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Priests 'probably fathered thousands' - Catholic sociologist
7:53 AM.A Catholic sociologist says priests alive today have probably fathered thousands of children worldwide - but that most of those children would already have been told. About six New Zealanders have… Read more Audio
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Euthanasia advocate's assisted suicide trial continues
7:48 AM.A woman whose mother's death is at the centre of a High Court trial in Wellington wept in the witness box as she spoke of the last hours she spent with her.
Veronica Mansfield was giving evidence at… Read more Audio
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Toxic foam: Ohakea neighbours vent anger at meeting
7:43 AM.Residents near the Ohakea air force base expressed anger at a meeting last night about water contamination from toxic foam chemicals. Andy Russell owns a deer farm which is one of five properties near… Read more Audio
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Pre-school boss on hold for hour to report at-risk child
7:39 AM.A pre-school manager says she had to wait on the phone for a total of 51 minutes yesterday to report an at risk child to Oranga Tamariki. She says she's worried members of the public being made to… Read more Audio
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Heavy rain floods rivers, farmland near Opotiki
7:31 AM.Floodwaters are covering large parts of the Eastern Bay of Plenty after 24 hours of heavy rain. Several larger rivers in the district appear to have spilled into surrounding farmland - around the… Read more Audio
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Ōpōtiki farmland flooded after heavy rain
7:29 AM.Floodwaters are covering large parts of the Eastern Bay of Plenty after 24 hours of heavy rain. Several larger rivers in the district appear to have spilled into surrounding farmland - around the… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gita: Jacinda Ardern pledges aid for Tonga
7:25 AM.The New Zealand government has pledged an initial $50,000 to assist rescue and relief operations in cyclone battered Tonga. New Zealand responded to Cyclone Winston two years ago with one of the… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gita should go south of Fiji - NIWA
7:20 AM.The last time a category 5 cyclone hit the Pacific was in February 2016 when Cyclone Winston killed 44 people in Fiji. Cyclone Gita did not reach category 5. With details of how it compares Guyon… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gita hits Tonga: Red Cross braces for clean up
7:18 AM.Hanna Butler is a New Zealander working for the Red Cross at its Pacific regional headquarters in Suva. She has been monitoring the situation in Tonga, and has colleagues on the ground there. She… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gita wreaks havoc, Tonga faces major damage
7:11 AM.Tropical cyclone Gita has wreaked havoc in Tonga hitting Tongatapu and the capital Nuku'alofa as a category 4 storm. American scientists monitoring the windspeed say it had sustained winds over… Read more Audio
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Business News for 13 February 2018
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Cyclone Gita hits Tonga: 'Debris all over the place'
6:44 AM.Tropical Cyclone Gita has wreaked havoc in Tonga overnight. Winds of over 233km/h ripped roofs off houses, brought down trees, destroyed a Catholic church, and took the Tongan Met Office and the… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gita hits Tonga: Nuku'alofa faces major damage
6:39 AM.Tropical Cyclone Gita has wreaked havoc in Tonga overnight. Winds of over 233km/h ripped roofs off houses, brought down trees, destroyed a Catholic church, and took the Tongan Met Office and the… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 13 February 2018
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 13 February 2018
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Cyclone Gita hits Tonga: Emergency teams out before dawn
6:10 AM.Tropical Cyclone Gita has wreaked havoc in Tonga. On Tongatapu, winds of over 233km/h ripped roofs off houses, brought down trees, destroyed a Catholic church, and took the Tongan Met Office and the… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 13 February 2018
6:00 AM.Widespread damage in Tonga after Tropical Cyclone Gita wreaks havoc overnight, People in Nukualofa tell us of howling winds, flying debris and many buildings being destroyed or losing their roofs… Read more Audio
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Life online: How big is your digital footprint?
8:55 AM.The average person's online presence is larger than ever, as more of what we do is carried out digitally. But what information is out there, how easy is it to find, and who's using it? RNZ reporter… Read more Audio
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Tributes paid to 1970s cricket captain Bevan Congdon
8:51 AM.The former New Zealand cricket captain Bevan Congdon, who died at the weekend one day short of his 80th birthday, has been saluted as a key figure in the team's rise to world class level. New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Fishing industry must adapt to warming ocean - NIWA
8:47 AM.A leading marine scientist says New Zealand's commercial fishing industry might have to adapt, or risk decline as ocean temperatures warm. Professor Cliff Law of the National Institute of Water and… Read more Audio
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Sage responds to accusations of bias in Sullivan Mine sale
8:42 AM.Land information minister Eugenie Sage has been accused of having a conflict of interest in her role. The minister is vocally anti-mining and has led the charge on the government's policy of no new… Read more Audio
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Snowboarding sport coming of age in NZ - Pamela Bell
8:37 AM.Carlos Garcia Knight has showed the world that New Zealand snowboarders can foot it with the world's best. Knight finished fifth after initially leading the final of the slopestyle event in… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 12 February 2018
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
