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'Our job is to promote every trade deal' - Winston Peters
7:28 AM.Winston Peters says New Zealand's pursuit of a free trade deal with Russia has been complicated by the Salisbury nerve agent attack that's being blamed on Moscow. The Foreign Minister says there's… Read more Audio
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Corrections reviews where sex offenders living
7:24 AM.Corrections has announced a nationwide review of where high-risk offenders live and whether local communities have been notified, after it was discovered 11 convicted child sex-offenders were living… Read more Audio
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Early childhood centres unsafe, not enough staff - teachers
7:20 AM.Early childhood centres are failing to meet minimum staffing levels designed to keep children safe and they're getting away with it. Teachers have told RNZ News of repeated instances where the number… Read more Audio
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UK, US, France, Germany slam Russia in joint statement
7:14 AM.The UK, US, France and Germany have released a joint statement condemning Russia for the nerve agent attack in Salisbury. They've described the attack as an "assault on UK sovereignty", a "clear… Read more Audio
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US sanctions Russia over election meddling
7:10 AM.The US has announced it will be imposing new sanctions against Russia for its interference in the 2016 US election. The measures include sanctions on nineteen Russian individuals and on a number of… Read more Audio
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China cracks down on building quality certificate
6:51 AM.New Zealand has had a breakthrough on the issue of the quality of products coming from China. China has been cracking down harder at home since fire-prone cables with fake test certificates had to be… Read more Audio
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Lumsden birth centre closure a 'matter of life and death'
6:50 AM.Te Anau mother says the community is fighting a plan to closure a baby birthing centre in northern Southland because it is a matter of life and death. A petition against a district health board plan… Read more Audio
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Early childhood centres unsafe - teachers
6:49 AM.Teachers warn that some early childhood services are under-cutting minimum staffing levels and children's needs are being neglected. They say the centres' staffing levels look fine on paper, but the… Read more Audio
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Business News for 16 March 2018
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 16 March 2018
6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 16 March 2018
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Police dismiss critical IPCA report after euthanasia meeting
6:19 AM.The police have dismissed a senior criminal lawyer's claim that a police watchdog's critical report reflects a lack of training and leadership in the organisation. The Independent Police Conduct… Read more Audio
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Sex offenders' placements checked after 11 near school
6:14 AM.Corrections officials are urgently checking the location of more than 200 high risk offenders to ensure they're not living too close to schools. The department announced a nationwide review after it… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 16 March 2018
6:00 AM.US sanctions Russia over election meddling, UK, US, France, Germany slam Russia in joint statement, Early childhood centres unsafe, not enough staff, Corrections reviews where sex offenders living Audio
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Young women still daunted by idea of op-shopping
8:57 AM.It sounds like a perfect fashion solution for the environmentally and budget conscious -- second hand clothing. But Otago University researcher Lisa McNeill says while a lot of young women are keen to… Read more Audio
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Auckland Writers Festival lineup unveiled
8:55 AM.A rock star of Norwegian literature Karl Ove Knausgaard and New York Times number one bestselling author Karen Joy Fowler will be among the big names taking part in May's Auckland Writers Festival… Read more Audio
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Huggies removes inappropriate Māori names from website
8:49 AM.Huggies, the multinational company known mostly for making nappies, has removed an online list of Māori baby names after several complaints from a Māori cultural adviser, Karaitiana Taiuru, that they… Read more Audio
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Seven years of war in Syria, child deaths rising
8:42 AM.Today marks the seventh anniversary of the Syrian conflict. UNICEF says the number of children killed has already passed 1000 in 2018 as many as were killed in all of 2017. UNICEF's Regional chief of… Read more Audio
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Yet another plan for Auckland America's Cup unveiled
8:41 AM.Yet another plan for the America's Cup was unveiled yesterday. This fourth plan drops a planned extension of Hobson Wharf, creates more space on land at Wynyard Point, and has a 45-metre extension of… Read more Audio
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Wellingtonians have their say on Māori signage
8:39 AM.Bilingual signs and Māori place names look likely to become more prominent in Wellington as the council makes progress on its promise to make te reo Māori more visible around the city. Public… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 15 March 2018
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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New Chatham Islands wharf ends dangerous dock days
8:26 AM.Chatham Islanders are hoping their new wharf will make life on the island much smoother sailing. The wharf cost $52 million and its designers are confident it will dramatically reduce the number of… Read more Audio
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Afghan villagers' case against NZDF still headed for court
8:21 AM.One of the lawyers representing the Afghan people caught up in a Defence Force raid in 2010 says persisting confusion about the minutiae of the attack shows exactly why an independent inquiry is… Read more Audio
