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Morning Report for Friday 8 March 2019
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Top Stories for Friday 8 March 2019
6:00 AM.Doctors call for action on chronic pain crisis; Firefighters want blood tested for toxic chemicals; Labour blocks China expert on foreign interference committee; Drysdale looks at rowing for Fiji in… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 March 2019
6:06 AM.New Zealand's two time Olympic rowing champion Mahe Drysdale is considering switching allegiance to Fiji in a bid to get to the Tokyo Olympics. Audio
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Maori, Pasifika experience isolation, bias in health policy
6:15 AM.A new study has found some Maori and Pasifika leaders often experience isolation, bias, and racism on government health advisory groups. A senior lecturer in Maori Health at Auckland University of… Read more Audio
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Lithium battery suspected in Thames recycling plant fire
6:18 AM.The owner of a Thames recycling plant gutted by fire for the second time in a year says he suspects a lithium battery sparked the blaze. Twelve firefighting crews were called to the Smart… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 8 March 2019
6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Labour blocking China expert from select committee, National says
6:40 AM.National's Nick Smith claims Labour MPs have blocked a China politics expert from speaking to a select committee about foreign interference in elections. Christchurch professor Anne-Marie Brady wanted… Read more Audio
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Chronic pain costly, destructive, widespread - doctors
6:43 AM.A leading pain specialist says chronic pain is a costly and destructive disease that drives poverty and can ruin lives. A new report released today says one in five New Zealanders suffers from chronic… Read more Audio
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Business News for 8 March 2019
6:50 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 8 March 2019
7:06 AM.Double Olympic champion Mahe Drysdale has put Rowing New Zealand on notice that if they don't allow him to compete at upcoming World Cup events in the single scull he will switch allegiances. Audio
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Doctors call for action on chronic pain crisis
7:10 AM.Medical specialists are demanding government action over a crisis in services for those in chronic pain. One in five people suffer from complex, ongoing serious pain, which is estimated to cost the… Read more Audio
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Firefighters want blood tested for toxic chemicals
7:13 AM.Firefighters want their blood, as well as all training sites, urgently tested for toxic chemicals from firefighting foam. The union is accusing Fire and Emergency of not doing enough to investigate or… Read more Audio
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Labour blocks China expert on foreign interference committee
7:16 AM.Labour MPs have blocked leading China politics expert, Anne-Marie Brady, from speaking at Parliament about foreign interference in elections. Dr Brady wanted to talk to the justice select committe… Read more Audio
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Drysdale looks at rowing for Fiji in bid to get to Olympics
7:20 AM.New Zealand's two-time Olympic rowing champion Mahe Drysdale is considering switching allegiance to Fiji in a bid to get to the Tokyo Olympics. Drysdale has missed out on the New Zealand single scull… Read more Audio
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Tax group chair Sir Michael Cullen still being paid $1000 a day
7:25 AM.Sir Michael Cullen is assuring taxpayers he won't be working more than two days this month. The Government's under fire from the National Party after it was revealed the Tax Working Group chair is… Read more Audio
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Auckland ferry service branded a 'disgrace'
7:27 AM.Commuters on the Devonport ferry say the Auckland harbour service is a disgrace and chaotic - and it's getting worse. Locals say the ferries can't cope with the increasing numbers of cruise ship… Read more Audio
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Police respond to questions over road policing commitment
7:36 AM.Are the police taking road policing seriously enough? On Thursday, we brought you the story of police managers being questioned by their own staff about how serious they are when it comes to road… Read more Audio
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Jihadi brides should be allowed to return - Helen Clark
7:43 AM.Former Prime Minister Helen Clark believes New Zealand-born jihadi brides should be allowed to return here from Syria. Miss Clark has previously publicly supported a return to the UK for British… Read more Audio
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Queenstown levy: Tourists say they'll go elsewhere
7:51 AM.The Queenstown mayor wants tourists to pay to visit the resort town and warns if they don't it could ruin New Zealand's tourism industry. Mayor Jim Boult announced the Queenstown-Lakes district would… Read more Audio
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Auckland Arts Festival opens
7:53 AM.It's back to the future for the Auckland Arts Festival which opened on Thursday night. Cabaret show Blanc de Blanc began their three-week residency at the Spiegeltent in Aotea Square. RNZ's Justin… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 March 2019
8:06 AM.Switching allegiances and competing for Fiji maybe Mahe Drysdale's ticket to Tokyo and the chance to win a hatrick of Olympic rowing gold medals. Audio
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Huawei takes legal action against US government
8:11 AM.Chinese technology giant Huawei has taken its fight against the US government to a new level, filing legal action over a law which bans US federal agencies and contractors from using the company's… Read more Audio
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Illegal cannabis growers want in on legal market
8:19 AM.Hundreds of people growing cannabis illegally have contacted an Auckland Medicinal Cannabis company to see if they could be in the running to make a best selling product. Last year the government… Read more Audio
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Investigation ordered in Skypath bridge row
8:24 AM.An independent investigation has been ordered into the Skypath walk and cycleway across the Auckland Harbour Bridge. An escalating row between the Skypath Trust community group and the Transport… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 8 March 2019
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Kaitaia police determined to find baby Maree killer
8:36 AM.Police in Kaitaia say the homicide inquiry into the death of a young baby is taking an emotional toll on officers, but is making them more determined to find out who killed her. Four week old Maree… Read more Audio
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Samoa First Party sparks outrage with proposed Chinese ban
8:40 AM.A new political party in Samoa wants to ban new Chinese migrants to the island nation. The Samoa First Party's stance has outraged many in the country's sizeable Chinese-Samoan population. Mackenzie… Read more Audio
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Can Whangarei cope with the Hundertwasser hordes?
8:52 AM.Contractors have completed $3 million worth of foundation work for Whangarei's Hundertwasser building. The $30 million project will open in 2021 - bringing a projected 200,000 visitors a year to the… Read more Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:56 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio