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Morning Report for Tuesday 17 April 2018
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Top Stories for Tuesday 17 April 2018
6:00 AM.NZ closer to EU trade agreement with French support, Is NZ ready for streaming sport events online?, Stormy Daniels at Trump lawyer's hearing, Ending oil, gas drilling 'right thing to do' - Kelvin… Read more Audio
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Southern DHB failed to prioritise patients - commissioner
6:14 AM.Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill says the Southerm District Health Board couldn't cope with demand and failed to prioritise patients, after Southland farmer Kobe Brown's eye appointment… Read more Audio
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Online streaming of sports the new norm
6:17 AM.New Zealanders are being warned online content is only going to increase in the coming years, while traditional media will become more limited in its offerings. The Commonwealth Games were… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 17 April 2018
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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West Auckland buses disrupted by strikes
6:20 AM.Commuters in parts of Auckland are being warned to prepare for disruptions to early morning bus services, as some drivers take part in rolling strike action. FIRST Union members are pushing for fairer… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 17 April 2018
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Ardern hopeful about trade future with France
6:39 AM.France has come out in support trade negotiations between New Zealand and the European Union going ahead. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French president Emmanuel Macron have issued a joint… Read more Audio
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People more important than cathedral - Christchurch bishop
6:43 AM.The departing Anglican Bishop of Christchurch has criticised the restoration of the Cathedral, questioning if there will be enough money to pay for it. After years of debate the Anglican Synod voted… Read more Audio
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Business News for 17 April 2018
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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NZ closer to EU trade agreement with French support
7:10 AM.New Zealand has edged closer to a free trade agreement with the European Union, having won the support of France to begin negotiations in the coming months. But that's not a complete greenlight yet -… Read more Audio
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Is NZ ready for streaming sport events online?
7:21 AM.New Zealanders are being told they better get used to the digital world of streaming TV shows. Spark has won the rights for the Rugby World Cup and only seven of the matches will be free to air on… Read more Audio
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Stormy Daniels at Trump lawyer's hearing
7:22 AM.Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen is currently in a Manhattan courtroom arguing that documents seized in an FBI raid last week be returned to him. Adult film star Stormy Daniels, who says she… Read more Audio
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Ending oil, gas drilling 'right thing to do' - Kelvin Davis
7:28 AM.The latest political polling is a mixed bag, with something to celebrate and something to worry about for every party involved.
Labour is down five points in TVNZ's latest Colmar Brunton poll, but… Read more Audio
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Southern DHB may be punished over blinded patient
7:36 AM.The Southern District Health Board faces possible disciplinary action over treatment delays that cost a man his sight. A report from Health and Disability Commissioner Anthony Hill says the DHB… Read more Audio
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NZ Commonwealth team welcomed home with cheers, haka
7:38 AM.More than 200 athletes and one of the biggest hauls of Commonwealth Games medals are back from the Gold Coast. Eva Corlett was there for the rousing welcome last night at Auckland Airport. Audio
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Why are Auckland bus drivers striking? FIRST Union responds
7:47 AM.West Auckland commuters who travel by bus can expect disruptions to early morning services, as some drivers take part in rolling strike action. FIRST Union members are pushing for better pay and work… Read more Audio
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Who will take home the 2018 Taite award?
7:50 AM.From spacey electro ballads to no holds barred rock, melody-infused pop, to monotone vocals and jangly guitars - the finalists for the Taite Music Prize have it all. The awards, named after the late… Read more Audio
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Govt moves to clamp down on wheel clampers
8:10 AM.The Transport Minister has called parking enforcement services who use wheel clamps "bottom-feeders" and says the government is working on legislation to ban or regulate them. Phil Twyford and… Read more Audio
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Irrigation NZ confident despite end of subsidies
8:15 AM.The irrigation industry is confident an end to government subsidies will not spell the end of large scale projects. Irrigation New Zealand is holding its biennial conference this week and looking at… Read more Audio
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Tackling toxic algae bloom at Lake Tutira
8:25 AM.Decades of failed attempts to clean up two contaminated lakes in Hawke's Bay is being given new hope following a 3 point 5 million dollar funding boost for a new project to clean them up. Lake Tutira… Read more Audio
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What's the hurry? 5-year-olds not in rush for school
8:25 AM.More children than ever are staying on at pre-school after they've turned five. Last year two and a half thousand five year olds were enrolled at early childhood education centres. That's 500 more… Read more Audio
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Taranaki seabed mining appeal kicks off in High Court
8:28 AM.Last year New Zealand's first ever consent for seabed mining was granted to Trans Tasman Resources. The company is now authorised to dig up a patch of the ocean floor off the coast of South Taranaki… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 17 April 2018
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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'He never gave up' - Graeme Crosby describes Ivan Mauger
8:38 AM.New Zealand speedway legend Ivan Mauger died on Monday aged 78 after several years of battling dementia. He won six world titles between 1968 and 1979 and with Ronnie Moore and Barry Briggs put New… Read more Audio
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George Bennett hit by car, lucky to be alive
8:44 AM.Nelson racing cyclist George Bennett says he's lucky to be alive after being hit by a car while on a training ride in Italy overnight. The accident was on the eve of the Tour of the Alps race. Barry… Read more Audio
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Pacific nations commit to reducing greenhouse gases
8:50 AM.Pacific Island nations, for whom sea-level rise poses an existential threat, have been central to efforts to get the international shipping industry to commit to reducing greenhouse gas esmissions… Read more Audio
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Contamination warning for raw chicken urged
8:54 AM.Researchers are calling for all fresh chicken to come with a safety warning. Up to 90 percent of chicken meat for sale in New Zealand is contaminated with campylobacter, and it puts 600 New Zealanders… Read more Video, Audio