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Morning Report for Monday 30 October 2017
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Top Stories for Monday 30 October 2017
6:00 AM.A government push to make masonry facades and parapets safer in earthquakes runs into problems, The FBI is poised to make arrests over Russian interference in the US elections, and The Black Caps lose… Read more Audio
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Govt to crack down on dodgy offshore education agents
6:19 AM.Overseas education agents who commit fraud to get clients' student visas are in the government's sights. Labour List MP Priyanca Radhakrishnan has told a rally of migrant rights supporters that former… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 30 October 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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India claims ODI series over Black Caps with six-run win
6:45 AM.The Black Caps have fallen just short of claiming New Zealand's first one-day series win in India after being beaten by six runs in a thrilling third and final match in Kanpur. India batting first… Read more Audio
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Business News for 30 October 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Quake reinforcement quick fix in serious trouble
7:11 AM.The Government's push to force a quick fix to dangerous building unreinforced masonry facades and parapets in the wake of the Kaikōura earthquakes is in serious trouble. Half of Wellington's 100… Read more Audio
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Australian govt in chaos after Barnaby Joyce disqualified
7:15 AM.Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's Government is facing five weeks of chaos until former deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, who lost his seat due to his New Zealand citizenship, is… Read more Audio
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Arrests expected soon in FBI's Russia probe
7:21 AM.The first arrests in the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in last year's US presidential elections are expected in a little over 24 hours. On Friday a Federal grand jury approved the… Read more Audio
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Jacinda Ardern's faces 100 days challenge
7:29 AM.It's been official for less than a week and the new government is already under pressure to reveal how much its policies will cost the country and what can actually be achieved. The clock is ticking… Read more Audio
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Ousted Kuwaiti ambassador back in NZ for farewell party
7:38 AM.Former Kuwaiti ambassador Ahmed Bader Razouqi, who left New Zealand after allegations he assaulted a woman in 2015, has been allowed to return for an informal farewell party. He was not arrested or… Read more Audio
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Auckland Council communications team under review
7:41 AM.Auckland's mayor Phil Goff is already talking job cuts in his councils communications and engagement teams, even before an initial review is considered by the politicians. A review leaked ahead of… Read more Audio
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NZ universities collaborate to win Indian students
7:46 AM.In New Zealand, private institutions and polytechnics have had the lion-share of Indian enrolments simply because the country's universities haven't had as strong a presence in India. But now all 8… Read more Audio
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Businesses need to invest in higher staff wages - economist
7:49 AM.Businesses are being told to walk the walk when it comes to paying their employees well. Audio
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Free trade deal with European Union given head start
7:52 AM.A trade deal with the European Union has been given another boost, and it could have big benefits for exporters. The European Parliament has voted to fast-track a free trade deal with Australia and… Read more Audio
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Taranaki garden festival celebrates 30th anniversary
7:56 AM.Thousands of green-thumbed people have descended on Taranaki this week for one of the country's longest-running garden festivals. The Taranaki Garden Spectacular -- which began life as a community-run… Read more Audio
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New city in South Auckland pitched as housing fix
8:12 AM.satellite city in South Auckland that could house 500-thousand people is being proposed as a way to deal with the housing shortage. Housing is a key priority for the new government, and the new… Read more Audio
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Nearly half of building apprentices chopping and changing
8:13 AM.Up to 40 percent of workers training in building and construction are ditching their employers in the first 18 months. The building industry is now taking steps to make sure more apprentices stay on… Read more Audio
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Ousted Australian deputy PM leaves govt in chaos
8:19 AM.A court ruling disqualifying Australia's deputy prime minister from office, forcing a by-election has thrown the country's government into a state of chaos. It was decided on Friday afternoon that… Read more Audio
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Te Awamutu marks first commemoration of NZ Wars
8:24 AM.Commemoration ceremonies were held this weekend for the first national day of remembrance for the New Zealand Wars. John Boynton from Te Manu Korihi headed to Te Awamutu where people recognised those… Read more Audio
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Black Caps fall just short of making history
8:29 AM.The New Zealand cricketers have fallen agonisingly short of claiming New Zealand's first ever one-day series win in India after being beaten by six runs in a thrilling third and final match in Kanpur… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 30 October 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Scores of Spain loyalists take to Barcelona streets
8:36 AM.Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Barcelona in a rally for Spanish unity amid mounting tensions after Catalonia was stripped of its autonomy for declaring independence. Many… Read more Audio
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NZ's silence on Manus Island 'complicity' - Greens MP
8:41 AM.A new Green MP who was a refugee says New Zealand's silence has made it complicit in human rights abuse in Australian offshore detention. The United Nations has warned the closure of the Manus Island… Read more Audio
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Ambae faces water shortage after Vanuatu volcano
8:45 AM.Ambae residents affected by the Manaro volcano eruption have returned home after the Vanuatu government lifted the island's state of emergency. But Vanuatu Daily Post director Dan McGarry tells us… Read more Audio
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Pink fairy foils dairy thief
8:49 AM.A pink crop top, mini skirt, fishnets and fairy wings. It doesn't sound like the conventional crime fighting uniform. But yesterday, a man dressed as a fairy tackled and restrained a person who had… Read more Audio
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Liquor ban grows around Rhythm & Vines borders
8:53 AM.A bigger booze ban will be in effect at this year's Rhythm and Vines Festival in Gisborne over New Years Eve. The Gisborne City Council has agreed to calls from the police to extend the liquor ban… Read more Audio
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'Disappointing end' for Brendon Hartley in F1
8:56 AM.There's been a disappointing finish to Brendon Hartley's second Formula One race, with the Palmerston North driver forced to retire with what looked like an engine failure.
Hartley had worked his way… Read more Audio