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Morning Report for Friday 1 August 2014
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Gentrack will miss revenue and profit targets
12:19 PM.The newly listed company, Gentrack, says it will miss the revenue and profit targets it forecast in its recent prospectus. Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:56 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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If music is the food of love, play on!
8:53 AM.The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has taken those lines from The Merchant of Venice to heart. Audio
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Food security under threat from climate change
8:50 AM.Two-hundred thousand more hungry mouths to feed every day. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 1 August 2014
8:46 AM.A tribal negotiator for the Whanganui River says the 97 per cent of people who agreed to the Treaty settlement deal is confirmation that 140 years of petitioning the Crown has finally paid off… Read more Audio
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Pacific leaders call for less talk, more action on climate
8:42 AM.Pacific leaders have issued a challenge to developed countries for less talk and more action on climate change and to help island nations to protect their fisheries. Audio
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Crusaders set to take on Waratahs in Super Rubgy final
8:38 AM.The Crusaders will be hoping to add an eighth Super Rugby title to their name when they play in the final this weekend. Audio
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Markets Update for 1 August 2014
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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$500 million cut from Auckland rail tunnel price tag
8:29 AM.The price tag for Auckland's downtown rail tunnel has been cut by half a billion dollars following a re-design, and a delay to the purchase of additional trains. Audio
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Survey reveals most hospital doctors go to work when sick
8:25 AM.Doctors at Wellington Regional Hospital are turning up to work even when they are sick because there isn't sufficient cover and sick leave is frowned upon at the hospital. Audio
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Former Israeli black hawk pilot condemns Israeli campaign
8:19 AM.The Israeli military is calling up 16,000 more reservists. Audio
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Sierra Leone declares emergency as Ebola tightens grip
8:13 AM.A state of emergency has been declared in Sierra Leone, in an effort to tackle the Ebola outbreak which has now killed more than 700 people across a string of West African nations. Audio
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Sports News for 1 August 2014
8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Trial for troubled young people in Kawerau is extended
7:57 AM.A new programme that aims to get troubled children back on track in the Bay of Plenty town of Kawerau is being extended to include babies. Audio
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Questions rasied about what McCully knew about diplomat
7:53 AM.The Labour Party says the release of ministerial credit card details reveal the Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully knew more about the Malayasian diplomat case than he has let on. Audio
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Gold for road cyclist Linda Villumsen
7:50 AM.The New Zealand road cyclist, Linda Villumsen, has added to New Zealand's tally of gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Audio
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Electricity demand falls for third year running
7:44 AM.For the third year in a row demand for electricity has fallen and yet prices have continued to rise. Audio
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Christchurch City Council moves to stem privacy breach
7:37 AM.Parking tickets and related correspondence dating back to 2000 have been found littering the streets of Christchurch. Audio
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Schools could be given more power to choose when they open.
7:37 AM.A new report recommends the government consider letting schools decide how long the school day is, when the school holidays are, and when the school year starts and finishes. Audio
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Election campaign to gather pace after Parliament rises
7:28 AM.The 50th Parliament rose yesterday but not without some final point scoring by the politicians. Audio
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Cost of Auckland's rail tunnel falls as station dropped
7:23 AM.Almost half a billion dollars has been cut from the cost of Auckland's downtown rail tunnel project. Audio
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John Banks in court today for sentencing today
7:19 AM.The former Act Party leader and Auckland mayor John Banks is back in court this morning to find out if failing to declare donations from Kim Dotcom makes him a criminal. Audio
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US, shelling of U.N. facility - 'totally unacceptable'
7:11 AM.The White House has condemned Israel's shelling of a United Nations school in Gaza this week that killed at least fifteen people, mostly children. Audio
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Sports News for 1 August 2014
7:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Morning markets for 1 August 2014
6:58 AM.Wall Street is tumbling. Audio
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NZX advises against reading much into launch day share prices
6:56 AM.The NZX advises against reading too much into the opening-day share prices of new companies. Audio
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Investors will soon have access to equity crowd funding options
6:54 AM.New Zealand investors will soon get their first look at two new equity-crowd-funding platforms, designed to make it easier for small and start-up companies to attract investors. Audio
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Fund manager: Eroad float managers want to ensure a premium
6:51 AM.A fund manager says he thinks the merchant bankers managing the Eroad float priced it at the bottom of the indicative range in the hope that the shares will begin trading at a premium. Audio
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Xero burned another 17 million dollars cash in the June quarter
6:50 AM.Xero burned through another 17 million dollars in cash in the three months ended June, a little less than double the amount it spent in the same quarter last year. Audio
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Auckland's downtown rail tunnel costs trimmed by almost $500M
6:42 AM.The cost of Auckland's downtown rail tunnel has been trimmed by almost half a billion dollars, with the scrapping of one station and delaying the purchase of new electric trains. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 1 August 2014
6:27 AM.Waikato-Tainui marae are set to receive their share in a 15-million dollar grant, as part of its first distribution of its cash top up from the Crown; A tribal negotiator for the Whanganui River says… Read more Audio
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Governor General celebrates 600th medal
6:24 AM.The Governor General has arrived in Glasgow in time to help New Zealand celebrate the country's 600th Commonwealth Games medal, won by the champion shot putter Valerie Adams. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 1 August 2014
6:20 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 1 August 2014
6:16 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Fishing industry welcomes law change
6:13 AM.The fishing industry is welcoming the law change which forces foreign fishing vessels to comply with New Zealand employment law. Audio
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Sports News for 1 August 2014
6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 1 August 2014
6:00 AM.But as the death toll mounts, a rare rebuke for Israel from the White House. John Banks is due in court to be sentenced for not declaring electoral donations and plans for a Newton station are axed as… Read more Audio