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Morning Report for Monday 14 December 2015
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Top Stories for Monday 14 December 2015
6:00 AM.Landmark deal agreed in Paris, Consumers will pay more as New Zealand aims to meet targets, Kremlin fires warning shot at Turkish fishing vessel and, Storm wrecks havoc in Canterbury Audio
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Government won't need to change policy for deal
6:12 AM.The Climate Change Minister says Government policy will not need to change in the near future to meet commitments agreed to in Paris. Audio
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Farmer tells of close encounter with Canterbury tornado
6:16 AM.Mother Nature was out in full force in Canterbury yesterday as tornadoes, hail and lightening whipped through the region. Audio
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Early business news
6:21 AM.Our business editor Gyles Beckford is in now and it's the last big week of the year. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 14 December 2015
6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waterfront protest 'a practice run'
6:38 AM.Hundreds of protesters gathered in Wellington yesterday to show oil companies they're not wanted in local waters. Audio
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Second round of France's regional election underway now
6:42 AM.The results from the second round of regional elections in France are expected in the next few hours Audio
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Big numbers due out this week
6:50 AM.Financial markets and investors face the last big week of the year with September quarter current account and economic growth figures due out on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. Audio
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Jim Parker in Australia
6:56 AM.The software maker, Atlassian, has broken records with its planned public listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange in the United States. Audio
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Morning markets for 14 December 2015
6:59 AM.The international deal on climate change, is likely to put even more pressure on oil prices. Audio
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Landmark deal agreed in Paris
7:10 AM.World leaders are hailing the landmark climate change agreement adopted in Paris as a turning point towards a low-carbon future. Audio
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Consumers will pay more as New Zealand aims to meet targets
7:16 AM.John Key says New Zealand consumers will pay about $100 extra dollars a year to meet New Zealand's targets Audio
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Kremlin fires warning shot at Turksih fishing vessel
7:21 AM.Russia has confirmed one of its warships fired warning shots at a Turkish vessel in teh Aegean Sea. Audio
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Storm wrecks havoc in Canterbury
7:23 AM.Tornados, hail and lightening hit Canterbury yesterday, starting fires, overturning silage wagons and flooding parts of the region. Audio
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Ted Cruz edges ahead of Donald Trump in Iowa poll
7:27 AM.The Republican presidential hopeful, Ted Cruz, is leading Donald Trump in the crucial primary state of Iowa. Audio
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Xero's Victoria Crone to throw her hat into Auckland mayoralty
7:34 AM.Businesswoman Victoria Crone will today to confirm she'll seek the Auckland mayoralty in next year's election. Audio
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Summer's first season shaping up to be worst in 10 years
7:37 AM.This fire season is shaping up to be the worst in 10 years with fire bans expected to be in place much earlier than usual. Audio
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New Zealand has played "accounting tricks" at Paris talks
7:42 AM.Hailed as a turning point in the history of our planet the Paris Agreement is being talked about as the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era. Audio
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Women win council seats for first time in Saudi Arabia
7:47 AM.Saudi Arabia has for the very first time lifted its ban on women taking part in elections. Audio
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Six new schools to be built under PPP model
7:50 AM.The government has announced six new schools will be built under public private partnership, which it says will save the taxpayer millions of dollars. Audio
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Farmer aiming to sue Kiwrail over closed stock bridge
7:54 AM.A Northland farmer is preparing to sue Kiwirail for barricading a railway bridge and splitting his farm in half. Audio
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New Zealander set to break biking world record
7:57 AM.A New Zealander has beaten the world record for the fastest person to circumnavigate the globe on a bike. Audio
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NZ farmers win a reprieve from paying for emissions
8:11 AM.New Zealand farmers appear to have won a reprieve from any rapid movement to make them pay for the cost of their greenhouse gas emissions. Audio
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NZ Govt called on to honour Paris deal with more action
8:14 AM.Green Party's co-leader James Shaw. Audio
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Police urge drivers to take more care following 7 deaths
8:22 AM.A horror weekend on the roads has left seven people dead in a series of crashes across the North Island. Audio
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Kim Dotcom owes former lawyers millions in legal fees
8:24 AM.Kim Dotcom still owes his former lawyers two million dollars in legal fees, more than a year after they stepped down from the case. Audio
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Black Caps look set for victory over Sri Lanka
8:28 AM.The Black Caps look set to shrug off their test series defeat against Australia with a confident win against Sri Lanka today in Dunedin. Audio
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Govt says current climate change policy "respectable"
8:37 AM.The Government is adamant it's on the right track to hold up its end of the bargain to tackle climate change. Audio
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One of the most spectacular meteor showers visible in NZ
8:42 AM.If you noticed lights in the sky last night, you really DID see something, it wasn't an elaborate marketing ploy ahead of the new Star Wars movie. Audio
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Journalist that brought down the Chicago police force
8:47 AM.One the largest police forces in the United States is in turmoil after a relatively unknown journalist forced them to release video footage they had kept secret for over a year. Audio
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Breakway Far North rugby league competition
8:52 AM.A breakaway Far North rugby league competition is gathering support as teams balk at travelling up to three hours each way for 80 minutes on the field Audio
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New Far North league competition will grow sport- Harawira
8:55 AM.Rugby League fans in the Far North will have a lot more competition to watch next year and the games will be a lot closer to home. Audio