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Morning Report for Wednesday 5 July 2017
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Top Stories for Wednesday 5 July 2017
6:00 AM.Number of house sales in City of Sails has plummeted; government under renewed pressure to tackle petrol prices; whistleblowers aren't protected - new report; potentially fatal flooding a risk in… Read more Audio
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Indian Prime Minister visits Israel for first time
6:10 AM.Narendra Modi has become the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Israel. The diplomatic correspondent for the Ha'aertz newspaper in Tel Aviv, Barak Ravid, has been covering the trip. Audio
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Action promised on chronic medicine shortages in the Pacific
6:16 AM.Medicine shorts are continuing to hit Pacific countries including Fiji and Papua New Guinea, with some hospitals in PNG completely running out of supplies. Now health authorities across the Pacific… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 5 July 2017
6:23 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 5 July 2017
6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Gull agrees big petrol companies are charging too much
6:40 AM.As a Government inquiry is released into whether we're paying too much at the petrol pump; independent retailer Gull says it needs to be easier for new players to enter the market if we're to see a… Read more Audio
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Govt agencies can't hide behind OIA - Ombudsman
6:44 AM.The Chief Ombudsman, Peter Boshier, is warning government agencies they can no longer hide behind the Official Information Act. Audio
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Business News for 5 July 2017
6:50 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Number of house sales in Auckland has plummeted
7:12 AM.Property prices in the prime Auckland real estate market are still rising, but price growth is much slower and the volume of house sales has plummeted. Senior research analyst at CoreLogic, Nick… Read more Audio
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Government under renewed pressure to tackle petrol prices
7:15 AM.The Minister of Energy and Resources, Judith Collins, says there's no justifiable reason that retail fuel margins had increased significantly over the past five years, while margins for aviation and… Read more Audio
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Whistleblowers aren't protected - new report
7:23 AM.The findings of a State Services Commission enquiry into whether convicted fraudster Joanne Harrison was able to restructure staff out of their jobs will be made public sometime this month. And it's… Read more Audio
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Potentially fatal flooding a risk in Matata
7:27 AM.Residents in the Bay of Plenty township of Matata whose lives are at risk from future flooding are furious about a lack of action by local authorities. The Local Government Minister Anne Tolley, who… Read more Audio
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Calls for easier entry into petrol market to lower pump prices
7:37 AM.The general manager for the independent petrol company Gull, Dave Bodger, says it didn't fully co-operate with the government's inquiry as it wasn't able to provide the information needed in time. Audio
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North Korea hails missile test a success
7:45 AM.Our correspondent in Washington, Kevin McAleese, has been monitoring the fallout with North Korea's latest missile launch. He says Trump officials are currently sitting down and assessing the risk… Read more Audio
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If a tsunami is coming, walk or run to high ground, avoid cars
7:50 AM.Wellington residents in tsunami-prone area are told if the worst happens they should head for the hills on foot and leave their cars behind. Audio
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Plans under way to pardon Tuhoe prophet Rua Kenana
7:53 AM.Plans are underway to pardon the Tuhoe prophet, Rua Kenana who was found not guilty of sedition in 1916 but sentenced to prison for resisting arrest when troops stormed his Te Urewera settlement. Audio
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Labour calls for ComCom to investigate petrol pricing
8:10 AM.Labour wants the Commerce Commission to investigate petrol pricing in New Zealand. Its energy spokesperson, Stuart Nash, says if Labour gets into power in Spetember it would implement what the… Read more Audio
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Obesity in NZ now the leading risk factor - Health Ministry
8:17 AM.According to the latest Ministry of Health data, one in three adults are obese. The ministry now says obesity has overtaken tobacco as the leading risk factor for health loss in New Zealand. Audio
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Govt not funding special smoke alarms for deaf children
8:21 AM.A visual smoke alarm costs around $2000 to install; the Ministry of Health is going to pay for these smoke alarms for deaf adults; but it's refusing to for deaf children. And the parents of those… Read more Audio
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Women's centres are losing out as funding is shifted
8:25 AM.Massive cuts to Auckland Women's Centre funding puts its future in doubt; despite providing support services to tens of thousands of women since 1975. The New Plymouth centre, meanwhile says it will… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 5 July 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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King Salmon addresses MPI criticism
8:35 AM.New Zealand King Salmon defends itself following an MPI report that criticises it for lax biosecurity controls in its Malborough Sounds fish farms. It's chief executive, Grant Rosewarne says what's… Read more Audio
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Councils quibble while Matata risk remains
8:40 AM.Doug Leeder is the chairperson of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council and says there have been discussions between the District and Regional councils for sometime, but an official change plan is yet to… Read more Audio
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Doco on elderly Chinese migrants shows difficulty settling
8:43 AM.A new documentary film called East Meets East has been released looking into the difficulties elderly Chinese migrants are facing trying to settle into NZ. The suggestion is that it's not all that… Read more Audio
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Legal options considered in bid to stop grandstand's demolition
8:48 AM.A group wanting to save a landmark wooden grandstand in Golden Bay is now considering its options after a court ruled against its bid to save the structure. Audio
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Cartoon characters help Pasifika children learn about health
8:52 AM.Comic convention teaches health narratives while engaging students struggling with literacy at a South Auckland school. Sara Vui-Talitu from RNZ Pacific pays the school a visit. Audio