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Morning Report for Monday 14 March 2016
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Top Stories for Monday 14 March 2016
6:00 AM.Trump blames Sanders supporters for campaign chaos in Chicago, Plumbing products not up to standard, Tourism industry wants 5-year ban on irrigation schemes, Final report released in Germanwings plane… Read more Audio
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Trump blames Sanders supporters for campaign chaos in Chicago
6:10 AM.Frontrunner for the US Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump, has lost badly in caucuses in Wyoming and Washington, D.C. Priscilla Huff is our correspondent in Washington, D.C. Audio
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Plumbing products not up to standard
6:18 AM.Officials are investigating a grey market in dodgy building products. Darren Waith is the chair of the National Plumbing and Pipelaying Standards Committee. Audio
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Early Business News for 14 March 2016
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Tourism industry wants 5-year ban on irrigation schemes
6:38 AM.The Tourism Export Council wants a five-year ban on new irrigation schemes in the wake of the dairy downturn. The council's chief executive is Lesley Immink. Audio
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Final report released in Germanwings plane crash
6:41 AM.French air accident investigators are calling for public safety to be put before pilots' medical confidentiality. The recommendation comes in their final report into last year's Germanwings disaster… Read more Audio
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GDP expects to have slowed in 4th quarter, but pick-up seen
6:50 AM.A couple of sets of numbers out this week are expected to show the changing face of the economy with weak dairy prices dampening activity and incomes on one hand but a strong tourism sector helping to… Read more Audio
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Record high occupancy drives hotel prices as supply dries up
6:52 AM.A booming tourism sector is filling hotels and motels around the country but it seems owners are preferring to hang on to their assets despite high demand and premium prices. Audio
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Financial sector taking action to keep baby boomers working
6:54 AM.The financial sector is looking at new ways to keep aging baby boomers in the workforce longer, as a skills gap looms large on the near horizon. Audio
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Jim Parker in Australia
6:56 AM.Pressures are growing to call a Royal Commission into the Commonwealth Bank of Australia after the uncovering of a major scandal in its insurance division. Audio
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Morning Markets for 14 March 2016
6:58 AM.American stocks buoyed by rising oil prices, and a better appetite for risk. Audio
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John Key says as many as 10 pct of dairy farmers could fail
7:10 AM.The Prime Minister John Key has put a figure on how many dairy farmers could fail because of the dairy downturn. Audio
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Tourism industry wants 5-year ban on irrigation schemes
7:13 AM.Tourism and environmental groups say the Government's decision to pour hundreds of millions of dollars into irrigation is a gamble, particularly in the wake of the dairy downturn. Environment reporter… Read more Audio
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John Key backs irrigation schemes even as dairy slides
7:17 AM.John Key responded to the call from the tourism industry calling for a five-year ban on new irrigation schemes. Audio
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MBIE investigates a grey market in dodgy building products
7:19 AM.Officials are investigating a grey market in dodgy building products. But two Aucklanders who train plumbers and council inspectors doubt it will make any difference, saying New Zealand is a dumping… Read more Audio
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Battle brewing over three strikes law
7:23 AM.Crown Law is lodging appeals in two cases where judges refused to send criminals to prison for the rest of their lives under the three strikes law. Audio
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France urges public safety put before pilots' confidentiality
7:38 AM.French investigators have called for medical confidentiality to be relaxed in the wake of last year's Germanwings disaster when a pilot deliberately crashed his plane into a mountainside. Audio
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MP says he has not been contacted by police but will co-operate
7:43 AM.The MP for Clutha-Southland Todd Barclay says he has not been contacted by the police, but if they do contact him about any matter, he would co-operate fully. This follows confirmation from… Read more Audio
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Claims against TPP to be heard by Waitangi Tribunal
7:45 AM.Maori claimants are lining up to challenge the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement in the Waitangi Tribunal. Audio
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Thousands with learning difficulties may be missing assistance
7:50 AM.The Dyslexia Foundation says thousands of high school students with learning difficulties may be missing out on help with their exams. Audio
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One year on from Cyclone Pam, challenges remain in Vanuatu
7:53 AM.It's one year since Cyclone Pam tore through the Pacific leaving devastation in its wake. Kate Pereyra Garcia went along to a meeting held in Wellington to mark the anniversary and filed this report. Audio
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Caberet, dance, opera all on Auckand Arts Festival menu
7:55 AM.The 2016 Auckland Arts Festival is in its last week and Justin Gregory is here to give his take on it. Audio
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Govt accused of too much emphasis on farmers
8:10 AM.Amid Opposition calls for a lifeline for struggling dairy farmers, the industry's being told it's already getting too much assistance from Government. Andrew Watters is the executive director of… Read more Audio
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Judges resist using three strikes law
8:18 AM.Crown Law is lodging appeals in cases where judges have resisted implementing the 'three strikes' law, that's got the architect of the bill, David Garrett concerned about the legislation's future. Audio
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Iran's Foreign Minister visits NZ
8:22 AM.The Foreign Minister, Murray McCully, hopes his Iranian counterpart's visit to New Zealand will help refresh relationships between the two countries. Iran's Foreign Minister is Mohammad Javad Zarif. Audio
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Lack of standards for dodgy plumbing product
8:36 AM.The Chair of the plumbing and pipelaying standards committee, Darren Waith and others in the industry say New Zealand is becoming a dumping ground for poor quality fittings because the rules are too… Read more Audio
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Collins wants firearms investigation
8:41 AM.The Police Minister Judith Collins has backing from Labour MPs for an inquiry into how criminals are obtaining high powered firearms. Audio
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The WHO warns Zika is on the rise and everyone is at risk
8:44 AM.The World Health Organisation says new research has strengthened the link between the Zika virus and foetal abnormalities, and it says sexual transmission of the virus is more common than previously… Read more Audio
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Workplace diversity summit begins in Auckland
8:50 AM.More than 40 of New Zealand's top chief executives will meet in Auckland today to discuss how to encourage diversity and leadership. Audio
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
8:55 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio