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Morning Report for Wednesday 5 April 2017
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Top Stories for Wednesday 5 April 2017
6:00 AM."It came down like a freight train" says land slip evacuee; Whanganui readies itself for flooding; "A lovely, lovely lady... beautiful children"; Chemical attack in Syria kills at least 58 people… Read more Audio
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Slips in soaked Auckland threaten homes
6:09 AM.Residents in Auckland's Kohimarama say they heard large thumps last night before a 10-metre wide landslip hit their homes. Residents were also evacuated north of Auckland in Whangaparaoa due to a… Read more Audio
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Whanganui residents urged to leave flood areas by now
6:12 AM.People are being evacuated from low-lying areas in Whanganui and Marton with flooding expected today. Many residents are sandbagging and moving valuables from their properties, as the tail of… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 5 April 2017
6:24 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 5 April 2017
6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Auckland recieves more than 200 weather callouts overnight
6:43 AM.The remnants of Cyclone Debbie has dumped large amounts of rain across the North Island overnight. Audio
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Business News for 5 April 2017
6:50 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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State of emergencies declared in Whanganui, Rangitikei
6:55 AM.In the central North Island two districts, Whanganui and Rangitikei, have declared states of emergency. Audio
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"It came down like a freight train" says land slip evacuee
7:12 AM.A resident of the San Remo apartments, Craig Jones, explains how he frantically began digging the dirt with his bare hands after his building was hit by a slip to find anyone who might have been… Read more Audio
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Whanganui readies itself for flooding
7:18 AM.Whanganui mayor Hamish McDouall says catastrophic flood predictions have been downgraded but he still expects parts of the city to go under water. Audio
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"A lovely, lovely lady... beautiful children"
7:25 AM.A New Zealand woman who drowned trying to save her children in northern New South Wales has been hailed as a hero. Rob Stuttle, a pastor at the Living Waters Church in Tumbulgum says Stephanie King… Read more Audio
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Chemical attack in Syria kills at least 58 people
7:30 AM.At least 58 people have been killed and up to 200 wounded by a toxic gas attack in Syria. Our correspondent in Turkey, Bel Trew has been covering the story. Audio
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Residents in low-lying areas encouraged to leave Marton
7:39 AM.Last night in Marton volunteers were door-knocking low lying homes urging people to leave as a precaution and the mayor of Rangitikei Andy Watson was expecting what could be a 1 in 200 year flood… Read more Audio
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Car pulled from Port Nelson belongs to missing teenager
7:42 AM.A car pulled from Nelson's harbour last night is thought to belong to a teenager who disappeared seven years ago. Audio
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Church slams authorities for poor support around typhoid
7:46 AM.A member of the Samoan church at the centre of a typhoid outbreak says they have received poor information and support from health authorities. She told Morning Report that hospital staff didn't warn… Read more Audio
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Jon Stephenson: Still more to come on Hit & Run
7:50 AM.The co-author of Hit & Run, Jon Stephenson, says there is still more to come on the story and the sources they spoke to for the the book are disappointed they will not able to give their evidence in… Read more Audio
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Argy bargy over Maori rights in RMA bill before Parliament
7:56 AM.Are Maori rights in the new RMA legislation "koha for consent"? Winston Peters thinks so but not everyone else does. Our political editor Jane Patterson has all sides of the argument. Audio
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North Island braces for heavy rainfall, thunderstorms
8:12 AM.What's coming next? NIWA meteorologist Chris Brandolino updates us on the latest weather forecasts. Audio
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Resident evacuated by police after slip in Auckland
8:16 AM.Heavy rain caused a cliff to collapse into the San Remo apartment complex just before 8pm last night. Evacuated resident Mike Randall explains what happened. Audio
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Whanganui residents brace themselves for record flooding
8:20 AM.Our reporter Robin Martin is in Whanganui and says evacuations on Anzac Parade and other low lying areas have been put on hold. But he says authorities are expecting worse this afternoon. Audio
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Labour slams dearth of support for typhoid-stricken church
8:23 AM.Labour MP and Pacific Island affairs spokesman Su'a William Sio says it is outrageous that the family and church community were not informed of typhoid case. "There is something that isn't right here… Read more Audio
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Police hope recovered car may solve mystery.
8:30 AM.The Area Commander for Nelson Bays, Inspector Mat Arnold-Kelly, says it was a tricky recovery and police are very confident the car belongs to Leo Lipp Neighbours, a teenager who went missing seven… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 5 April 2017
8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Defamation claimant says Little has had ample time to apologise
8:38 AM.A woman suing Andrew Little for defamation has told a jury the Labour leader should have done his homework before making allegations against her and her husband. Audio
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Polytech enrolments take a dive
8:42 AM.The state of the economy and low unemployment is being blamed for a drop in enrolments at the country's polytechnics, which has so far cost the 16 institutions more than 1500 students. Audio
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Patient screening by phone among raft of changes for GPs
8:45 AM.Emails and phone calls to patients are among a raft of changes to the way some GP practices treat patients, as doctor become increasingly stretched and look for new ways to cope with more… Read more Audio
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Tighter immigration policies cause drop in Pacific migration
8:51 AM.Despite record immigration levels, the number of Pasifika people being allowed into NZ as skilled mirgrants has dropped by 28 percent since 2012. It's all down to tighter immigration policies. Audio
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Pohutakawa, rata and manuka at peril from deadly fungus
8:56 AM.A scientist is warning that native trees including the pohutakawa, rata and manuka are at peril as a devastating fungal disease moves closer to New Zealand. Read more Audio