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Morning Report for Tuesday 1 March 2016
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Top Stories for Tuesday 1 March 2016
6:00 AM.Phil Goff warns John Palino off getting involved in dirty politics in the race for Auckland mayoralty. Winston Peters calls for accountability over plans to close a rail line in Northland and the… Read more Audio
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Dairy farmer feels abandoned by bank
6:09 AM.As dairy debt continues to swell, some dairy farmers say they're worried the banks won't support them through the winter. Audio
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Keytruda petitioners head to Parliament
6:13 AM.Cancer survivor Leisa Renwick will present a petition to Parliament today calling for the melanoma treatment drug Keytruda to be made available to all New Zealanders who need it. Audio
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Goff rejects "dirty politics" election suggestion from Palino
6:38 AM.Auckland mayoral candidiate Phil Goff says it's John Palino who needs to back away from the dirty politics - not him. Audio
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Forty laundry jobs cut at Wellington Hospital
6:40 AM.Forty people who have worked for decades at Wellington Hospital have lost their jobs after the hospital contracted out its laundry services to a Palmerston North based company. Audio
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ANZ Bank joins the rate cutting club
6:50 AM.The ANZ Bank has joined the club of forecasters now expecting the Reserve Bank will have to cut interest rates to support the economy in the face of weak inflation presures, a too-high currency and… Read more Audio
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NZ Oil & Gas posts big loss on slump in oil prices
6:54 AM.The slump in oil prices has taken its toll on local explorer, New Zealand Oil and Gas, which yesterday posted a first-half loss of 27-point-6 million dollars for the six months ended December… Read more Audio
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Delay for Trustpower
6:56 AM.The energy company, Trustpower, says there's a delay in it reporting more on its proposal to split into two companies. Audio
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NZ tech company says benefits from being run out of US
6:57 AM.The online search firm, SLI Systems, is representative of a growing trend among New Zealand technology stocks -- namely that a good portion of its senior management, including its chief executive, is… Read more Audio
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John Palino comes out swinging against fellow Alk candidates
7:11 AM.Auckland mayoral candidiate Phil Goff says it's John Palino who needs to back away from the dirty politics - not him. Audio
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Devastated Patea community in shock after deaths
7:14 AM.The Patea community has been further devastated with the death yesterday of a Fonterra milk tanker driver who was involved in a triple fatality last week. Audio
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Peters: KiwiRail to scrap section of Northland line
7:18 AM.Winston Peters is calling for accountability over plans to close a rail line in Northland. Audio
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Will the Health Minister front up to melanoma sufferers?
7:24 AM.Melanoma patients say the health minister's decision not to publicly fund the drug keytruda has condemned people to death. Audio
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Health Minister needs to step up to responsibilities
7:30 AM.And listening to that is the Labour leader Andrew Little. Audio
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Could John Palino be Auckland's next Mayor?
7:40 AM.As we have been reporting this morning, John Palino is having another crack at Auckland's top job. Audio
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Dairy farmers scared of the banks
7:49 AM.Some dairy farmers say they're worried the banks won't support them through the winter, with some already being told their business is no longer viable. Audio
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Banks respond to dairy pressure
7:52 AM.And listening to that is Hayley Moynihan, the General Manager at Rabobank New Zealand. Audio
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Pitcairn's mayor back in court to face more charges over images
7:56 AM.The former mayor of Pitcairn Island is back in court today to face more charges relating to files found on his computer. Audio
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American Ambassador explains Super Tuesday
8:09 AM.Tomorrow is the biggest day of the 2016 American primary season with polling taking place in 13 states and one territory in what is known as Super Tuesday. Audio
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Funding of cancer drug Keytruda
8:16 AM.The Health Minister is promising more funding for Pharmac in the next budget. Audio
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Tributes paid to pioneering activist Ranginui Walker
8:21 AM.Tributes are pouring in for the noted Maori academic and writer, Ranginui Walker, who has died in Auckland at the age of 83. Audio
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Surprises but no shocks at Oscars
8:26 AM.There were the usual surprises but no great shocks as Hollywood honoured itself at the Oscar awards in Los Angeles last night. Audio
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Northland iwi want say over burials at sea
8:37 AM.Northland iwi want a stronger say about where and when bodies are buried in the sea. Audio
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Winz worker feels bullet fly past her face
8:41 AM.The trial of double murder accused Russell Tully, has heard how a woman felt a bullet fly past her head as she ran for the door. Audio
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Lifelong criminal Arthur Taylor plans new career
8:44 AM.The life-long criminal Arthur Taylor says he wants to act as a legal adviser and consultant when he's released from prison. Audio
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Cyclones a test for Pacific RSE workers
8:50 AM.Fijians working in New Zealand as seasonal workers have spoken of the anxious times they had when Cyclone Winston devastated their country. Audio
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New Zealand first to vote in Super Tuesday primaries
8:53 AM.You would have heard the American ambassador earlier this morning speaking to us about Super Tuesday. Audio
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First Bluff oysters of the season
8:56 AM.The first of the 13 million or so Bluff oysters expected to be harvested this season are making their way to shops around the country today. Audio