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Morning Report for Friday 25 September 2015
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:54 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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WW1 soldier's march over Rimutakas to be re-enacted
8:52 AM.Two hundred and thirty people will march from Featherston over the Rimutaka Hill on Sunday to mark one hundred years since soliders in the First World War took the route to go to war. Audio
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Youth inventors take up the annual science fair challenge
8:47 AM.The ideas and creations of some of Nelson's brightest young minds were on show this week at the annual Cawthron Science and Technology Fair. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 25 September 2015
8:44 AM.A Northand iwi, Ngati Hau and a group of locals are lobbying the Northland Regional Council to act now and stop what they say is mercury leaking into waterways from an old mine; the principal of a… Read more Audio
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Top doctor warns against publishing surgeons' performance
8:41 AM.Patients waiting for an operation want to be confident that the surgeons wielding the knife know what they're doing. Dr Stephen Child argues that wouldn't serve anyone well. Audio
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State care kids want more help for longer
8:38 AM.Three young adults who grew up in state care say the age at-risk children are in care should be raised to 21. Max Towle reports. Audio
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Markets Update for 25 September 2015
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Government wants Housing NZ to move faster
8:27 AM.The Government wants Housing New Zealand to move faster on building and improving homes in Auckland. Auckland correspondent Todd Niall reports. Audio
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Australia treatment of NZ detainees amounts to torture
8:14 AM.Australian lawyers say the Australian immigration officials treatment of New Zealanders amounts to torture. Duncan Poroa, who was born in the Waikato, has been living in Australia since 2000. Oliver… Read more Audio
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Town Criers assemble in Cromwell for World Champs
7:57 AM.Town criers from all over the world are in Central Otago this weekend for their World Championships. Audio
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Scientists say AgResearch job cuts are inhumane
7:53 AM.Scientists axed from AgResearch say they've been gagged but have told supporters their treatment has been inhumane. Mohamed Hassan reports. Audio
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Rigged Volkswagens could be in New Zealand
7:47 AM.Diesel engine Volkswagens in New Zealand may have the same rigged technology as models in the US. Warwick Quinn is the chief executive of the Motor Trade Association. Audio
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Harder to get name supression since law change
7:45 AM.Significantly fewer people who find themselves in trouble with the law are able to keep their identities hidden, figures released to Radio New Zealand show. Jonathan Krebs is a criminal lawyer and… Read more Audio
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Turia defends whanau role in CYF care
7:41 AM.A highly critical report was released yesterday on Child, Youth and Family. The report found that children who were returned home or remained in whānau care were ten times more likely to be abused… Read more Audio
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Whanau should be at centre of CYF- Children's Commissioner
7:36 AM.A highly critical report was released yesterday on Child, Youth and Family. The report found that children who were returned home or remained in whānau care were ten times more likely to be abused… Read more Audio
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Dairy farmer disapointed by Fonterra executive pay rise
7:27 AM.A three quarter of a million dollar pay rise for Fontera's chief executive has left some dairy farmers with a sour taste in their mouth. Audio
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Government signals whanau care might not be first option
7:24 AM.The Government is signalling a radical change to its treatment of at-risk children in state care, by challenging the long-held policy of placing children with whanau first. Demelza Leslie reports. Audio
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Calls for government to pressure Australia over detainees
7:20 AM.As more details emerge about New Zealanders being detained on Christmas Island, there are growing calls for the Government to ramp up the pressure on Australia. Political editor Jane Patterson… Read more Audio
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Australia deports dozens more NZers to Christmas Island
7:15 AM.Another 20 New Zealand and Pacific Islanders have arrived at the Christmas Island detention centre. Guyon Espiner speaks to Duncan Poroa, a New Zealander at the Christmas Island facility. Audio
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Hundreds killed during stampede at Islamic holy site
7:10 AM.More than 700 people have been killed, and 800 hundred injured, in an horrific stampede at Mina near the Islamic holy city of Mecca. Kamahl Santa-maria from Al Jazeera is based in the Middle East. Audio
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Morning Markets for 25 September 2015
6:58 AM.Wall Street's weaker by nearly one percent as investors await a speech by the Federal Reserve chair, Janet Yellen. Ms Yellen could give some clue as to when interest rates will rise - some picking… Read more Audio
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Crisis management expert says VW in serious trust breach
6:55 AM.A crisis management expert says Volkswagen's diesel bungle highlights that deception is never a good idea. Audio
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Trade Minister says TPP dairy offers completely inadequate
6:53 AM.The Trade Minister, Tim Groser, says the current offers to open up access to dairy products in the Trans Pacific Partnership talks are completely inadequate. Audio
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Reserve Bank may delay interest cut as dairy prices improve
6:52 AM.Improving dairy prices may cause the Reserve Bank to hold off making further cuts to the Offical Cash Rate, with another expected next month. Audio
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Fonterra says China investments are critical to its future
6:49 AM.Fonterra says the company is in good shape to benefit from any rebound in demand for dairy products, but a lot will depend on the success of its Chinese business interests. Audio
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All Blacks vs Namibia
6:42 AM.There is every sign that today's rugby game between the All Blacks and Namibia will be one-way traffic. Correspondent Alex Coogan-Reeves is outside London's Olympic Stadium. Audio
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Crown: Dotcom was worried they would be found out
6:40 AM.The Crown says Kim Dotcom and three other men were knowingly making millions of dollars from illegal music and movie files and were worried they would eventually be found out. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 25 September 2015
6:25 AM.The principal of a East Cape kura says the decision it must close next year was already rubberstamped and the consultation process leading up it was a farce; The chair of the Medical Council says with… Read more Audio
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Chemical spill closes off highway
6:15 AM.A major chemical spill has closed off 10 kilometres of State Highway 1 near Karapiro. Area Commander Roy Reeves is at the scene. Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 25 September 2015
6:00 AM.Chemical spill closes off highway, Crown: Dotcom was worried they would be found out, Hundreds killed during stampede at Islamic holy site, Australia deports dozens more NZers to Christmas Island… Read more Audio