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Morning Report for Friday 8 May 2015
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Farm debt negotiator urges farmers to fight banks
8:56 AM.Farmers are being urged to keep fighting for more compensation from banks that misled them into signing up for an interest rate swap deals. Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:56 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Is test match cricket dying?
8:52 AM.The New Zealand cricketers begin preparations for their tour of England with a warm-up match against Somerset tonight. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 8 May 2015
8:46 AM.Discussions are taking this morning as to where the tangihanga or funeral will be held of the widely respected Ngati Hine elder, Erima Henare; A Maori health specialist says racism and discrimination… Read more Audio
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MPs have revealed the gifts, assets and investments they own
8:41 AM.The Prime Minister and the nation's MPs have revealed the gifts, assets and investments they own in this year's Register of Pecuniary and other specified interests. Audio
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Mining industry expects coal woes to last for two more years
8:37 AM.Back now to our lead story and the effect the state of the coal industry is having on the West Coast. Audio
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Hung parliament a real possibility in UK
8:28 AM.The United Kingdom is staring at the possibility of another hung parliament. Audio
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87% of MPs harrassed - study
8:21 AM.More detail has been published about the public abuse of MP's. Audio
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Government reacts to Solid Energy layoffs
8:11 AM.Westport's future looks bleak in the wake of Solid Energy's announcement that it will be cutting more than a quarter of the jobs at at the Stockton mine. Audio
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Out-of-control Russian capsule is about to burn up.
7:56 AM.An out of control Russian spacecraft could re-enter the earth atmosphere anytime in the next 24 hours. Audio
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University-CRI link to boost international rankings
7:45 AM.Universities could get a leg up in international league tables by having closer links with the government's Crown Research Institutes. Audio
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Social Development Minister responds
7:40 AM.Listening to that is the Minister for Social Development, Anne Tolley. Audio
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Abuse survivor scoffing at government settlement plan
7:36 AM.A man who was physically and sexually abused in state care is scoffing at the fast-tracking of historical abuse cases. Audio
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New Zealander appears before court in China
7:29 AM.New Zealander Peter Gardener could have left his Australian girlfriend to carry the can for trying to smuggle nearly 30 kilograms of methamphetamine out China. Audio
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Latest updates from UK polling day
7:25 AM.Our London correspondent Olly Barratt has been following developments on polling day. Audio
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Research exposes level of MPs harrassment
7:19 AM.Research has exposed the high rate of harrassment of the country's MPs, their staff and families. Audio
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EPMU reacts to Solid Energy announcement
7:14 AM.The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union West Coast organiser, Garth Elliott, was at yesterday's company announcement. Audio
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Bleak outlook for Westport after more mining job cuts
7:10 AM.The future of Wesport looks grim after Solid Energy's announcement yesterday 113 more jobs are to go at the Stockton mine. Audio
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Morning markets for 8 May 2015
6:58 AM.A rebound in tech stocks and upbeat jobs data has pushed Wall Street higher. Audio
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Spark launches public appeal to keep copperline charges down
6:57 AM.Spark is appealing to the public for help in battling against higher wholesale internet charges, which it says are out of whack with the rest of the world. Audio
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Chinese owner of Crafar Farms wins major business award
6:56 AM.The Chinese-owner of the Crafar Farms has won a major business award for turning the dairy units around by using New Zealand management, labour and skills, and creating jobs at the same time. Audio
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Slowdown in China's economy prompts calls for greater stimulus
6:54 AM.The slowdown in China's economy is turning up the pressure on the government to do more to stimulate growth. Audio
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Coal prices could stay depressed for two years
6:52 AM.Minerals analysts say coal prices could stay depressed for more than two years. Audio
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BNZ says strong growth reflects increased focus on Auckalnd
6:50 AM.The Bank of New Zealand says its strong growth is linked to a greater focus on the Auckland market -- not just in housing, but on migration as well. Audio
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Z Energy expects to lift operating profit
6:47 AM.Z Energy expects to lift operating profit in the next 12 months as it faces another year of low oil prices and intense discounting at the petrol bowser. Audio
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Man abused in state care scoffing at new fast-track process
6:41 AM.An advocate for sexual abuse victims says fast-tracking of historical abuse cases is only part of the answer. Audio
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Business group says Westport is a dying town
6:39 AM.Westport has been described as a dying town, with a further 113 jobs to be axed at the Stockton mine. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 8 May 2015
6:27 AM.Discussions are taking this morning as to where the tangihanga or funeral will be held of the widely respected Ngati Hine elder, Erima Henare; A Maori health specialist says racism and discrimination… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 8 May 2015
6:00 AM.With more than a hundred jobs to go in the latest blood letting -- it seems the Stockton mine could yet face complete closure. This hour, the seemingly limited options for a struggling industry… Read more Audio