio
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Business News for 11 September 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Sports News for 11 September 2020
7:06 AM.The New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko is close to the top of the leaderboard nearing the end of her opening round at the ANA Inspiration major in California. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship Church leaders want all members tested
7:10 AM.Leaders of the Mount Roskill Evangelical Fellowship church say they want their entire congregation of more than 300 people to have been re-tested for Covid-19 by the end of today.
There are 45 cases… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Pacific health leaders warn against using police to help with contact tracing
7:13 AM.Pacific health leaders are warning that bringing police in to help with Covid-19 contact tracing is a bad look and there are better ways to bolster expertise.
The police are providing advice to the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Safety paramount in any decision to ease restrictions - Phil Goff
7:16 AM.Cabinet meets on Monday to review Covid-19 alert levels in Auckland and the rest of the country.
By then, New Zealand's largest city will have operated for two weeks at Level 2.5 and it will have… Read more Audio
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Mitre 10 cup promising to be a blockbuster with All Blacks filling ranks
7:26 AM.The Mitre 10 Cup kicks off this weekend and the first round will be a blockbuster with the All Blacks available and champing at the bit to play for their province.
The All Blacks don't typically play… Read more Audio
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Environmental group fails to block construction of Waihi waste dump
7:35 AM.An environmentalist group has failed in its attempt to block the construction of a huge waste dump for gold mines at Waihi.
A High Court decision to clear the sale of land to OceanaGold marks a… Read more Audio
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EU threatening legal action over UK plan to drop parts of Brexit agreement
7:42 AM.The European Union is threatening legal action over the United Kingdom's plan to drop part of its Brexit agreements.
The Union has strongly criticised opposes the Internal Market Bill, which could… Read more Audio
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Number of ECE complaints unacceptable - Child Forum CEO
7:45 AM.An early childhood educator says the number of complaints about preschools lodged with the Ministry of Education remains unacceptably high and may only represent the tip of the iceberg.
The Ministry… Read more Audio
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Heritage advocates not happy with proposed regulation changes
7:49 AM.Heritage advocates say proposed changes to building regulations in Wellington will destroy the capital's architectural feel.
With the city's population set to expand by tens of thousands over the… Read more Audio
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NZSO reworks performances due to social distancing
7:57 AM.The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has reworked upcoming performances in Auckland and Wellington because parts of the set list couldn't be played while maintaining distance between musicians.
Three… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 11 September 2020
8:06 AM.The New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko is sitting near the top of the leaderboard following her opening round at the ANA Inspiration in California. Read more Audio
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Comancheros president worried phone was bugged, court told
8:16 AM.A jury has heard the New Zealand president of the Comancheros motorcycle gang suspected his phone was bugged, and fretted about being arrested eight months before a major police bust.
Five people… Read more Audio
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San Francisco sky turns orange due to fire
8:20 AM.Back to the US now where at least seven people have died, and tens of thousands have had to evacuate amid terrifying wildfires on the country's West Coast.
The sky in San Francisco has turned a dark… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Vaccine trial pause a positive sign - expert
8:28 AM.An international expert in infectious disease says the halting of a Covid-19 vaccine trial by Oxford University is a positive sign.
AstraZeneca paused the third stage of clinical trials for the… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 11 September 2020
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Gulf Livestock 1 sinking: Calling off search premature - friend
8:35 AM.The Japanese Coast Guard has called off its full-time search for Gulf Livestock 1, the live export ship that went missing in a typhoon in the East China Sea.
That leaves 40 crew members, including… Read more Audio
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Art unearthed from prisoners of war brought to NZ
8:45 AM.A colourful byproduct of a dark chapter in New Zealand's wartime history has been unearthed by researchers in the form of hundreds of artworks made by prisoners of war brought here during World War… Read more Audio
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Houses built with disabled children in mind open in Napier
8:54 AM.A new housing development for disabled children has been opened in Napier.
The new homes have been built especially for the children and are designed to reduce sensory overload - cutting down on… Read more Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio