Morning Report for Tuesday 16 May 2017
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Top Stories for Tuesday 16 May 2017
6:00 AM.There are more extraordinary revelations this morning about Transport Ministry fraudster Joanne Harrison who's behind bars for stealing nearly $750,000. After reading through hundreds of documents our… Read more Audio
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Transport Ministry does U-turn on staff concerns about fraud
6:09 AM.Earlier this year, the former head of the Ministry of Transport, Martin Matthews, rejected suggestions that staff were alarmed about the behaviour of convicted fraudster Joanne Harrison or that people… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 16 May 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 16 May 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Ministry of Health defends suicide prevention plan
6:39 AM.The Prime Minister Bill English says comedian and mental health advocate Mike King's trashing of a draft suicide prevention plan is all too predictable. The Ministry of Health's director of Mental… Read more Audio
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Business News for 16 May 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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More revelations about convicted Transport Ministry fraudster
7:09 AM.There are more extraordinary revelations this morning about Transport Ministry fraudster Joanne Harrison who's behind bars for stealing nearly $750,000. After reading through hundreds of documents our… Read more Audio
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Death from above, lethal overhead quake threats escape scrutiny
7:19 AM.Unrestrained heavy pipes, wires and air conditioning units in building ceilings that could be lethal in an earthquake are escaping proper scrutiny.
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Director of Mental Health defends suicide prevention strategy
7:20 AM.The Ministry of Health's director of Mental Health Dr John Crawshaw says he is disappointed by the departure of suicide prevention campaigner Mike King. He defends the strategy and says he hopes the… Read more Audio
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Where did the WannaCry ransomware attack originate?
7:28 AM.Where did the WannaCry ransomware attack originate? Cybercrime reporter Kim Zetter says ransomware attacks usually originate in the eastern blok - and they are becoming more common. Audio
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9/11 trial set to be dominated by testimony about secret prison
7:39 AM.The long running and troubled prosecution of five men accused of plotting the 9/11 terror attacks has resumed at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. Our correspondent Nick Harper has the latest from Guantanamo Bay.
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Students go hungry to afford tertiary study
7:44 AM.A new survey of Unitec students has found that Tertiary students are "regularly going without food or other necessities" because they can't afford them. The National President of the New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Moves by dairy farmers to clean up waterways is years too late
8:03 AM.Freshwater ecologist Gerry Closs says the dairy industry has taken too long to clean up its act when it comes to waterways and wetlands. Audio
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Sue Moroney: Convicted fraudster not sophisticated
8:11 AM.Sue Moroney, Labour's spokesperson for Transport, has been raising concerns about the handling of Joanne Harrison case for months. She disagrees with the Ministry of Transport's argument that Harrison… Read more Audio
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Veterans farm done its job now give it back - iwi
8:21 AM.Hereheretau Station was built on tribal land in the 1950's so that its income could support Maori soldiers who had come back from the first World War. Now the chair of Whakaki Marae, Richard Brooking… Read more Audio
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Vicki Letele death: Jarrod Gilbert says release 'good decision'
8:25 AM.The terminally ill prisoner Vicki Letele has died at her home. Letele was released from prison to die at home following a campaign by her family and prisoner advocates. Jarrod Gilbert, a sociologist… Read more Audio
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TPP top of agenda for English's talks with Abe
8:25 AM.Bill English travels to Japan today with the hope of resuscitating the Trans Pacific Partnership. Audio
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Māori ancestral remains to return home from Swedish medical museum
8:28 AM.A medical university in Stockholm is repatriating 19th Century Māori remains to New Zealand. Dr Eva Åhrén, the director of the Karolinska Institutet's Unit for Medical History and Heritage, says there… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 16 May 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Building services 'below standard' - could be lethal in a quake
8:38 AM.The Insurance Council is calling on local authorities and the Government to address the problem of below standard compliance with seismic rules. A Wellington structural engineer Ignatius Black of… Read more Audio
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Labour's tax changes won't cause shockwaves - tax expert
8:40 AM.Labour's policy to phase out negative gearing for rental property has raised fears that rents might be pushed up. But Deloitte tax partner Phil Stevenson explains how will it impact on property… Read more Audio
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Cutting negative gearing could push up rents - budget service
8:44 AM.The Mangere Budgeting Services Trust Darryl Evans says if taxpayer money is reinvested that great but "we all know the odd rogue landlord" and he has concerns they will pass on the cost to tenants. He… Read more Audio
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Pleasant Point sports teams "gutted" after vandal rips up field
8:48 AM.The sporting community in Pleasant Point, South Canterbury are angry about damage to their sports fields. Pleasant Point Cricket Club captain Cameron Lundie says he is gutted that "20 minutes of… Read more Audio
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Payne defends Lions selection
8:52 AM.British and Irish Lions fullback, Jared Payne, has defended his selection to face the All Blacks next month. New Zealand-born Payne has come under fire from former Irish lock, Neil Francis, who says… Read more Audio
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Govt moves to clip the ticket on kiwis' nuptials
8:55 AM.The Government has introduced new charges to register marriage celebrants and directly on marriage fees. Audio
