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Morning Report for Wednesday 15 February 2017
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Top Stories for Wednesday 15 February 2017
6:00 AM.Police hunting for 5-year-old missing in Hamilton, Helicopters resume attempts to contain Port Hills blaze, Trump's national secuirty advisor resigns after 24 days, Social workers sent toddler back to… Read more Audio
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Five year old girl missing in Hamilton overnight
6:10 AM.A five year old girl is missing in Hamilton. All available police and volunteers are looking for Gloria this morning. Audio
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Ground crews attempt to contain Christchurch fires overnight
6:11 AM.Houses south of Governors Bay have had to be evacuated as the fire on Summit Road on Christchurchs' Port Hills has flared up. We talked to Debbie Prior who one of the residents evacuated from their… Read more Audio
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Govt wants new urban authorities to fast track building projects
6:16 AM.The Government's proposing to create powerful urban authorities to fast track house construction around the country. It says they've been hugely successful overseas. Audio
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Early Business News for 15 February 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 15 February 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Homes evacuated near Governors Bay after fire flares up
6:38 AM.About half a dozen homes south of Governors Bay on Banks Peninsula have been evacuated after the Summit Road fire on the Port Hills flared up overnight. A dozen helicopters and almost 100 crew are… Read more Audio
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Concern wind could change direction in Hawke's Bay
6:41 AM.Firefighters in Hawke's Bay watch for flare-ups while they hope the wind doesn't change direction, threatening a pine plantation and homes. Audio
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Charges thrown out against some Wellington peace activists
6:44 AM.Charges have been dropped against the majority of a group of Wellington peace activists arrested after protesting at a Defence Industry Association gathering in 2015. Audio
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Business News for 15 February 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Police hunting for 5-year-old missing in Hamilton
7:11 AM.A five year old girl in Hamilton is missing and police and volunteers are searching for her. The young girl, called Glory Inoke, went missing from her home in Fairfield last night. Our reporters Gill… Read more Audio
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Port Hills blaze: Flames are reaching up to 20 metres in the air
7:13 AM.RNZ News reporter Conan Young is live from Governors Bay which is under threat from the Port Hills fire. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Trump's national secuirty advisor resigns after 24 days
7:14 AM.RNZ News Washington correspondent reports on a White House in turmoil following the resignation of President Donald Trump's National Security advisor Michael Flynn. Audio
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Social workers sent toddler back to unsafe home
7:25 AM.Phil Pennington reports on the death of a Southland toddler who was sent back to live in a meth amphetamine ridden home by social workers. Read more Audio
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Kim Jong Un's brother assassinated at Kuala Lumpur airport
7:27 AM.The half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has been killed at Kuala Lumpur Airport with police searching for two women assailants. Due to Kim Jong Nam's criticism of the regime, there's… Read more Audio
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Missing 5 year old girl found safe and well in Hamilton
7:36 AM.The missing 5-year-old girl Glory Inoke has been found safe and well. Our reporter Andrew McRae has the update. Audio
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Councillors toe the line on te reo post
7:40 AM.New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom condemns councillor's Facebook post saying te reo Maori should be left to die. Audio
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250 state houses sit empty as govt waits for buyers
7:43 AM.More than 250 state homes have sat empty for more than a year while the Government waits for someone to buy them. Audio
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Tens of thousands in evacuation centers due to crumbling dam
7:46 AM.Tens of thousands of people downstream from California's stricken Oroville Dam are still out of their homes as looming rain threatens unleash a wall of water. We speak to Kathy Park of Sacramento's… Read more Audio
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Guards now stopping people without photo ID from entering MSD sites
7:50 AM.Security guards are unhappy with new rules that mean they must stop anyone trying to enter a Work and Income offices if they don't have ID. Unite Union's Mike Treen explains their objections. Read more Audio
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Murderer Phillip Smith receives apology over security classification
7:55 AM.The murderer and child sex offender Phillip John Smith has received an apology from Corrections after mistakes were made when assessing his security classification. our court reporter Edward Gay has… Read more Audio
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Relief as missing Hamilton five year old found safe and well
8:10 AM.Cold and shivering but safe and well - missing Hamilton five year old Glory Inoke is found after a night alone locked in a car yard. Audio
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Port Hills fires are threatening homes in Governors bay
8:13 AM.Helicopters are back in the air over the Port Hills where the fire's flared up overnight threatening homes. Residents had a a sleepless night, particularly those who were evacuated from their homes. Audio
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He thought he was above the rules: Former colleague of Flynn
8:16 AM."He's like a 14-year-old bad boy... because there's no rules for anyone on his team". We speak with Sarah Chayes, an ex-colleague of now former national security adviser to President Donald Trump… Read more Audio
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Immigrants fear of safety after surge in deportations in US
8:22 AM.U.S immigrants are fearful after hundreds of people were rounded up in targetted raids. Roger Rocha is the national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens says he expects the raids… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 15 February 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Auckland Mayor cautiously welcome powerful agencies
8:30 AM.The Auckland Mayor Phil Goff is cautiously welcoming a government proposal to create powerful new agencies to drive major urban developments. Audio
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Questions remain unanswered at inquest for triple fatal housefire
8:36 AM.An inquest has failed to find the cause of a fire at a house party in Hamilton that killed three young people. Audio
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DOC and Maori weavers collaborate over dead kiwi
8:40 AM.The Conservation Department in Kerikeri is working with Maori weavers to make use of dozens of dead kiwi in its freezers. Audio
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NSW trapper finally catches notorious wild dog
8:43 AM.Australian trapper Jonathan Randle describes the hunt to track an infamous wild dog called Hannibal Lecter, who's been responsible for killing more than 500 sheep on a NSW farm. Read more Audio
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Pacific visitors and Kiwi tourists warned on trying to bring in cultural items
8:48 AM.New Zealand tourists and Pacific visitors are being warned not to bring cultural items into New Zealand, such as whale tooth, as they may be seized by customs. Audio
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Scientists discover at least three new fish species in Kermadecs
8:52 AM.A new survey of the Kermadec Islands undertaken by New Zealand scientists has discovered three new fish species. Audio
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Repairs underway for quake-damaged statue of Antarctica's Scott
8:55 AM.The statue of the Antarctic explorer, Robert Falcon Scott, that toppled from its plinth and snapped at its ankles in the Christchurch earthquake is being repaired. all going well it will be reinstated… Read more Audio