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Morning Report for Wednesday 26 April 2017
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Top Stories for Wednesday 26 April 2017
6:00 AM.Two climbers died after fall from 'near vertical' cliff in Fiordland, Woman accuses Northland detective of historic sexual harrassment, Leaked documents show NZ spied on Japanese whaling officials… Read more Audio
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People affected by Australian citizenship changes want clarity
6:13 AM.An Australian woman whose New Zealand husband will be affected by proposed changes to citizenship laws says she just wants certainty. Audio
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Woodville locals hoping Manawatu Gorge road opens soon
6:17 AM.The Manawatu Gorge will be closed for three weeks which has at least one business owner worried about the impact on the local economy. "Woodville needs this traffic. Without the traffic Woodville… Read more Audio
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Shearer: South Sudan conflict is escalating
6:20 AM.Former Labour MP David Shearer has given his first briefing to the United Nations Security Council in his new role as the head of the UN's South Sudan mission. Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 26 April 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 26 April 2017
6:26 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Woman alleges police officer harassed and molested her
6:38 AM.A woman has complained a senior Northland police officer subjected her to four years of harassment and molestation. Audio
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Arkansas carries out back-to-back executions
6:43 AM.Arkansas has carried out back-to-back executions - It's the first double execution in the USA on the same day in 17 years. Journalist Jessi Turnure witnessed one of the executions. Read more Audio
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Arkansas carries out back-to-back executions
6:43 AM.Arkansas has carried out back-to-back executions - It's the first double execution in the USA on the same day in 17 years. Journalist Jessi Turnure witnessed one of the executions. Audio
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Business News for 26 April 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Two climbers died after fall from cliff in Fiordland
7:10 AM.Two New Zealand climbers have died after falling from a near vertical cliff while roped together in Fiordland. Richard Hayes, the owner and chief pilot of Southern Lakes Helicopters, helped recover… Read more Audio
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Woman accuses Northland detective of sexual harrassment
7:15 AM.A woman is accusing a senior Northland policeman of a four-year-long barrage of harrassment and molestation that took place more than a decade ago, as Carla Penman reports. Audio
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Leaked documents show NZ spied on Japanese whaling officials
7:20 AM.Ryan Gallagher from The Intercept details how New Zealand's Government Communications Security Bureau helped US spy agencies eavesdrop on Japanese officials at a 2007 Whaling conference. Read more Audio
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Lung cancer sufferers hope they'll get access to Keytruda
7:23 AM.About five New Zealanders die from lung cancer every day and now that Medsafe has just approved use of Keytruda for some lung cancers, patients have their fingers crossed that they'll be next in line… Read more Audio
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Kiwis in Australia want NZ to push back on citizenship changes
7:27 AM.New Zealanders living in Australia are demanding politicans here put pressure on the Australian government to back off from proposed new citizenship laws, as Catherine Hutton reports. Audio
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Nikki Kaye relying on youth in new Education Minister role
7:35 AM.Incoming Education Minister Nikki Kaye hopes to rely on her youth and lack of 'baggage' to tackle education's big issues, such as dealing with the unions. Audio
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Systemic problem over prison bomb threats denied
7:39 AM.The Corrections Department denies it has a systemic problem with bomb threats in prisons, despite nearly three dozen hoaxes being reported in the past five years. Audio
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Australia labelled 'rogue state' for Manus deportations
7:42 AM.Immigration lawyers troubled by the pending deportation of a Manus Island asylum seeker have labelled Australia a rogue state. Detainee Azzam el Sheikh says he and his family are in danger if he… Read more Audio
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Australia labelled 'rogue state' for Manus deportations
7:42 AM.Immigration lawyers troubled by the pending deportation of a Manus Island asylum seeker have labelled Australia a rogue state. Detainee Azzam el Sheikh says he and his family are in danger if he… Read more Audio
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Little promises big cuts to immigration if Labour wins
7:46 AM.The Labour Leader Andrew Little rejects claims he wants to slash immigration by as much as 50,000 people a year but maintains the number has to fall by "tens of thousands". Audio
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Tongan fisherman found sunburnt but alive by Defence Force
7:55 AM.A Tongan fisherman missing for three days in the Pacific Ocean was found alive and well yesterday, although slightly sunburnt. And it was New Zealand Defence Force who found him. We talk to Air… Read more Audio
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Former Immigration Minister backs Woodhouse over suspension
8:11 AM.The Former Immigration Minister Aussie Malcolm is backing Michael Woodhouse's decision to stop officials from deciding whether to deport immigrants found guilty of criminal offences. He says these… Read more Audio
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White House scrambles to avoid shutdown
8:16 AM.The White House is facing a Saturday deadline for Congress to pass a funding bill and avoid a federal government shutdown. If there is a shutdown, it will coincide with the end of President Donald… Read more Audio
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North Korea carries out live fire military exercise
8:21 AM.There's been an escalation in bellicosity between the US and North Korea, but Professor Sung-Yoon Lee, an expert on US-Korea relations at Tufts University in Massachusetts, says the real test will… Read more Audio
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Testing of Eastern BOP shelfish shows high presence of e-coli
8:26 AM.Dairy farms in the Waiotahe catchment near Whakatane are copping the blame for the presence of e-coli in shellfish from the nearby estuary. The testing reveals e-coli which is five times the allowed… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 26 April 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Woodville 'much more resilent' to cope with latest closure
8:37 AM.Woodville residents say the town is much more resilient than it used to be and should be able to handle the latest Manawatu Gorge closure. Palmerston North mayor Grant Smith says these slips are… Read more Audio
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Silent Anzac protesters shouted at in Wellington
8:42 AM.Silent protesters at an Anzac Day ceremony in Wellington copped an earful from a 12 year old boy for making a political statement on a solemn day of remembrance. Laura Drew from Peace Action… Read more Audio
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Freshwater scientists confused by clean water package
8:47 AM.Freshwater scientists say the government's clean water package is a let down and it's aim to improve swimmability is confusing even for them, as Kate Gudsell reports. Audio
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How sustainable is NZ's tourism sector?
8:52 AM.Tourism's impact on the environment is to be studied as part of a United Nations global research project. Asad Mohsin, the Associate Professor and chair of the Department of Marketing at Waikato, says… Read more Audio
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Guava moth devastating feijoas in Auckland
8:55 AM.The humble feijoa tree in your garden or neighbourhood could be under threat from a very small, insidious little pest, as Joanna MacKenzie reports. Audio