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Morning Report for Tuesday 8 September 2015
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Te Manu Korihi News for 8 September 2015
6:26 AM.A Bay of Plenty hapu is accusing the owners of the Rena of using colonial tactics to divide iwi with offers of money;The Māori health advocate Sir Mason Durie says a report on Whānau-Ora shows its… Read more Audio
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PM says refugee services will be stretched
6:38 AM.The Prime Minister says New Zealand's emergency intake of hundreds of Syrians will stretch the country's refugee services. Audio
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CBL aims to raise $90 million of new capital
6:47 AM.CBL Corporation is seeking up to 132 million dollars through a share float on the New Zealand and Australian sharemarkets. Audio
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Tourism growth constrained by capital investment
6:50 AM.The tourism industry is close to overtaking dairy as New Zealand's number one export earner, but a lobby group for the sector says growth continues to be constrained by a relatively low level of… Read more Audio
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Auckland housing market weighing on banking sector - PWC
6:52 AM.The accounting firm, PWC, says concern about Auckland's overheated housing market and the state of the rural industry are weighing on the banking sector, despite an improvement in bed debt. Audio
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Wine industry stepping up efforts to teach more about NZ wine
6:53 AM.A wine lobby group says China has the potential to be New Zealand's largest full bodied red wine market, and they're prepared to pay handsomely for it. Audio
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Small business profile - Pure Food Company
6:55 AM.Time for this week's firm that tends to fly under the radar .... it's Pure Food, which its founder, Sam Bridgewater says was born out of personal experience. Audio
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Morning markets for 8 September 2015
6:57 AM.Wall Street is closed for a holiday. In Europe, stocks rose - after the mining firm, Glencore, pledged to cut its debt by a third. Audio
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Immigration Minister confident resourse wont be stretched
7:14 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, says the hundreds of Syrians New Zealand is taking in will put pressure on the country's resources for refugees. Audio
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Family First hopes Into The River Ban will set precedent
7:19 AM.Family First is hoping the the banning of a book that contains "detailed descriptions of sex acts, coarse language and scenes of drug-taking" will set a precedent for banning other books in the… Read more Audio
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School Libraries Association defends banned book
7:23 AM.Listening to that was the President of the School Library Association, Miriam Tuohy. Audio
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Violent schoolboy restrained, handcuffed by police
7:27 AM.A case of a violent 10-year-old schoolboy has highlighted what some say is increasing violence in primary schools and a new need to train teachers in safe ways to restrain children when they get out… Read more Audio
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John Tamihere defends Whanau Ora system
7:33 AM.Whanau Ora is coming under fire after a report into its first four years of operation failed to spell out exactly where the money is going. Audio
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Tip-off leads to $7.5m tertiary funding repayment
7:38 AM.A whistle-blower's tip-off has led to the Tertiary Education Commission ordering a training centre to repay 7-and-a-half-million-dollars in government funding. Audio
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TEC will stagger repayments of 7.5m so Taratahi can survive
7:42 AM.Earlier I spoke with the Chief Executive of the Tertiary Education Commission, Tim Fowler about the investigation, which has now been referred to the Serious Fraud Office and which will see Taratahi… Read more Audio
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France and Germany urge other EU countries to take fair share
7:47 AM.France and Germany are proposing a compulsory refugee quota system for European Union countries as the unprecedented influx continues. Audio
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ASB lowers its home loan rates to match BNZ
7:51 AM.Just as Auckland's torrid housing market is showing signs of cooling off, competition amongst banks for home loan customers appears to be heating up. Audio
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Fans prepare for Rugby World Cup kickoff
7:54 AM.It's only 10 days until the Rugby World Cup kicks off in England and Wales, and those lucky enough to head along are starting to prepare for the trip. Audio
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Former All Black to face trial next year in Wales
7:57 AM.The former All Black captain, Mils Muliaina, will go on trial in Wales next year over allegations he sexually assaulted a woman. Audio
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An extra 750 new Syrian refugees will be resettled
8:10 AM.Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand's ability to absorb refugees will be stretched by his Government's decision to accept an additional 750 Syrians over the next two and a half years. Audio
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Labour ditches its refugee bill
8:15 AM.Labour has now decided to pull its emergency humanitarian response bill, which would have seen a doubling of the quota over the next year. Audio
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Winston Peters says Whanau Ora spending still questionable
8:19 AM.The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, says a new report into Whanau Ora still doesn't explain what the programme does or where the money goes. Audio
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Customary claim to coastal areas will include whitebait
8:22 AM.A South Taranaki Iwi want whitebait included in their Treaty of Waitangi claim. Audio
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Markets Update for 8 September 2015
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Wellington 'ready' for influx of Syrian refugees
8:34 AM.The first group of Syrian refugees who will arrive in January will be settled in Wellington. Audio
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Wales have suffered a huge blow
8:38 AM.Wales have suffered a huge blow 10 days out from the Rugby World Cup losing their star goalkicker Leigh Halfpenny who has suffered a serious knee injury. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 8 September 2015
8:43 AM.The Māori health advocate Sir Mason Durie says a report on Whānau-Ora shows its roll-out has been variable and there have been insuffienct funding in some areas, making change difficult; A Bay of… Read more Audio
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Archaeologists have discovered at least a 100 stone monoliths
8:46 AM.Archaeologists have discovered at least a hundred stone monoliths near Stonehenge, buried just a metre below the ground. Audio
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Australia, NZ might come under pressure at Pacific forum
8:50 AM.Australia and New Zealand could come under pressure at a major gathering of Pacific countries this week over climate change. Audio
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West Papua's record on human rights to be discussed
8:54 AM.West Papua's record on human rights will be discussed at the Pacific Islands Forum this week. Audio
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Raglan company awarded research grant
8:56 AM.The country's most iconic surf breaks are about to be mapped, measured and modelled by scientists. Audio