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Morning Report for Wednesday 6 August 2014
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A thousand people attend forum on child poverty
8:54 AM.More than a thousand people packed out a Wellington church last night for a forum on child poverty. Representatives from the major political parties told the crowd how they were making poverty a… Read more Audio
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More than 200 scientists criticise National Science Challenges
8:53 AM.The vast majority of scientists surveyed by the New Zealand Association of Scientists are continuing to be critical of the government's 133.5 million dollar National Science Challenges programme. Audio
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Innovative iwi goes hi-tech for Waitangi Tribunal hearing
8:49 AM.More now on Ngati Hine people and its presenting of historic grievances to the Waitangi Tribunal in the tiny settlement of Pipiwai - west of Whangarei. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 6 August 2014
8:46 AM.A Ngati Hine leader has told the Waitangi Tribunal the Crown has opened old wounds - and enmities - in its drive to settle the Ngapuhi claim; King Tuheitia and the Hamilton City Council are to meet… Read more Audio
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Man jailed for 17 years for abuse of family
8:41 AM.A man who repeatedly raped his wife and subjected his family to what a Judge described as a 'domestic reign of terror' has been jailed for 17 years. Audio
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Top health appointment put off until after the election
8:37 AM.A long international search for a new head of the Health Ministry is to be further delayed, until after the election. The State Services Commission began advertising for a new Director-General of… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 6 August 2014
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Leaked docs show Health Ministry's programme in strife
8:26 AM.Official documents leaked to Radio New Zealand News show the cost of one of the Health Ministry's programmes under its flagship cost-cutting initiative, Health Benefits Limited, has ballooned from $89… Read more Audio
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Business sector puts forward election policy wishlist
8:18 AM.Business leaders have set out their wish list for the elections, saying policies that boost competitiveness are what they most want to see. They also want to see better performance from the education… Read more Audio
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Green Party leader on proposed Student Green Card
8:11 AM.The Prime Minister John Key has rubbished a Green Party promise of a Green Card that will give free public transport to every tertiary students. Students at university, polytechnics, and private… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 6 August 2014
8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Whanganui River Iwi to co-manage their ancestral river
7:56 AM.The longest litigation case in New Zealand's history was settled when Whanganui River Iwi signed a Treaty Settlement with the Crown. Audio
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Man sentenced over fake free range eggs
7:53 AM.A farmer who falsely labelled his eggs as free-range has been sentenced to 12 months home detention. John Garnett, of Forest Hill Farm in Northland, pleaded guilty to selling cage eggs as free range… Read more Audio
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Afghan soldier attack on UK army camp kills US general
7:45 AM.An American major-general has been shot dead by an Afghan soldier at a military facility near Kabul. Using a machine gun in the attack, the soldier also wounded a British and a German General, and… Read more Audio
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Gaza truce holds as Israel withdraws
7:41 AM.Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have been returning home from UN shelters on the first day of a 72-hour ceasefire agreed by Israel and Palestinian militant groups. Audio
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Hawera in mourning over death of local woman
7:36 AM.The small community of Hawera is still reeling from the death of local woman Christine Fairweather. The 57-year-old grandmother was hit by a car after stopping late on Saturday night to remove metal… Read more Audio
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Foreign minister on visiting Fiji prime minister
7:26 AM.Foreign Minister, Murray McCully comments on Fiji's prime minister Frank Bainimarama's electioneering trip to New Zealand. Audio
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Bainimarama campaigns in Auckland this weekend
7:24 AM.Fiji's prime minister Frank Bainimarama is making an electioneering trip to New Zealand, his first visit since his military coup in 2006. Audio
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Crown sums up in SCF case
7:22 AM.The High Court in Timaru has been told three former South Canterbury Finance directors facilitated the improper way the company was being run by its chairman, the late Allan Hubbard. Audio
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Labour says no deal with Internet Mana
7:19 AM.The Mana Party leader, Hone Harawira, says Labour will have no choice but to talk to them after the election if the Internet-Mana Alliance gets more than 5% of the vote. Audio
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Big slump for dairy prices overnight
7:11 AM.Global dairy prices dropped significantly again overnight, falling 8.5% in the Global Dairy Trade auction. Audio
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Sports News for 6 August 2014
7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Morning markets
6:58 AM.A rundown of the markets. Audio
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Barfoot & Thompson's Auckland house listings/sales fell in July
6:56 AM.Although sales of houses by Auckland's largest real estate agent fell in July, sales of houses for less than $500-thousand were still strong. Audio
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Goodman Property Assets to sell about $100m in assets yearly
6:54 AM.New Zealand's largest property trust is going to sell-off about $100-million a year in assets so it can reinvest in new, and ongoing, property developments. Audio
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Mark Weldon is charged with restoring MediaWorks' profitability
6:52 AM.MediaWorks new chief executive is clearly being charged with restoring the company's profitability sufficiently so that its banker owners can sell and get their money back. Audio
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Briscoe's online sales now exceed those of its largest store
6:50 AM.Briscoe Group's online sales are now greater than through its largest bricks-and-mortar store and they're growing at a rate well into double digits. Audio
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Dairy prices
6:49 AM.Dairy prices have plunged 8.4% in the international auction, and that means prices have dropped 41% in the Global Dairy Price index since February. Audio
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Builders frustrated with consents despite claims of improvement
6:44 AM.Builders in Christchurch say the sooner the city council can issue building consents the better. The Building and Construction Minister, Nick Smith, says he expects that will happen by Christmas. Audio
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British Airways suspends Liberia & Sierra Leone flights
6:41 AM.British Airways has suspended flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone because of the Ebola outbreak. The carrier operates a direct flight four times a week from London to Sierra Leone and onto Liberia. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 6 August 2014
6:27 AM.A Ngati Hine leader has told the Waitangi Tribunal the Crown has opened old wounds - and enmities - in its drive to settle the Ngapuhi claim; A Senior Lecturer says more research is needed into why… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 6 August 2014
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 6 August 2014
6:16 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Sports News for 6 August 2014
6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 6 August 2014
6:00 AM.Big slump for dairy prices overnight; Labour says no deal with Internet Mana; Green Party leader on proposed Student Green Card; Business sector puts forward election policy wishlist; Bainimarama to… Read more Audio