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Morning Report for Friday 24 March 2017
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Top Stories for Friday 24 march 2017
6:00 AM.More details emerge of London terror perpetrator, Londoners gather for vigil after Westminster terror attack, Belgian police arrest a man who tried to drive into pedestrians, Israeli police seek… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 24 March 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 24 March 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Cigarette companies urged to help foot dairies security bill
6:46 AM.A dairy owner says cigarette companies should help pay for security to protect shop keepers from assaults. Ash Dardarji has been in the dairy business for 30 years but he now wonders if selling… Read more Audio
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Business News for 24 March 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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More details emerge of London terror perpetrator
7:15 AM.More details have emerged about Khalid Masood, named by British police as the man responsible for yesterday's terror attack in London. Our correspondent Natalie Powell has the latest. Audio
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Londoners gather for vigil after Westminster terror attack
7:18 AM.A vigil is under way in Trafalgar Square for the victims of the terror attack. We talk to New Zealand journalist Josh White who is at the vigil. Audio
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Belgian police arrest a man who tried to drive into pedestrians
7:21 AM.Belgian police say a tragedy was averted after they arrested a man who they claim had planned to drive at high speed into a pedestrian mall. Our correspondent Jack Parrock says a French citizen is in… Read more Audio
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Israeli police seek motivation for teenager's bomb threats
7:23 AM.Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenberg talks to Morning Report about the teenager arrested for making bomb threats against Jewish institutions in New Zealand and around the world. Read more Audio
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Cigarette companies should pay for protection- Akld community
7:26 AM.Cigarette companies are being told they should pay for security at the country's dairies to protect owners from assaults. It comes after a spate of recent violent robberies on Auckland dairies and… Read more Audio
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Kaikoura residents worry damaged homes will leave them short
7:35 AM.Some Kaikoura residents with earthquake damaged homes are worried their insurance policies will leave them short changed. Audio
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Katherine Mansfield's remains to stay buried in France
7:40 AM.A proposal to repatriate Katherine Mansfield's remains to her Wellington birthplace has been scuppered by the refusal of her relatives and the mayor of Avon where she's buried to countenance the move.
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Aurora Australis puts on a show
7:50 AM.Astronomer Ian Griffin says the first commercial flight for people hoping to see the southern lights, Aurora Australis, was literally a spectacular success. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Adele delights fans at sold-out Auckland show
7:52 AM.The first of Adele's much anticipated three sold-out shows in Auckland attracted fans from as far away as Hawaii. Reviewer Marty Duda says she put on a crowd-pleasing master class. Audio
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Seismic shift in earthquake thinking after Kaikoura tremor
8:12 AM.The Kaikoura earthquake has changed the way scientists around the world think earthquakes might behave. That's according to GNS Science who have today published a paper on the 7.8 magnitude quake in… Read more Audio
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Quake data shows some places have moved 6 metres
8:18 AM.Parts of the northern South Island have moved up to six metres because of November's Kaikoura earthquake. Audio
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Trauma patients to be sent to best hospital for their injury
8:21 AM.A change to the Government's Major Trauma Policy will see trauma patients taken straight to the hospital best able to treat their injury, rather than their closest hospital, which has been the current… Read more Audio
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Labour and Greens sign a fiscal agreement
8:26 AM."Don't worry, we are going to be responsible fiscal managers," Greens co-leader James Shaw is reassuring voters after agreeing to a joint budgeting plan with Labour. The plan includes reducing net… Read more Audio
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All Whites seeking to dominate in Oceania World Cup
8:29 AM.The All Whites have spent the week in Wellington preparing for their first game tomorrow in the Oceania World Cup qualifying series, being held in Fiji over the next week. RNZ's sports reporter Barry… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 24 March 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Nearly 100 NZ companies declined RSE after rule breaches
8:36 AM.As the Recognised Seasonal Employers scheme nears its tenth anniversary, nearly 100 companies wanting to take part in the scheme have had their applications declined. Cases span 10 years and some… Read more Audio
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Karikari locals oppose lease of reserve by Chinese firm
8:44 AM.Residents of the Karikari peninsula in the Far North are trying to block the lease of a public reserve to a Chinese developer, Carrington Jade, which also owns the Top Ten Holiday Park. People are… Read more Audio
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Top netballers confident new domestic competition will stand up
8:50 AM.The new ANZ premiership domestic netball competition tips off on Sunday, and NZ's top netballers are confident they won't lose any ground against Australia without their old rivals in the draw. Audio
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Acted-out horror movie Auckland arts festival finale
8:55 AM.The 2017 Auckland Arts Festival is about to wrap up and our reviewer Justin Gregory finally got to see his top pick. He says 'Horror' a scary movie performed live on stage was well worth the wait. Audio
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Auckland's Pasifika festival celebrates 25 years
8:55 AM.Auckland's Pasifika festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary this weekend with special programming to mark the milestone. Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the Ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Canberra. Audio