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Morning Report for Monday 18 September 2017
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Top Stories for Monday 18 September 2017
6:00 AM.Auckland jet fuel crisis: Thousands of passengers stranded, Auckland jet fuel crisis: Govt offers help, South Auckland family face losing leaky home, South Africa reacts to record defeat against All… Read more Audio
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Goff defends upmarket council housing development
6:09 AM.Auckland Council's development arm Panuku is seeking approval for 102 apartments and shops in a stylish block in Mt Eden village. The Auckland Community Housing Providers Network says the decision to… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 18 September 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Jet fuel shortage: Petrol companies avoiding broken pipe
6:38 AM.Thousands of air passengers have had their travel plans disrupted and petrol companies are trying to make sure Auckland does not run short of petrol or diesel following of damage to the pipeline which… Read more Audio
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Greens push first-term capital gains tax, Labour says no
6:42 AM.The Labour Party will not negotiate with the Greens over bringing in a capital gains tax in a potential first term of government. This is despite Greens leader James Shaw saying the tax would be a… Read more Audio
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Business News for 18 September 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Jet fuel shortage: Thousands stranded at airport
7:10 AM.Thousands of passengers have been left in the lurch after a jet fuel shortage grounded dozens of domestic and international flights at Auckland Airport. Audio
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Jet fuel shortage: Backup cost would hit consumers - Judith Collins
7:13 AM.Energy minister Judith Collins says it's likely to be 10 days before Auckland airport's jet fuel supply line is repaired. Read more Audio
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Leaky home costs may force out Auckland family
7:17 AM.A family of six is about to lose their house in south Auckland because it's a leaky home. Other families in the Manurewa complex of 16 townhouses are borrowing huge sums to do repairs. If the family… Read more Audio
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'Unrealistic hope' hurt Springboks in defeat
7:22 AM.The All Blacks record 57-0 victory over the Springboks on Saturday has sent fans in South Africa into a state of depression. Read more Audio
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Jet fuel shortage 'embarrassing' - Paula Bennett
7:35 AM.National's deputy leader Paula Bennett says the government will help look at a backup for the system bringing jet fuel to Auckland from Marsden Pt. Read more Audio
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Māori voters misled at polling booths in electorate confusion
7:48 AM.Unenrolled voters are reporting being turned away from advance voting booths - or having trouble casting votes for the Māori electorates. Read more Audio
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Exploited Indian students turn to suicide, self-harm
7:50 AM.A group representing migrant workers says some Indian students are turning to self-harm or suicide, because they are under pressure to get residency and being exploited by unscrupulous employers. Read more Audio
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Auckland Council slammed for Mt Eden development
7:58 AM.The community housing sector is critical of a big upmarket Auckland council development which excludes affordable apartments. Audio
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Jet fuel shortage: Passengers stranded at Auckland Airport
8:11 AM.Auckland has been hit with a crititical infrastructure failure, with damage to the pipeline supplying fuel to Auckland Airport. RNZ's Sharon Brettkelly is at the airport where thousands of passengers… Read more Audio
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Jet fuel shortage: 'Absolutely sorry' - Refining NZ boss
8:15 AM.Fuel supplies to Auckland have been disrupted after a digger working on a farm damaged the pipeline between Auckland Airport and the Marsden Point refinery. Refining New Zealand chief executive Sjoerd… Read more Audio
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Emmys 2017 expected to favour Stranger Things, Handmaid's Tale
8:28 AM.Popular television series Stranger Things and The Handmaid's Tale are among the frontrunners for best drama series at the Emmy Awards today. Audio
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Markets Update for 18 September 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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All Blacks trouncing a new low for Springboks
8:31 AM.South Africa's 57-nil trouncing at the hands of the All Blacks has earned it worldwide criticism and scorn. Audio
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Mother faces bankruptcy after leaky home bill
8:41 AM.A south Auckland mother-of-four who faces being forced out of home ownership for good by her leaky house is calling on the Government to do more. Audio
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Tragic leaky building cases 'all too common' - lawyer
8:46 AM.Sixteen families are facing crippling debts and some will lose their homes at the townhouse complex. Two of the families have been unable to make the initial downpayment of more than $100,000 for… Read more Audio
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Trucks to deliver diesel and petrol as damaged pipe repaired
8:49 AM.Fuel supply to Auckland has been hit after a digger working on a farm near the Marsden Point refinery struck the country's only ground-supply of fuel - a vital source for the county's biggest city… Read more Audio
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IHC 'fed up' with Human Rights Tribunal delays
8:53 AM.Disability group the IHC is fed up with delays in getting a hearing for allegations the education system is breaching the human rights of disabled children. The campaign started in 2009 and the Human… Read more Audio
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Scott Dixon faces challenge for fifth Indy championship
8:55 AM.New Zealand driver Scott Dixon will have to come from behind as he bids for his fifth Indycar championship at Sonoma in California. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver goes into the decider four points… Read more Audio