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Morning Report for Wednesday 8 June 2016
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Auckland Transport assessing battery-powered trains to Pukekohe
8:56 AM.Auckland's transport agency is considering buying leading-edge battery powered trains to serve towns beyond the end of the electrified network. Audio
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PM says time is right for official Fiji visit
8:52 AM.The Prime Minister says the time is right for his visit to Fiji this week - even though democracy there is not perfect. Audio
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Adults with autism shouldn't be locked up
8:48 AM.Mental Health advocates say the government needs to find alternatives to seclusion for people with severe autism. Audio
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Government urged to adopt new equal pay guidelines
8:45 AM.The Government is being urged to quickly adopt new equal pay guidelines which would see disputes settled directly with employers, rather than clogging up the courts. Audio
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Fifty metres of Sydney's beaches eaten away by weekend's storm
8:43 AM.A funding dispute has delayed a seawall which could've saved the northern Sydney beach homes now teetering on the edge. Audio
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Govt ignoring the role older drivers play in accidents
8:36 AM.Road safety Campaigners says the government is ignoring the role older drivers play in accidents. Audio
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TPP remains in the balance
8:27 AM.The Trans-Pacific partnership could still become collateral damage in the US presidential race. Audio
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Mental health users talk about the sector
8:21 AM.Experts say mental health is no longer a priority for the Government and the sector is regressing to the days of institutions. Audio
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Sky City steel jobs heading offshore
8:17 AM.Despite a huge push to create local jobs during the construction of Sky City's Convention Centre, half the work on steel frames has gone offshore. Audio
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Tributes flow for Sir Graham Latimer
8:12 AM.Mourners are setting out from around the motu today for the tangihanga of Sir Graham Latimer. Audio
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Worst Queen's Birthday weekend road toll in 29 years.
7:55 AM.The Police say motorists need to pause and make better decisions when they are driving after a horror holiday weekend that claimed eleven lives in crashes. Audio
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No analysis has been done on impact of major roads
7:51 AM.The Government has done no analysis on the impact its multi-billion dollar roading projects will have on the country's greenhouse gas emissions. Audio
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Campaign to sack judge in Stanford sexual assault case
7:43 AM.A Stanford University professor is leading the campaign to recall a judge who gave a six month sentence to a student convicted of sexual assault. Audio
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Father on trial for murder of baby daughter
7:40 AM.A mother has told a jury about getting a phone call from her partner yelling at her to come home on the day their baby died. Audio
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Requests pour in for EQC to review repairs
7:37 AM.The Earthquake Commission could have a big job on its hands fixing quake damaged Christchurch homes for a second time. Audio
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Mai Chen on pay equity recommendations
7:28 AM.The Government's being urged to allow pay equity disputes to be settled through good faith bargaining, rather than through the courts. Audio
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Sir Graham Latimer remembered
7:20 AM.Leaders throughout Maoridom have paid their respects to Sir Graham Latimer, who has died in Kaitaia at the age of 90. Audio
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Six democratic primaries underway in the US
7:14 AM.Six democratic primaries are underway in the United States, although the US media has already called the race for Hillary Clinton. Audio
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Sky City construction jobs go to Thailand
7:10 AM.Half of the work to make and fit thousands of tonnes of steel frames for the Sky City Convention Centre has gone to Thailand, despite New Zealand factories being encouraged to gear up for the work. Audio
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Recruitment platform cuts out middle-man and expands wider
6:54 AM.Today we look at a recently launched online recruitment site that is targeting the IT sector. Audio
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Synalit revises down current season forecast milk price
6:52 AM.The small South Island milk processor Synlait Milk doesn't expect much improvement in either global prices or demand but it's been willing to set a slightly optimsitic forecast opening payout. Audio
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Worksafe compliance costing some SMEs more than it should
6:49 AM.Smalll and medium sized businesses are being urged to take advantage of free advice and not be panicked into hiring consultants about new health and safety laws. Audio
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Steel framing jobs head to Thailand
6:38 AM.Half of the work to make and fit 8500 tonnes of steel frames for Auckland's International Convention Centre has gone to Thailand. Audio
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Early Business News for 8 June 2016
6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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New guidelines for equal pay disputes
6:14 AM.New guidelines opening the way up for thousands of equal pay disputes to be settled directly with an employers, rather than clogging up the courts, are being hailed as a giant leap forward. Audio
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Clinton labelled the "presumptive" presidential nominee
6:09 AM.Several leading American news outlets have declared Hillary Clinton the "presumptive" Democratic presidential nominee -- but her rival Bernie Sanders is refusing to concede he's lost. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 8 June 2016
6:00 AM.Disbelief in the steel industry as a contract for the Sky City Convention Centre goes to a Thai company. Voting is under way in the last big day of the US presidential primaries and Shane Jones and… Read more Audio