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Morning Report for Friday 21 April 2017
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Top Stories for Friday 21 April 2017
6:00 AM.The Chief of the Air Force says despite the effective grounding of all its NH 90 helicopters the aircraft are not duds. The airforce has stopped all flights to areas where emergency landings are not… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 21 April 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 21 April 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Treaty of Waitangi will be on move soon
6:39 AM.The Department of Internal Affairs's Hugh Karena explains why moving historical documents, such as the Treaty of Waitangi, 200 metres down the road from the National Archives to the National Library… Read more Audio
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Business News for 21 April 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Chief of the Air Force defends helicopter flying restrictons
7:09 AM.The Chief of the Air Force says despite the effective grounding of all its NH 90 helicopters the aircraft are not duds. The airforce has stopped all flights to areas where emergency landings are not… Read more Audio
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Former PM says neoliberalism has failed New Zealanders
7:16 AM.Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger, who oversaw the dramatic undermining of unions, now says they've become too small. Audio
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Treaty of Waitangi's move to new home imminent
7:20 AM.Massive preparations are under way to move the 177-year-old Treaty of Waitangi along with the Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand, and the Women's Suffrage Petition 200… Read more Audio
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Trump picks Scott Brown as US ambassador to New Zealand
7:23 AM.A former senator once voted America's sexiest man has been chosen by Donald Trump as the next United States ambassador to New Zealand. Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks fleshes out the… Read more Audio
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Gold rush water permits overhaul threatens Central Otago economy
7:25 AM.The mayor of New Zealand's driest region says the overhaul of water permits granted in the Otago gold rush could threaten its economic future, as our Otago-Southland reporter, Ian Telfer, explains. Read more Audio
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8-year-old's rescue described as miraculous story of survival
7:37 AM.The rescue of an 8-year-old girl who spent more than two hours treading water in Manukau Harbour has been described as truly remarkable by Jonathon Webber, the chief executive of WaterSafe Auckland… Read more Audio
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Gun attack on Champs Elysee
7:40 AM.A police officer has been killed and another wounded in a shooting on the Champs Elysee in Paris. Christian Malard from i24 news in Paris says helicopters are flying over the area. The shooting comes… Read more Audio
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Two days after pay equity settlement, new bill slammed
7:45 AM.A proposed bill will change the way jobs are compared and, according to unions, restrict the ability of workers to argue gender discrimination when putting their case for pay equity. It comes just two… Read more Audio
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Maori are suffering from the poor condition of their waterways
7:50 AM.Maori leaders say damage to many of the country's rivers and lakes is having a deep impact on their communities, as Leigh Marama McLachlan reports. Audio
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One step closer to proving existence of extinct Kokako
7:51 AM.Nigel Babbage, the deputy chair of the South Island Kokako Charitable Trust is confident the South Island kokako, long thought to be extinct, is still alive. He says they just need photographic proof… Read more Audio
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Today is Poppy Day
7:54 AM.It's poppy day. We talk to Grant Philip -- a tetraplegic ex-serviceman, who received funding from the National Poppy fund to purchase a new sports wheelchair and RSA president BJ Clark about why… Read more Audio
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Birch defends his decision to end compulsory unionism
8:10 AM.Sir William Birch, the architect of the sweeping labour law changes in 1991 that removed compulsory unionism, says the change was good for New Zealand, and doesn't share the reservations of his former… Read more Audio
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Parents talk about suicide prevention following Netflix show
8:15 AM.Parents and community members gathered in Glen Eden last night to discuss suicide risk and how to talk to children about such a sensitive subject. It comes in the wake of a controversial Netflix… Read more Audio
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Masters of the Universe now simply Masters
8:20 AM.Sir Peter Snell, marathon runner Allison Roe and surf life saving ironman Cory Hutchings will be among nearly 25,000 athletes competing in the World Masters Games, which kick off in Auckland today. Audio
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World's largest multi-sport event kicks off in Auckland
8:24 AM.World Masters Games chief executive Jennah Wootten is confident of a smooth start to the event. She says 48 venues are hosting events, and public entry is free. Audio
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Brain fingerprinting, crime solving potential for New Zealand
8:28 AM.Canterbury University academics say brain wave analysis could revolutionise criminal investigations by proving whether people are lying or telling the truth about what they know. Police are backing… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 21 April 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Malaysia Airlines signs up for new satellite tracking device
8:40 AM.Three years after the disappearance of flight MH370 bound for Beijing, Malaysia Airlines has signed up to a service to track its entire fleet with satellites. It's the first carrier to do so....we get… Read more Audio
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Rest homes criticise new immigration rules as too harsh
8:46 AM.The Aged Care Association plans to vocalise its opposition to the Government's new immigration policies. The association fears the industry, which relies heavily on migrants, will suffer. Audio
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Manus detainee feared death during Good Friday attack
8:51 AM.Papua New Guinea Police say up to 15 naval personnel, who were drunk, fired at the detention centre for asylum seekers on Manus Island on Good Friday. Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:54 AM.It's Friday so we cross the Ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio