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Morning Report for Thursday 4 September 2014
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Top Stories for Thursday 4 September 2014
6:00 AM.With dairy prices continuing to fall is it the time for National to promise tax cuts? We put the question to the Finance Minister Bill English shortly. National promises to spend 100 million dollars… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 4 September 2014
6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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UK resists air strikes after IS video, prepares for NATO summit
6:11 AM.The UK Prime Minister David Cameron says Britain will not give in to militants in Iraq and Syria, despite threats from them to behead a British hostage. Audio
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Pacific News for 4 September 2014
6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 4 September 2014
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 4 September 2014
6:27 AM.A Far North leader says a Teachers Disciplinary Tribal report in to the misconduct of a former principal at Pamapuria school brings relief for the community but also a stern reminder for kura to watch… Read more Audio
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Greens say tax cut plan is irresponsible
6:39 AM.The ANZ Bank says falling world dairy prices will mean the dairy sector's earnings this financial year are likely to be five billion dollars less than last year -- equivalent to 2 point 2 percent of… Read more Audio
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Friends of Ashburton shooting victim prepare to pay tribute
6:41 AM.Members of Ashburton's RSA are expecting a sombre Thursday night as they gather to pay tribute to one of their stalwart members who was shot dead in Monday's attack at the town's Work and Income… Read more Audio
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Falling milk payout likely to cost about $5 billion
6:47 AM.Economists are predicting the falling Fonterra milk payout is likely to suck about 5 billion dollars of revenue out of the economy this year compared with last year. Audio
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Profit lift in prospect for sheep and beef farms
6:50 AM.As prospective milk payouts to farmers continue to erode, the beef and lamb sector is eyeing a positive season ahead. Audio
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Big borrowers take overseas loans to avoid high interst
6:52 AM.Large New Zealand companies, banks and institutions have been borrowing funds overseas, to avoid paying high New Zealand interest rates. Audio
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Barfoot expects post-election rebound in the AK housing market
6:54 AM.Auckland's largest real estate agent expects activity in the housing market will rebound once the election is out of the way. Audio
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Kirkcaldie & Stains takes steps to return to profitability
6:56 AM.The premier Wellington department store, Kirkcaldie & Stains, says weak retail sales in the second half of the year, have probably resulted in a pre-tax annual loss of just over 1-million dollars. Audio
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Morning markets for 4 September 2014
6:58 AM.Wall Street is mixed. The benchmark Standard and Poor's 500 index has increased faction of a percent so far in the day at 3 points above 2,000. Audio
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Sports News for 4 September 2014
7:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Opposition leaders claim National cannot afford tax cuts
7:11 AM.National is promising tax cuts opposition parties say the country can't afford. Audio
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Finance Minister coy on possible tax cuts
7:14 AM.A short time ago I spoke to the Finance Minster, Bill English. He rejects the Opposition's suggestions that even the prospect of tax cuts is irresponsible. Audio
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Forest and Bird call National's Freshwater Fund election satire
7:19 AM.Staying with the election, the National Party is promising to set up a 100-million-dollar Freshwater Fund which would buy land alongside significant waterways in an effort to improve water quality. Audio
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National defends its ten million dollar Freshwater Fund
7:22 AM.The Environment Minister Amy Adams, joins us. Audio
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Political editor analyses latest opinion poll
7:27 AM.So 16 days out from the election what's happening with the polls .. Political Editor Brent Edwards is with us. Audio
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Ashburton RSA to hold minute of silence
7:36 AM.The RSA in Ashburton will hold a minute's silence at its weekly Thursday members night tonight, to honour the two Work and Income staff members who were shot dead on Monday. Audio
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Four years after first quake, many in Chch still waiting
7:40 AM.It is four years to the day since Canterbury was hit by the seven-point-one magnitude earthquake which marked the start of an earthquake sequence which devastated the area and changed people's lives. Audio
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CTU says forestry case could set a major precedent
7:44 AM.A man will appear in the Levin District Court today charged with manslaughter over the death of a forestry worker in 2013. Audio
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Auckland's mayor rejects fuel efficient options for mayoral car
7:48 AM.The mayor of Auckland Len Brown has rejected fuel efficient vehicles in choosing his new official car, just weeks after launching a strategy to cut the city's greenhouse gas emissions. Audio
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Obama calls on Europe to defend Ukraine
7:54 AM.Barack Obama says NATO must send an unmistakable message of support to Ukraine. Audio
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Sports News for 4 September 2014
8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Banks predict gloomy future for dairy prices
8:11 AM.Despite another drop in dairy prices, the Finance Minister, Bill English, says National is continuing with its plan for a significant tax announcement next week. Audio
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Fed Farmers concerned over another dairy price drop
8:18 AM.And, earlier this morning I spoke to Federated Farmer's dairy chariperson Andrew Hoggard. Audio
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NZ First prepared to work with Greens on climate change
8:21 AM.New Zealand First has signalled it is prepared to work with the Green Party on initiatives to combat global warming. Audio
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Jockey faces two charges of illegal racing
8:25 AM.A Central Districts jockey has been charged over a second incident where he's alleged to have placed bets on a race rival. Audio
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Hamilton council relieved an anti-fluoridation group gives up
8:29 AM.There's relief from the Hamilton City Council that an anti-fluoridation group has given up their fight for a judicial review of a decision to put fluoride back into the town water supply. Audio
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Markets Update for 4 September 2014
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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ISIS puts pressure on Obama to act
8:38 AM.The US President Barack Obama insists the United States will not be intimidated by the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff by Islamic State militants. Audio
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Decision due today on whether to rebuild pool on old QE2 site
8:44 AM.The Christchurch City Council has chosen today, the fourth anniversary of the September 2010 earthquake, to vote on whether to rebuild a swimming pool and sports facility on the site of the iconic QE2… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 4 September 2014
8:49 AM.A Far North leader says a Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal report in to the misconduct of a former principal at Pamapuria school brings relief for the community but also a stern reminder for kura to… Read more Audio
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Maori Party faces tough battle in Waiariki
8:53 AM.The Maori Party could face its toughest challenge yet, trying to keep its co-leader, Te Ururoa Flavell, in the Waiariki seat, and ensuring the party still has a place at the Government's table. Audio
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Judy Lessing from the US Tennis Open
8:56 AM.Joining us from Flushing Meadows is Judy Lessing. Audio
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Today's market update
5:34 PM.The New Zealand dollar gained a quarter of a US cent today after riding on the coattails of a soaring Australian dollar. Audio