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Morning Report for Monday 25 March 2019
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Top Stories for Monday 25 March 2019
6:00 AM.Top stories this morning... The SIS is accused of breaching human rights as it spied on the Muslim community Thousands turn out to a vigil at Christchurch's North Hagley Park An investigation into a… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 25 March 2019
6:06 AM.The Warriors have been beaten 34-6 by Wests Tigers in their NRL game in Campbelltown. Audio
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Cyclone Idai death toll rises to 600
6:09 AM.The official death toll from Cyclone Idai - which tore through Southern Africa last week - has risen to more than 600. However, that number is expected to rise as the flood waters recede from Zimbabwe… Read more Audio
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Linwood shops re-open but customers not there
6:15 AM.Christchurch businesses that were closed last week after the nearby Linwood mosque came under attack are struggling to attract customers now the cordon has been lifted. The eight shops that were… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 25 March 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Spy agency accused of breaching NZ Muslims' rights
6:39 AM.The SIS has been accused of heavy handed and unethical tactics in monitoring the Muslim community. The Human Rights Foundation has released research to RNZ on surveillance to back its call for an open… Read more Audio
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Business News for 25 March 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 25 March 2019
7:06 AM.Robbie Farah was the star as the Wests Tigers thumped the Warriors 34-6 in their NRL game in Campbelltown. Audio
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NZ Muslim community's rights breached by spies - advocates
7:09 AM.The SIS has been accused of breaching the human rights of the Muslim communities it has been monitoring. A newly released report from the Human Rights Foundation shows the SIS used informal chats and… Read more Audio
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Messages of hope, defiance ring out at Hagley Park vigil
7:14 AM.Messages of thanks, defiance and hope rang out across North Hagley Park last night, as thousands of people attended a vigil to remember the 50 people killed in the mosque terror attacks. Those in… Read more Audio
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Kaimanawa fatal plane crash: Investigators head to site
7:19 AM.Investigators will be arriving this morning at the scene of a fatal plane crash in the Kaimanawa Ranges. The two pilots were flying from Palmerston North to Auckland, via Taupō. Their plane was… Read more Audio
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Robert Mueller's collusion report goes to US Congress
7:22 AM.Findings from Robert Mueller's two year investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia are expected to be given to Congress today. Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted… Read more Audio
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Turkish president screens mosque shooting after Peters visit
7:27 AM.Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again played video of the Christchurch shootings at a political rally, just hours after Winston Peters said he understood the footage would no longer be… Read more Audio
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'Hello brother!' Family, friends farewell Haji-Daoud Nabi
7:35 AM.Family and friends of Haji-Daoud Nabi gathered together yesterday to pray and show their support in the aftermath of the Christchurch terror attacks. Haji-Daoud Nabi was gunned down at the Al Noor… Read more Audio
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Mosque shootings: National urges Royal Commission of Inquiry
7:39 AM.The National Party is calling for the government to hold a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch terrorist attack. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that the inquiry will cover… Read more Video, Audio
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Mosque shooter's manifesto 'objectionable' - Censor
7:47 AM.Free speech advocates are calling the censor's decision to ban the Christchurch attacker's written document an "improper use of censorship powers". The publication has officially been classified as… Read more Audio
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Hundreds of thousands in UK urge new vote on Brexit
7:52 AM.Hundreds of thousands of people turned out to march in the streets of London over the weekend, calling for another EU referendum. It's being described as one of the biggest demonstrations in British… Read more Audio
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What will happen to ISIS after defeat?
7:55 AM.US-backed forces have announced Islamic State has lost the last of the territory it controlled in Syria, bringing an end to to the caliphate after about five years. But while that defeat in the… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 25 March 2019
8:06 AM.The Warriors coach Stephen Kearney feels some of his players were still living off their first round win as his side were handed a lesson from Wests Tigers in their NRL game in Campletown last night.
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Doctors urge govt to tighten gun laws further
8:10 AM.The doctors who treat the 125 people who end up in hospital with gunshot wounds each year are calling for much tighter gun controls than the government is planning at the moment. Ministry of Health… Read more Audio
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Mosque attacks: Human rights advocates urge open inquiry
8:13 AM.The Human Rights Foundation is urging the Government to ensure the inquiry into security and intelligence agencies after the Christchurch terrorist attacks is open and transparent. To back up this… Read more Audio
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St Kents stands down new rugby players after investigation
8:17 AM.An Independent panel has found a planned boycott of Saint Kentigern by ten rival rugby schools, breached the rugby code. Last year schools across Auckland threatened to not play against Saint… Read more Audio
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Will Robert Mueller's report be made public?
8:23 AM.Democrats in the United States have said they'll continue investigating allegations of collusion against President Trump - even if the Justice Department decides not to lay charges. Special Counsel… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 25 March 2019
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Christchurch Muslims talk with community
8:36 AM.As Christchurch grappled with the grief caused by the mosque shootings last week, a group of Muslim men set up deck chairs around the city, and invited people to simply sit, and talk. Hady Osman and… Read more Audio
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NZ Muslims 'drop everything' to help in Christchurch
8:40 AM.The Christchurch attacks left the spiritual leadership of the city's Muslim community distraught and and in desperate need of support. In response, Muslim clerics from around New Zealand and the world… Read more Audio
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Trump 'not out of woods' after Mueller report
8:44 AM.In the United States, details are beginning to emerge on Robert Mueller's report into foreign interference in the 2016 election campaign. Guyon Espiner talks to Simon Marks in Washington DC with the… Read more Audio
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Internet fuelling white nationalist groups - expert
8:50 AM.While many people have been were stunned and ashamed at the level of hatred displayed the Christchurch terror attacks carried out by a white supremacist, it didn't come as a surprise to everyone. Ben… Read more Audio
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Mosque shooter exposes intelligence 'fault lines' between NZ, AUS
8:53 AM.On the same day of the terrorist attacks in Christchurch, which Australian Brenton Tarrant will face trial for, another Australian was convicted in Turkey for being a member of the Islamic State. Neil… Read more Audio
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Wellington artist designs TIME cover after mosque attacks
8:57 AM.A Wellington artist whose illustration was shared thousands of times after the mosque attacks has been commissioned to design TIME magazine's new internatioanl cover. Ruby Jones' first design depicted… Read more Audio