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Morning Report for Friday 26 February 2016
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Top Stories for Friday 26 February 2016
6:00 AM.Hutt GPs to turn away Syrian refugees, blame Govt funding; The downfall of Dick Smith; Mum sees 'ghost' when daughter feared drowned turns up; Solution needs for hoax school calls - IT investigator… Read more Audio
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Australian Govt warns of potential terror attack in Indonesia
6:13 AM.New Zealanders in Indonesia are being reminded of the high threat of a terror attack. Audio
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Early business news for 26 February 2016
6:20 AM.If you add 3 million plus tourists, cheap oil and cheap airfares ... what do you get? Audio
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Morning Rural News for 26 February 2016
6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Lack of funds Hutt Union Health unable to treat new refugees
6:35 AM.The biggest GP service for refugees in the Hutt Valley is going to turn away the 30 Syrians who arrive today, saying lack of government funding makes it unsafe to treat them. Audio
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Greece orders Austrian ambassador home over migrant crisis
6:39 AM.Greece has ordered its ambassador to Austria home after being left out of discussions between Balkan countries about how to deal with the migrant crisis. Audio
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Opposition parties withdraw support for Christchurch bill
6:44 AM.Opposition parties say a bill that governs the next step of the Christchurch earthquake rebuild leaves too much power with central government. Audio
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More incompetent teachers reported to council
6:46 AM.The Education Council says complaints about incompetent early childhood and primary school teachers have doubled in the past two years. Audio
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Dick Smith to close after receiver couldn't find a buyer
6:50 AM.The receivers of the electronics retailer, Dick Smith, have pulled the plug on the business and will close it in the next couple of months after no buyers were found. Audio
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A lower dollar and more Chinese feeds tourism boom
6:51 AM.Official figures show close to 3-point 2 million tourists came here in the January year - a record high - bolstered by an influx of Chinese on holiday here for their New Year celebrations. Audio
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Air NZ rides tourism boom
6:52 AM.A major beneficiary of the tourism boom is Air New Zealand, and yesterday it showed the extent its fortunes are being driven by overseas visitors. Audio
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Analyst says Air NZ conservative in profit forecast
6:53 AM.Meanwhile, the head of research at broking house Forsyth Barr, Andy Bowley, says Air New Zealand is probably being conservative in its forecast of pre-tax earnings of more than 800-million dollars in… Read more Audio
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Institute of Directors supports increase in company reporting
6:56 AM.The Institute of Directors is in support of tightening up the reporting requirements for New Zealand's public-listed companies. Audio
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Morning markets for 26 February 2016
6:58 AM.Wall Street is fairly flat after data pointed to a recovery in its sluggish manufacturing sector. Audio
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Hutt GPs to turn away Syrian refugees, blame Govt funding
7:10 AM.The biggest GP service for refugees in the Hutt Valley is going to turn away the 30 Syrians who arrive today, saying lack of government funding makes it unsafe to treat them. Audio
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The downfall of Dick Smith
7:15 AM.Hundreds of people will be out of work when Dick Smith closes its doors in eight weeks, after receivers failed to find a buyer for the company. Audio
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Mum sees 'ghost' when daughter feared drowned turns up
7:18 AM.Trauma turned to elation in Gisborne last night, when a young girl feared drowned turned up alive and well. Audio
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Solution needs for hoax school calls - IT investigator
7:25 AM.A cyber security expert says New Zealand needs stricter regulations to stop the kind of hoax calls that have been made to 33 schools in the past two days. Audio
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Fiji evacuation centres full six days on from Cyclone Winston
7:25 AM.Fiji's government estimates the damage caused by Cyclone Winston will cost close to 700 million dollars to fix. Audio
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Patea rocked by triple fatality milk tanker crash
7:35 AM.Three people were killed in the small Taranaki town of Patea yesterday when their car was hit by a milk tanker. Audio
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RNZ business editor discusses Dick Smith collapse
7:38 AM.Back now to the closing of the Dick Smith chain Audio
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Ashburton shooter had history of beefs with Winz staff
7:43 AM.A high court murder trial in Christchurch has heard the man accused of gunning down two Ashburton Work and Income workers, had multiple run-ins with staff before the shooting. Audio
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Jamie Joseph: Highlanders want to retain Super Rugby title
7:45 AM.The Super Rugby season will kick off tonight but it's going to look a little different than usual. Audio
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Rural debt expert says dairying in dire straits
7:47 AM.A rural debt negotiator says the dairy industry is in dire straits, and more farmers are likely to lose their farms. Audio
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NZ Festival gets under way today
7:55 AM.The New Zealand Festival marks its 30th anniversary tonight with a performance by the Royal New Zealand Ballet, and a dead dog in a suitcase. Audio
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Community Law also short of funds to help Syrian refugees
8:10 AM.Another key refugee service is considering turning away new migrants. Audio
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Govt warned against keeping asylum seekers in Mt Eden
8:14 AM.The Government is being warned that detaining asylum seekers in prison is dangerous and it's just matter of time before someone takes their own life. Audio
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Amnesty faults NZ's collection of Pacific data
8:14 AM.Amnesty International's Annual Human Rights report has highlighted the New Zealand government's breach of the right to privacy through the mass collection of data in the Pacific. Audio
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More than 45,000 in evacuation centres across Fiji
8:20 AM.The Fiji government says about five percent of the population is now in evacuation centres following Cyclone Winston. Audio
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Mayoral candidates weigh in on Unitary Plan row
8:25 AM.It's possible more people will struggle to afford to rent or buy, in Auckland after the council did a U-Turn on its proposed changes to the Unitary plan. Audio
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Markets Update for 26 February 2016
8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Lawyer says prison is no place for traumatised refugees
8:38 AM.An immigration lawyer says New Zealand is acting no better than Australia when it comes to dealing with people fleeing war zones. Audio
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Sheikh Salman set to replace Blatter in Fifa vote
8:43 AM.Voting gets underway later today to elect a replacement for the disgraced Sepp Blatter to lead football's troubled governing organisation Fifa. Audio
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The bucket is back
8:46 AM.The large yellow bucket that vanished from Wellington's Cuba Street on Sunday night has reappeared. Audio
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Efforts underway to curb Zika in American Samoa
8:49 AM.The government in American Samoa has begun a three day clean-up of the main island Tutuila, in an attempt to eradicate mosquitoes which carry the zika virus. Audio
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Super Rugby new era with addition of Japan and Argentina
8:53 AM.The Super Rugby competition kicks off today with three new teams and a complicated and controversial new format. Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:56 AM.A chat with our Canberra correspondent on things Australian. Audio