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Morning Report for Monday 3 July 2017
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Top Stories for Monday 3 July 2017
6:00 AM.The Lions even the ledger and the All Blacks lose SBW, Teina Pora heads back to court over compensation claim, Kiwisaver turns a decade old, Maori health has had few gains until National leadership… Read more Audio
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Large fire rips through East London development
6:10 AM.A large fire tore through a multi-million dollar luxury development in East London overnight, almost three week's after the city's deadly Grenfell Tower blaze. The Independent's Greg Wilford was at… Read more Audio
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Kiwisaver critics call for return of one thousand dollar kickstart
6:13 AM.Critics of Kiwisaver say the scheme needs updating. They argue its discriminatory and entrenches existing economic privilege. Audio
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Early Business News for 3 July 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 3 July 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Sonny Bill Williams sees red
6:40 AM.Sonny Bill Williams' sending off in Saturday's test match against the British and Irish Lions has raised tensions ahead of this weekend's decider at Eden Park. Audio
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New pay rates come into effect for aged care and disability workers
6:43 AM.About 55 thousand aged care and disability workers celebrated at the weekend as their new pay rates came into effect. Workers in the sector are getting a rise of between 15 and 50 percent, after they… Read more Audio
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Business News for 3 July 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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The Lions even the ledger and the All Blacks lose SBW
7:10 AM.Saturday's test match in Wellington saw the Lions even the ledger and the All Blacks lose Sonny Bill Williams. Veteran rugby commentator Keith Quinn and Gavin Cummiskey discuss the game and the… Read more Audio
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Teina Pora heads back to court over compensation claim
7:21 AM.Teina Pora, the man who suffered arguably New Zealand's greatest miscarriage of justice, is heading back to Court today seeking a review of the amount of compensation he received from the government.
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Kiwisaver turns a decade old
7:26 AM.The government's retirement savings scheme, Kiwisaver, is now a decade old. There are now more than 2.7 million members and it has savings of more than 41 billion dollars. But that's not enough for… Read more Audio
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Maori health has had few gains until National leadership
7:29 AM.As part of RNZ's election year series, "Is this the Brighter Future?", our Maori issues correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes looks at how Maori Health has fared in the nine years of the National-led… Read more Audio
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Parents battle to take four-year-old from hospital
7:38 AM.The parents of a four-year-old who has been in Auckland's Starship Hospital most of her life, are demanding that she be able to come home. Read more Audio
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Illicit drugs not as advertised
7:48 AM.New research suggests music festival goers doing drugs are actually taking something much worse than they thought. The executive director of the Drug Foundation, Ross Bell, says he thought it would be… Read more Audio
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Bill English reacts to Shane Jones's political return
7:52 AM.The Prime Minister Bill English says they'll need to work hard to beat Shane Jones after his return to politics. Mr English says he isn't threatened by NZ First leader Winston Peters' call for him to… Read more Audio
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Lions tourists celebrate Saturday's win
8:10 AM.Auckland is preparing for one of its busiest weeks in years as it welcomes the America's Cup home, and hosts tens of thousands of rugby fans. Duncan Wilson is visiting from Cambridge in the UK. Audio
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A chance to celebrate America's Cup win with Team NZ
8:15 AM.Aucklanders wanting a glimpse of the Auld mug will get their chance on Thursday. Brett O'Riley is the chief executive of Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development. Audio
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Kiwis expected to give Trump a 'fair go' - US ambassador
8:19 AM.America's new ambassador to New Zealand is urging New Zealanders to give his boss, Donald Trump, a fair go. Scott Brown says he expects Kiwis would give him a fair go as they 'think for themselves'. Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 3 July 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Have the National Cycle Trails been the success they were touted to be?
8:40 AM.As part of RNZ's Is this the Brighter Future series our Deputy Political Editor, Chris Bramwell, investigates whether the national cycleways have been the boon for the regions that National promised.
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Waterview tunnel quiet on first Monday rush hour
8:44 AM.How is Auckland's new tunnel is coping with its first Monday morning rush hour? NZTA's Brett Gliddon tells us. Audio
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Le Tour begins with record number of NZers
8:46 AM.Le Tour de France begins - the oldest and biggest cycle race on the globe. Marcel Kittel won the second stage overnight. There are four New Zealanders in the race. Audio
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Councillor says Westport might have to move further away from the sea
8:51 AM.Councils around the country are having to wrestle with climate change - such as factoring the consequences of higher tides and more extreme weather in to their long-term town planning. Tracy Neal… Read more Audio
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Floating homes for red zone?
8:56 AM.Floating homes and a barge service along the Avon River in Christchurch are just two of the ideas thrown up by design and urban planning students who entered a competition to come up with ways to fill… Read more Audio