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Morning Report for Wednesday 30 April 2014
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Top Stories for Wednesday 30 April 2014
6:00 AM.NZ man killed in botched robbery in Argentina; Calls to leave KiwiSaver alone; Former Christchurch mayor on flooding crisis; Tornadoes wreck havoc for second night in US; Justice officials blamed… Read more Audio
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Pacific News for 30 April 2014
6:16 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 30 April 2014
6:20 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 30 April 2014
6:27 AM.A Department of Corrections executive is certain it can reduce the rate of Maori inmates re-offending, and hopes it could lead to Maori-focussed programmes no longer being needed; The Labour Party has… Read more Audio
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New Zealand First lauds Labour's monetary policy
6:37 AM.New Zealand First is lauding the Labour Party's plans for KiwiSaver. Labour yesterday announced it would make KiwiSaver compulsory and would allow contribution levels to be increased to help control… Read more Audio
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Flood-stricken Christchurch residents want help with move
6:41 AM.People with homes in sodden Carrick Street in Christchurch say it makes sense for the council to pay for them to move out. The city's mayor says red zoning properties in the Flockton Basin isn't an… Read more Audio
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Morning Business for 30 April 2014
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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NZ man killed in botched robbery in Argentina
7:10 AM.A New Zealand backpacker has been shot and killed in a botched robbery in the Argentinean city of Mendoza. The man, understood to be 31 year old Nicholas Heyward, who has been living in Australia, was… Read more Audio
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Calls to leave KiwiSaver alone
7:16 AM.Labour yesterday announced plans to make the scheme compulsory and to allow the Reserve Bank to alter the level of contributions to help control inflation. The Prime Minister, John Key, has dismissed… Read more Audio
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Former Christchurch mayor on flooding crisis
7:23 AM.The Christchurch City Council has given a taskforce two weeks to find solutions to regular flooding in part of the city. Dozens of properties in the Flockton Basin were once again inundated after… Read more Audio
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Tornadoes wreck havoc for second night in US
7:27 AM.Powerful storms have caused a second night of devastation in the southern and central US. The storm system has so far killed 30 people across six states. Tornadoes yesterday flattened buildings… Read more Audio
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Justice officials blamed judges for collapse of digital project
7:37 AM.Judges have been blamed for the demise of an 18 million dollar project aimed at fast-tracking the judiciary into the hi-tech world. An internal advisory document obtained by Radio New Zealand features… Read more Audio
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More high-value mortgages expected
7:41 AM.It will soon be easier for people with a small deposit to get a mortgage. Banks have had to follow Reserve Bank rules limiting low deposit loans for the past six months. They have been very cautious… Read more Audio
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China to impose new restrictions on infant formula tomorrow
7:45 AM.New restrictions on infant formula imports take effect in China tomorrow and many exporters are still scratching their heads as to whether they'll be able to export there. A Chinese audit of New… Read more Audio
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Lyttleton Port logistics workers vote for further strikes
7:53 AM.Logistics staff at the Lyttleton Port voted last night to extend a one-off planned strike to include multiple stoppages over a period of weeks. The eleven staff, who are members of the Rail and… Read more Audio
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Commuters suffer 'severe disruption' in London tube strike
7:57 AM.In London millions of people are being affected by an ongoing tube strike. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union walked out over plans to close all ticket offices at a cost of 960 jobs. Audio
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Argentina police searching for man who killed New Zealander
8:11 AM.The Argentinian city of Mendoza is in shock after a New Zealand tourist was killed during a botched robbery. The man, understood to be 31-year-old Nicholas Heyward, who has been living in Australia… Read more Audio
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Christchurch mayor discusses flooding taskforce
8:16 AM.Christchurch residents who've been flooded four times this year should find out in two weeks what the city council will do to tackle the problem. A council taskforce has been given the deadline… Read more Audio
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Gate Pa history now visible in Tauranga
8:21 AM.Maori whose ancestors fought at Gate Pa a hundred-and-50 years ago say that history's no longer hidden. Audio
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Govt says Labour monetary policy muddled and confusing
8:25 AM.The Government says Labour's prepared to force the poor to save against their will in a likely fruitless attempt to keep down interest rates. The Labour Party has announced it would make KiwiSaver… Read more Audio
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Economists discuss Labour's monetary policy plans
8:28 AM.The chief economists for Westpac and HSBC banks, Dominick Stephens and Paul Bloxham, join Morning Report to discuss Labour's new economic policy. Audio
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Markets Update for 30 April 2014
8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Major clear up underway on tramping tracks in the South Island
8:36 AM.The opening of the new extended winter season for mountain bikers wanting to tackle one of New Zealand's Great Walks has been delayed by extensive storm damage to the Heaphy Track. Audio
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Rio de Janiero's perparation for the Olympics 'worst ever seen'
8:39 AM.A senior member of the International Olympic Committee has described Brazil's preparations for the twenty-sixteen Games in Rio de Janeiro as the worst he has ever seen. The IOC's vice president, John… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 30 April 2014
8:45 AM.A Department of Corrections executive is certain it can reduce the rate of Maori inmates re-offending, and hopes it could lead to Maori-focussed programmes no longer being needed; The Labour Party has… Read more Audio
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8 million given to quake-damage community groups
8:48 AM.A school pool, a BMX bike club and a music school are among twenty organisations in Christchurch that have benefitted from the final grants from an international appeal for re-building the… Read more Audio
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Life ban for racist basketball owner
8:50 AM.Back now to our earlier story, the racist comments from the now disgraced owner of the Los Angeles Clippers Donald Sterling. Today he was given a life ban from the NBA along with a massive fine. Audio
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Vege co-operative in Christchurch feeding stomachs
8:54 AM.A fruit and vegetable co-operative in Canterbury that started with just 140 members has grown to more than two thousand members in the three years since the region's earthquakes. Audio