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Morning Report for Tuesday 2 October 2018
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Top Stories for Tuesday 2 October 2018
6:00 AM.Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage discusses tahr cull, Trump announces US-Canada-Mexico trade deal, Labour would vote against 'Kiwi Values' bill - Jacinda Ardern Audio
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Sports News for 2 October 2018
6:06 AM.The White Ferns again came failed to come up with a competitive score as they lost the T20 series against Australia with a 6 wicket loss in the second game in Brisbane last night. Audio
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New US-Canada-Mexico trade deal: Is it different from NAFTA?
6:09 AM.The US and Canada have reached a new trade deal, along with Mexico, to replace the current North American Free Trade Agreement otherwise known as NAFTA. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement gives… Read more Audio
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NZ bowel screening plan won't benefit Māori - cancer expert
6:14 AM.A cancer specialist says a national bowel screening programme will widen already unacceptable health disparities between Māori and non-Māori New Zealanders. At least 1200 New Zealanders die from bowel… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 2 October 2018
6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business news, and a catch up on overnight action on world financial markets. Audio
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Hunting lobby wins compromise on tahr cull
6:43 AM.The Deerhunters Association says the heat has now been taken out of the fight to save tahr as the Conservation Minister has given ground. on parts of the plan. A meeting was held yesterday between… Read more Audio
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Kaipara community relieved as Tegel mega-farm scrapped
6:46 AM.A campaigner is relieved the government has stopped the development of the country's largest chicken farm in her back yard. The Overseas Investment Office has turned down the Tegel's bid to buy more… Read more Audio
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Business News for 2 October 2018
6:49 AM.Canada and the US reach a trade deal, which may not be much different from the dumped TPP. Rents for CBD office space rising. Banks look to cut deals to snag customers. Latest from global markets. Audio
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Sports News for 2 October 2018
7:06 AM.The White Ferns batters have a bit to do if they're going to be competitive at next month's T20 World Cup after another sub-standard display against Australia. Audio
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Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage discusses tahr cull
7:15 AM.The powerful hunting lobby has won concessions in the heated fight over the cull of thousands of Himalayan Tahr from the Southern Alps. The Minister of Conservation, Eugenie Sage, has been forced to… Read more Audio
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Trump announces US-Canada-Mexico trade deal
7:25 AM.NAFTA has been replaced by the the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement or USMCA. Donald Trump announced the new deal at the White House today after meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin… Read more Audio
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Labour would vote against 'Kiwi Values' bill - Jacinda Ardern
7:27 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has returned from speaking to the United Nations in New York. "I support free trade," she says, in discussing the new US-Canada-Mexico trade deal. She also talks to Guyon… Read more Audio
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Sunny-side up for Kaipara locals as Tegel mega-farm scrapped
7:36 AM.A small Northland community is ecstatic plans to build what would have been the biggest chicken farm in the country have been canned. The Overseas Investment Office has turned down Tegel's bid to buy… Read more Audio
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Rolling regional strikes likely for primary school teachers
7:40 AM.More industrial action is looming in schools with primary teachers and principals set to vote on a week of rolling strikes. They rejected the Education Ministry's latest pay offer last week, saying it… Read more Audio
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AT promises fixes after North Shore bus stop chaos
7:43 AM.Frustrations for bus riders have spread from Wellington to Auckland. The launch of a new network on Monday left North Shore commuters facing long queues and delays. Some took to Twitter to complain… Read more Audio
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Auckland drivers running red lights 30 times a day - data
7:46 AM.Auckland motorists are putting their lives and the lives of others at risk at least 30 times a day by running red lights. The city has added new red-light safety cameras to deal with the growing… Read more Audio
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Who decides on 'NZ values'? Māori leaders ask
7:52 AM.He aha ngā whanonga pono o Aotearoa? What are kiwi values? Koina te patai mō nga kaiarahi o te ao Māori. That is the question being asked by Māori leaders. They are worried values important to Māori… Read more Audio
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Pensioners try laser strike at Ageing Disgracefully conference
7:56 AM.Dozens of South Taranaki pensioners ditched the slippers and bingo in favour of laser strike weapons and virtual reality goggles at an Aging Disgracefully event in Normanby on Monday. Run to coincide… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 2 October 2018
8:06 AM.The All Blacks have arrived in Johannesburg with only one thing on their mind, winning. Audio
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Bowel screening plan benefits Pākehā more than Māori - expert
8:09 AM.Health officials are under pressure to screen Māori for bowel cancer 10 years earlier than others. Māori cancer specialists are demanding changes to a national screening programme that would allow… Read more Audio
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USMCA not good news for future NZ-US free trade deal - Jacobi
8:15 AM.Donald Trump has hailed a new trade deal with Canada and Mexico as a victory for the United States. President Trump says his get-tough approach to trade, including his use of tariffs, was bringing… Read more Audio
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Scrapped Tegel mega-farm a blow to region - Kaipara mayor
8:28 AM.A Northland mayor is describing the loss of a giant chicken farm as another blow to the deprived region. Tegel's plan to build a chicken mega-farm in Northland has been rejected by the Overseas… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 2 October 2018
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Indonesia calls for international help after Sulawesi quake
8:37 AM.Indonesian President Joko Widodo has called for international help as emergency services on the quake ravaged island of Sulawesi struggle with the enormity of the disaster. Rescuers are in desperate… Read more Audio
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'Megathrust' may help forecast earthquakes - study
8:41 AM.Victoria University researchers believe they have potentially unearthed a way of forecasting earthquakes. They've been able to figure out that just one major fault was responsible for triggering all… Read more Audio
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NZ Catholic Church withholds findings on sex abuse claims
8:51 AM.The Catholic Church has withheld its findings about a child sex abuse accusation for months from the man who laid the complaint. The man says this has re-traumatised him and proves the church's… Read more Audio
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Nelson rental frenzy 'utter hell' for prospective tenants
8:53 AM.People looking for rentals in Nelson and Marlborough are a market with fewer properties and higher prices. RNZ Nelson-Marlborough reporter Tracy Neal has the story. Audio
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Tests ahead in Tokelau for Kris Faafoi
8:55 AM.The first New Zealand ministerial visit to Tokelau in 14 years gets underway on Wednesday when Kris Faafoi heads to the island nation. The Civil Defence Minister's visit will be amid the growing… Read more Audio