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Morning Report for Thursday 4 May 2017
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Top Stories for Thursday 4 May 2017
6:00 AM.As Australia plans to triple or even quadruple university fees for New Zealanders and permanent residents studying across the Tasman, there are worries making New Zealanders living there pay to send… Read more Audio
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Mine blast in northern Iran traps dozens and kills two
6:18 AM.Rescue efforts are under way in Iran after a mine explosion trapped 26 workers deep underground. Two were killed. Audio
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Early Business News for 4 May 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 4 May 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Could school fees follow Australian university fee increase?
6:39 AM.Australian states have begun charging some visa holders thousands of dollars a year to send a child to a primary school. There are fears that this may soon be extended to New Zealanders living across… Read more Audio
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Regions fear their papers could fold after merger rejected
6:43 AM.Rotorua's mayor Steve Chadwick told our reporter Tom Furley that local newspapers are essential, amid fears they may be shut down, after the Commerce Commission rejected the proposed merger between… Read more Audio
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Brownlee extends olive branch to Israel after spat last year
6:47 AM.Gerry Brownlee, the new Foreign Minister spoke to our political editor Jane Patterson about mending New Zealand's relationship with Israel and the United Nations resolution - sponsored by NZ - that… Read more Audio
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Business News for 4 May 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Fears Australia could charge NZers to go to school
7:07 AM.As Australia plans to triple or even quadruple university fees for New Zealanders and permanent residents studying across the Tasman, there are worries New Zealanders may have to start paying to send… Read more Audio
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Regions fear local papers for chop after merger rejected
7:14 AM.Local publications send a strong message to their parent companies that they are a vital and essential part of their community, amid fears some may be shut following the Commerce Commission's decision… Read more Audio
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Media campaigner hails merger block as victory for public
7:17 AM.Victoria University media studies lecturer and chair of the Campaign for Better Broadcasting Peter Thompson says the Commerce Commission made the right decision. He says the both companies are… Read more Audio
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'Stop the car, there he is at the house'
7:25 AM.Terry Murphy, an Auckland signwriter who was working up on scaffolding, helped the police try to track a suspect after a bank robbery in Glenfield. Read more Audio
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Employers offering cushy benefits to lure in-demand workers
7:28 AM.As a strong economy is credited with a fall in the unemployment rate, employers says this is a downside. And that's because they're struggling to recruit. Four day weeks, social outings and weekends… Read more Audio
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Government scraps target to have fewer criminals re-offending
7:34 AM."It's an outright admission that the government's failed in Corrections, they haven't just shifted the goalposts, they've actually taken the goalposts right off the field." Labour's Kelvin Davis… Read more Audio
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FBI director defends comments on Clinton emails
7:43 AM.The FBI Director James Comey says he feels 'mildly nauseous' at the thought he swayed the US election but says his decision to say Hillary Clinton remained under investigation over her emails was the… Read more Audio
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Otago's Allied Press welcomes 'no merger' decision
7:47 AM.The chairman of the Allied Press, which publishes the Otago Daily Times and 14 other South Island papers, Sir Julian Smith, welcomes the Commerce Commission's decision to decline the proposed Fairfax… Read more Audio
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Council's earnings from Waitara land bone of contention
7:50 AM.It's being argued millions of dollars the New Plymouth District Council has earned from stolen Waitara land should be included in the fraught discussions about settling one of New Zealand's… Read more Audio
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Annoying driving habits in focus on new online video
7:55 AM.The NZTA has turned driving instructor and set up video tips in Christchurch to help locals become better drivers in an attempt to ease congrestion. The videos focus on some of the more annoying road… Read more Audio
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NZers' advocate in Australia urges firm stand on school fears
8:11 AM.An advocate for New Zealanders living across the Tasman says Australia will be the loser if it keeps cracking down on immigrants and talented expatriates decide to leave. Audio
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Govt wants better writing and maths for Year 8s
8:17 AM.The Government wants to see children's writing and maths improve drastically, following a slow down in achievement rates. It wants 80 percent of Year 8s reaching the national standards in the two… Read more Audio
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DOC increases hut, campsite fees for NZ's Great Walks
8:20 AM.New Zealand's nine Great Walks have become increasingly popular, but if you want to stay overnight they've just become more expensive too. DoC's Gavin Walker explains why hut fees are going up. Read more Audio
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Social sector groups critical of scrapping re-offending target
8:26 AM.The government's scrapped its goal to reduce re-offending by 25 per cent by next month. Julia Whaipooti, the co-chair of youth justice lobby group JustSpeak and Alan Johnson is a policy analyst with… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 4 May 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Fairfax swings axe in Australian newsrooms on Press Freedom Day
8:38 AM.Fairfax Australia announces plans to ditch 125 full time journalist jobs, saying it needs to cut costs to stay profitable. Union leader Paul Murphy says it's the latest in a long line of job cuts by a… Read more Audio
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E tu union welcomes merger block despite spectre of job cuts
8:43 AM.Paul Tolich from the E Tu union says the role of the media in holding power to account means the Commerce Commission was right to reject a merger between Fairfax and NZME. Audio
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New Foreign Minister criticises Israel resolution
8:47 AM.Gerry Brownlee has hardly let the ink dry on his new Foreign Affairs ministry warrant and he's already criticised a UN resolution on Israel as premature and lacking the support it needed to succeed. Audio
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New campaign aims to help rid Canterbury rugby of racial abuse
8:50 AM.The Canterbury Rugby Union wants to put a stop to racial abuse in rugby and it's launched a campaign it hopes will help Christchurch leave behind its reputation as a white city. Audio
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National Party witnesses give evidence at copyright trial
8:53 AM.A woman who managed the National Party's 2014 election campaign has told a Court of assurances the party received about its use of music similar to a song by Eminem. Our Court reporter, Ann Marie May… Read more Audio
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Bungy jumper to attempt 200 jumps in 24 hours
8:55 AM.Bungy jumping enthusiast is aiming to raise awareness for the Mental Health Foundation by breaking a world record. He wants to make 200 jumps from the Auckland harbour bridge in 24 hours. Read more Audio