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Morning Report for Monday 17 August 2015
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
8:57 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio
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NZ artist donates painting to Scotland
8:54 AM.A 96-year-old New Zealand artist has donated a painting worth a quarter of a million dollars to the city of Dundee, Scotland. Audio
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China's top choir to sing in Auckland tonight
8:50 AM.China's most prestigious national theatre group, the China National Opera and Dance Drama Theatre will perform in Auckland tonight at a sold out concert commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 17 August 2015
8:46 AM.A Māori trust says Top Energy's bid to use land that is part of their Waitangi Tribunal claim is hugely offensive; The Labour MP Kelvin Davis says many Māori feel disenfranchised and believe the… Read more Audio
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Medical students complain of bullying
8:42 AM.Medical students say they're being racially targeted, verbally and sexually harassed at work by more senior medical staff. Audio
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Silver Ferns struggle after slow final first quarter
8:38 AM.That was the sound of Australian netball fans cheering the victory of their team against the Silver Ferns in yesterday's World Cup Final. Audio
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Markets Update for 17 August 2015
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Police hope passage of time may bring new leads
8:27 AM.Twenty years ago today a young Christchurch mother, Angela Blackmoore, was murdered in her home. Her killer has never been identified. Audio
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Maori farmers feeling the dairy squeeze
8:23 AM.The downturn in the dairy industry has led to belt-tightening - not just at Fonterra and in the regions but also in the Māori dairy farming sector. Audio
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Massive TPP protests at the weekend
8:18 AM.The Trade Minister, Tim Groser, is dismissing the concerns of thousands of people who turned out at the weekend to protest against the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Audio
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Key says Landcorp free to continue dairy conversions
8:11 AM.Dairy conversions from the SOE landcorp are set to go full steam ahead despite the dairy slump Audio
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President Obama's eclectic music taste revealed
7:56 AM.The White House has released two playlists on the music app Spotify, all hand chosen by the President of the United States himself. Audio
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Girls may be better at IT than boys
7:53 AM.School girls are doing better at IT than boys but depite this, tech firms are struggling to attract women to work for them. Audio
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Steve Hansen has just two weeks to name his World Cup squad
7:47 AM.The All Blacks squad has disbanded after the side's 41-13 Bledisloe Cup win over the Wallabies at Eden Park on Saturday night. Audio
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Brazilian protestors again call for impeachment of president
7:44 AM.A year out from the Rio Olympics, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's leadership is under increasing pressure with thousands of protestors yesterday again taking to the streets of major cities to… Read more Audio
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Government pushing ahead with State Housing sale
7:40 AM.Staying with state houses. The Government is pushing ahead with its plans to sell one to two-thousand state houses, possibly to Australian organisations. Audio
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Labour slams delayed action to improve state houses
7:37 AM.The Labour Party says it is a shame it's taken the death of a child to make the Government realise that its state housing stock needs to be better maintained. Audio
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Hopes fade for survivors following explosions in China
7:29 AM.The death toll from massive explosions which ripped through China's port of Tianjin on Wednesday has risen to 112 people as hopes of finding any more survivors fade. Audio
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Child poverty group says Working for Families needs overhaul
7:25 AM.The Child Poverty Action Group is calling for a radical overhaul of support to low income families to improve the lives of the poorest children. Audio
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Silver Ferns defeated in World Cup final
7:20 AM.The netball world cup dream is over for the Silver Ferns after they succumbed 58-55 to Australia in last night's final in Sydney. Audio
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Canadians invest strongly in NZ
7:11 AM.A new report on foreign direct investment in New Zealand shows China was not the dominant investor in the past two years - it was Canada. Audio
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Business briefs
6:58 AM.Standard and Poor's has left the ratings on the four major Australian banks unchanged despite increased economic risks in New Zealand's financial system. Audio
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Jim Parker in Australia
6:54 AM.To Australia now, and the country's major banks are raising billions of dollars in new capital to meet stricter regulatory requirements. Audio
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Foreigners are continuing to invest heavily in NZ - report
6:51 AM.Foreigners are continuing to invest heavily in New Zealand, and it's not just in dairy and land. Audio
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Shareholder group says one size doesn't fit all
6:50 AM.The Shareholders' Association says there's no doubt directors carry a larger workload than they did in the past, but that doesn't mean there should be an across-the-board increase in the fees they're… Read more Audio
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S & P cuts one part of the credit rating of four largest banks
6:50 AM.The global credit rating agency, Standard and Poor's, has cut one part of the credit rating of the country's four largest banks due to increased risks from the persistent strength of Auckland's… Read more Audio
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Institute of Directors says fees lagging behind
6:46 AM.A survey of company directors has found only half of respondents felt they were fairly compensated for their work and level of responsiblity they take on. Audio
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Labour says Trade Minister is arrogant
6:42 AM.The acting Labour leader Annette King is accusing the trade minister of arrogance over his comments about opponents of the Trans Pacific Partnership. Audio
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Canada the biggest Foreign Direct Investor in NZ
6:38 AM.A new report on foreign direct investment in New Zealand shows that China was not the dominant investor in the past two years - it was Canada. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 17 August 2015
6:26 AM.A Māori trust says Top Energy's bid to use land that is part of their Waitangi Tribunal claim is hugely offensive; The Labour MP Kelvin Davis says many Māori feel disenfranchised and believe the… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Monday 17 August 2015
6:00 AM.A new analysis of foreign investment crunches data on who is buying the most land in New Zealand - and finds it's not China, but Canada. Rescuers search for survivors of a plane with 54 people on… Read more Audio