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Morning Report for Friday 1 May 2015
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:57 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Longterm support for Nepal needed
8:55 AM.In Christchurch a candle lit vigil is being held in tonight to raise money for Nepal. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 1 May 2015
8:51 AM.An Australian Aboriginal rights movement says tangata whenua around the world are gearing up for what could be the biggest demonstration of indigenous rights her country has ever seen. One of New… Read more Audio
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Russian spacecraft spinning out of control back to Earth
8:46 AM.A Russian spacecraft that is tumbling around the Earth after it malfunctioned en route to the International Space Station could remain in orbit for more than a week before crashing down to Earth. Audio
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Palestinian Foreign Minister visits New Zealand.
8:39 AM.The Palestinian Authority wants New Zealand to use its United Nations Security Council seat to help push forward the stalled Middle East peace process. Audio
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Government accused of dragging its feet
8:35 AM.The Government is being accused of dragging its feet over foetal alcohol damage, which is said to be creating a huge burden for the education and justice systems, as well familes and individuals. Audio
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Immigration NZ sticking to its guns on privacy 'breach'
8:28 AM.The Privacy Commission says Immigration New Zealand has breached privacy laws by refusing to give information to foreigners accused of over-staying their visas. Audio
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Elders worried protest brewing at Poroti Springs
8:23 AM.The Waitangi Tribunal's hearings into Maori water rights three years ago began with a Northland hapu challenging the Prime Minister John Key's claim that no one owns water. Audio
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Auckland councillor responds to Port stoush
8:18 AM.Listening to that is the Auckland councillor Chris Darby. Audio
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Uneasy compromise reached between Council & Ports of Auckland
8:15 AM.Auckland's council-owned port company says it will eventually need the second wharf extension which it has had to put on hold after a stand-off with its owner Audio
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Maori meeting house in UK survives major fire
7:57 AM.The only Maori meeting house in Britain, Hinemihi, has survived a major fire. Audio
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Development group to control thousands of state houses
7:51 AM.The Government is being criticised for handing the ownership and management of 2-thousand-8 hundred state houses in Tamaki to a company that has never been a landlord before. Audio
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Falling dairy payout spells end of rockstar economy
7:44 AM.And that potential seven billion dollar hole from the lower payout could puncture any remaining claim the New Zealand economy has to rockstar status. Audio
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Farmers - drops in milk payout will put them in the red
7:42 AM.Industry experts say the drop in Fonterra's forecast milk payout will take 7 billion dollars out of the economy. Audio
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McDonalds agrees to drop zero hour contracts
7:38 AM.All the major fast food chains have now committed to ending zero hours contracts. Audio
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Freddie Gray investigative files go to prosecutors
7:28 AM.The police investigation into the death of Freddie Gray is now in the hands of the prosecutors office. Audio
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Ports of Auckland Chief Executive on wharf compromise
7:19 AM.The political stand-off between the Auckland Council and its ports company is over but public protest is continuing. Audio
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Aid workers mobbed as frustration in Nepal mounts
7:13 AM.Near the epicentre of the quake, the situation is beyond grim. The United Nations says it will take a five-day trek to reach some of them. Audio
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Morning markets for 1 May 2015
6:59 AM.Wall street is weaker after a mixed batch of economic figures. Audio
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Angel investors pour next $56 million into NZ growth companies
6:57 AM.Angel investors poured a record 56 million dollars into young New Zealand companies last year, powered by enthusiasm for software investment. Audio
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Tomizone to list on the ASX: hopes to raise up to A$8 million
6:56 AM.Auckland-based Tomizone will list on the Australian Stock Exchange later this month in a backdoor listing through PHW Consolidated. Audio
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TruScreen wins access to $1 billion cervical screening market
6:55 AM.The cervical cancer screening firm TruScreen has won Chinese authorities' approval to sell its device in China, giving it access to a billion dollar a year market. Audio
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Tourism Holdings calls for strategic review
6:53 AM.Tourism Holdings is not ruling out returning cash to shareholders as part of a strategic review of the company. Audio
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American mining giant sells Waihi, quits NZ
6:52 AM.Oceana Gold's deal to buy the Waihi open cast mine from Newmont Minining signals an end to Newmont's business in New Zealand. Audio
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Supply remains sticking point for dairy prices
6:51 AM.An agricultural analyst says a major sticking point with dairy prices is the global over-supply. Audio
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Building consents in March rise to nine-year high
6:50 AM.Building consents for March have hit a nine-year high, driven by new townhouses, units and retirement villages. Audio
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RBNZ is unlikely to raise the OCR as housing demand continues
6:49 AM.Economists say the Reserve Bank is unlikely to cut the offical cash rate before the end of the year, unless something is done to cool Auckland's over-heated housing market. Audio
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MPs warned about risks of law suits
6:43 AM.MPs have been warned that a disputes provision in the South Korea trade deal could expose the New Zealand government to multi-million-dollar lawsuits from foreign corporations. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 1 May 2015
6:28 AM.Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi says a proposal to abolish the Maori fisheries body - Te Ohu Kaimoana - is very short-sighted. One of New Zealand's most celebrated authors, Patricia Grace, says New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 1 May 2015
6:00 AM.Joy in Kathmandu as two quake survivors are pulled from the rubble. Protesters vow to keep fighting after the Auckland council agrees to a port extension and dairy farmers come to terms with a near… Read more Audio