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Morning Report for Monday 13 March 2017
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Top Stories for Monday 13 March 2017
6:00 AM.A mass cleanup's underway around the top half of the North Island, we get the latest from Auckland Civil Defence, we also cross to Coromandel and hear how Northland has fared. National hints at tax… Read more Audio
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Turkish referendum causing problems in EU
6:11 AM.Water cannon and riot police on horseback have been used against about 1,000 people protesting outside the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam overnight. The protests came as two Turkish ministers were… Read more Audio
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Remembering cartoonist Murray Ball
6:18 AM.Catherine Hutton looks back at the life of cartoonist, author and filmwriter, Murray Ball. Audio
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Early Business News for 13 March 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 13 March 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Auckland residents begin big clean up
6:39 AM."There was this poor man in chest deep water trying to clear the drains and he was losing the battle". Green Bay resident Jeni Little describes trying to make it home through West Auckland yesterday… Read more Audio
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Whangamata house teeters on the verge of slipping down hill
6:43 AM.A Whangamata house is at risk of slipping down a hill in another deluge. Engineers warn it is sitting on two metres of soft ground. It's owner, Michael Robertson, says he's going back home anyway. Audio
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Former trade negotiator warns of potential trade war with US
6:46 AM.A former trade negotiator is warning of a potential trade war if the American President goes ahead with a proposal to impose a tax on imports into the United States. Charles Finny talks to Jane… Read more Audio
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Business News for 13 March 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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New Lynn residents in emergency housing after massive floods
7:10 AM.Auckland is getting back on its feet today after flash flooding this weekend bought much of the city to a halt. Sharon Brettkelly talks to a group of residents who now can't live in their homes - and… Read more Audio
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Auckland city cleans up after flash floods bring city to a halt
7:13 AM.The focus now is helping the 18 people who didn't have anywhere to sleep last night "If you know someone who's been impacted go and check on them and see what you can do to help," says Auckland Civil… Read more Audio
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Coromandel's mayor tells of clean up after deluge
7:15 AM.The sun is out in Coromandel as the district counts the cost of the damage after the weekend's deluge which came on top of a one in 100 year flood. Audio
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Northland escapes lightly from storm - for once
7:20 AM.Lurching from one extreme to another, the Far North moves from drought to deluge. A number of homes were flooded, and rivers burst their banks - but unusually for the north - the water went almost as… Read more Audio
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'Vulnerable' water system leaves Aucklanders saving 20L a day
7:23 AM.Despite the heavy deluge in Auckland, WaterCare is urging every Aucklander to save 20 litres of water every day for the next three to four weeks, to avoid a 'boil water' notice. Audio
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Murray Ball remembered by fellow cartoonist Tom Scott
7:33 AM.In his own way he captured rural life as exquisitely and as perfectly as Katherine Mansfield caught early Wellington. He was as funny as Fred Dagg and Billy T. James and as blokey as Barry Crump. He… Read more Audio
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No plans for Labour to raise taxes if it leads next government
7:39 AM."We believe with the large forecast surplus we can fund our promises with what we've got." Labour Party finance spokesperson Grant Robertson explains how they're going to fund their election promises… Read more Audio
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NZer Clinton Thinn gives interview from max security US prison
7:44 AM.Clinton Thinn is in a maximum security prison in San Diego, accused of bank robbery and murder. The journalist who has interviewed him says he refuses to accept there's any truth to the charges and… Read more Audio
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US laps up NZ wine
7:50 AM.New Zealand has overtaken Australia and is now the third biggest exporter of wine to the United States behind only Italy and France. It's the Marlborough sauvignon blanc that Americans are lapping up… Read more Audio
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Caravan, libraries stand in for classrooms in Wgtn schools
7:52 AM.Wellington schools are using their libraries and even a caravan for teaching as they try to cope with a boom in student numbers. Audio
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Tax cuts are on the table
7:55 AM.Prime Minister Bill English says tax cuts are on the table. He says if tax cuts are announced in the next budget they would take effect on April 1, 2018. "We would follow the normal cycle." Read more Audio
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Auckland faces big cleanup, still must conserve water
8:11 AM.Our reporter Tom Furley takes a look at the damage in Kelston and says the water would have been over 2.5 metres deep. "You can see a line of grime where the water stopped." Audio
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Auckland's mayor addresses the issues with city's water supply
8:14 AM.Auckland's Mayor Phill Goff calls on Aucklanders to cut showers by 3 minutes as one way to save at least 20 litres of water a day. Aucklanders are being encouraged to save water in order to avoid a… Read more Audio
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Carmel Sepuloni's Kelston house is flooded after the weekend rain
8:19 AM."The whole downstairs" of Labour MP Carmel Sepuloni's Kelston home was flooded yesterday. But she says many families are far worse off than her. Audio
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Court had grave concerns over man who killed a Southland toddler
8:21 AM.New documents reveal the Invercargill District Court had grave concerns about a man being around children, and were surprised that Children Youth and Family did not share those concerns. The man was… Read more Audio
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Roughly 2.5 charities created every business day
8:25 AM.Charities are looking to consolidation; collaboration and mergers as new research shows there are more than 27,000 not-for-profit organisations in NZ - roughly two to three new charities are being… Read more Audio
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Charities are being told they may need to merge to survive
8:29 AM.The charity Cure Kids says it's working hard not to duplicate services and wants to make better use of its volunteers as new research shows there are more than 27,000 not-for-profit organisations in… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 13 March 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Boys join girls protest against rape culture
8:38 AM.Boys are joining a protest against rape culture organised for outside Parliament today. Teenagers Josh Stewart and Kasey McDonnell say young men need to take a stand. Audio
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Hint of tax cuts next year change in tone from PM
8:42 AM.The Prime Minister, Bill English, has hinted that tax cuts could be introduced as early as April next year. That's a change in tone, according to our economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara. Audio
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Prime Minister warns NZ could suffer from Trump's border tax
8:46 AM.Government ministers are nervously watching developments in the United Sates, amidst worries a border tax might be introduced by Donald Trump. America is this country's fourth largest trade partner… Read more Audio
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More children seeing Drs since free GP visits for u13s
8:51 AM.More children are seeing a doctor more often since free doctors visits for under 13s were introduced in 2014. Good after-hours coverage appears to have been important in ensuring that children from… Read more Audio
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Week two of the Auckland Arts Festival
8:55 AM.Our correspondent Justin Gregory reviews some of the weekend offerings from the second week of the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio