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Morning Report for Wednesday 6 March 2019
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Top Stories for Wednesday 6 March 2019
6:00 AM.New Zealand's only plane hijacker says she wants to go home to Somalia. Islamic State fighter Mark Taylor says he feels stabbed in the back by the New Zealand government. A documents reveal drug… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 6 March 2019
6:06 AM.India cricket captain Virat Kohli smashed his 40th one day century and Vijay Shankar took two wickets in the final over to secure a nail-biting eight-run win for India against Australia in the second… Read more Audio
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Mentally ill student's rights breached by uni refusal - lawyer
6:09 AM.A human rights lawyer says Victoria University may have breached the law when it revoked a student's offer of place because of her mental illness. Last year Kristin Legault's offer to study for three… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 6 March 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Truck welder says transport officials crippling his business
6:40 AM.A Gisborne truck welder is accusing transport officials of crippling his business. The Transport Agency's currently taking compliance action against 220 transport licence holders, garages, and… Read more Audio
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Kawerau mayor hopes houses don't become unaffordable
6:45 AM.The mayor of Kawerau hopes steadily increasing house prices in the Bay of Plenty town don't lead to it becoming unaffordable. The Quotable Value house price index indicates national values rose just… Read more Audio
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Business News for 6 March 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 6 March 2019
7:06 AM.Two-time Olympic rowing champion Mahe Drysdale says his rival Robbie Manson is yet to prove himself on the world stage. Audio
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Sroubek's fake passport used by real Jan Antolik in NZ
7:09 AM.Documents show convicted Czech drug smuggler Karel Sroubek was granted residency despite significant confusion over the passport he used to enter New Zealand. Sroubek came and went from the country… Read more Audio
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Kiwi jihadi Mark Taylor 'stabbed in back' by NZ govt
7:16 AM.The so-called New Zealand jihadi Mark Taylor says he feels stabbed in the back by the New Zealand government. The government's made it clear it can't help him leave a Kurdish prison and obtain a new… Read more Audio
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Sir Michael Cullen rejects KiwiSaver tax fears
7:23 AM.The head of the tax working group is rejecting National Party claims KiwiSaver accounts will be dramatically reduced by a proposed capital gains tax. Opposition leader Simon Bridges says the tax would… Read more Audio
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'Year and a day' law scrapped in Crimes Amendment Bill
7:29 AM.A law described as "archaic" and "unjust", which allowed people to escape the full consequences of their actions, has finally been repealed. The "year and a day law", meant that no one can be held… Read more Audio
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Schools opposing changes accused of misinforming parents
7:39 AM.Schools opposed to proposed changes to the education system are being accused of misinforming parents about what's proposed. In December the Tomorrow's Schools taskforce argued competition was… Read more Audio
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NZ regional town house prices getting unaffordable - mayors
7:40 AM.House prices in some small regional towns in the North Island have jumped by up to 30 per cent in the year to February. Kawerau, Wairoa and Ruapehu are all rising fast in the latest QV figures. But… Read more Audio
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Cape Kidnappers slip: Tour operators hope to get back to work
7:45 AM.A Cape Kidnappers tourism operator is cautiously celebrating that his business could soon be up and running again. Gannet Beach Adventures runs tractor trips to a gannet colony along the beach in… Read more Audio
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Dame Jenny Shipley's role on China Council board questioned
7:53 AM.Dame Jenny Shipley's sudden resignation as chair of China Construction Bank New Zealand has raised questions about whether she will also quit the board of the New Zealand China Council. Her position… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 6 March 2019
8:06 AM.Two-time Olympic rowing champion Mahe Drysdale has taken a shot at his rival Robbie Manson's international record. Audio
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Foreign jihadi brides remain in Syrian camps
8:10 AM.A small number of New Zealand women who travelled to Syria to become so-called Jihadi brides remain in camps in the country. Despite leaving for the Middle East from Australia, New Zealand may be the… Read more Audio
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Truck welder accuses Transport Agency of crippling his business
8:17 AM.A Gisborne truck welder is accusing the Transport Agency of crippling his business while cowboy operators carry on. The agency's compliance crackdown after years of slack enforcement is also taking… Read more Audio
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Canadian student lays human rights complaint over uni rejection
8:23 AM.A Canadian student denied an exchange to Victoria University because of her mental illness has laid a complaint with the Human Rights Commission. In RNZ reported on Kristin Legault who would have -… Read more Audio
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Māori seek fair treatment under a capital gains tax
8:27 AM.Māori interests don't want special treatment under a proposed capital gains tax, but they do want fair treatment. The Tax Working Group has suggested in the interests of equity, possible exemptions or… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 6 March 2019
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Westland council slammed over construction deal
8:38 AM.The same council that awarded a contract to build two water treatment plants to a cake decorator, is now being criticised for its mishandling of another construction deal. On Tuesday the Office of the… Read more Audio
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Tahr culling benefits heli-hunters most - Forest & Bird
8:48 AM.The shooting of 10,000 Himalayan tahr from the Southern Alps gets underway this week. The Department of Conservation put the cull on hold last October after a helicopter crash in Wanaka. It says the… Read more Audio
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New owner of Waverley Sawmill says it will be redeveloped
8:50 AM.The new owner of the Waverley Sawmill in Taranaki says a $30 million state-of-the-art plant could be built to replace it in a few years. The town's biggest employer, which has been operating for more… Read more Audio
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Ockham book award finalists announced
8:56 AM.In an era of fake news and social media saturation, the theme which shone through at the Ockham Book Awards this year was honesty, and what it means to tell the truth. The finalists were announced… Read more Audio