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Morning Report for Friday 7 October 2016
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Top Stories for Friday 7 October 2016
6:00 AM.Baker awarded $98,000 in damages had to represent herself; former PM of Portugal to become UN secretary-general; tearful apology from Aaron Smith after toilet incident; the Serco inquiry explained; At… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 7 October 2016
6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Breakers open new basketball season against old friends
6:18 AM.New Zealand Breakers tonight when they take on Melbourne United in their National Basketball League season opener in Auckland. Matt Chatterton reports. Audio
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Early Business News for 7 October 2016
6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 7 October 2016
6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Antonio Guterres officially becomes next head of UN
6:41 AM.The United Nations Security Council has formally nominated the former prime minister of Portugal, Antonio Guterres, as the next UN secretary-general. Audio
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Private prisons not to blame for fight clubs - govt
6:47 AM.The Government says private prisons are not to blame for regular fight clubs at the Serco-run Mt Eden Prison. Audio
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Economist says China's growth tipped to slow to 4% by 2018
6:50 AM.A visiting economist says the global economic outlook is looking dangerous and volatile, although he expects New Zealand to fare better than many. Audio
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Drastic action needed to stimulate rest home development
6:52 AM.A study of the healthcare sector has found that too few rest homes are being built to meet a massive rise in demand, because it isn't profitable enough for the private sector. Audio
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ComCom says consumers must protect themselves from bad traders
6:54 AM.The Commerce Commission is urging consumers to be careful and get advice before they buy goods from mobile traders. Audio
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Aust govt tax plans in tatters
6:57 AM.The Australian federal government looks set to back track on ambitious plans for multi-billion dollar tax cuts for big business. Audio
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Morning Markets for 7 October 2016
6:58 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 7 October 2016
7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Woman awarded $98,000 in damages had to represent herself
7:10 AM.A woman who received the second highest-ever award from the Human Rights Review Tribunal says she was discouraged from taking any action. Audio
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Former PM of Portugal to become UN secretary-general
7:14 AM.The former prime minister of Portugal, Antonio Guterres, has officially been nominated as the next United Nations secretary-general. Audio
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Tearful apology from Aaron Smith after toilet incident
7:22 AM.All Blacks' halfback Aaron Smith heads home from Durban, South Africa after a tearful apology for his behaviour with a woman in a Christchurch Airport toilet for the disabled. Audio
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The Serco inquiry explained
7:27 AM.The inquiry into the Mt Eden prison fight clubs shows Serco used a system that rostered on guards who were on leave, or who no longer worked for it at all. Audio
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At least 140 killed by Hurricane Matthew in Caribbean
7:35 AM.The death toll from Hurricane Matthew has climbed to 140, with 136 of those deaths in Haiti. Audio
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United States brace for deadly Hurricane Matthew
7:37 AM.Florida Govenor Rick Scott says Hurricane Matthew is so dangerous people will be killed as it looms closer to the United States. Audio
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More Kiwisaver members taking contribution holiday
7:44 AM.Increasing numbers of Kiwisaver members are halting payments into the scheme, raising fears that households are digging into their retirement nest eggs to make ends meet. Audio
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Pop-up booth attempts to boost low voter turn out
7:50 AM.A pop-up voting booth appears in an Auckland shopping mall to entice South Aucklanders to have their say. Audio
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V8 Supercars season highlight Mt Panorama this Sunday
7:53 AM.New Zealanders fancy their chances of upsetting the home town heroes in Sunday's Bathurst 1000 motor race. Audio
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Emotional weekend at Bathurst for Ford fans
7:57 AM.The last Ford vehicles roll off the line in Australia today, just days before racing at Bathurst where Ford v Holden rivalries have dominated for decades. Barry Gordon's a Ford fantatic - he says it's… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 7 October 2016
8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Police continue search for Otorohanga man after stabbings
8:10 AM.Police continue the manhunt for Ross Douglas Bremner, who has not been seen since the stabbing of his parents, Keith and Claire Bremner on Tuesday night. Audio
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Green MP detained in Israel, mission deemed "a ship of fools"
8:14 AM.The Green Party MP, Marama Davidson, is still being detained in Israel after the protest boat she was on was intercepted by Israeli defence forces in the Mediterranean. We talk to AUT professor Paul… Read more Audio
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Kia Ora Gaza defends the legality of its mission
8:17 AM.Kia Ora Gaza chairman defends flotilla mission and says Marama Davidson and her fellow protesters were not breaking international law. Audio
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Privacy legislation lagging behind technology
8:21 AM.Privacy advocates say recommended law changes have been in limbo for so long they've now been out-stripped by advances in technology. Kate Newton investigates. Audio
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Media overkill in Aaron Smith toilet tryst
8:25 AM.The coverage of the Aaron Smith airport toilet liaison has gone to extremes of absurdity according to a former newspaper editor. Audio
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Markets Update for 7 October 2016
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Disappointing turnout as Akld mayoral race nears finish
8:35 AM.Our Auckland Correspondent says something is missing from Auckland's mayoral election race - voter enthusiasm. Audio
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Soldiers' N bomb convictions overturned on appeal
8:39 AM.Two soldiers convicted for taking the drug N bomb while out on the town in Palmerston North last year have had their convictions overturned. Audio
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Calls to removal level crossings in Auckland after crash
8:43 AM.A crash at a notrious level crossing in Auckland reignites calls for all level crossings to be gone from the city. Audio
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Dunedin scientists make discovery in cervical cancer research
8:48 AM.Otago University scientists make a discovery in research into cervical cancer, which may lead to a treatment that could work like the 'wonder drug' Keytruda. Audio
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Great Dane gets 3D-printed leg implant
8:51 AM.A Great Dane called Leroy has been fitted with a revolutionary 3d printed titanium leg implant. Audio
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
8:56 AM.We talk to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio