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Morning Report for Tuesday 6 March 2018
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Top Stories for Tuesday 6 March 2018
6:00 AM.Devonport naval groundwater toxicity 120 times over limit, Statistics Minister Shaw confident of Census success, NZ's Pacific involvement not like China's - Ardern, Nurses' choice: Accept pay deal or… Read more Audio
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Whanganui schools struggling for enrolments
6:18 AM.Whanganui school principals fear school closures will happen unless they start planning for the future. Last year, two of the city's primary schools were only a quarter full, and two of the secondary… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 6 March 2018
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Ardern pledges $10m to Samoa development
6:35 AM.Questions are being asked about New Zealand's relationship with China as the Government continues what it calls its Pacific reset. Jacinda Ardern is currently in Samoa where she has said New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Nurses vote on pay settlement
6:42 AM.The Nurses Organisation says a strike ballot is likely if nurses reject a new pay offer. About 27,000 hospital nurses nationwide will start voting today on the proposed settlement. It includes pay… Read more Audio
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Business News for 6 March 2018
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Devonport naval groundwater toxicity 120 times over lim
7:10 AM.Test results obtained by RNZ News show firefighting foam contamination at 50 to 120 times the recommended maximums in groundwater at Devonport naval base. The highest single result from a test well is… Read more Audio
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Ardern, Peters questioned on China's Pacific influence
7:14 AM.The Prime Minister has faced questions during her visit to Samoa about China's growing influence in the South Pacific. Her government is visiting Foreign Minister Winston Peters has said the "reset"… Read more Audio
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Statistics Minister Shaw confident of Census success
7:15 AM.It's Census Day today and the man ultimately responsible for its success or failure, won't be filling out a form. Statistics Minister James Shaw is part of the Prime Minister's delegation touring the… Read more Audio
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NZ's Pacific involvement not like China's - Ardern
7:19 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand can never outspend China in the Pacific but she says New Zealand's relationship is different. On Monday Ms Ardern pledged New Zealand would dedicate… Read more Audio
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Nurses' choice: Accept pay deal or go on strike
7:22 AM.Twenty-seven thousand hospital nurses throughout the country will begin voting today whether to approve a last-ditch pay deal or go on strike. Nurses are angry over short-staffing and low pay, and… Read more Audio
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Oscars: Politics, love stories, and a stolen statue
7:27 AM.With plenty of politics, the triumph of a transgressive love story and a heist, yesterday's Oscars ceremony had all the ingredients of a Hollywood thriller. Taking place under the shadow of the… Read more Audio
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2017-18 summer NZ's hottest on record - NIWA
7:43 AM.It's official - we've just experienced the hottest summer on record. NIWA figures show the average temperature nationwide during the summer months was 18.8 degrees celsius, which is 0.3 degrees above… Read more Audio
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Christchurch schools fight post-quake stress
7:45 AM.Christchurch schools are successfully tackling post traumatic stress in kids by changing when they stop for meal breaks and encouraging them to drink more water. The strategies have been devised by… Read more Audio
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Ex-Russian spy critically ill in UK - suspected poison exposure
7:50 AM.A former Russian spy is critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance. Sergei Skripal, who is 66, was granted refuge in the UK following a "spy swap" between the US and Russia in 2010… Read more Audio
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Ngati Whatua Orakei plans free health insurance for iwi
7:55 AM.An Auckland iwi is planning to provide free health insurance for its tribal members, saying it's taking the step because the region's health system is at breaking point. Ngati Whatua Orakei will give… Read more Audio
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Councillor fears water contamination at Whenuapai
8:10 AM.An Auckland councillor wants assurances people living near the Whenuapai air force base haven't been exposed to toxic drinking water. The Defence Force has been testing its sites for traces of… Read more Audio
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Peters expects Canberra to 'pick up game' in Pacific - expert
8:15 AM.Foreign Minister Winston Peters is in Samoa and has refused to elaborate on his comments to Australia's Lowy Institute, suggesting some countries' aid programmes in the Pacific are "not for the best"… Read more Audio
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NZ Census: 1.7 million respond by start of day
8:16 AM.It's census day and despite complaints about the new online format, Statistics New Zealand says the response so far has been promising, with at least 1.7 million people having completed the census by… Read more Audio
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Canada likely hardest hit by US steel tariffs
8:28 AM.Canada likely to be hardest hit by President Trump's proposed aluminium and steel imports as the largest exporter of steel in the world to its southern neighbour. However, Mr Trump has said via… Read more Audio
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Whanganui schools struggling for enrolments
8:40 AM.Some Whanganui schools are less than half-full and the city's principals are on the cusp of calling for government intervention. Principals say there is already a problem because students are not… Read more Audio
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Trump's potential trade war worries NZ farmers
8:42 AM.A potential trade war is making New Zealand's farmers nervous. President Donald Trump's plans to impose punitive tariffs on steel and aluminium imports has prompted China and the European Union to… Read more Audio
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Further delay on Auckland America's Cup plans expected
8:45 AM.There could be a further delay to decisions on how to build an America's Cup village in Auckland, increasing fears that a key milestone will be missed. The government's key minister David Parker will… Read more Audio
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Whangarei harbour dredging plan draws fire
8:48 AM.Maori, conservationists and fishing interests are sounding the alarm over plans to dredge the entrance to Whangarei Harbour. Refining New Zealand wants to deepen the channel, so oil tankers can come… Read more Audio
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NZ Book Awards 2018 shortlist announced
8:51 AM.The diversity, depth and skill of New Zealand writers are being showcased in the annual New Zealand Book Awards. The shortlist has been made public this morning and features both established writers… Read more Audio