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Morning Report for Wednesday 10 July 2019
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Top Stories for Wednesday 10 July 2019
6:00 AM.Police union urge govt to fix gaps in gun licence vetting, Shane Jones offers help to regional airports, Cricket: What next for Black Caps, India after rain?, National criticises new levies on gas… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 10 July 2019
6:06 AM.New Zealand's Cricket World Cup semi-final against India will go into a second day. Audio
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Cricket: Rain hampers NZ v India semifinal
6:09 AM.The sudden death semi-final between New Zealand and India in of the Cricket World Cup at Manchester has been called off because of rain.
New Zealand had reached 211/5 after 46.1 overs against India… Read more Audio
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Tower to ask customers specific questions for insurance policy
6:13 AM.An insurance industry watchdog says Tower could be trying to get ahead of any law changes with its move to change its disclosure rules.
Yesterday, Tower announced it will stop asking customers a… Read more Audio
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Te Puea Marae's homeless outreach success focus of summit
6:15 AM.The grass-roots model used by a South Auckland Marae to support the city's homeless will be at the centre of a summit in Mt Albert.
Te Puea Marae in Māngere has fed, housed and transitioned 415… Read more Audio
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Rare snail under threat from mountain bikers
6:19 AM.A tiny snail found only in Wellington is under threat from mountain bikers.
The Potamopyrgus oppidanus was discovered in 2003 - Te Ahumairangi Hill is the only place in the world they've been found.
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Early Business News for 10 July 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Cricket: Black Caps, India wait as rain halts semifinal
6:42 AM.The sudden death semi-final between New Zealand and India in of the Cricket World Cup at Manchester has been called off because of rain.
New Zealand had reached 211/5 after 46.1 overs against India… Read more Audio
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NZ gun license vetting gaps need fixing - Police Association
6:47 AM.Police figures show more than more than 600 people with criminal convictions in Australia have been granted a standard, visitor or dealer firearms license in the past decade. Thirty-seven have gone to… Read more Audio
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Business News for 10 July 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 10 July 2019
7:06 AM.Katrina Rore has been named in the Silver Ferns' final 12 to compete at the Netball World Cup in Liverpool, after receiving medical clearance to play. Audio
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Police union urge govt to fix gaps in gun licence vetting
7:10 AM.Two people were shot dead in the past decade by people who were granted a New Zealand firearms licence despite having been convicted of crimes in Australia. Police figures show more than 600 people… Read more Audio
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Cricket: What next for Black Caps, India after rain?
7:20 AM.The Cricket World Cup semi-final between New Zealand and India was called off early because of rain. New Zealand had reached 211 for 5 after 46.1 overs at the Old Trafford ground in Manchester when… Read more Audio
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National criticises proposed fee on gas-guzzling imports
National has added its voice to those criticising the government's proposed fee on vehicle imports, which could see as much as $3,000 added to the cost of gas-guzzling vehicles coming into New… -
Shane Jones offers help to regional airports
7:35 AM.Regional airports crying out for money to fix their aging runways may have found a saviour in Shane Jones.
The Regional Economic Development Minister says he will find a way to pay for the repairs -… Read more Audio
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NZ man forced back to Australia under Hague Convention
7:35 AM.A New Zealand father who returned home with his children after they were abandoned by their Australian mother has been forced back to Australia under the Hague Convention.
The two children ended up… Read more Audio
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Tower Insurance sets specific questions for customers
7:41 AM.When buying insurance, how do you know you've told your insurance company everything that it needs to know so it won't later decline a claim?
Up until now, it's been an open question. But Tower… Read more Video, Audio
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Social media, music behind NZers' growing knowledge of Asia
7:47 AM.Social media and pop music are being credited with a marked increase in New Zealanders' overall awareness and knowledge of Asia.
The annual Asia New Zealand Foundation survey shows the number who say… Read more Audio
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Victoria University rebrand riles name-change opponents
7:50 AM.Victoria University of Wellington ran into a lot of flak when it said it wanted a new name. But ultimately it wasn't the public outcry that ensured the name would say - the Education Minister Chris… Read more Video, Audio
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Father, daughters missing in Lower Hutt hills
7:56 AM.A father and his two daughters are still missing in the hills above Days Bay in Lower Hutt.
The 50-year old man and his two daughters, aged 14 and 11 were reported missing last night after they… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 10 July 2019
8:06 AM.Silver Ferns defender Katrina Rore has been passed fit and included in New Zealand's final 12 for the Netball World Cup, which starts in Liverpool on Friday. Audio
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Government wipes debts for unpaid NCEA fees
8:10 AM.Nearly 150,000 people are receiving NCEA credits after the government wiped their debt for unpaid NCEA fees.
Tom Webb is the principal of Māngere College. He joins us with his response. Read more Audio
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Immigration NZ restructure only saved half what was promised
8:13 AM.Redundancy payouts to staff during a restructure at Immigration New Zealand cost taxpayers almost $8 million and resulted in only half of the promised savings.
RNZ immigration reporter Gill Bonnett… Read more Audio
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Trump's criticism of UK ambassador 'wrong' - Jeremy Hunt
8:17 AM.British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called Donald Trump's public criticism of the UK's ambassador to the United States as "disrespectful and wrong."
On Twitter Mr Trump described Sir Kim… Read more Audio
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Rare snail under threat by Wellington mountain bikers
8:22 AM.An ecological group is warning the survival of a rare type of snail is being threatened by the actions of a small group of mountain bikers.
The Potamopyrgus oppidanus, discovered in 2003, is found… Read more Audio
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Queenstown infrastructure under strain by rapid growth
8:25 AM.The infrastructure of the Queenstown Lakes district is under strain due to rapid growth in development and visitor numbers.
But despite that, the council's infrastructure committee hasn't met… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 10 July 2019
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Netball: Katrina Rore fit for World Cup
8:34 AM.Silver Ferns defender Katrina Rore has been passed fit and included in the final 12 for the netball World Cup which starts in Liverpool on Friday.
Rore, who has played 125 Tests for the Silver Ferns… Read more Audio
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Marae learn from Te Puea on tackling homelessness
8:38 AM.The findings of a two-year study into how a grassroots-model turned homeless people's lives around will be at the centre of a summit in Mt Albert.
Marae and social agencies want to know what it will… Read more Audio
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Pay gap difficulties for NGOs hiring social workers
8:50 AM.A growing pay gap between community social workers and their state agency counterparts is putting programmes for vulnerable families at risk.
Non-government organisations say it is increasingly hard… Read more Audio
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Frances Hodgkins, free online with Auckland Art Gallery
8:53 AM.One of New Zealand's most important and celebrated artist's has had her entire catalogue of work digitised.
The Auckland Art Gallery has made Frances Hodgkins's artwork, letters and photographs… Read more Audio
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Can a cockatoo choreograph its own dance?
8:55 AM.A study of the moves of a sulphur-crested cockatoo called Snowball is suggesting that dancing to music isn't purely a product of human culture.
The cockatoo has 14 distinct moves - and appears to be… Read more Audio