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Morning Report for Friday 29 September 2017
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Top Stories for Friday 29 September 2017
6:00 AM.Dan McGarry from the Vanuatu Daily Post describes the evacuation of Ambae in Vanuatu. Auckland Council says it will demand the next government to do more to fix the city's teacher crisis after local… Read more Audio
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Vanuatu volcano: 'We never thought this day would come'
6:09 AM.An Auckland woman with family living on Vanuatu's Ambae Island says it's heartbreaking to see everyone being forced to evacuate their homes and communities. The Vanuatu government says all 11,000… Read more Audio
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Māori seat for Auckland will need law change
6:12 AM.The fate of a dedicated Māori seat on Auckland Council now depends on the mayor persuading the government to change legislation. Auckland councillors voted ten-to-five during their meeting yesterday… Read more Audio
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Time for a 'zero-based review' of all trade deals - Jane Kelsey
6:16 AM.One of New Zealand's leading opponents to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is hoping the next Government will push the restart button on all trade talks and do them out in the open.
The… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 29 September 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Lorde's APRA Silver Scroll acceptance speech
6:39 AM.Devonport pop sensation, Ella Yelich-O'Connor - or Lorde, as she's better known around the world - has taken out the 2017 APRA Silver Scroll award for her song 'Green Light'. She couldn't make it to… Read more Audio
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Council leaves protester without running water
6:41 AM.The man at the centre of a long-running dispute over a central North Island lake has been left with no running water, but health officials say the move is illegal. Phil Taueki has been occupying a… Read more Audio
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New Zealand NRL stars to shine in Grand Final
6:46 AM.New Zealand rugby league stars will be collecting championship rings no matter who wins the NRL Grand Final on Sunday. The Bromwich brothers - Jesse and Kevin, Tohu Harris and Nelson Asofa-Solomona… Read more Audio
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Business News for 29 September 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Vanuatu reporter describes volcano eruption, evacuations
7:09 AM.Dan McGarry from the Vanuatu Daily Post describes the evacuation of Ambae in Vanuatu, where the government has given thousands of residents just one week to leave their homes. The Manaro volcano… Read more Audio
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Lorde wins ultimate award at APRA Silver Scrolls
7:20 AM.New Zealand's most prestigious songwriting awards took place last night, with the top prize going to Devonport's most celebrated pop sensation: There were five finalists - all women - and Lorde's… Read more Audio
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Auckland Council calls on govt to fix teacher shortage
7:22 AM.Auckland Council says it will demand the next government to do more to fix the city's teacher crisis after local principals begged for help. Mayor Phil Goff says the principals came to the council in… Read more Audio
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Quake-deficient fixture should be banned - building watchdog
7:27 AM.The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment wants to ban a construction technique that proved catastrophic during last November's Kaikoura earthquake. Audio
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Playboy founder Hefner 'commodified' sexual revolution
7:33 AM.The debate over the publication of magazines like Playboy have resurfaced following the death of the magazine's founder Hugh Hefner.
Hefner died yesterday aged 91. Playboy combined softcore… Read more Audio
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Pero Cameron in good company with Hall of Fame induction
7:37 AM.New Zealand's Pero Cameron will be rubbing shoulders with other basketball legends including Shaquille O'Neal and the US Dream Team when he is inducted into the sport's Hall of Fame this weekend. The… Read more Audio
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Horowhenua Council boss defiant over protester's water
7:42 AM.A district council chief executive is refusing to turn the water back on at a building occupied by a Maori land protester despite health officials having told him it's illegal. David Clapperton is… Read more Audio
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Auckland house sale slowdown hits 'home-stagers'
7:50 AM.Businesses that have boomed during Auckland's bumper house sales are feeling the pinch as the region's real estate market slows. Movers, real estate agents and people who kit out homes for sale, known… Read more Audio
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$120m meth haul breaks sophisticated operation
7:54 AM.Customs says a sophisticated criminal operation was behind the failed importation of more than 100kg of methamphetamine in umbrella stands.
The drug was mixed with the powdery mineral gypsum inside… Read more Audio
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Human gene editing progress reignites ethical questions
7:56 AM.Success with editing and removing a genetic mutation which causes a serious blood disorder is being hailed as a major advance in medical science. But a Professor of Genetics at Kent University says… Read more Audio
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NZ volcanologist heads for erupting Vanuatu volcano
8:09 AM.New Zealand volcanologist Brad Scott is one of a few heading out to Vanuatu later today as the Manaro volcano continues to rumble. Eruptions from the volcano on the island of Ambae have prompted a… Read more Audio
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Auckland Council backs Māori seat, but with govt stamp
8:14 AM.A dedicated Māori seat on the country's biggest local body is a step closer, but still rests in the hands of the next government. In principle.
Auckland councillors have backed the move to create a… Read more Audio
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Who will Winston Peters go with? - Political analysis
8:19 AM.It's been almost a week since the election; New Zealand is waiting for the special votes to be counted, and for Winston Peters to decide who he will go into coalition with.
Trend data from Google New… Read more Audio
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Trade lobbyists fear coalition talks could sink TPP
8:28 AM.Supporters of the Trans Pacific Partnership are fearful that coaltion talks could end up sinking the deal for New Zealand. The National Party has enthusiatically driven the controversial TPP… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 29 September 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Council leaves Māori land protestor without water
8:37 AM.A Māori land protestor, living next to Lake Horowhenua is stuck without running water because the district council has turned off the supply and isn't restoring it.
That's despite a warning from… Read more Audio
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Team NZ to release details of next America's Cup
8:45 AM.New rules around nationality quotas for America's Cup teams are likely to be part of Team New Zealand's announcement today. Team New Zealand will use the announcement to clear up any uncertainty… Read more Audio
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Man wants Waiheke's Ōmiha Bay changed to 'Rocky Bay'
8:50 AM.A proposal to change the name of Omiha Bay on Waiheke Island to Rocky Bay has riled up more than 200 individuals who object to the suggestion of change. Read more Audio
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Christchurch 'superhero' seeks funding to boost work
8:55 AM.Christchurch has its own social superhero and he's gone cap in hand to the council for funding. The self-styled lycra-clad superhero, known only at 'Flat Man', has been dropping care packages to… Read more Audio