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Morning Report for Thursday 2 November 2017
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'I've had endometriosis for years' - Susie Ferguson takes leave
8:58 AM.Morning Report's Susie Ferguson speaks about her experiences with endometriosis. Read more Video
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Top Stories for Thursday 2 November 2017
6:00 AM.Trump targets visa after NY shooting, New Health Minister considers major system shake-up, Rooftop park, hotel in Auckland Port's 30-year plan, Largest cocaine haul shows smugglers' desperation -… Read more Audio
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Fast-tracked visas for foreign cops to boost NZ police numbers
6:15 AM.Fast-tracking visas for foreign police officers to expand the force is being considered by the new government. It's promised to boost the number of women and men in blue by 1,800 over the next three… Read more Audio
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Tendering process for transport contracts to be axed
6:18 AM.A much-criticised way of choosing companies to run bus or train services look set to be axed. Unions argue the competition pushes down wages and conditions and the new Minister of Transport Phil… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 2 November 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Will DHB bosses be forced to resign?
6:44 AM.District health board heads will know soon if the new Health Minister will be demanding their resignation letters. David Clark says he is seriously considering such a move and will make a decision… Read more Audio
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Ports of Auckland plans renovation despite relocation plans
6:46 AM.Auckland's port company is planning a 1ha rooftop park, a hotel and a wharf extension as it re-organises how it operates on its downtown site over the next 30 years. Ports of Auckland say its plan… Read more Audio
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Business News for 2 November 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Trump targets visa after NY shooting
7:14 AM.Donald Trump says he will move quickly to end the visa programme which allowed Uzbeki terrorist Sayfullo Saipov into the United States. New Yorkers are coming to terms with Saipov's attack yesterday… Read more Audio
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New Health Minister considers major system shake-up
7:19 AM.The health system is set for a shakeup as the new Health Minister is considering asking all district health board heads for letters of resignation. David Clark is about to begin face-to-face meetings… Read more Audio
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Rooftop park, hotel in Auckland Port's 30-year plan
7:25 AM.Auckland's port company has unveiled what it wants to do over the next 30 years - with plans for a one-hectare public park on top of a parking building, a new hotel, and a contentious wharf extension.
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Largest cocaine haul shows smugglers' desperation - Customs
7:30 AM.Police and customs say their largest ever haul of of cocaine shows drug smugglers are desperate to expand the market for the illegal drug in New Zealand. Yesterday police caught four foreigners who… Read more Audio
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CEOs earning up to 50 times average wage staff
7:37 AM.An Otago University study published on Wednesday found a widening gap between the income of chief executives compared to their staff. RNZ's Adriana Weber spoke to some of average wage workers about… Read more Audio
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Manus situation 'a humanitarian emergency'
7:41 AM.An Australian senator is urging Jacinda Ardern to increase the number of refugees New Zealand is willing to take from Manus Island. Ms Ardern said last week the previous government's commitment to… Read more Audio
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Big changes ahead for education - Chris Hipkins
7:47 AM.There are big changes ahead for education under the new government. National Standards are going, league tables for primary schools will be a thing of the past and charter schools will come under much… Read more Audio
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More young votes in Election 2017, but no 'youthquake'
7:53 AM.More young people voted in this year's election but there is little evidence of the youthquake some predicted after Jacinda Ardern became the Labour Party leader. The Electoral Commission's breakdown… Read more Audio
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Auckland house prices drop for first time in six years
8:11 AM.Auckland house prices have dipped from a year earlier - the first such fall in six years. Prices are also down or dropping in Tauranga, Hamilton and Christchurch, but there's moderate growth in… Read more Audio
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Three strikes law out, did it have an effect?
8:15 AM.The three strikes law is being scrapped by the new government. The new Minister of Justice Andrew Little argues it has not successfully reduced serious crime or acted as a deterrent, so by the middle… Read more Audio
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Australian govt urges Manus detainees to quit centre
8:23 AM.The standoff on Manus Island is continuing with the 600 refugees in the detention centre refusing to leave. The Australian government is urging them to move even as their lawyers are trying to have… Read more Audio
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Abuse-accused NZ man visiting Australia arrested, sent to Christmas Island
8:26 AM.A New Zealand man who went to Australia on a family visit has found himself detained on remote Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested on an… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 2 November 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Calls for calm ahead of Tonga-Samoa league clash
8:38 AM.Aggressive Pacific rugby league fans are being told to get in line ahead of Saturday's game between Samoa and Tonga. A flag burning, four arrests for fighting and some minor property damage in South… Read more Audio
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Universities team up to boost Māori business
8:41 AM.From next April, Māori managing whanau, hapu and iwi businesses will be able to tap into some high level support from six New Zealand universities. The business schools at Auckland, AUT, Waikato… Read more Audio
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Independent process for Westminster abuse claims promised
8:49 AM.The British Prime Minister Theresa May is promising a new independent process to handle sexual harassment and abuse complaints against politicians. Mrs May said she was "deeply concerned" by recent… Read more Audio
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Building owners warned over quake safety obligations
8:54 AM.A lawyer is warning building owners and employers that ignorance is no defence if ceilings and walls fall and hurt or kill people in a quake. Between half and 90 percent of the restraints on suspended… Read more Audio