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Morning Report for Thursday 30 November 2017
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Top Stories for Thursday 30 November 2017
6:00 AM.Aucklanders could face hefty rate rises under funding shakeup, Limits on foreign farm buyers 'like Zimbabwe' - Act, Will rules around farm sales help young farmers?, Hot, muggy summer predicated… Read more Audio
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EPA says science deniers becoming more prevalent in NZ
6:15 AM.The Environmental Protection Agency says its job of explaining decisions is being made harder because of a growth of anti-authoritarian "science deniers", whose views on subjects such as 1080… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 30 November 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Goff proposes 6.2% rate rise, remove transport levy, add fuel tax
6:38 AM.Phil Goff says he wants a 6.2 percent rates rise next year but he tells our Auckland Correspondent Todd Niall he's not going back on a campaign pledge to keep rates rises to 2.5 percent, saying he… Read more Audio
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Emergency water tanks selling slowly in quake-prone Wellington
6:45 AM.Wellingtonians have been slow to take up the idea of installing an emergency water supply to keep them going after a big earthquake. Of 140,000 homes, only 15,000 have spent $100 on a 200-litre… Read more Audio
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Business News for 30 November 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Aucklanders could face hefty rate rises under funding shakeup
7:10 AM.Aucklanders could face a rates rise of six point two percent in the biggest proposed shake-up yet of how the city pays for its growing needs. Mayor Phil Goff wants new layers of rates to speed-up the… Read more Audio
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Limits on foreign farm buyers 'like Zimbabwe' - ACT
7:22 AM.The Government's being accused of taking a leaf out of Robert Mugabe's book by moving to restrict the sales of farms to foreigners. Act leader David Seymour says it's unfair and pointless, but the… Read more Audio
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Will rules around farm sales help young farmers?
7:25 AM.Young farmers optimistic about new rules for foreign ownership of farms. Terry Copeland, chief executive of New Zealand Young Farmers, says if the price of farms drop by 10 percent, it would make a… Read more Audio
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Hot, muggy summer predicted across the country
7:30 AM.A hot, sticky summer's on the cards, according to the latest long term forecast from NIWA. It'll be hotter than average - but wetter too. Audio
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Foreign buyer rules designed to prevent backlash
7:36 AM.Associate Minister David Parker tells Guyon Espiner why the government is making it harder for foreigners to buy New Zealand farms. He says part of the reason is to stem the unease many New Zealanders… Read more Audio
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Loan changes won't make much difference - first time home buyer
7:48 AM.A would-be first-home buyer says a looming relaxation of lending restrictions won't make it any easier for him to buy a home. The Reserve Bank says loan-to-value rations will be reduced from next year… Read more Audio
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North Korean leader calls missile test 'impeccable'
7:50 AM.North Korea's Kim Jong Un says the test of a new type of the ballistic missile that can reach the United States was 'impeccable'. Donald Trump's response: "We will take care of it". But Washington… Read more Audio
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Parents warned about online Sticky TV imposter
7:56 AM.A person claiming to be from the children's show, Sticky TV, has reportedly been approaching parents on social media in an attempt to take photographs of their children. Netsafe's Martin Cocker has… Read more Audio
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Foreign ownership rules compared to Zimbabwe
8:10 AM.From the middle of next month, overseas buyers of land larger than five hectares will have to prove to the Overseas Investment Office that they're delivering genuine benefits to the country. The… Read more Audio
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Call for support for women whose partners caught with child porn
8:21 AM.Australian women who've spoken out after their husbands were caught collecting child pornography says it's a silent epidemic that societies like New Zealand must tackle. They say women need a support… Read more Audio
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Sky TV called out of touch over bid to rein in online piracy
8:25 AM.Sky Television is being accused of being out-of-touch after launching legal action aimed at making internet service providers block pirate websites. Providers say it's not their job to limit internet… Read more Audio
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Whanau rallies together to save historic marae
8:28 AM.An urban marae in Island Bay was labelled a "death trap" by the Wellington City Council, but its whanau has now rallied together to fight for its survival. Te Manu Korihi reporter Te Aniwa… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 30 November 2017
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Missile test means North Korea more able to bully neighbours
8:37 AM.Expert on North Korea and U.S relations Sung Yoon Lee says the latest missile test means North Korea has done what was once unthinkable - being able to strike the US. It means, he says, that North… Read more Audio
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Victoria first Australian state to legalise assisted dying
8:42 AM.Victoria has become the first state in Australia to pass a bill legalising assisted dying. Legal Director of Exit International, Tasha Russell, spoke to Philippa Tolley about the changes. Audio
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Central Hawkes Bay residents face long and smelly wait to fix wastewater plant
8:47 AM.Central Hawkes Bay District Council spent eight million dollars upgrading its wastewater plants -- now it faces a potential 20 million dollar bill to get them working properly. Alex Walker, Central… Read more Audio
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People warned Hutt River algae could kill
8:52 AM.People are being warned to stay out of the Hutt River because of the risk posed by potentially lethal toxic algae. Hot dry weather has led the native toxic algae to flourish. Audio
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Plants from Cook's first voyage show change in CO2
8:55 AM.They're almost 250 years old but the plants that James Cook collected on by Joseph Banks on his first voyage to New Zealand are offering up insights into the past - and into the future. It's the first… Read more Audio