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Morning Report for Tuesday 17 May 2016
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Top Stories for Tuesday 17 May 2016
6:00 AM.We ask the Ministry of Social Development what it can actually do to help those forced to live in garages and cars and a homicide investigation is underway into the death of the woman whose body was… Read more Audio
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GPs hope for Budget funds to improve sector sustainability
6:17 AM.Family doctors say millions of dollars in extra government funding are needed to ensure GP fees remain affordable. Audio
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Early Business News for 17 May 2016
6:22 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 17 May 2016
6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio
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Measles continues to spread in the Waikato
6:38 AM.The Waikato Medical Officer of Health is advising all schools in the region to start looking at students' vaccination records, as measles continues to spread. Audio
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Fiji's historic Levuka needs help after Winston
6:46 AM.Business people and heritage workers in Fiji's UNESCO world heritage site of Levuka say the historic town and its people need help after Cyclone Winston. Audio
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Capacity constraints for the economy?
6:50 AM.There's a warning the economy could be on the cusp of experiencing capacity constraints if both the manufacturing and services sectors continue to expand at such a strong pace. Audio
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Kiwi Property has ambitious plans
6:52 AM.The country's largest shopping mall owner has ambitious plans to transform Auckland's Sylvia Park - the jewel in its crown - from a mall into a town centre, as early this year. Audio
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NZ start-up seeing rapid growth: expansion plans underway
6:54 AM.A New Zealand start-up business, Latipay, says it's new payments service running on China's e-commerce sites, Alibaba and WeChat, will make it much easier for New Zealand exporters to make sales… Read more Audio
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Sunscreen manufacturer looks to raise funds for expansion
6:56 AM.A New Zealand sunscreen manufacturer, Skin Alive, is looking to raise nearly half a million dollars in capital to fund international expansion. Audio
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Morning markets for 17 May 2016
6:58 AM.Wall Street tracking higher after a rise in Apple shares and gains in oil prices. Audio
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Key: Social nets in place for New Zealanders in hardship
7:15 AM.Yesterday on Morning Report we questioned the Prime Minister about what help is in place for those families sleeping in cars, garages and shipping containers. Audio
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Another Wicked Campers van banned
7:24 AM.Another Wicked Campers van has been ordered off the road by the chief censor. Audio
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Police say woman's death in Rakaia homicide
7:29 AM.The police are now treating the death of a woman whose body was found on the side of a Canterbury road as a homicide. Audio
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Concerns that people are being coerced into being vaccinated
7:35 AM.The Waikato Medical Officer of Health is now advising all schools in his region to start looking at students' vaccination records. Audio
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Andrew Little, says the PMr is completely out of touch
7:41 AM.The opposition leader, Andrew Little, says the Prime Minister is completely out of touch if he thinks families living in cars can simply go to Work and Income for help. Audio
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Gov sceptial of Seas Around Us investigation
7:49 AM.The Government and the seafood industry are sceptical of a new report which claims there's been gross under-reporting of the country's commercial fish take for decades. Audio
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Family doctors seek millions more for better community care
7:52 AM.Family doctors say millions of dollars in extra funding are urgently needed if fees are to remain affordable for patients. Audio
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PIMA disgusted at 'racist' Australian league commentary
7:55 AM.An Australian sports journalist says a lack of education and effort from high profile commentators is to blame for butchered pronunciation of the names of Pasifika rugby league players. Audio
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Another Wicked Campers van forced off the road
8:11 AM.The Chief Censor's office has banned Wicked Campers' use of an objectionable pornographic term forcing yet another one of its vans off the road. Audio
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Donald Trump's latest comments on David Cameron
8:16 AM.Donald Trump appears willing to walk away from the special relationship with Britain, saying it looks likely he won't have a good relationship with Prime Minister David Cameron if he becomes… Read more Audio
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Recreational fishers want better monitoring
8:22 AM.Recreational fishermen are angry commercial interests are trying to shift the blame for overfishing in New Zealand waters their way. Audio
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Markets Update for 17 May 2016
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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NZ teenagers to be quizzed on how they cope
8:36 AM.Just how well equipped New Zealand teenagers are to live an increasingly connected world is going to be tested alongside how good they are at reading, maths and science. Audio
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Response to 'No Forced Vaccines' group
8:38 AM.As the number of confirmed measles cases in the Waikato continies to grow all schools in the region are being advised to start looking at students' vaccination records. Audio
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Hayne plane heads for Fiji... and Rio
8:44 AM.He might be Australia's Sonny BIll Willams a code hopping sports start who next move has stunned his many fans. Audio
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Ten years of sign as official language
8:48 AM.It's been ten years since sign became an official language but those in the deaf community say more needs to be done. Audio
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Nasa gets ready for balloon lift-off - fifth time lucky?
8:53 AM.Nasa is once again getting ready to launch its super balloon from Wanaka Airport. Audio