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Morning Report for Friday 29 July 2016
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Māori musicians get behind Māori Music Month
8:53 AM.High profile Māori musicians are getting behind a new initiative - Māori Music Month. This August they'll be showcasing their talents, and mentoring young performers in Aotearoa and Australia. Read more Video, Audio
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Mandatory registration for social workers on the cards
8:48 AM.Mandatory registration for social workers seems likely from next year. Our political reporter, Demelza Leslie, explains why some are welcoming the change from the current voluntary system. Audio
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David Jones arrival challenge for local shops
8:45 AM.The opening of Wellington's David Jones department store, yesterday, is being hailed as proof the retail sector is alive and well despite high rents and the lurking threat of the internet. Eric… Read more Audio
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Give-a-little becomes take-a-little with a new fee
8:42 AM.Crowd-funding website Givealittle will soon charge fundraisers a 5 percent fee to help cover administrative costs. Audio
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Gore District mayor welcomes Chinese investment in the region
8:38 AM.The Mayor of the Gore District Council is welcoming the Chinese investment that will see a $200 million dollar diary manufacturing plant in the region. Audio
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New Zealand teams square off in Super Rugby semi-final
8:35 AM.Injuries, and returns from injury, could play a decisive role in this weekend's Super Rugby semi-finals. We talk to our sports reporter Joe Porter who has been keeping an eye on who is fit to take the… Read more Audio
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Just what do polls sometimes do to get it so very wrong
8:26 AM.Why do polls on some of the big political decisions - be it Brexit or the rise of Donald Trump - get it wrong? We ask veteran election analyst Antony Green from the ABC. Audio
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Clinton to accept nomination as Democratic Convention wraps up
8:20 AM.Hillary Clinton will officially accept the Democratic nomination for President as the party's national convention wraps up today. Audio
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Auckland's housing boom may not boom quite so much
8:16 AM.Auckland's predicted housing boom won't be as great as previously thought. Tom Furley looks at new figures which show the estimates of the number of homes to be built in the city have been downgraded.
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Should the rest of NZ care about the Unitary Plan?
8:12 AM.The economist Shamubeel Eaqub says the implementation of Auckland's new unitary plan will pay dividends for the rest of the country. Audio
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Bugs, guns, sewage stand between NZ athletes, Rio success
7:54 AM.Zika, superbugs, sewage and security concerns all stand in the way of success for New Zealand athletes at the Rio Olympics ... and that's even before they have got to the start line. Our Sports editor… Read more Audio
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Democrats accuse Trump of soliciting espionage
7:48 AM.The Republican US presidential candidate, Donald Trump, says he was being sarcastic when he said Russia should look for thousands of e-mails his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, deleted from a… Read more Audio
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Police give more details about Waihi miner fatal accident
7:45 AM.Police still unwilling to name the miner who died after his front-end loader rolled in an underground mine. But they have just outlined more details about the accident. Audio
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Report - each suicide a $3.4 million cost in lost opportunity
7:42 AM.New reasearch is counting not only the personal cost of suicide, but also the economic cost of each life lost. A report by the office of the Auditor General estimates the lost opportunity of each… Read more Audio
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Teina Pora back to court to try to get inflation on payout
7:36 AM.Teina Pora is headed back to court to try to get the interest on his $2.5 million dollar payout for being wrongly locked up. Audio
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Fears Unitary Plan won't answer affordable housing need
7:33 AM.Community housing groups say Auckland's revised Unitary Plan may not mean more quality homes for those on low incomes. Joanna MacKenzie reports. Audio
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Nine schools battle today for national kapa haka title
7:25 AM.Six months of training for just 30 minutes on stage. Today the top nine teams from secondary schools around the country will battle it out in the national kapa haka competition. Audio
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Chinese control of new dairy factory 'lunacy' says Peters
7:21 AM.Winston Peters is warning that too many Chinese companies have controlling interests in key New Zealand infrastructure. It comes as Mataura Valley Milk announced a deal which will see them partner… Read more Audio
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Reports: Indonesia carries out executions
7:19 AM.Indonesian media are reporting that executions have been carried out on the island of Nusa Kambangan. Audio
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Rudd's bid to be world's top diplomat going off the rails
7:14 AM.Kevin Rudd's bid to join the line up of those vying for the UN Secretary General's job is in Malcolm Turnbull's hands. He's been left to make a "captain's call" on whether to back Mr Rudd. Our… Read more Audio
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Missing miner found dead at Waihi mine
7:12 AM.A 29-year-old miner has died in Waihi after the front end loader he was driving rolled last night. Our reporter Andrew McRae is there. Audio
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Sports News for 29 July 2016
7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ sport. Audio
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Markets
6:58 AM.Wall Street is mixed after a weaker results from the car-maker Ford - it has reported fewer sales in China. Audio
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Interest in possum sector turns into family run business
6:55 AM.Basically Bush, which collects fur for possum-merino yarn as well as selling retail items, was first established by husband and wife Sue and Steve Boot in 1998. Audio
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Macpac says new owner a good fit as growth plans take-off
6:54 AM.The outdoor clothing and goods retailer, Macpac, says it's poised for growth after it was taken over by an Australian private equity firm, late last year. Audio
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FMA says finance sector behaviour needs to improve
6:53 AM.Behaviour and attitudes among finance companies and the people who work for them need to improve according to the Financial Markets Authority. Audio
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Mainfreight resists pressure to change board, auditors
6:51 AM.The board of the transport company, Mainfreight, is resisting pressure by institutional investors to introduce fresh blood around the table and replace their long-serving auditors with someone new. Audio
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Awaroa fundraiser says Givealittle's fee gave him 'jolt'
6:44 AM.The man who was the face of the campaign to buy Awaroa Beach says news Givealittle is now going to charge a fee gave him "a bit of a jolt." Audio
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Merkel - refugees welcome in Germany, despite wave of violence
6:40 AM.The German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not abandon her policy of welcoming refugees, despite a spate of Islamist attacks in her country. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 29 July 2016
6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 29 July 2016
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Calls for overhaul of Reserve Bank's inflation target
6:16 AM.The emergence of persistently low inflation has led to calls for an overhaul of the Reserve Bank's inflation target. And as Patrick O'Meara reports, some pundits say the bank's actions have done… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 29 July 2016
6:00 AM.A 29-year-old miner has died in Waihi after the front end loader he was driving rolled last night; Rudd's bid to be world's top diplomat going off the rails; reports: Indonesia carries out executions… Read more Audio