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Morning Report for Tuesday 6 June 2017
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Top Stories for Tuesday 6 June 2017
6:00 AM.London police have named two of the three London Bridge attackers. Our correspondent Lucy Taylor says there are reports the police were tipped off about the men, but they've stressed they are dealing… Read more Audio
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Death toll in drugs campaign in Philippines 12,000
6:16 AM.The deadly campaign against drugs in the Philippines is now thought to have lead to as many as 12 thousand deaths in the last 10 months. RNZ's Philippa Tolley reports from Manila. Audio
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Early Business News for 6 June 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 6 June 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Team NZ beat broken Great Britain
6:43 AM.Team New Zealand has beaten semi-final opponent BAR this morning. The New Zealanders were well ahead when BAR's boat suffered gear damage. Our correspondent Todd Niall is in Bermuda and says the race… Read more Audio
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Govt to wait in the wings over Ngapuhi settlement
6:45 AM.One of the groups trying to unite New Zealand's biggest iwi so it can pursue treaty talks says it's disappointing the Government's walking away from the process. Audio
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Business News for 6 June 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Two of London bridge attackers named
7:10 AM.London police have named two of the three London Bridge attackers. Our correspondent Lucy Taylor says there are reports the police were tipped off about the men, but they've stressed they are dealing… Read more Audio
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NZer living in London says people are wary following attacks
7:19 AM.Alex Spence is a New Zealander, living in London. He is a political reporter for Buzzfeed. He says that while people are wary, they are also continuing to go about their lives despite the threats. Audio
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Terror and climate issues hang over Secretary of State's visit
7:23 AM.The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives in Wellington today for the first top level meeting between the Prime Minister and a senior member of the Trump administration - and there'll be plenty… Read more Audio
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Security, trade, climate change to dominate Tillerson visit
7:26 AM.Prime Minister Bill English says the visiting US Secretery of State Rex Tillerson will be aware of NZ's views on the US pulling out of the Paris Agreement and the TPP. He says he'll reaffirm NZ's… Read more Video, Audio
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Legalise Cannabis party President defects to TOP
7:36 AM.The President of the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party has announced he's defecting to Gareth Morgan's The Opportunities Party in a bid to get cannabis bill into parliament. He says TOP has a well… Read more Audio
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Bill Cosby's trial for sexual assault begins
7:41 AM.Opening statements have begun in Bill Cosby's highly anticipated sexual assault trial. Harry Hairston is the NBC Philadelphia journalist who broke the story and says it's taken 13 years for the court… Read more Audio
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China steel lab caught doing false testing
7:45 AM.A laboratory in China of a big steel supplier to New Zealand has been caught doing false testing. Our reporter Phil Pennington has been covering the story and says China's regulator called CNAS… Read more Audio
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Lions make 15 changes ahead of clash against Blues
7:50 AM.The British and Irish Lions have made 15 changes to their side ahead of the clash against the Blues in Auckland tomorrow. Our rugby reporter Joe Porter says it comes after the team's 'tepid'… Read more Audio
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Is the NZ environment paying the price for Brand NZ?
7:53 AM.As New Zealand heads towards the general election on September the 23rd, RNZ News is taking a close up look at how the National-led government has performed over the past nine years as it seeks a… Read more Audio
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Trump hurls more insults at London's mayor
8:09 AM.President Trump has hurled more insults at London's mayor, Sadiq Khan. Our Washington correspondent Simon Marks says it's 'unprecedented' to see a President criticize an elected official of a city… Read more Audio
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London-bound travellers wary following terror attack
8:10 AM.London passengers at Auckland Airport last night were wary following the weekend's terror attacks but determined to continue with their travel plans. Audio
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Campaging resumes in British election campaign
8:21 AM.The British general election is just three days away. The main political aprties temporarily suspending campaigning, but it has now resumed with the attacks on London dominating the political debate… Read more Audio
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Govt pulls back from Ngapuhi Treaty negotiations
8:25 AM.The Government has stepped back from negotiations with Ngapuhi over its Treaty settlement until its two warring factions reach agreement on how to work together to conclude a deal. Former Northland… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 6 June 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Protection order proposed for Golden Bay's Waikoropupu Springs
8:34 AM.Environment Minister Nick Smith has thrown his weight behind a plan to give the Waikoropupu Springs in Golden Bay the equivalent of National Park status. Read more Audio
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China presses leadership claims to protect Antarctic
8:41 AM.China is pressing its claims as a global leader on polar climate research and other environmental issues as American support for international cooperation melts away. Marc Lanteigne, who lectures on… Read more Audio
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New life saving drug trialled in NZ nears worldwide release
8:45 AM.A new drug that is expected to save the lives of some critically ill patients and that has already saved New Zealanders' lives is nearing worldwide release. Audio
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Protestors scale crane behind Parliament for Tillerson visit
8:48 AM.Greenpeace protesters have scaled a crane behind parliament as part of protests against the visit of US secretary of State Rex Tillertson. Our Political Editor Jane Patterson said the police and… Read more Audio
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Team New Zealand win two races after rival has gear break
8:51 AM.Team New Zealand have a 2-nil lead in their semi-final series against Great Britain. Our America's Cup correspondent Todd Niall wraps up today's racing. Audio
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DoC accused of failing conservation of West Coast coal mine
8:53 AM.The Department of Conservation is being accused of failing in its conservation role and being conflicted after it made a neutral submission on a proposed coal mine on the West Coast. Audio