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Morning Report for Wednesday 7 September 2016
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Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Quick Questions
8:52 AM.Quick Fire Questions for all the candidates. Video, Audio
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Auckland Mayoralty Debate - how did the candidates do?
8:50 AM.Todd Niall (RNZ's Auckland Correspondent), Stellar Muller (a south Auckland entrepreneur) and Simon Wilson (Metro magazine's editor-at-large) discuss the how successful the candidates were at making… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Fiscal Management
8:44 AM.Is there fiscal flab that can be trimmed from the council budget, or are the candidates making budgetary promises they are unlikely to deliver on? Video, Audio
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Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Transport
8:37 AM.How will the candidates work with central government to keep Auckland moving? Video, Audio
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Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Maori sites, Southern Initiative
8:22 AM.A third of New Zealand's population live in Auckland, over the next 30 years Auckland is expected to get 500 new residents a week, or 26,000 people a year. How will the council ensure the city can… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Immigration & Population
8:19 AM.A third of New Zealand's population live in Auckland, over the next 30 years Auckland is expected to get 500 new residents a week, or 26,000 people a year. How will the council ensure the city can… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Housing
8:05 AM.As the average house price in Auckland tops a million dollars, how do the mayoral candidates plan to house Auckland's ever-growing population? Video, Audio
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Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Introduction
8:00 AM.Mayoral candidates Phil Goff, Vic Crone, John Palino and Mark Thomas join Guyon Espiner to discuss the issues facing Auckland, and how they hope to lead New Zealand's largest city. Video, Audio
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Icy blast barrels its way up the country
7:55 AM.An icy blast is barreling its way up the country today. Audio
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Who will replace Sir Gordon as Sevens coach?
7:50 AM.How will Rugby Sevens super coach Sir Gordon Tietjens be remembered? And who might replace him? Max Towle reports. Audio
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Fijian workers wonder where promised visa changes are
7:44 AM.Fijian workers in the South Island are still waiting for visa changes promised by Prime Minister John Key a year ago. Audio
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Jury starts deliberating today in Taiaroa murder trial
7:41 AM.The jury in the murder trial of stop-go worker, George Taiaroa, will today begin deliberating its verdict. Audio
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Christine Rankin to give evidence in Craig defamation case
7:38 AM.Christine Rankin is expected to give evidence today in the defamation case against Colin Craig at the High Court in Auckland. Audio
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Broker says banks should ease up on apartment-lending rules
7:27 AM.As the average price of property in Auckland tops the one million dollar mark, can more buyers turn to apartments? Audio
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First-home flats need to be what banks are willing to fund
7:24 AM.Young Aucklanders are told the best way into the property market is to buy an apartment, but getting a bank loan for an apartment is not necessarily straightforward. Audio
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Caring for 'P babies' tough job for struggling grandparents
7:20 AM.New research commissioned for the support group Grandparents Raising Grandchildren reveals out of 13-hundred children being cared for by grandparents, almost half were removed from their parents… Read more Audio
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Islamic State issues chilling new threats to kill Australians
7:15 AM.Islamic State uses new online propaganda magazine to issue a chilling call to action to 'lone wolf' type followers to kill Australians in some of the nations most iconic venues. We talk to a… Read more Audio
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Vanguard to create ethical fund for KiwiSaver
7:11 AM.Vanguard International says its willing to create a new fund just for New Zealanders concerned about KiwiSaver funds being invested indirectly in companies that make cluster bombs, anti-personnel… Read more Audio
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Markets update
6:59 AM.Wall Street is back from the US public holiday and is stronger helped by technology and energy stocks. Audio
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Vodafone confident Sky merger will get regulatory approval
6:57 AM.The telecommunicatons company, Vodafone New Zealand, is confident its proposed merger with Sky Television will go ahead, despite a number of submissions opposing the move. Audio
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Expert says government tax recommendations are excessive
6:55 AM.A tax expert says recommendations aimed at addressing tax avoidance by multinational companies would probably do more harm than good for New Zealand. Audio
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US fund manager ready to design weapons free investments for NZ
6:54 AM.One of the world's biggest investment fund managers, the United States based Vanguard International says it's commited to constructing suitable funds for New Zealand. Audio
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Alexa Cook and Jonathan Mitchell discuss global dairy prices
6:50 AM.As expected, global dairy prices have notched more gains. Audio
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John Key travels to two major regional summits this week
6:46 AM.RNZ deputy political editor Chris Bramwell reports on the two regional summits the Prime Minister John Key is attending this week. Audio
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Government denies it is scrambling to deal with housing
6:43 AM.As the average price for property in Auckland tips the million dollar market, the Government denies it's scrambling to find a solution. Audio
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International fund manager creating ethical fund for Kiwisaver
6:40 AM.The fund manager at the centre of the KiwiSaver munitions investment furor says it will set up an ethical alternative when KiwiSaver providers explain what they want. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 7 September 2016
6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 7 September 2016
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Maori lawyer helps Native Americans protest against pipeline
6:17 AM.Māori lawyer Kingi Snelgar helps the Sioux tribe in North Dakota as they fight against an oil pipeline going through a sacred site. Audio
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One in ten working without written employment contract
6:13 AM.Workplace Relations Minister Michael Woodhouse is asking officials for more information in response to revelations that one in ten employees in New Zealand are working without a written contract. Audio
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Grandparents struggle to cope with children in their care
6:10 AM.A new survey show grandparents are struggling to make ends meet as they care for vulnerable grandchildren. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 7 September 2016
6:00 AM.Vanguard to create ethical fund for KiwiSaver, Islamic State issues chilling new threats to kill Australians, Caring for 'P babies' tough job for struggling grandparents, First-home flats need to be… Read more Audio