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Morning Report for Thursday 23 June 2016
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Pioneer case uses DNA testing to prove aristocratic entitlement
8:55 AM.A retired accountant from Buckinghamshire has won the right to be made a Scottish baronet after a court case in which DNA was used for the first time to prove aristocratic entitlement. Audio
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Leading former league coach Lowe to stand for Auckland council
8:53 AM.Graham Lowe made his name turning rugby league players into winning teams -- now he wants to use those skills in the political arena. Audio
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Coffins of victims in presidential plane crash to be reopened
8:49 AM.Six years after Poland's president was killed in a jet crash in western Russia, prosecutors want to exhume the remains of the victims. Audio
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Willie Jackson predicts deal to let Harawira win back seat
8:43 AM.Hone Harawira's decision to stand again in the Te Tai Tokerau seat has sparked talk work is under way to rebuild the bridges burnt when he quit the Maori Party in 2011 to found the Mana Movement. Audio
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Flood victim forced back to work
8:40 AM.A year on from the devastating Whanganui floods 10 home owners are still locked out of their properties with little prospect of ever returning. Audio
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Victim of rustlers stunned at cruetly
8:37 AM.A Waikato Sheep farmer has been left stunned after rustlers butchered her pet ewes. Audio
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Is justice delayed, justice denied?
8:28 AM.A Queenstown lawyer says innocent people are choosing to plead guilty in the local District Court rather than wait up to two years for trials to be heard. Audio
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Akl's skyline set to change with 52-storey apartment building
8:25 AM.A 52-storey skyscraper with more than two hundred and twenty apartments and studios is set to tower over Auckland City. Audio
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Business chief says congestion charge an option
8:21 AM.The government's concession tolls may be needed to ease Auckland's traffic woes has encouraged Wellington advocates of road charges. Audio
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Greens say better public transport needed
8:15 AM.Time now to talk about the proposal to have tolls on Auckland roads within ten years. Audio
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Euro leaders are making their voices heard
8:11 AM.Politicians have been making their last pitch for votes on the final day of campaigning before the EU referendum. Audio
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Winston Peters wants more police in Northland
7:55 AM.Let's go back now to the concerns in Northland about new police flyng squads which locals say aren't working. Audio
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All Blacks team for final test against Wales
7:53 AM.Steve Hansen has named the team for the third and final test against Wales in Dunedin on Saturday. Audio
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Cabinet ministers expected to receive Shewan report today
7:49 AM.Cabinet ministers are expected to receive the Shewan report on potential changes to foreign trust disclosure rules sometime today. Audio
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International Wire Story.
7:48 AM.Gunmen in southern Nigeria have kidnapped Two Australians and one New Zealander and killed their local driver in an early morning attack according to police. Audio
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Final pitch for undecided voters 24 hours out
7:44 AM.UK Prime Minister David Cameron says the decision is irreversible, with no coming back if Britain leaves the EU. Audio
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British expats worried about racist Brexit campaign
7:41 AM.British ex-pats say they're worried a racist and divisive campaign leading up to today's Brexit referendum has got out of control Audio
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Upper Hutt businesses fail to stump up to help out hungry kids
7:37 AM.A community project to get school lunches to hungry Upper Hutt children has foundered after not one of the 3-hundred local businesses approached for help agreed to dip into their pockets. Audio
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Legal action looming over Maori images on US website
7:27 AM.Legal action in the United States is being considered after a portrait of an 11-year-old Maori girl turned up for sale on an American website Audio
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Small towns plead for more police as crims get bolder
7:24 AM.Small towns in Northland are pleading for more police officers. Audio
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Thousands spent to help disabled son after a hip op went wrong
7:19 AM.Broken promises from two district health boards have left a Rangitikei couple out of pocket and struggling to cope with caring for their five-year-old disabled son. Audio
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Undercover scheme used to catch killer in Reddy murders
7:11 AM.The Police Association says the publication of how police caught convicted double murderer Kamal Reddy could mean the loss of a key tool to catch criminals. Audio
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Morning markets for 23 June 2016
6:58 AM.American stocks are softer, Brexit weighing on sentiment. Audio
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Idea turns into a commercial business called Unovent
6:56 AM.After working in the engineering and automation sectors, an idea to simplify home ventilation has turned into a commercial business. Audio
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Insurance broker seeing little digital disruption
6:54 AM.A New Zealand insurance brokerage is confident the industry can survive a tide of digital technology and new business methods such as mobile apps and interactive websites. Audio
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European meat producers aim to grow pork exports to NZ
6:52 AM.A global infrastructure firm says the construction sector is under immense pressure which is driving up costs and increasing building times. Audio
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Infrastructure firm has warning about construction sector
6:50 AM.A global infrastructure firm says the construction sector is under immense pressure which is driving up costs and increasing building times. Audio
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Ttourist operators try to tap in to the growing Chinese market.
6:46 AM.A record number of Chinese tourists are visiting New Zealand. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 23 June 2016
6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 23 June 2016
6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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One in 10 water breaches blamed on unreliable data
6:16 AM.About one in 10 serious water-consent breaches in Canterbury are being blamed on faulty water meter readings. Audio
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Labour says Compass Group DHB contract an absolute mess
6:14 AM.The Labour Party says the government's food service contract for district health boards is an absolute mess. Audio
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Kawakawa businessman says police notable by their absence
6:10 AM.Small towns in Northland are pleading for more police officers. Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 23 June 2016
6:00 AM.In the wake of the Kamal Reddy trial, have police tactics been put at risk by the publication of how it runs its Mr Big operations. Broken promises from two DHBs force a Taranaki couple to provideā¦ Read more Audio