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Morning Report for Thursday 27 February 2020
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Top Stories for Thursday 27 February 2020
6:00 AM.In latest developments - One in five countries now have coronavirus, there are cases on all continents apart from Antarctica. We talk to the IOC about whether coronavirus could derail the Olympics… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 27 February 2020
6:06 AM.Ireland rugby have postponed their upscoming Six Nations fixture against Italy in Dublin due to the coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy. Read more Audio
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Citizens Advice Bureau not fussed on govt digital push
6:15 AM.The Citizens Advice Bureau says the push to provide more and more government services online is leaving too many people behind.
Its new report says it's not just older people who are being… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 27 February 2020
6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 27 February 2020
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio
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Best blows from the latest Democrat debate
6:44 AM.Senator Bernie Sanders is under attack from rival US Democrats as he cements his position as a frontrunner to take on Donald Trump in November's election.
Tension ran high at the Democratic… Read more Audio
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New Plymouth mayor calls for infrastructure warrants of fitness
6:51 AM.The mayor of New Plymouth says local authorities should be required to pass a warrant of fitness on the state of their water infrastructure.
He estimates it will take a decade and hundreds of… Read more Audio
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Business News for 27 February 2020
6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio
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Sports News for 27 February 2020
7:06 AM.The Six Nations rugby championship is the latest sports event to be affected by the coronavirus with Ireland postponing their upcoming fixture against Italy in Dublin due to the outbreak in northern… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: GPs frustrated by lack of protective gear
7:14 AM.Family doctors are frustrated at their lack of access to protective equipment as they prepare for the possibility of being at the front line of the coronavirus outbreak.
They are calling on the… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Tokyo Olympic Games could be cancelled
7:19 AM.The Tokyo Olympic Games could be cancelled if the coronavirus is not brought under control.
Concern is growing over the impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus on the Olympic Games after new cases were… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: NZ preparation continues despite fears Tokyo Olympics could be cancelled
7:24 AM.New Zealand athletes preparing for July's Olympic Games in Tokyo say fears the games could be cancelled because of the global coronavirus outbreak aren't putting them off their stride.
A senior… Read more Audio
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Police more likely to send first-time Māori offenders to court than Pakeha - report
7:25 AM.A new study shows police are almost twice as likely to send a first-time Māori offender to court than a Pakeha.
The justice advocacy group, Just Speak says it shows racism is still embedded in the… Read more Audio
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Ihumātao: Disputed land granted highest level of heritage recognition
7:36 AM.The disputed land at Ihumātao has been granted the highest level of heritage recognition.
Later this morning Heritage New Zealand will announce that it has extended the borders of the Ōtuataua… Read more Audio
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Homeowners near Wellington claim council lost their paperwork
7:41 AM.What if a council lost the paperwork for your house?
Home owners near Wellington say they're facing just that - being forced to tears, and to fight to survive - and left wondering just how widespread… Read more Audio
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Napier teen escapes dangerous driving charge for 148km/h speed
7:46 AM.A Napier judge has sparked a debate about driving laws after a student who drove nearly 70 kilometres over the speed limit escaped with just a fine.
Kingston Webb was caught driving at 148kmh in an… Read more Audio
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Canterbury police tout success of eagle helicopter
7:52 AM.Canterbury police are touting the success of their newest recruit - the Eagle helicopter.
The Bell 429, taken from the fleet in Auckland, is on a five-week trial in Christchurch.
It was far from the… Read more Audio
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Defence lawyers still exploiting rape myths - Academic
7:56 AM.A law professor says defence lawyers are still exploiting rape myths and it's no surprise many rape victims regret taking their cases to court.
Elisabeth McDonald from the University of Canterbury… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 27 January 2020
8:06 AM.The Coronavirus could rob the New Zealand cyclist George Bennett of one of his major events this year. Read more Audio
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Covid-19: NZ Universities say they can manage incoming foreign students
8:10 AM.One of China's biggest education agencies, JJL, wants the government to urgently let Chinese students travel to New Zealand.
A director of the company, Kevin Zheng, says it has hundreds of students… Read more Audio
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Wellington suburb of Mirimar labelled 'burglars' paradise'
8:12 AM.The Wellington suburb of Miramar is being called a "burglars' paradise" after a spate of break-ins and assaults that have left residents scared and wondering where the police are.
A local business… Read more Audio
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Online government services leaving some behind - CAB
8:15 AM.The push towards providing government services online is too difficult for some people and leaving them further and further behind.
That's the conclusion of a new report from the Citizens Advice… Read more Audio
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Public perception of oil and gas industry improving - PEPANZ
8:25 AM.Public perception of the oil and gas industry is more favourable than it was two years ago.
That's according to the Petroleum Exploration and Production Association, which has published the results… Read more Audio
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Market Update for 27 February 2020
8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio
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Greenpeace on public's perception of oil and gas industry
8:34 AM.Public perception of the oil and gas industry is more favourable than it was two years ago.
That's according to the Petroleum Exploration and Production Association, which has published the results… Read more Audio
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Jacinda Ardern to meet family of Fijian men killed in mosque attacks
8:39 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will today meet with the family of the three Fijian men who lost their lives in the Christchurch mosque attack.
Ardern has just arrived in Nadi and will travel to a… Read more Audio
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Green MP Golriz Ghahraman reveals multiple sclerosis diagnosis
8:42 AM.Green MP Golriz Ghahraman says she has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Gharaman says she first learned of her diagnosis two years ago when she began to lose sight in one eye.
Multiple… Read more Audio
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Greg Murphy on Napier teen's 148km/h ticket
8:49 AM.Napier student Kingston Webb was clocked going 148kmh in an 80kmh zone - but successfully argued his driving wasn't dangerous and didn't warrant losing his licence.
Motorsport legend and road safety… Read more Audio
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Government warned over political funding transparency
8:55 AM.Transparency International's New Zealand chair is warning the need to reform political funding structures is more urgent than ever - and that complacency is leaving the country more vulnerable to… Read more Audio
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Te Arawa celebrate return of Lake Ōkaro
8:58 AM.Te Arawa people are celebrating the return of Lake Ōkaro in the southern Bay of Plenty, a century after they lost control of it.
The transfer of the lake to the Te Arawa Lakes Trust completes the… Read more Audio