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Morning Report for Friday 20 December 2019
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Top stories for Friday 20 December 2019
6:00 AM.Holiday makers face long delays and massive queues today as the Christmas exodus begins. Republicans call Donald Trump's impeachment the 'most rushed, least thorough and most unfair' in history. The… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 20 December 2019
6:06 AM.New Zealand sailor Josh Junior continues to lead the Finn Gold Cup fleet after four days of racing in Melbourne. Read more Audio
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Queen's speech puts Brexit at the top of the agenda
6:12 AM.A week after voters in the UK went to the polls for what many called the 'Brexit Election', Queen Elizabeth has opened a new session of Parliament by delivering the Queen's Speech.
It puts Britain's… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 20 December 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 20 December 2019
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
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Australia fires: State of emergency across New South Wales
6:40 AM.A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales as a record-breaking heatwave exacerbates the state's bushfire crisis.
For the second day in a row, a new record has been set for Australia's… Read more Audio
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Police Minister gives warning over banned firearms
6:45 AM.Police Minister Stuart Nash is talking tough ahead of Friday's deadline for people to hand in their banned firearms.
Gun owners have until midnight tonight to take their semi automatic rifles and… Read more Audio
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Business News for 20 December 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Sports News for 20 December 2019
7:06 AM.The former New Zealand captain Ken Rutherford says the Black Caps selectors haven't helped themselves when it comes to the situation with struggling opening batsman Jeet Raval. Read more Audio
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Traffic delays predicted as holiday period begins
7:11 AM.Holiday makers face long delays and massive queues starting from today with the annual Christmas exodus from the major centres beginning earlier than usual.
Hundreds of thousands of cars are expected… Read more Audio
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Donald Trump defiant after impeachment
7:14 AM.Donald Trump has officially been impeached by the House of Representatives.
Mr Trump faced two charges - abusing his power and obstructing Congress.
Nearly all Democrats voted for the charges and… Read more Audio
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Lobbyists for and against ban want gun buy-back extension
7:20 AM.Those for and against a ban on some firearms are uniting in calling for an extension to the gun buy-back.
The buy-back on semi-automatic rifles and shotguns ends at midnight on Friday.
But… Read more Audio
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Court cells made safer for detainees at risk of self-harm
7:24 AM.The Justice Ministry has finally made its court cells safer for suicidal detainees, four years after a man killed himself in one.
The work caps off delays that have frustrated detention watchdogs… Read more Audio
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Arthur Allan Thomas: Barrister says charges challenging
7:27 AM.An Auckland criminal barrister says historical sexual offending charges are notoriously difficult to both prosecute and defend.
Arthur Allan Thomas - who was pardoned after twice being convicted of… Read more Audio
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Australia fires: Homes lost, firefighters seriously injured
7:36 AM.At least 12 homes have been destroyed as out-of-control fires rage across New South Wales.
Firefighters have been seriously injured and smoke haze across the Sydney basin has been at hazardous… Read more Audio
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Samoa repeatedly warned about growing threat of measles before deadly epidemic
7:43 AM.Samoa was warned as early as March to immunise its population against measles.
That notice came more than six months before a deadly epidemic killed 77 people as of Thursday 19 Dececember.
RNZ has… Read more Audio
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Trucking company escapes penalty for falsifying logbooks
7:48 AM.A trucking company that falsified logbooks and repeatedly failed roadside inspections has escaped any penalty.
Pacific Haulage Limited operates trucks out of Gisborne and was audited after concerns… Read more Audio
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MTA worried about unsafe cars on the roads
7:50 AM.The Motor Trade Association obtained data that shows the percentage of fatal crashes involving some sort of vehicle factor - often bad tyres or lights - has tripled to 15 percent since 2013.
This is… Read more Audio
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Weather: Christmas to have scattered showers, some downpours
7:56 AM.We're only days away from Christmas - and a lot of people are beginning their holiday break on Saturday, so what might the weather be like?
Will we be able to enjoy barbecues and the beach?
NIWA… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 20 December 2019
8:06 AM.The former New Zealand captain Ken Rutherford says the Black Caps selectors haven't helped themselves when it comes to the situation with struggling opening batsman Jeet Raval. Read more Audio
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Christmas traffic jam expected to hit early
8:11 AM.The Christmas holiday road jam is expected to strike earlier than usual this year, with the Transport Agency warning motorists to expect queues and delays out of the main centres from as early as… Read more Audio
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Gun buy-back due to end at midnight
8:14 AM.The police buy-back for now-illegal firearms ends at midnight on Friday, and with less than a day to go about 50,000 guns have been handed in.
Hamish Bruce is one of the gunsmiths approved by police… Read more Audio
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Drones causing problems among gannets at Muriwai Beach
8:20 AM.Drones are being flown among the gannets at Auckland's Muriwai Beach, much to the alarm of birdwatchers and conservationists.
Permits are needed to fly drones on conservation land and in Auckland's… Read more Audio
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Donald Trump impeachment proceedings head to senate
8:24 AM.Donald Trump has become the third US president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives.
The House voted on two charges - that the president had abused his power and that he had… Read more Audio
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Market Update for 20 December 2019
8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel under fire over donations
8:41 AM.Former Christchurch mayoral candidate John Minto is continuing his campaign against mayor Lianne Dalziel over undeclared election donations.
He has asked the city's electoral officer to investigate… Read more Audio
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Ian Foster announces coaching team
8:46 AM.In what some critics are calling an unnecessarily steady-as-she goes approach, new All Blacks coach Ian Foster has named his coaching team.
Just as Foster's appointment to replace Steve Hansen was… Read more 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 Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio
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Olympic manifesto sells for $13m
8:55 AM.The modern Olympic Games manifesto sold in New York overnight, setting a record price for sports memorabilia at over NZ$13 million.
The 14 page manifesto was written in 1892 by French aristocrat… Read more Audio