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Morning Report for Thursday 11 February 2016
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100's of new galaxies discovered
8:56 AM.The Milky Way has always been too bright to let astronomers see all the galaxies behind it but new Australian led research and technology has helped change that. Audio
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Fiji PM not flinching on Fiji flag
8:49 AM.While New Zealanders get the chance to vote on whether to change the flag, in Fiji the decision about its new flag will be decided by the government. Audio
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Fifty-four years on, searchers still seek downed Dragonfly
8:44 AM.Nearly fifty-four years after a plane went missing between Christchurch and Milford Sound two groups are still searching for it, on either side of the South Island. Audio
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Pay system causing headaches for staff at Fairfax
8:40 AM.The problems are affecting workers who produce Stuff and newspapers, such as the Dominion Post and The Press, among others. Audio
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Outsider victories challenge US political establishment
8:34 AM.The Republican and Democratic party establishments are facing a big challenge after outsider candidates swept to victories in yesterday's New Hampshire presidential primary elections. Audio
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Markets Update for 11 February 2016
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Extradition battles can be shorter and more clear-cut
8:25 AM.Imagine a high profile extradition of a foreigner accused of a crime that didn't involve millions of taxpayers' dollars and years of wrangling in the courts. Audio
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Peters' challenges PM to $100,000 fishing competition
8:20 AM.Winston Peters wants the Prime Minister to pay a hundred-thousand dollars to charity unless he can find a witness to back up his claims that the Northland MP had spent all his time in his new… Read more Audio
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Government can't ignore OECD report - union
8:16 AM.The secondary school teachers union says the Government can't ignore a new report that says children living in poverty are not learning maths as well as wealthier children. Audio
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Mother of chase victim wants review of pursuit policy
8:09 AM.It's just over two years ago since Runanga woman Joe Hall lost her son Judd in a car crash during a police chase. She's unhappy that the police are refusing to take the IPCA's advice and reconsider… Read more Audio
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It's just not cricket! Sin bins for bad behaviour trialled
7:55 AM.New rules could mean some players may find themselves sin binned or red carded as lawmakers crackdown on increasing levels of bad behaviour. Audio
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Kapiti shark sightings sign waters unseasonably warm
7:51 AM.A marine expert believes the sighting of five sharks off Kapiti Coast is a sign of the unseasonably warm waters. Audio
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Otago wildlife sanctuary up for sale
7:46 AM.As the fundraising campaign to buy a slice of the Abel Tasman beach closes in on its goal, further down country, on the east coast, another 'for sale' sign has gone up, this time on the Otago… Read more Audio
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Auckland bus users irritated by delays but supportive
7:42 AM.Auckland commuters may not be happy their buses are running late because of a driver go-slow but many are still backing the industrial action. Audio
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Uber asks govt to launch in Christchurch, with new rules
7:40 AM.Taxi rival Uber has asked the government to let it launch in Christchurch, under different rules. Audio
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Pilots, sailors reject idea of random drug testing
7:36 AM.The Government's been told it would be wrong to introduce random drug and alcohol testing in the commercial aviation and maritime industries. Audio
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Women discuss "sexism" debate raging among Democrats
7:27 AM.The battle to put a woman into the White House for the first time ever has taken a vitriolic turn. Audio
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Fish & Game criticise leniency shown to Chief Justice
7:24 AM.Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias and her businessman husband Hugh Fletcher have been let off with a warning after their cattle were seen wading in a high country Canterbury lake. Audio
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Excessive budget for spin doctors at quake authority - Labour
7:20 AM.Labour says the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority is spending too much on spin doctors given it's about to be wound up. Audio
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Report shows poverty big factor in under achievement
7:16 AM.A new OECD report says poor children in New Zealand are over six times more likely than well-off children to do badly at maths. Audio
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Police commissioner defends current pursuit policy
7:10 AM.The Police are again under pressure to review their policy around fleeing drivers after the deaths of three teenagers in the past month. Audio
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Morning markets
6:58 AM.Wall Street has been mostly positive, European markets also closed in the black. Audio
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Yellen says financial conditions could throw the U.S. economy off track
6:56 AM.The chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Janet Yellen says tightening financial conditions driven by falling stock prices, uncertainty over China and a global reassessment of credit risk could throw the… Read more Audio
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New Zealanders prefer cards to cash
6:53 AM.An increasing number of New Zealanders prefer using cards to pay for everything and half don't expect to be using cash at all in ten years time. Audio
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ASB comfortable but coy about H2 outlook
6:48 AM.The ASB Bank is keeping its cards close to its chest on the chances it will post a record full year profit after it managed to lift its half year result by 7 percent. Audio
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Lydia Ko back in NZ for first time in year to defend Open title
6:44 AM.Lydia Ko is back in New Zealand for the first time in a year to defend the New Zealand Open she won last year and in 2013. Audio
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Labour claims excessive budget for spin at quake authority
6:40 AM.Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority boss John Ombler yesterday confirmed to MPs the organisation spent more than two and a half million dollars on public relations last year. Audio
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IPCA urges review on pursuit policy
6:38 AM.The Independent Police Conduct Authority is urging the police to review their policy on chasing fleeing drivers saying too many young people are dying. Audio
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Early business news
6:21 AM.The earnings season is underway with the ASB Bank reporting a record first half. Audio
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Wellington commuters test out double decker buses
6:19 AM.Wellingtonians had the chance yesterday to take a ride in what will be the future of local transport, a double decker bus. Audio
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Trump and Sanders victorious in New Hampshire
6:09 AM.Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders have coasted to victory in the New Hampshire presidential primaries. Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 11 February 2016
6:00 AM.The Police are again under pressure to review their policy around fleeing drivers after the deaths of three teenagers in the past month. A new OECD report says poor children in New Zealand are over… Read more Audio