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Morning Report for Thursday 20 September 2018
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Top Stories for Thursday 20 September 2018
6:00 AM.Tolaga Bay forestry company's illegal logging history revealed; Woman turns evidence on "parasite" scammers; Jan Thomas' emails on Don Brash 'really concerning'; What are you spending on? Aucklanders… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 20 September 2018
6:06 AM.The New Zealand footballers have qualified for next year's U-17 men's World Cup in Peru, with a 4-1 win over Tahiti in the semi-finals of the Oceania U-16 Championship in Solomon Islands. Audio
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Consumer confidence lowest in six years - survey
6:09 AM.Consumer confidence has fallen and that's not surprise to retailers. The Westpac McDermott Miller survey for consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level in six years. More consumers than ever… Read more Audio
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Martin Lawes' sentence too light - Lynette Stewart
6:12 AM.Northland women celebrating Suffrage Day have been urged to complain to the Minister of Justice about the sentence given to an Auckland businessman for child sex abuse. Martin Lawes, 75, paid parents… Read more Audio
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Te Puea Marae hailed as transitional housing success
6:14 AM.The grass-roots model an Auckland Marae developed to house hundreds of homeless people is being touted as a viable way to deal with urban homelessness. For the past year, Te Puea Marae has worked with… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 20 September 2018
6:22 AM.An early look at the day's business news, and a catch up on overnight action on global markets. Audio
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Tolaga Bay forestry owner has history of illegal logging
6:40 AM.The Malaysian owner of a forestry company blamed for tonnes of debris washing up in Tolaga Bay has been fined twice for illegal logging overseas, but it took the Overseas Investment Office nine years… Read more Audio
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World Vision welcomes refugee quota boost
6:43 AM.World Vision is welcoming a move to increase New Zealand's refugee quota and hopes the government will also broaden the scope of countries they come from. The government will lift the annual refugee… Read more Audio
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Business News for 20 September 2018
6:50 AM.Synlait Milk branches out into consumer products for other companies. Current account deficit may widen. Shareholders' Assn writes angry letter to PM. How global money markets are faring. Audio
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Sports News for 20 September 2018
7:06 AM.The New Zealand footballers have qualified for next year's U17 men's world cup in Peru and advanced to the final at the Oceania U16 Championship in Honiara, though they face a tough task in winning… Read more Audio
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Tolaga Bay forestry company's illegal logging history revealed
7:10 AM.The Overseas Investment Office took nine years to realise the Malaysian owner of a Tolaga Bay forestry company had been charged for illegally logging overseas.
It's one of three companies blamed for… Read more Audio
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Woman turns evidence on 'parasite' scammers
7:15 AM.An Indian woman is hoping to avoid deportation by informing on men who sold her fake jobs for more than $30,000. Damanpreet Kaur has provided the government with details of her case in the hope it… Read more Audio
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Jan Thomas' emails on Don Brash 'really concerning'
7:18 AM.The New Zealand Union of Students' Associations is outraged by recent revelations that Massey University's Vice-Chancellor threatened to cut funding to a students' association due to actions they… Read more Audio
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What are you spending on? Aucklanders share stories
7:29 AM.New figures out later this morning will tell us whether the economy is ticking over comfortably or confirm that consumers and businesses are right to be feeling downbeat. Economists are picking GDP… Read more Audio
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NZSIS investigates break-ins at academic's home, office
7:37 AM.The New Zealand Herald is reporting electronic surveillance specialists from the Security Intelligence Service swept offices at the University of Canterbury after concerns were raised by an academic… Read more Audio
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Refugee campaigner 'elated' with NZ quota boost
7:44 AM.The man who led a campaign for New Zealand to double the quota of refugees it accepts says he's delighted the total will be boosted to 1500 a year. The previous government lifted the quota from 750 a… Read more Audio
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Mainzeal directors defend role in firm's demise
7:49 AM.The lawyer for Dame Jenny Shipley and three other directors of a failed construction firm says it's impossible to say if the company's collapse would have been any less disastrous if it had happened… Read more Audio
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Tax Working Group report: What to expect
7:53 AM.A comprehensive capital gains tax is expected to be the centre-piece of the interim report of the Taxation Working Group when its released today. The group has received some 6,700 submissions and… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 20 September 2018
8:06 AM.Secondary school rugby in New Zealand is set for change, as New Zealand Rugby seeks to keep teenagers in the game. Audio
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Woman facing deportation informs on 'parasite' scammers
8:10 AM.An Indian woman is hoping to avoid deportation by informing on men who sold her fake jobs for more than $30,000. Damanpreet Kaur has provided the government with details of her case in the hope it… Read more Audio
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Online voting for local council elections 'crazy' - expert
8:16 AM.An Australian IT expert says New Zealand would be crazy to adopt online voting for local government elections and would be opening itself up to widespread electoral fraud. Nine councils including… Read more Audio
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Victoria close to becoming 'University of Wellington'
8:19 AM.Victoria University is one step closer to becoming the University of Wellington. The name change has been recommended by vice-chancellor Grant Guilford to the university's council, which will make the… Read more Audio
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Power station consent on hold over public access concerns
8:24 AM.Local iwi and Fish and Game advocates are accusing a Northland power company of shutting them out of public reserves on the Wairua River. Northpower says it's put locked gates on the road to its… Read more Audio
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Archaeologists may have found Cook's Endeavour
8:27 AM.Archeologists looking for the sunken wreck of Captain Cook's Endeavour may have finally found it in Rhode Island's Newport harbour. Captain James Cook was sailing Endeavour when he first reached what… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 20 September 2018
8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Forty winners share Lotto first division
8:39 AM.It was a big night for lotto last night, Forty people won first division the most ever. Why was that? Here's a clue: the winning numbers were: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13. Kirsten Robinson from the Lotteries… Read more Audio
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One entity may control water in Scotland, Ireland
8:43 AM.The control of water by a single entity in both Scotland and Ireland is being seen as an example of what could work in this country. The government is carrying out a review of who manages the three… Read more Audio
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Queenstown Airport growth plans not discussed - locals
8:51 AM.In late August, consultation on Queenstown Airport's proposal to double flights to and from the tourist centre closed. The plan led to a groundswell of opposition from locals, especially those living… Read more Audio
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Women running for office in US, and winning
8:52 AM.An unprecedented number of women in the US are running for elected office - and winning. More women than ever before have won major party primaries for the US Senate, House, and Governor roles this… Read more Audio
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Cannabis legalised by South Africa's highest court
8:57 AM.Cannabis - or Dagga as it's called in South Africa - has been legalised by the country's highest court. In a unanimous ruling, judges also legalised the growing of marijuana for private consumption. Audio