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Morning Report for Tuesday 22 August 2017
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Top Stories for Tuesday 22 August 2017
6:00 AM.National loses key ally with Dunne's shock departure, Peter Dunne explains his shock departure, Peter Dunne's departure: Political analysis, Barcelona alleged attacker shot dead, Solar eclipse 2017… Read more Audio
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Total solar eclipse wows millions of Americans
6:09 AM.The total solar eclipse has made landfall in the US as it heads across the continent making a 112-kilometre wide path of 'totality' - where the sun is completely obscured by the moon. US correspondent… Read more Audio
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Labour, Greens transport policy priorities
6:14 AM.Getting people out of cars and onto trains and buses are the transport priorities of the Labour and Green Parties. RNZ's Siobhan Wilson takes a look at the different election pledges. Audio
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Early Business News for 22 August 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for August 22 August 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Dunne's departure: National's allies disappearing
6:42 AM.National Party leader Bill English says the departure of Peter Dunne doesn't change National's focus, after the United Future leader and National's coalition partner announced he'll resign from… Read more Audio
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Fishers furious over cameras on boats, threaten legal action
6:45 AM.Southland fishermen say plans to install tracking devices and cameras on boats are an invasion of privacy and they're considering court action. Fisherman Chris Black told RNZ reporter Conan Young the… Read more Audio
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Business News for 22 August 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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National loses key ally with Dunne's shock departure
7:14 AM.The National Party has lost a key ally, with the departure of the United Future leader, Peter Dunne from Parliament. United Future has been a solid partner of National's for the last three terms… Read more Audio
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Dunne quits to avoid 'awful concession speech'
7:17 AM.United Future leader Peter Dunne has suddenly announced he's quitting Parliament, just a month out from election day. He speaks with Susie Ferguson about the departure. Read more Audio
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Peter Dunne's departure: Political analysis
7:20 AM.RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson discusses the implications of the latest political leadership departure. United Future's Peter Dunne has quit. So what does that mean for the results in… Read more Audio
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Barcelona alleged attacker shot dead
7:22 AM.Spanish police have shot dead Younes Abouyaaqoub - the main suspect in the Barcelona van attack. Europe correspondent Jack Parrock has been covering the attacks. Audio
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Solar eclipse 2017: The view from Wyoming
7:28 AM.Millions of Americans across 11 states are witnessing a total solar eclipse that's crossing the US. Observatory director for the Mars Society, Peter Detterline, has been camping out at Guernsey State… Read more Audio
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'I'm leaving it to the experts' - Ardern on tax plans
7:38 AM.As he announced his departure, Peter Dunne took aim at Labour, saying politics was about "the hard grind, substantive policy, achievement and hard work," rather than "smiles and waves". Labour leader… Read more Audio
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National's job of winning seats just got harder
7:52 AM.Peter Dunne's shock resignation means National's loses a crucial 'plus one'. National's campaign manager, Steven Joyce, is in the Wellington studio. Audio
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Election 2017: Three leaders in three weeks - analysis
8:09 AM.United Future is the latest victim of 2017's pre-election turmoil, with party leader Peter Dunne announcing he's quitting. Former Labour Party president Mike Williams and Ben Thomas - a consultant… Read more Audio
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United Future deputy unaware Dunne would quit
8:26 AM.Is there a future for United Future without Peter Dunne? The party's deputy leader Judy Turner tells us they're not giving up hope. Read more Audio
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Fishers consider court action over cameras on boats
8:27 AM.A group of fishermen are considering court action to put a stop to the use of cameras and GPS tracking to monitor their every move. Audio
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Fishers 'trying to intimidate' MPI over surveillance
8:27 AM.Court action could be on the horizon from a group of fishermen against plans to use cameras and GPS tracking on commerical boats. Auckland University fishing industry researcher Dr Glenn Simmons joins… Read more Audio
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Facebook the new hotspot for selling stolen avocados
8:29 AM.Avocado thieves are taking to social media to sell the stolen fruit, police say. New Zealand Avocado chief executive Jen Scoular joins us to discuss the thefts. Audio
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Markets Update for 22 August 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Three prisoners expected to give evidence aboue cellmate rape
8:38 AM.Three prisoners are expected to give evidence in court about being raped by their cellmate. William Katipa denies the charges. Auckland court reporter Edward Gay is covering the case and joins us now.
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Builders urged to set safety net after roof-fall injuries
8:41 AM.Builders are being put on notice about the need for secure safety nets to stop workers seriously injuring themselves if they fall off roofs or walls. Audio
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National's plan for cheaper GP visits 'a good start'
8:45 AM.Family doctors say National's plan to expand cheap GP visits to 600,000 more low-income people is a 'good start'. They say it will help ease the pressure on hospital emergency departments. Audio
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Australia snaps up Māori rugby talent for World Cup team
8:48 AM.Fenella Hake is lining up in the green and gold strip and singing Advance Australia Fair at the Women's Rugby World Cup, but she still calls New Zealand home. Read more Audio
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Recreational fishers demand group to oversee stock protection
8:50 AM.Weekend boaties are under scrutiny in a bid to find out just how much they are to blame for overfishing and what to do about it. While there are strict rules for managing commercial fisheries, there… Read more Audio