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Morning Report for Monday 20 June 2016
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Top Stories for Monday 20 June 2016
6:00 AM.The Government's scheme to pay homeless people to move out of Auckland begins today but exactly how it's going to work remains unclear. .Auckland mayoral candidate Vic Crone wants to impose extra… Read more Audio
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NZ IOC member doubts Russian athletes will make it to Rio
6:14 AM.A New Zealander on the International Olympic Committee is confident Russian athletes won't be given a dispensation to compete at the Rio Games. Audio
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Waikato mayor says ratepayers won't pay for toxic clean up
6:18 AM.A fight is brewing over who will pay the millions of dollars needed to clean up one of the country's most toxic sites. Audio
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Early Business News for 20 June 2016
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Goff responds to Crone's housing shortage solution
6:38 AM.An Auckland mayoral candidate wants to tag on additional rate charges for empty houses, commercial buildings and land to help solve the city's housing shortage. Audio
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90-day trial claims shown to be a fabrication - Labour
6:42 AM.The Government's claim that its controversial 90 day trial period for workers was boosting employment has been shown to be a complete fabrication, the Labour Party says. Audio
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Brexit key to this week's agenda
6:50 AM.Britain and Europe will be the focus for financial markets, as the crucial vote on whether the UK leaves the EU rolls around this week. Audio
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NZ facing digital explosion in just three years
6:52 AM.The country is facing a digital explosion with demand, internet usage, expansion of the Internet of things, mobile devices, broadband speeds all set for double digit growth and more in the next three… Read more Audio
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Changes to patent law could prove costly for inventors
6:55 AM.An intellectual property expert is warning inventors to protect their intellectual property, as a new regulation covering patents begins to take effect. Audio
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Morning markets for 20 June 2016
6:58 AM.American stocks were weaker, Brexit remains an anxiety for the markets and Apple was hurt by problems with Chinese authorities over Iphone sales. Audio
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Concerns about Auckland social housing relocation scheme
7:11 AM.The government's scheme to pay state housing tenants and homeless people to move out of Auckland begins today but exactly how it's going to work remains unclear. Audio
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Auckland mayoral contender Crone targets unoccupied homes
7:15 AM.Auckland mayoral candidate Vic Crone wants to impose extra rates on empty houses, commercial buildings and land to help solve the city's housing shortage. Audio
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IOC ruling expected on Russian participation in Rio Games
7:21 AM.The International Olympic Committee will decide this week if Russian athletes will be granted a dispensation to compete at the Rio Games. Audio
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Fight brews on cleanup for toxic, derelict coal works
7:26 AM.A fight is brewing over who will pay the millions of dollars needed to clean up one of the country's most toxic sites. Audio
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Brexit campaigning resumes after weekend of remembrance in UK
7:30 AM.As vigils are held around England to remember the Labour MP Jo Cox, campaigning on the future of Britain in the EU has resumed. Audio
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Children's Commissioner says change needed to help children
7:44 AM.The outgoing Children's Commissioner says change is needed now to help children in state care. Audio
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Petition urges parliament to discuss voluntary euthanasia
7:46 AM.Nearly twenty thousand people have written to Parliament, many sharing their own intensely personal experiences on the issue of euthanasia. Audio
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Canterbury farmers blamed for poor water quality
7:48 AM.Canterbury farmers are being blamed for the region's deteriorating rivers and poor water quality. Audio
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Govt social housing relocation scheme criticised - PM responds
7:54 AM.The Government's scheme to pay state housing tenants and homeless people to leave Auckland begins today. Audio
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Demand for community housing in Auckland is "overwhelming"
8:11 AM.The Prime Minister John Key says the government's relocation grant for Aucklanders in social housing enables them to move somewhere that 'suits their lifestyle.' Audio
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Former UK Labour MP Bryan Gould says Brexit vote too close to call
8:16 AM.It's just four days until Britain votes on whether to quit the European Union. Audio
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England clinch series win over Wallabies
8:22 AM.Former Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has steered England to a huge win against his old team at the weekend to clinch England's first series win in Australia. Audio
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Storm claims lives of 11 children on Russian lake
8:28 AM.Up to 14 children have been died after their boat got caught in a storm on a lake in northern Russia. Audio
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Bogus warrants showing up on Northland cars
8:37 AM.Cars turning up at a Northland service station owner with fake warrants is worrying the owner. Audio
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Veteran activist steps back in to the political ring
8:41 AM.The Mana Movement leader Hone Harawira wants to bounce back from his election defeat in 2014 and win back the Te Tai Tokerau seat. Audio
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Analysts bet US to approve TPP in lame-duck period
8:47 AM.Free trade advocates are betting the United States will approve the Trans Pacific Partnership late this year, despite trenchant political opposition to the pact. Audio
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How much would you pay for bottled air?
8:50 AM.One Canterbury business is bottling fresh air from the Southern Alps and selling it in China for 28 dollars a can, and the product will hit New Zealand shelves soon. Audio
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
8:56 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio