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Morning Report for Tuesday 31 October 2017
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Top Stories for Tuesday 31 October 2017
6:00 AM.Trump campaign manager, aide arrested by FBI, Fears Manus detention centre closure may be violent, 'One bump, anything could've made it collapse', EU fast-tracks free trade deal with NZ, Bill English… Read more Audio
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Fears of violence as Manus closes
6:15 AM.The controversial Manus Island detention centre is scheduled to be shut today... but there are fears the move will spark violent confrontations. The ABC's Liam Fox is on Manus at the moment. He tells… Read more Audio
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One-tonne Auckland shop canopy held by single nut
6:18 AM.An Auckland steel framing company says shop canopies so unsafe that they could fall on people and kill them are a nationwide hazard. Tony Black who runs Black Steel Mobile says last week they were… Read more Audio
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Catalan leaders flee Spain as Madrid announces sedition charges
6:19 AM.Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has fled Spain with other members of the Catalan Government as Spain confirmed it will bring rebellion and sedition charges against the group. Mr Puigdemont was… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 31 October 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Calls for parapet-fixing funding to come from government
6:45 AM.There are calls for the government, or the Wellington Council, to step in with financing for earthquake strengthening the capital's buildings. At least half of the 100 building owners who face a… Read more Audio
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Business News for 31 October 2017
6:50 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Trump campaign manager, aide arrested by FBI
7:10 AM.Donald Trump's controversial former campaign manager Paul Manafort and another former campaign aide Rick Gates have been arrested by the FBI team investigating Russian interference in last year's… Read more Audio
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Fears Manus detention centre closure may be violent
7:16 AM.There are warnings today's closure of the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea could end in tragedy. Refugees detained by Australia on Manus say they'll peacefully resist removal from the… Read more Audio
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'One bump, anything could've made it collapse'
7:21 AM.A steel framing company says it is seeing shop canopies so unsafe they could fall on people and kill them. Tony Black who runs Auckland engineers Black Steel Mobile says they just fixed a one-tonne… Read more Audio
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No need to renegotiate Korea FTA, Parker suggests
7:24 AM.This week the European Parliament voted to fast-track a free trade deal with New Zealand. The European Union's trade commissioner, Cecilia Malmstrom, says the EU wants to dramatically increase trade… Read more Audio
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Jian Yang's past 'a matter for him' - Bill English
7:33 AM.National Party leader and new Leader of the Opposition Bill English joins Guyon Espiner in the Auckland studio to discuss news of former MP Todd Barclay, the past of MP Jian Yang and issues around… Read more Video, Audio
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Shortage of teachers stalling building programme
7:48 AM.A chronic shortage of people training to become teachers of trades is another hurdle to overcome if Labour is going to be able to build 100,000 new homes. RNZ News has been told this year there are… Read more Audio
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Andrew Little to meet Pike families, discuss mine re-entry
7:52 AM.Labour's Andrew Little will be meeting with Pike River families in the next week to discuss plans for re-entering the mine. He joins us to discuss the plans. Audio
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Ex-FBI assistant director on Trump campaign arrests
8:10 AM.Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort and a campaign aide have appeared in a Washington court this morning and pleaded not guilty to charges including money laundering. Mr Manafort and… Read more Audio
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Dunedin considers kicking out freedom campers
8:20 AM.Dunedin's councillors will today vote on measures which clamp down on freedom camping in the city. In the past, visitors have been able to use two recreational reserves within the city's boundaries to… Read more Audio
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EU trade committee chairman discusses NZ trade deal
8:21 AM.The European Union has pulled way in the race to sort free trade deals with New Zealand and Australia post-Brexit. This week the European Parliament voted to fast-track the free trade deals, with the… Read more Audio
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Fairfax regional papers end broadsheet format
8:27 AM.Fairfax newspapers including the Dominion Post and the Taranaki Daily News will be moving to tabloid size from the middle of next year. Staff have been told all daily newspapers will become compact in… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 31 October 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Council, Government urged to help fix facades
8:37 AM.Wellington City Council isn't saying how long it's prepared to extend a deadline to strengthen the capital's unreinforced facades and parapets. At least half of the 100 building owners who had faced a… Read more Audio
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Timaru residents see red over log burner ban
8:40 AM.Canterbury Regional Council have been warned they face stiff resistance in Timaru over replacing newly banned log burners. The Canterbury Air Plan comes into force today in a bid to tackle air… Read more Audio
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Kevin Spacey accused of unwanted sexual advances
8:45 AM.The fallout from Weistein scandal has taken a new twist with US actor Anthony Rapp accusing Kevin Spacey of making unwanted sexual advances in 1986. The House of Cards star and Oscar winner was quick… Read more Audio
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Asylum seekers refuse to leave Manus Island
8:55 AM.A confrontation is looming in Papua New Guinea between local authorities and more than 700 men who are refusing to leave an Australian-run immigration detention centre on Manus Island. The centre is… Read more Audio
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Two alleging 1080 poisoning still waiting for answers
8:55 AM.Two women who believe they were poisoned by 1080 more than three years ago say it's ridiculous they are still waiting for answers from health officials. Gwen Gardner and her sister were having a… Read more Audio
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CO2 levels highest in 3 million years - UN
8:56 AM.The UN's annual report, the Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, shows CO2 levels have risen faster than anticipated in the past year to hit a level not seen for more than three million years. The new report has… Read more Audio