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Morning Report for Thursday 16 November 2017
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Top Stories for Thursday 16 November 2016
6:00 AM.Thousands of Wellington commuters are facing disruption this morning after train drivers walked off the job.
Zimbabwe's military is insistent that its takeover in Harare is not a coup, despite it… Read more Audio
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Huge disruption expected in Wellington train strike
6:09 AM.Thousands of Wellington commuters are being told they should stay home on Thursday as a train drivers' strike expected to cause huge disruption. The region's entire rail network is shut down until 2am… Read more Audio
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Australia marriage equality vote bittersweet for some
6:19 AM.Australians have voted overwhelmingly for same-sex marriage and it is likely to be law by Christmas. Legislation was introduced into the federal Parliament just hours after the results of the postal… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 16 November 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Wellington train lines quiet as strike ensues
6:43 AM.Commuters are about to start pouring into Wellington, and none of them on the region's trains. All train lines into the city have gone quiet, as workers for Metlink providers Transdev and Hyundai… Read more Audio
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Zimbabweans in NZ react to Mugabe arrest
6:46 AM.There's been gunfire and tanks in the capital Harare, where the military has intervened in the power struggle to succeed President, Robert Mugabe, who's led Zimbabwe for 37 years and, at 93, is the… Read more Audio
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Business News for 16 November 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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All Whites one match from World Cup glory
6:49 AM.Ninety minutes of football on Thursday afternoon will determine whether the All Whites qualify for the World Cup for just the third time. If they beat Peru in Lima they'll be on their way to Russia… Read more Audio
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Wellington faces gridlock as train strikes begin
7:09 AM.Thousands of Wellington commuters are facing disruption this morning after train drivers walked off the job. More than 400 staff members for Metlink providers Transdev and Hyundai Rotem began a… Read more Audio
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Wellington strike couldn't be stopped - Transdev
7:13 AM.As commuter chaos descends upon Wellington, authorities are urging anyone who hasn't yet left home not to take their car into the city. Metlink operator Transdev had hoped to avoid the strike action… Read more Audio
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South Africa sends envoys to Zimbabwe after military takeover
7:21 AM.Zimbabwe's military is insistent that its takeover in Harare is not a coup, despite it having all the hallmarks of one. The military says it is targeting "criminals" around President Mugabe. The BBC's… Read more Audio
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All Whites face tough opposition in Lima
7:26 AM.RNZ's Simon Hampton in Lima says the atmosphere in the Peruvian capital is intense in the lead-up to the crucial World Cup qualifying match.
Peru fans let off fireworks outside the All Whites hotel… Read more Audio
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France to host 2023 Rugby World Cup after shock vote
7:37 AM.In a shock announcement the World Rugby Council has gone against a recommendation in deciding the host for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. South Africa had been recommended by World Rugby's board but the… Read more Audio
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RWC2023 in France 'not surprising' - Steve Tew
7:40 AM.In a shock announcement the World Rugby Council has gone against a recommendation by an evaluation committee of South Africa in deciding the host for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. France, who held the… Read more Audio
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Australian parliament debates same-sex marriage legislation
7:44 AM."It's a yes for fairness. A yes for commitment. And a yes for love," Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said, after the result of Australia's same-sex marriage vote was revealed on… Read more Audio
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Auckland hospitals delay safer rosters for junior doctors
7:50 AM.Hospitals in Auckland are dragging their heels on creating safer working conditions for fatigued junior doctors. The doctors went on strike several times in the past year to protest their long hours… Read more Audio
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Calls for partner-specific paid parental leave
7:51 AM.A group lobbying for more paid parental leave is telling the government to introduce mandatory, paid time off for fathers. Only one percent of the people taking parental leave are fathers, something… Read more Audio
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Wellington hits road as train strike begins
8:10 AM.How has the Wellington train drivers' strike affected Wellington? RNZ reporter Emma Hatton is out on the city streets and joins us with the latest. Audio
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'They want us to go lower wage' - union boss on Wellington train strike
8:13 AM.The union behind the strike wants better working conditions - something they say they've been trying to negotiate since May. General Secretary of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union Wayne Butson… Read more Audio
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Legionnaire's disease fix slammed by plumbers
8:18 AM.New Zealand's controls to combat Legionnaire's disease are being blasted by plumbers as years behind other developed countries. Canterbury has 10 cases of the sometimes-fatal disease, two of them… Read more Audio
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Australian senator asks Ardern to take all Manus detainees
8:21 AM.An Australian senator who has been supporting the Manus Island refugees says the New Zealand offer of aid is welcome but even better would be to take all the refugees. Tasmanian Greens Senator Nick… Read more Audio
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Vote a 'yes for fairness, commitment, love' - Turnbull
8:27 AM.Nearly 13 million people voted in Australia's same-sex postal survey, and 61.6 percent of respondents voted yes, it was revealed on Wednesday. Within hours, the process for a historic vote to make it… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 16 November 2017
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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All White fans in Lima gear up for big game
8:36 AM.On Thursday afternoon (NZ time) the All Whites kick off in the World Cup decider match against Peru. If the All Whites manage to outwit the Peruvian side they'll be playing in the Fifa World cup for… Read more Audio
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Veteran marriage equality campaigner celebrates Australia vote
8:42 AM.In 1989 Tasmanian man Rodney Croome was arrested while calling for homosexuality to be decriminalised. He's now with the group Tasmanians United for Marriage Equality and joins us as he celebrates the… Read more Audio
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Harare 'jovial' in Zimbabwe military takeover
8:48 AM.Analysts, looking at what some are calling a coup in Zimbabwe, are pointing the finger at President Mugabe's sacking of his deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa.
He sacked him at the prompting of his wife, the… Read more Audio
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Paul Eagle holds back tears in maiden speech
8:53 AM.New MPs are continuing to spell out what's brought them into politics and what they hope to achieve over the next three years in their first speeches to Parliament. Yesterday, it was the turn of the… Read more Audio
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Kiwi Ferns determined in Women's Rugby League World Cup
8:56 AM.The women's Rugby League World Cup kicks off in Sydney today with New Zealand's team determined to prevail despite limited preparations. The Kiwi Ferns have won the tournament three times, but hosts… Read more Audio