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Morning Report for Tuesday 25 October 2016
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NZ mountaineer inspired by the first woman to climb Mt Everest
8:56 AM.The first woman to conquer Everest Junko Tabei of Japan has died from cancer, aged 77. The first New Zealand woman to climb the peak recalls Ms Tabei's inspiration. Audio
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Nelson woman sells family castle to help run Nepal charity
8:49 AM.Nelson woman puts the Scottish castle that's been in the family for nearly 600 years on the market Audio
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NZ anti-domestic violence programme up for international award
8:45 AM.Canterbury's anti-domestic violence programme, ReachOut, is up for international award Audio
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Tokelauans fight to save their language
8:41 AM.RNZI's Koro Vaka'uta reports on the struggle to save the Tokelauan language. Audio
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Accusations of racism fly at private Auckland school
8:37 AM.An Indian student has filed a discrimination complaint against a private Auckland school, accusing his teacher of abusing him and his friends because they are Punjabi. However the school says the… Read more Audio
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Hungary proud to put first chink in Iron Curtain
8:34 AM.Hungarian New Zealanders gathered around the country this weekend to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the 1956 uprising against communist rule. 1,100 refugees came to New Zealand when Russian… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 25 October 2016
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Whangarei women collaborate on massive camera sculpture
8:24 AM.Three Whangarei women are about to launch a crowd-funding drive for a towering harbourside sculpture containing a camera obscura - the earliest form of a camera, which effectively uses a pinhole to… Read more Audio
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Mum calls for quadbikes to be made safer after son's death
8:19 AM.The number of deaths from quad bike accidents has reached a record annual high. The mother of a teenager who died in a quadbike accident says attitudes to safety need to change and helmets should be… Read more Audio
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Is hemp milk soon to hit supermarket shelves?
8:16 AM.Ministers from New Zealand and Australia will be meeting next month. One item that may be up for discussion: hemp milk. Audio
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Call for Oranga Tamariki to take foster parenting seriously
8:10 AM.A man who has fostered 200 children says the Ministry for Vulnerable Children's call for a thousand new foster parents needs to be backed up with increased financial assistance for those who take the… Read more Audio
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Plane delay frustrating but Key will make meetings in India
7:53 AM.The acting Prime Minister Bill English says the PM's plane breakdown in Australia frustrating but will make key meetings in India. He wouldn't be drawn on whether this means the Air Force needs more… Read more Audio
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New Zealand's first three-way kidney exchange
7:49 AM.Transplant clinicians welcome first-ever three-way kidney exchange in New Zealand. Audio
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Sour grapes for Wallabies and an overjoyed Barrett trio
7:45 AM.The All Blacks notch up a record 18th consecutive test triumph but it's the off field antics and arguments are overshadowning the result. We talk to rugby commentator Keith Quinn Audio
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Migrants moved out of squalid 'Jungle' camp in Calais
7:40 AM.France is starting the clearance of refugees from the sprawling 'Jungle' camp in Calais. So far 1600 of the 7,000 migrants have been bussed off to other parts of France. We talk to our correspondent… Read more Audio
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Goff ruffles feathers with transport board selection
7:28 AM.Auckland's new mayor Phil Goff has made a controversial decision over the governance of Auckland Transport Audio
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Trump presidency looking remote as Clinton surges in polls
7:23 AM.Donald Trump's chances of gaining the keys to the White House look increasingly remote as Hillary Clinton surges in the latest polls. Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff has the latest. Audio
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PM's delegation to India delayed as Boeing breaks down
7:18 AM.The Prime Minister's official delegation to India has been delayed, after the air force plane he was travelling in broke down during a stopover in Australia. Free trade and education issues will be… Read more Audio
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Wealthy investors are searching for social housing projects
7:13 AM.Wealthy investors are searching for social housing projects to take part in. Audio
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Fonterra launches internal review over milk seller rules
7:10 AM.Fonterra has launched an internal review after people in China were arrested for on-selling milk powder that was past its Best By date and should have been destroyed. Audio
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Morning Markets for 25 October 2016
6:58 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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NZ Post investing in innovative R&D for long-term profits
6:50 AM.New Zealand Post has launched a national trial using a mobile workforce app, developed by GeoOp, as part of a stepped up effort to innovate and give customers what they really want. Audio
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Angel fund investment bounces back 17 percent
6:49 AM.Angel fund investment has rebounded 17 percent in the first half this year, after a dip from the highs of 2013 and 2014. Audio
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Australian online gaming companies seek merger
6:48 AM.Australia's online gambling companies are consolidating in a bid to stave off the competition. Audio
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Sky City confident revenue will rise after first quarter fall
6:47 AM.The casino operator, Sky City Entertaiment, is expecting revenue to pick up over the rest of the year, despite ongoing weakness in the high roller business. Audio
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Is the 8-hour working day redundant?
6:44 AM.To many, Labour Day means just a long weekend rather than its original intent of marking the right to work just 8 hours a day. But with recent struggles to secure minimum working hours for fast-food… Read more Audio
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First three-way kidney exchange a huge success - Coleman
6:41 AM.Minister of Health Jonathan Coleman says the country's first three way kidney exchange is a huge success. He spoke to our health correspondent Karen Brown. Audio
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Expired NZ milk powder repackaged for sale in China
6:38 AM.Fonterra is working to trace how almost three hundred tonnes of expired milk powder that was repackaged and sold illegally in China. Police in China arrested 19 people over the weekend in relation to… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 25 October 2016
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 25 October 2016
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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'Deeply ashamed' by treatment of asylum seekers
6:18 AM.A social agency says many Australians are deeply ashamed of how their government treats asylum seekers. Audio
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Fonterra's premium status makes it vulnerable, says expert
6:08 AM.Fonterra is reviewing its rules for milk powder resellers in China, after 19 people were arrested for on-selling milk powder that should have been thrown out. David Mahon, the chief executive at Mahon… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 25 October 2016
6:00 AM.Fonterra launches internal review over milk seller rules, Wealthy investors are searching for social housing projects, PM's delegation to India delayed as Boeing breaks down, Trump presidency looking… Read more Audio