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Morning Report for Wednesday 19 July 2017
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Top Stories for Wednesday 19 July 2017
6:00 AM.Spike in calls to ambulances puts enormous pressure on health services, Ministry of Health responds to hospitals struggling to cope, Auckland taxis among world's most expensive, and Kiwifruit growers… Read more Audio
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Skilled labour shortage a challenge for South Canterbury
6:16 AM.South Canterbury businesses says the area is facing a skilled labour shortage, and not enough is being done to bring in new talent. Local talent is difficult to come by, and many job seekers lack… Read more Audio
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New surcharge on plastic bags at convenience stores
6:19 AM.Fiji will introduce a surcharge on plastic bag use at service station convenience stores from August. They hope to reduce that number by half the approximately four and a half million plastic bags… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 19 July 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 19 July 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Ambulances inundated with calls related to winter-illnesses
6:39 AM.St John's director of clinical operations, Norma Lane, told our reporter Adriana Weber many of the calls are from people suffering winter-related illnesses - colds, coughs, chest infections and flus. Audio
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Justine Damond's family demand investigation into shooting
6:42 AM.The family of an Australian woman shot by police in Minneapolis are demanding a federal investigation into the killing of an unarmed woman in her pajamas. Ben Knight has been in Minneapolis covering… Read more Audio
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Business News for 19 July 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Spike in calls to ambulances puts pressure on health services
7:10 AM."Quite a dramatic increase" - a spike in calls to ambulances has put enormous pressure on health services. Read more Audio
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Ministry of Health responds to hospitals struggling to cope
7:14 AM.Dr Stewart Jessamine from the Ministry of Health says this is a prety average year for flu cases. He says people should see their GP and say home and only call an ambulance if it is a serious… Read more Audio
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Auckland taxis among world's most expensive
7:19 AM.A new international index ranks Auckland the 12th most expensive city for taxi fares. The Taxi Federation doesn't believe the index gives an accurate representation of Auckland cab fares. They say… Read more Audio
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Aucklanders now putting the squeeze on housing in Dargaville
7:22 AM.A Dargaville church leader is calling for help to tackle a new problem of homelessness in the town. Our Northland reporter Lois Williams has been covering this. Audio
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Transport Ministry playing "ducks and drakes" with OIA requests
7:27 AM.Emails obtained by RNZ News show the Transport Ministry's knew information about convicted fraudster Joanne Harrison's time at the Ministry existed, but was going to refuse to release it to Labour MP… Read more Audio
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Migrant workers rep says he's fed up with exploitation here
7:35 AM.An investigation by the Labour Inspectorate found more than half of the Bay of Plenty kiwifruit companies they looked into were failing to provide the minimum wage, correct holiday pay or even give… Read more Audio
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Debating the merits of a universal basic income
7:39 AM.The Opportunities Party leader Gareth Morgan and inequality researcher Max Rashbrooke debate the merits of a universal basic income. Audio
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ObamaCare safe, for now.
7:48 AM.Republican efforts to approve new healthcare legislation have collapsed again after the last minute defection of two republican senators. Audio
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Business study finds iwi outperforming top listed companies
7:53 AM.Our Maori Issues Correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes has been looking at a report by the ANZ bank on the financial position of 31 iwi and hapu. It shows they're recording an average return on assets… Read more Audio
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Lost musical manuscripts unearthed in Tauranga
7:57 AM.A 1906 work, handwritten and signed by English composer Gustav Holst has been found in the Bay of Plenty Symphonia's library. Orchestra member Bronya Dean says as soon as she saw the sheets she… Read more Audio
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Emergency departments ask patients to see GP first
8:10 AM.The clinical director at Waikato Hospital's emergency department, John Bonning. Audio
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Kiwifruit growers plan new rules for contractors
8:19 AM.The chief executive of New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc, Nikki Johnson, says a new system will help ensure contractors pay kiwifruit workers fairly. Audio
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Cold weather stalls myrtle rust spread
8:26 AM.Ministry for Primary Industries incident controller Catherine Duthie provides an update on efforts to control the myrtle rust infection. Audio
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Markets Update for 19 July 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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NZ cyclist George Bennett's Tour de France cut short by illness
8:37 AM.Illness forces New Zealand cyclist George Bennett out of the Tour de France. Audio
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Kiwis in Australia bemused by Key's honour
8:40 AM.The spokesperson for the organisation Oz Kiwi Timothy Gassin reacts to Sir John Key getting Australia's top honour. Audio
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Brighter Future: Govt's Chch earthquake decisions
8:44 AM.'Is this the Brighter Future?': Rachel Graham looks at how the Government's decisions have impacted the lives of people in Christchurch. Audio
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DoC moves to protect marine life in Marlborough Sounds
8:50 AM.The Department of Conservation has temporarily stopped issuing new permits for ventures wanting to view marine wildlife while it to finds out what's happening in the Sounds, and whether further steps… Read more Audio
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Tough life for urban little blue penguins
8:54 AM.Kate Gudsell meets volunteers who are trying to raise awareness of how people and their pets are hurting populations of urban little blue penguins around the Wellington region. Audio