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Morning Report for Tuesday 19 August 2014
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Gluten free labels to be banned from beer
8:58 AM.Gluten free labels will be banned from beer bottles under new regulations, frustrating brewers and people with gluten allergies. Audio
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Vietnam veterans hope new book overcomes prejudice
8:57 AM.Vietnam War veterans hope a new book will help overcome public prejudice about New Zealand's most unpopular and controversial war. Audio
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Assange to leave Ecuadorian embassy soon
8:54 AM.The founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, says he will leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London soon but will not be more specific. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 19 August 2014
8:48 AM.Visitors from across the motu and around the world continue to flock to Turangawaewae Marae in Ngaruawahia today, including the Prime Minister John Key; Plans for a new geothermal power station on… Read more Audio
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Waitaki River management society holds out on minimum flow drop
8:43 AM.Recreational users of the Waitaki River say a deal to drop its minimum flow would do lasting damage to the river's life. Audio
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United Future releases its election manifesto
8:38 AM.United Future says the public is bored with the Dirty Politics sideshow and want to hear about real policies. Audio
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Markets Update for 19 August 2014
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Amnesty International on the ground in Missouri
8:25 AM.The human rights group, Amnesty International, has sent some members to Ferguson. Audio
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Tensions increase after post mortem results
8:21 AM.Tensions are increasing in the Missouri city of Ferguson, following details of a post mortem on the black teenager, Michael Brown. Audio
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Book suggests blog discredited office cleaner's organisation
8:18 AM.Other claims made in Hager's Dirty Politics book, include that the Whale Oil blog was used to discredit an organisation that arranges fair working conditions and training for some of the country's… Read more Audio
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Evidence of the dubious tactics of the alcohol industry
8:14 AM.Nicky Hagar's book "Dirty Politics" also claims the alcohol industry has worked behind the scenes to smear the professional reputations of people trying to tighten alcohol laws in New Zealand. Audio
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PM sticking to his line of no links to right-wing blogger
8:10 AM.The Prime Minister is sticking to his line that there is nothing untoward about his office's links to the right-wing blogger Cameron Slater. Audio
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Sports News for 19 August 2014
8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Fears whitebait could be headed for extinction
7:57 AM.As whitebaiting season gets under way, an ecologist is warning that whitebait are at risk of extinction if the government does not address water quality. Audio
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Kurdish forces retake Mosul dam
7:54 AM.Kurdish officials say they've regained control of the strategic Mosul dam from the extremist Islamic State group in northern Iraq. Audio
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Two still missing, 23 rescued after boat sinking in Indonesia
7:46 AM.The mother of one of the New Zealanders who survived the sinking of a tourist boat off the coast of Indonesia says it is lucky her daughter was trained in survival. Audio
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Autopsy results out as National Guard sent to Ferguson Missouri
7:36 AM.A Pathologist hired by the family of a black teenager killed by a police officer in Missouri, says Michael Brown was shot at least six times, including twice in the head. Audio
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Ceasefire in Gaza ends soon
7:29 AM.A five-day ceasefire in Gaza is due to end at 9 o'clock this morning, with Egyptian mediators trying to get Hamas and Israel to end hostilities. Audio
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Political editor analyses Dirty Politics fallout
7:25 AM.RNZ Political editor analyses fallout from Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics. Audio
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Emails, Facebook messages basis of Dirty Politics appear online
7:19 AM.Emails and Facebook messages that formed the basis of Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics began appearing online yesterday. Audio
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National's election campaign sidetracked by Dirty Politics
7:09 AM.Efforts to get the National Party's election campaign on track to be stymied by continuing questions over accusations of a sophisticated political dirty tricks campaign involving the Prime Minister's… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 19 August 2014
7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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SeaDragon positive game changers
6:59 AM.The fish oil company, SeaDragon, says gaining its shark liver oil and shark liver supply contract is a positive game changer for the company. Audio
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PGG Wrightson director buys more shares
6:58 AM.The agricultural services company, PGG Wrightson, says its managing director, Mark Dewdney, has bought another 50-thousand shares in the company. Audio
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Morning markets
6:57 AM.The markets this morning - Wall Street is up sharply. Audio
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Opus lifts first-half profit nearly 6 percent
6:55 AM.Opus International Consultants lifted first-half net profit nearly 6 percent although its results geographically were patchy. Audio
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Contact Energy powers down gas-fired plants
6:52 AM.Contact Energy has been switching off its gas-fired power stations, as the generator increases geothermal capacity and copes with unseasonably warm weather. Audio
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Freightways looks to continue expansion building on results
6:49 AM.Freightways intends to build on its strong financial result for the year ended June, with continued expansion of its information management and courier business units. Audio
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Meridian Energy considers returning capital to shareholders
6:46 AM.Meridian Energy is the second of the government-controlled power companies planning to return capital to shareholders less than a year after they were floated. Audio
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Experts - targeting Cameron Slater would take skill or money
6:40 AM.The Prime Minister is continuing to defend the actions of his staff who fed information to the rightwing blogger Cameron Slater, from the Whaleoil website. Audio
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PM under pressure to explain office involvement in blog leaks
6:37 AM.The Prime Minister John Key remains under pressure to explain his office's involvement in leaks to a right-wing blogger. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 19 August 2014
6:27 AM.Plans for a new geothermal power station on Maori land is unlikely to go ahead for a few years, due to a reduction in electricity consumption; Visitors from across the motu and around the world… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 19 August 2014
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 19 August 2014
6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Sports News for 19 August 2014
6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 19 August 2014
6:00 AM.National's election campaign sidetracked by Dirty Politics; Emails, Facebook messages basis of Dirty Politics appear online; Ceasefire in Gaza ends soon; Autopsy results out as National Guard sent to… Read more Audio