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Morning Report for Wednesday 9 December 2020
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Top Stories for Wednesday 9 December 2020
6:00 AM.At every turn the Christchurch terrorist evaded attention from the authorities -- and victims say they want to see the individuals responsible held to account. And while the government has apologized… Read more Audio
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Christchurch mosque attacks report: Findings confirm bereaved daughter's fears
6:08 AM.The Christchurch massacre was planned and executed by a man who appeared to slip the attention of authorities in plain sight.
Tuesday's report by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch… Read more Audio
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Christchurch mosque attacks: Former head of firearms control on licence vetting
6:12 AM.A former head of firearms control at the police says those vetting the man behind the Christchurch mosque shootings should have been concerned when he couldn't provide a reference who knew him when… Read more Audio
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Whakaari: Dawn service marks anniversary
6:16 AM.A dawn service is underway at Whakatāne Heads to mark the anniversary of the Whakaari explosion that took the lives of 22 people a year ago today.
This morning's vigil is for family only.
A public… Read more Audio
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NZ teens record record low scores maths and science
6:18 AM.New Zealand's thirteen-year-olds have recorded record low scores in a global test of maths and science.
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study tested half a million children in 64… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 9 December 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Christchurch mosque attacks report: Mother says jobs must be lost
6:38 AM.Victims of the March 15 mosque attacks say people should lose their jobs for failing to protect the Muslim community.
The police and SIS have apologised for failings identified in the Royal… Read more Audio
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Counter-terrorism agency could add to confusion - expert
6:40 AM.One of the recommendations from the Royal Commission is the creation of new counter-terrorism agency.
But a security expert warns creating a new agency might just add to the confusion.
Phil… Read more Audio
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Hayden Marshall-Inman's family mark a year since loss
6:44 AM.Wednesday marks a year since the deadly eruption of Whakaari.
There were 47 people on the island when it blew just after 2pm on 9 December, 2019.
Twenty-two people were killed or later died of their… Read more Audio
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Whakaari: Anniversary tainted by charges for some locals
6:47 AM.For some Whakatane locals, the first anniversary of the Whakaari eruption is tainted by criminal charges against helicopter pilots who helped save victims.
Jean Bell has been in the town talking with… Read more Audio
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Business News for 9 December 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Christchurch terror attack: Royal Commission releases report
7:10 AM.The Christchurch massacre was planned and executed by a man who appeared to slip the attention of authorities in plain sight.
The man behind the attack had a firearms licence approved within three… Read more Audio
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Christchurch mosque attacks report: Apology not enough for victims
7:14 AM.The government has apologised after the release of the report into the Royal Commission report into the Christchurch terror attack.
Victims of the Christchurch terror attack say sorry is not good… Read more Audio
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Christchurch mosque attacks report: Police have made 'significant steps forward' since attack - Coster
7:17 AM.The government has said sorry for the Christchurch terror attack, after the release of the 800-page report from the Royal Commission.
The report noted NZ had under-resourced security agencies, a… Read more Audio
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Christchurch mosque attacks report findings: Andrew Little on counter-terrorism, intelligence
7:23 AM.The Royal Commission into the Christchurch terror attack has released its findings, and the government has responded.
The report found under-resourced security agencies, a patchy system for… Read more Audio
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One year since Whakaari fatal eruption
7:37 AM.Wednesday marks one year since the eruption at Whakaari White Island which led to the deaths of 22 tourists and tour guides.
The island erupted at 2.11pm.
In the frantic moments that followed the… Read more Audio
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Whakaari: Family of those lost remember them on eruption's anniversary
7:40 AM.One year has passed since the eruption on Whakaari/White Island caused the deaths of 22 people and injured dozens of others.
With Whakaari in the distance, today the community will remember.
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Whakaari/White Island: Service held to mark anniversry
7:43 AM.Wednesday marks a year since the eruption on Whakaari/White Island.
At 2.11pm there will be a minute's silence to mark the time the volcano erupted. RNZ will mark that moment as well on air.
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Covid Tracer app getting Bluetooth no substitute for scanning - Hipkins
7:46 AM.The government's Covid-19 contact tracing app will feature Bluetooth technology from Thursday.
It means the app will send users an alert if they have been near another user who tests positive for the… Read more Audio
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Christchurch mosque attacks report: Lianne Dalziel on findings
7:50 AM.The Royal Commission into the Christchurch terror attack has released its findings.
The Prime Minister and government agencies have apologised for the failings identified in the report released… Read more Audio
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NZ students record worst results in maths and science
7:53 AM.New Zealand's 13-year-olds have recorded their worst-ever results in a major international maths and science test.
Their scores in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study or TIMSS… Read more Audio
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Investigation underway after Port Hills fires
7:56 AM.An investigation is underway after fire crews put out four fires on Christchurch's Port Hills on Tuesday night.
They are being treated as suspicious.
Christchurch reporter Eleisha Foon speaks to… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 9 December 2020
8:06 AM.Some of New Zealand's most successful Olympic events have been dropped for the 2024 Paris Games. Read more Audio
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Christchurch terror attack report: Victims respond to Royal Commission's findings
8:09 AM.Royal Commission into the Christchurch terror attack in 2019 has released its findings.
Fifty-one people were murdered on 15 March as a terrorist went on a rampage.
Government agencies have… Read more Audio
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Opposition voicing fears about possible hate speech legislation
8:22 AM.The Royal Commission into the Christchurch terror attack has released its findings and reccomendations.
A recommendation of the Royal Commission is that a new offence of hate speech be introduced… Read more Audio
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Introducing hate speech laws could threaten NZ's liberal democracy - Judith Collins
8:24 AM.The National Party leader Judith Collins is urging caution over the changing of hate speech laws.
Among the recommendations in the Royal Commission into the Christchurch Mosque Attacks is to broaden… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 9 December 2020
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Whakaari: East Coast MP Kiri Allen on anniversary
8:31 AM.Kiritapu Allan is the MP for the East Coast and was in Whakatāne on the day of the Whakaari eruption.
She is also Minister for the National Emergency Management Agency - or Civil Defence.
She… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Britain starts rolling out vaccine
8:42 AM.Britain has become the first country to begin using a fully tested vaccine against Covid-19.
The first person to receive the jab was 90-year-old Margaret Keenan who described the moment as "the best… Read more Audio
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Mental health patients still being locked in seclusion rooms
8:45 AM.Mental health patients are still being locked in small sparse seclusion rooms despite being told to end the practice by the end of the year.
It's five years since the United Nations Committee on… Read more Audio
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Woman tells Commission Anglican Social Services abandoned her
8:49 AM.A woman sexually abused by her foster father for many years says she was abandoned by Anglican Social Services which placed her in care.
The witness, known as Ms M has given evidence to the Royal… Read more Audio
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First home buyer says she missed out around 30 houses
8:52 AM.Home ownership rates are the lowest they've been in 70 years, and dropping.
First home buyers trying to crack the market are fighting against investors, cash offers and soaring house prices.
First… Read more Audio
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Whakaari: Song composed for anniversary
8:55 AM.Whakatane-based singer Maisey Rika came in to RNZ with singers, Te Rina and Erica Ransfield to perform and talk about the song, Te Puketapu ki Paepaeaotea, which she composed at the time of the… Read more Audio