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Morning Report for Friday 14 September 2018
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Top Stories for Friday 14 September 2018
6:00 AM.A sex abuse victim wants a Catholic school in Christchurch to sack its principal, anti-1080 protesters deny birds used at a protest on Parliament's steps had been killed on purpose, dairy farmers hope… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 14 September 2018
6:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has tongue in cheek suggested South Africa are favourites for this weekend's test in Wellington. The Springboks have lost 3 of their last 4 matches, while the All… Read more Audio
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Fears coalition issues are delaying immigration policy
6:18 AM.Families waiting for news on a shelved immigration programme say they've been languishing at the bottom of a barrel while other immigration issues take priority. But getting any decision through on… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 14 September 2018
6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business news. And a catch up on global markets on the 10th anniversary of the start of the global financial crisis.
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Anti-1080 demonstration's birds apparently beaten to death
6:42 AM.A ban-1080 protest on Wednesday has taken a dark turn after Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard native bird carcasses delivered to Parliament's steps by school children appeared to have been… Read more Audio
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Hurricane Florence slows, but grows over US East Coast
6:43 AM.Hurricane Florence is slowing slightly, but growing in size, as its outer edges lash the eastern coast of the United States. Six nuclear power plants are in the path of the storm, which FEMA says is… Read more Audio
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Asbestos dust causing concern in Lower Hutt
6:45 AM.Workers in a Lower Hutt suburb are angry after receiving a positive test for asbestos from dust coating their work vehicles, after a massive industrial blaze. They work down the road from the Chair… Read more Audio
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Business News for 14 September 2018
6:49 AM.Fonterra looks set to slash capital spending to help get books back in order and debt lower. A decade on from the global financial crisis, are we better prepared for the next downturn -- apparently so… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 14 September 2018
7:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says the selection of two fullbacks in the back three is to combat the expected aerial assault from the Springboks kickers. Audio
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Abuse victim blasts school for not removing teacher after complaint
7:11 AM.A sex abuse victim is calling for a prestigious Catholic school to sack its rector for not removing a teacher who sexually assaulted him decades earlier, when they were both teenagers.
RNZ has heard… Read more Video, Audio
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Anti-1080 protester flip-flops on killed birds
7:13 AM.A ban-1080 protest held on Wednesday took a dark turn when Speaker Trevor Mallard said he had expert advice the native bird carcasses delivered to Parliament's steps by school children appeared to… Read more Audio
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Fonterra 'trying to find' new way - Jacqueline Rowarth
7:22 AM.Fonterra's top executives say they're confident a wide-ranging review of the cooperative will turn its fortunes around. Fonterra posted a net loss of 196 million dollars yesterday -- down from a… Read more Audio
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Yoga class stretches participants' te reo Māori skills
7:29 AM.Downward dog and pigeon pose may be familiar to you, but how about ke raro and kererū? More than 100 people turned out in Wellington for a yoga class with a twist - it was taught entirely in te reo… Read more Audio
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NZ First contracts breached Parliament rules - Nick Smith
7:38 AM.Winston Peters says he had a lapse of memory and has taken back his claim all NZ First party members had signed a contract that would require them to pay a $300,000 fine if they are expelled or resign… Read more Audio
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Christchurch stadium gets green light
7:41 AM.Cantabrians will get a chance to see the All Blacks play again in the garden city after a new multi-use stadium was given the go-ahead yesterday. The Christchurch City Council has voted to spend… Read more Audio
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Teachers frustrated at rules on restraining violent students
7:43 AM.Primary school teachers are at their wits' end when it comes to dealing with violent and disruptive students. They say tough rules for restraining children mean they can't stop pupils throwing chairs… Read more Audio
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Elderly couple in caravan two years awaiting immigration news
7:47 AM.More political divisions are bubbling up among the government coalition partners over immigration. Families waiting for news on a shelved immigration programme for parents say they fear they, and… Read more Audio
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Ka mua, ka muri - walking backwards into the future
7:55 AM."Ka mua, ka muri" is a whakatauki that many will know means "walking backwards into the future" - the idea we should look to the past to inform the future. We started this week talking to Dame Naida… Read more Video, Audio
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Sports News for 14 September
8:06 AM.The new Silver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua says Laura Langman and Katrina Grant weren't the only players to receive support as potential leaders of the team. Audio
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Farmers hope for business reset after Fonterra loss
8:10 AM.Dairy farmers are hoping the massive financial hit taken by Fonterra will be used as an opportunity to reset the business for the future.The dairy cooperative delivered a net loss of $196 million for… Read more Audio
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Principals divided on communities of learning scheme
8:12 AM.Growing pressure on education spending is raising expectations the government will raid the $150-million-a-year that's being spent on one of National's flagship policies. The "communities of learning"… Read more Audio
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Jim Bolger, Laila Harre discuss cracks in govt coalition
8:18 AM.Three strikes, immigration, refugees, employment law and Crown Maori relations - all a source of friction for the Coalition government but Jacinda Ardern insists they are just teething problems with… Read more Audio
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History, environment, kaumātua keep te reo Māori alive
8:29 AM.A small Ngāpuhi school is harnessing its history, environment and kaumātua to help keep it's local reo alive. Te Kura o Waikare near Kawakawa is one of two Kura-a-Iwi in Te Tai Tokerau, and the… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 14 September 2018
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Forest & Bird responds to anti-1080 campaigners
8:30 AM.Expert advice given to parliament's speaker Trevor Mallard shows dead native birds placed on Parliament's steps during a 1080 protest may have been bludgeoned to death. Mr Mallard has complained to… Read more Audio
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Winston Peters can't remember if he signed NZ First fine contract
8:33 AM.As reported earlier, deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says he had a lapse of memory and has taken back his claim all NZ First party members had signed a contract that would require them to pay a… Read more Audio
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New coach, new captain - better results for Silver Ferns?
8:46 AM.A new coach and a new captain will be part of the arsenal Silver Ferns bring to bear when they play England in Auckland on Saturday night. In the wake of a review into the disastrous Commonwealth… Read more Audio
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Kīwaha episode 5: Karawhiua! Give it a go!
8:50 AM.We've been schooled up all this week on Kīwaha - slang phrases in te reo - by Shannon Haunui-Thompson and Guyon Espiner. Here's the final korero from Shannon and Guyon. Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:53 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori: Purea Nei with LINZ
8:55 AM.And that's our programme for Friday and for Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori - almost. We've been talking a lot about how to speak te reo, but to end this week, we've decided to bring you a little bit of… Read more Video, Audio