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Morning Report for Thursday 7 September 2017
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Top Stories for Thursday 7 September 2017
6:00 AM.Police too slow investigating girl's rape complaints - Judge, Hurricane Irma hits Atlantic islands with 295km/h winds, Ardern clarifies rules our tax on land under family home, Petrol price rise… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 7 September 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 7 September 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Beneficiary drug crackdown could push users to meth
6:37 AM.The Drug Foundation says cracking down on young beneficiaries who use drugs, could push them from cannabis onto methamphetamine because it's harder to detect. The National Party yesterday announced a… Read more Audio
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Business News for 7 September 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Police interview 'torture' - lawyer
7:10 AM.A Family Court judge says the police asked a 12-year-old girl 'pointless and repetitive' detailed questions when she complained she was raped three times while living in state care. Judge Twaddle in… Read more Audio
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Hurricane Irma hits Atlantic islands with 295km/h winds
7:15 AM.Hurricane Irma has ripped through the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, with winds of up to 295km/h. It's the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane ever, has destroyed buildings and caused major… Read more Audio
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Ardern clarifies land under family home exempt from tax
7:25 AM.Labour has saved itself from an own goal by finally ruling out a tax on the land under the family home. The party's leadership has already been under pressure to provide more detail about what a… Read more Audio
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Petrol price rise 'cynical' - Judith Collins
7:27 AM.The reprieve from high petrol prices that happened when the industry was under government scrutiny has totally reversed. Last week the price of 91 rose above $2 a litre in many places for the first… Read more Audio
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Finance debate: Steven Joyce, Grant Robertson
7:35 AM.Last week National's finance spokesperson Steven Joyce claimed Labour's fiscal plan had an $11.7b hole. That claim, denied by Labour's finance spokesman Grant Robertson, has been debunked by virtually… Read more Audio
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Murderer to be deported back to Korea after release
8:15 AM.A man who killed his partner when he set fire to the dentist surgery where she worked will be deported to Korea when he is released from prison. Chul Jun Cho appealed against the decision but failed… Read more Audio
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NZ biker wins court case in Australia but loses visa
8:16 AM.A lawyer says she was amazed and is now disappointed after a landmark court victory for two New Zealand-born bikies in Australia. Australia's highest court ruled a law that allowed Immigration… Read more Audio
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Flavell in tough battle for Waiariki seat
8:24 AM.The Waiariki electorate is a two horse race between current Maori party MP Te Ururoa Flavell and a relative newcomer to the Maori political scene, Labour candidate Tamati Coffey; and Mr Flavell knows… Read more Audio
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Tolley defends data behind beneficiary drug policy
8:25 AM.Just a few days after announcing an election pledge to bust drug dealing gangs the National Party says it wants to do more to stop unemployed young people missing out on jobs because of their drug… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 7 September 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Marriage equality reaches halt in Australian high court
8:34 AM.Australia will find out the future of its same sex marriage postal plebiscite today. For the past two days Australia's highest court has been hearing legal challenges against the government's national… Read more Audio
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Long-debated Christ Church Cathedral decision due
8:39 AM.Years of arguments and indecision; legal threats and million dollar promises, the fate of the Christ Church Cathedral could be decided this week at the Anglican Synod which starts tonight. Audio
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Deputies own up to mistakes in latest political debate
8:42 AM.The Spinoff held its political debate last night, where National's Paula Bennett and Labour's Kelvin Davis both admitted to making mistakes in the past week. The two deputy leaders also both found… Read more Audio
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Spike in employment breaches - community groups
8:42 AM.Complaints of unfair treatment, insecure hours, no sick leave, changing job terms and unjust dismissals are all highlighted in a report published by the Citizens Advice Bureau. The CAB and Community… Read more Audio
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Rua Kēnana's descendants to hear historic pardon
8:45 AM.The descendants of Tuhoe prophet Rua Kenana will gather in Maungapohatu this weekend to witness the righting of an historic wrong. In front of several hundred people at the foot of Tuhoe's sacred… Read more Audio
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Tourism industry celebrates record visitors
8:51 AM.The annual Tourism Industry Aotearoa awards are on tonight, and with record visitor numbers and record spending, members of the industry will also be able to celebrate their success, while also… Read more Audio
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Beyond the Beehive: Queenstown
8:55 AM.The Wireless is in Queenstown as part of its nationwide election series, gauging the national mood ahead of September 23. Queenstown - it's a town with low wages and high costs of living. Read more Video, Audio