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Morning Report for Tuesday 16 December 2014
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Top Stories for Tuesday 16 December 2014
6:00 AM.Sydney on heightened terror risk after yesterday's seige, Live from Sydney, US suspect in killings barricaded in house, Labour's Robertson on Sydney siege crises, NZ Muslims say Sydney hostage… Read more Audio
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Live from Sydney
6:14 AM.Our reporter Kate Newton has been at the cordon all night. Audio
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Man caught up siege
6:17 AM.One man in Sydney, who wanted to only use his first name, Arjay, was put into lockdown in his office building only a block away from the cafe. Audio
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Sydney on heightened terror risk after yesterday's seige
6:20 AM.Sydney's political leaders were also in lockdown yesterday at the Town Hall. Audio
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Radio New Zealand reporter at Lindt siege in Sydney
6:37 AM.Kate Newton joins us live from Sydney. Audio
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International relations expert says Martin Place perfect location for Islamic state message
6:52 AM.An Australian-based international relations specialist says even though a black flag displaying Arabic text was in the window of the cafe, that doesn't mean Man Haron Monis was formally linked to… Read more Audio
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Kiwibank's mortgage market share stagnates
6:56 AM.For the first time since it began operating in 2002, the government-owned Kiwibank's share of the mortgage market stagnated, in the September quarter. Audio
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Reserve Bank's TWI is Asian-centric: reflects NZ's trade focus
6:58 AM.The Reserve Bank has more than tripled the number of currencies it now uses to measure the value of New Zealand dollar, to 17 from five. Audio
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Business as uusual for newly structured Kiwi Property Group
6:59 AM.Kiwi Income Property Trust unit holders have voted in favour of becoming a company. Audio
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Radio New Zealand reporter in Sydney
7:12 AM.Our reporter Kate Newton was at the police cordon in Sydney overnight, and is now waiting for the start of the police media conference. Audio
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US suspect in killings barricaded in house
7:27 AM.A suspect in five killings has barricaded himself in a home outside the American city of Philadelphia, we cross now to Washington and our correspondent Priscilla Huff. Audio
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Radio New Zealand reporter at scene of siege
7:37 AM.We cross to Sydney and our reporter Kate Newton who is waiting for the start of the police media conference. Audio
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Sydney lawyer almost caught in siege
7:39 AM.An lawyer who works in the Lindt building, Jeremy Gruzman, says he was lucky not to be in the cafe at the time. Audio
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Labour's Robertson on Sydney siege crises
7:43 AM.Last week New Zealand's parliament passed legalisation under urgency to strengthen New Zealand's anti-terrorism laws; Labour supported the legislation, saying that it accepted there is an increased… Read more Audio
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New South Wales Police and Premier briefing
7:45 AM.New South Wales Premier, Mike Baird, and New South Wales Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione. Audio
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NZ Muslims say Sydney hostage 'disservice' to Islamic community
7:57 AM.A New Zealand Muslim leader has condemned Sydney's siege as a cowardly and heinous crime; Doctor Anwar Ghani is the president of the New Zealand Federation of Islamic Associations. Audio
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Radio New Zealand reporter in Sydney at Lindt siege
8:14 AM.With the latest on the Sydney siege, our reporter Kate Newton is with us again. Audio
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Police Commissioner confirms three deaths in siege
8:18 AM.New South Wales Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione has been addressing a media conference in Sydney. Audio
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Prime Minister John Key on Sydney Siege
8:21 AM.Prime Minister John Key speaks with Guyon Espiner. Audio
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Could Australia's involvement in fight against IS be to blame for seige?
8:25 AM.Security expert Dr Paul Buchanan of 36th Parallel Assessments speaks with Susie Ferguson. Audio
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Markets Update for 16 December 2014
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Anglican Church agency suspends staff just before Xmas
8:38 AM.The Public Service Association says a minor dispute over wages has snowballed with an Otago church agency taking the sledgehammer to a nut approach. Audio
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Government advised to cut health funding
8:40 AM.District Health Boards may have to cut up to 200 million dollars from their spending next year on official advice to the Government. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 16 December 2014
8:44 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 16 December 2014
8:45 AM.The Court of Appeal has urged a former board member of Te Kohanga Reo National Trust to seek an early trial date for his allegations of financial impropriety by the organisation. The police iwi… Read more Audio
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Gelatine factory wants council to give more time to fix smell
8:49 AM.A Christchurch factory that has been the subject of hundreds of complaints about its offensive smell is today asking the regional council to give it three more years to fix the odour problems. Audio
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Motorbike safety campaign launched for summer
8:52 AM.The police at the top of the South Island will be making more random checks on motorcyclists this summer in a bid to prevent deaths on the region's roads. Audio
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DOC hails success of controversial 1080 campaign
8:55 AM.The Department of Conservation's had a pat on the back for the results of its controversial 1080 aerial drop programme despite the poisoning of three native birds. Audio