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Morning Report for Wednesday 20 September 2017
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Brothers blast govt over leaky home woes
7:49 AM.John and Graham Sanderson and younger brother Nigel have blasted the Government for abandoning their family in the struggle to keep their 86-year-old father from losing his leaky Auckland home. They… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 20 September 2017
6:00 AM.Fuel crisis: Traffic lights synced to get tankers through - Phil Goff, Fuel crisis: Mobil Oil boss discusses, North Korea 'risking annihilation' Trump warns in UN speech, fuel shortage 'failure to… Read more Audio
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'Fuel pipe refugee' traveller stuck in Samoa
6:09 AM.Auckland's jet fuel crisis has worsened with massive disruptions for thousands of people, and some travellers stranded overseas. Lisa Taouma has been visiting Samoa but she told RNZ reporter Tom… Read more Audio
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Rangatahi Maori lead the way on voting enrolment
6:11 AM.Rangatahi Maori are more likely than any other age group to be registered on the Maori roll. Almost 34,000 18 to 24-year-olds are enrolled to vote, followed by over 27,000 25 to 29-year-olds. Audio
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Overdue rates in Christchurch up 41 percent in a year
6:17 AM.There's been a huge increase in the number of Christchurch residents struggling to pay their rates bills. In the year to the end of June, 24,000 owed the council money, up 41 percent on 12 months… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 20 September 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Fuel crisis scores of flight cancellations, thousands disrupted
6:25 AM.Auckland's jet fuel crisis has worsened with massive disruption for thousands of people and some travellers stranded overseas. Airlines have cancelled scores of flights since the main fuel pipeline… Read more Audio
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Airways NZ plan may save 2000l fuel a day
6:45 AM.Airways New Zealand is working with the industry to introduce a number of fuel conservation measures. One is doubling the number of daily flights able to use a satellite-guided flight path, which will… Read more Audio
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Business News for 20 September 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Fuel crisis: Traffic lights synced, bus lanes for tankers - Goff
7:09 AM.Auckland's jet fuel crisis has worsened, with an expected 3000 travellers in Auckland having flights cancelled today. Meanwhile, more tankers carrying heavier loads are starting to deliver fuel to… Read more Audio
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Fuel crisis: Petrol, diesel sufficient in Auckland - Mobil Oil boss
7:16 AM.Auckland Council has agreed to a number of special measures, including controlled traffic light changes to ensure fuel tankers get to where they need to go, as the fuel shortage continues. Mobil Oil… Read more Audio
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North Korea 'risking annihilation' Trump warns in UN speech
7:21 AM.US President Donald Trump has told the UN General Assembly that America would "totally destroy" North Korea if forced to defend itself or its allies. US correspondent Patrice Howard says it is… Read more Audio
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Fuel shortage 'failure to keep pace with growth'
7:25 AM.Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Michael Barnett thinks the current fuel shortage can be blamed on the city's failure to keep up with the pace of growth. He joins us with Employers and… Read more Audio
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Pipeline area mined for swamp kauri, farmers say
7:33 AM.Farmers living near the site of the Marsden to Auckland pipeline break say the surrounding land has been mined for swamp kauri. Not last week, as one industry insider has speculated, but two to three… Read more Audio
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Hauraki Waikato's King movement 'blue bloods' vie for seat
7:39 AM.The contest for the Māori electorate of Hauraki Waikato is being called the battle of the blue bloods.
Both the current MP Nanaia Mahuta and her cousin the Māori Party's Rahui Papa are members of the… Read more Audio
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'YouTube effect' may be causing more hang-glider deaths
7:45 AM.Six people died in five accidents in the second three months of the year - the highest number of deaths in autumn in 14 years. Audio
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Mexico quake: NZer in Mexico City describes scene
7:52 AM.Jay Krishnan, a Wellingtonian living in Mexico City, describes the catastrophic scene there after 7.1 magnitude quake struck. Audio
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Fuel crisis: Australian airlines closely watching impact
8:11 AM.Australia's airlines are closely watching as Auckland's fuel shortage unfolds. Board of Airline Representatives in Australia wants a renewed conversation on both sides of the Tasman about pipeline… Read more Audio
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Z fuel supplies boosted, 95 octane back in Auckland
8:15 AM.Auckland motorists wanting to fill up at Z Energy this morning should have the full option of graded fuels. Thirteen of the company's stations from Waiuku in the south-west right up to Green Bay on… Read more Audio
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Election 2017: Fuel crisis unwanted in final days of campaign
8:23 AM.New Zealanders are flocking to the polling booths early, with more than half a million casting advance votes by the end of Monday. Activities to mark Suffrage Day on Tuesday may see the total of votes… Read more Audio
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Suffrage Day expected to boost advanced voting
8:24 AM.New Zealanders are flocking to the polling booths early, with more than half a million casting advance votes by the end of Monday. Activities to mark Suffrage Day on Tuesday may see the total of votes… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 30 September 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Aung San Suu Kyi 'disappointing' on Rohingya crisis
8:35 AM.Leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, has claimed she does not know why 400,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled her country. The BBC's Jonah Fisher joins us from the capital, Naypyidaw, with more details. Audio
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Mental health sector failing, needs urgent fix - staff
8:44 AM.The mother of a paranoid schizophrenic says community-care is failing her son and others with the most chronic mental illnesses, and is advocating for hospitals to care for them full time. Audio
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Death toll rises, chaos in Mexico City after 7.1 quake
8:45 AM.A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck in Mexico, just south of Mexico City. Dozens have been reported dead, and the toll is expected to rise. New Zealander Jonathan Barnett described to Morning Report… Read more Audio
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Brothers blast govt over leaky home woes
8:50 AM.John and Graham Sanderson and younger brother Nigel have blasted the Government for abandoning their family in the struggle to keep their 86-year-old father from losing his leaky Auckland home. They… Read more Audio
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National urges voters to snub minor parties
8:52 AM.National is telling voters they shouldn't bother voting for minor parties. Yesterday on the campaign trail Bill English said voters should cut out the middle man and simply vote for one of the two… Read more Audio
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Quake strengthening costs could force demolitions
8:54 AM.Heritage enthusiasts fear that if the owners of a historic building in Whanganui are given permission to demolish it, it could trigger a domino effect. The owners of Number 1 Victoria Avenue - at the… Read more Audio
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Scotland's longest-lasting snow patch could melt by weekend
8:56 AM.Iain Cameron, who seeks out and records snow that survives on Scotland's highest mountains, believes the country's longest-lasting patch of snow - known as the Sphinx - has only days left before it… Read more Audio