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Morning Report for Tuesday 22 May 2018
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Top Stories for Tuesday 22 May 2018
6:00 AM.Domestic violence, youth suicide linked - social workers, Panic on Air NZ flight as plane circles Tauranga for hours, US-Iran: Pompeo threatens 'strongest sanctions in history', NZ teens in Australia… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 22 May 2018
6:06 AM.The Southern Steel have edged the Northern Mystics 56-52 in a toughly contested NZ Netball Premiership clash in Invercargill. Audio
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Early Business News for 22 May 2018
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Domestic violence pushing some children to consider suicide
6:40 AM.Children as young as seven are telling social workers they've thought about ending their lives to escape violence at home. Between July 2016 and July 2017 13 children aged between 10 and 14 killed… Read more Audio
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Better staff training best way to stop assaults - bar owner
6:42 AM.A bar owner in Wellington says the best way for bars to help get rid of sexual assaults in the city - is to arm every member of bar staff with the right training. The council is commiting to stamping… Read more Audio
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Business News for 22 May 2018
6:49 AM.Housing confidence rebounds from six year low. The challenges of the EU's new privacy rules. The new head of Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter more confident. Audio
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Sports News for 22 May 2018
7:06 AM.The Crusaders assistant coach Brad Mooar denies they're a dirty team or go out to deliberately hurt other players. Audio
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Domestic violence, youth suicide linked - social workers
7:11 AM.Children as young as seven and eight years old are telling social workers they have thought of killing themselves because of the violence at home. New Zealand has high rates of domestic violence and… Read more Audio
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Panic on Air NZ flight as plane circles Tauranga for hours
7:14 AM.A passenger on board a flight that circled above Tauranga for almost two hours said passengers were starting to panic as they were given little information about the situation. The Air New Zealand… Read more Audio
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US-Iran: Pompeo threatens 'strongest sanctions in history'
7:18 AM.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is threatening to place "the strongest sanctions in history" and "crush" Iran with economic and military pressure if its government doesn't change course. Mr Pompeo… Read more Audio
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NZ teens in Australia unable to get benefit turning to sex work
7:23 AM.New Zealand teenagers living in Australia who can't get a benefit are resorting to prostitution. Thirty-eight Australian community organisations have written to Jacinda Ardern calling on the New… Read more Audio
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'We don't favour mega-prisons' - Jacinda Ardern
7:26 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discusses the issue of New Zealand teenagers living in Australia who can't get a benefit and are resorting to prostitution. She also talks to Susie Ferguson about the US'… Read more Audio
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'Smaller the prison, better it runs' - Kim Workman
7:37 AM.A solution to house New Zealand's growing prison population is in limbo. Waikeria's mega prison didn't get a funding boost in the budget and a replacement option is yet to be decided. Meanwhile New… Read more Audio
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Pay minimum wage or risk prosecution, employers told
7:45 AM.Advertisers offering jobs to backpackers are being told they must pay the minimum wage or risk prosecution. Last week, RNZ revealed a job website - backpackerboard - was advertising roles below the… Read more Audio
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Māori wards rejected in all four referendums
7:49 AM.A campaigner pushing for Māori to have a voice on local councils is promising she won't give up the fight. Māori wards have been rejected following five binding referendums across the country. A… Read more Audio
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Gas reserves 'stable, consistent' - Ben Gerritson
7:53 AM.There's about 10 and a half years' worth of gas New Zealand has in reserve, according to the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment. It's roughly what the government predicted New Zealand had… Read more Audio
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Hundreds flock to free te reo Māori class in Christchurch
7:53 AM.E ono rau nga tāngata i tae atu ki te akoranga reo Māori he kore utu kei Ōtautahi i te Pōhina. Nā Anton Matthews i whakatū te akoranga i tōna wharekai, e mīharo ana ia i te tokomaha o ngā tāngata e… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 22 May 2018
8:06 AM.The Crusaders assistant coach Brad Mooar denies they're a dirty team or go out to deliberately hurt other players. Audio
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Mandatory training considered for bar staff to stop abuse
8:11 AM.A Wellington city councillor's been critised for being heavy handed and prejudiced in her efforts to stamp out sexual assault. The council's draft long term plan includes a proposal that sexual abuse… Read more Audio
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Public submissions begin on voluntary euthanasia bill
8:14 AM.Yesterday was the first day for the public to make their case in person in Parliament for or against the legalisation allowing voluntary euthanasia. And if the first day is anything to go by, the next… Read more Audio
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Hopes of Māori representation campaigner dashed
8:18 AM.Toni Boynton took to the streets in support of Māori wards in Whakatane and says losing the vote won't stop her from continuing the battle. Māori wards were rejected last week in binding referendums… Read more Audio
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Is plant-based meat a threat to NZ?
8:25 AM.Plant-based steaks are now available in supermarkets in Britain, and they're being promoted as tasting as good as the real thing. So should New Zealand farmers be worried as international interest in… Read more Audio
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Barack, Michelle Obama join Netflix for new shows
8:38 AM.Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are teaming up with Netflix to produce films and TV shows. The announcement was made this morning from Netflix on Twitter. Entertainment… Read more Audio
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Australian pension rules leaving NZ family poor
8:42 AM.A New Zealand family in Perth says Australian pension rules are leaving them penniless. Johno Walsh broke his leg playing in the park with his children at the end of April. He's not eligible for sick… Read more Audio
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Taranaki blue whales distinct from rest of Pacific
8:44 AM.They're the biggest animals the world's ever seen, and it turns out the blue whales that hang around the South Taranaki Bight are unlike any others. US scientists have found they appear to be… Read more Audio
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Waimate faces rates rise for road, water upgrade
8:50 AM.The small south Canterbury town of Waimate is facing a big spend on desperately needed infrastructure. Home to 7000 ratepayers, the district has about 1400 kilometres of roads, much of which need… Read more Audio
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'We don't know everything' about Loch Ness
8:56 AM.A New Zealand scientist is promising to solve the mystery of the Loch Ness monster. Neil Gemmell of the University of Otago thinks if the Loch Ness monster is real, its DNA might be in in the water… Read more Audio