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Morning Report for Monday 13 May 2019
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Top Stories for Monday 13 May 2019
6:00 AM.The Education Minister says the joint primary and secondary teachers strike won't achieve anything, Jacinda Ardern's on her way to Paris for the Christchurch Call summit but without some… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 13 May 2019
6:06 AM.Manchester City have retained the English Premier League footbal title, with an emphatic 4-1 win at Brighton & Hove Albion on the final day of the season. Audio
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Ardern in Paris for social media summit, but no Zuckerberg
6:10 AM.The US President and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will be no-shows at a social media summit in Paris this week to be chaired by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron. The… Read more Audio
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Car owners hit by dodgy WOF debacle
6:14 AM.A Far North motorist caught up in the warrant of fitness debacle is struggling to know if her car is safe to drive or not. The Transport Agency has told Ruby MacKinnon she can't get another warrant… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 13 May 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Teachers' mega-strike not justified - Education Minister
6:40 AM.The Education Minister says the "mega-strike" by teachers won't achieve anything as the government has already put its best pay offer on the table. The two teachers' unions - NZEI and the Post Primary… Read more Audio
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Polytech sector faces another tough year
6:43 AM.The government has warned it might have to bail out some polytechnics as the sector faces yet another tough year. Members of the Tertiary Education Union say enrolments are looking bad for many of the… Read more Audio
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Business News for 13 May 2019
6:49 AM.Infratil has until the start of market play Tuesday to disclose developments in its attempt to close a deal to buy Vodafone NZ, embattled insurance group CBL heads for liquidation, KiwiSaver funds… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 13 May 2019
7:06 AM.Manchester City says their era of dominance is only just beginning after becoming the first team in a decade to win back to back English premier league football titles. Audio
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Education Secretary responds to teachers' mega-strike
7:10 AM.The Education Minister says the teachers' mega strike is not justified and it won't achieve any breakthrough in pay talks. Primary and secondary teachers will walk off the job for one day on May 29 in… Read more Audio
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Ardern heads to Paris for social media summit
7:23 AM.The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is en route to Paris where along with French President Emmanuel Macron she'll host the Christchurch Call summit this week. The meeting - the first of its kind - is an… Read more Audio
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UN leader in NZ talking climate change, social media terrorism
7:27 AM.The United Nations Secretary General is targeting climate change and the abuse of social media to promote terrorism, as he makes a whirlwind visit to New Zealand. Antonio Guterres is spending two days… Read more Audio
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Teachers' combined strike a 'massive fail' by govt - Simon Bridges
7:40 AM.Primary and secondary teachers will walk off the job for one day on May 29 in what will be the largest ever industrial action taken by teachers, involving almost 50,000 union members. The Education… Read more Audio
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NZ school bullying at 'intolerable' levels - ERO
7:44 AM.The Education Review Office says bullying is reaching intolerable levels. And it says strategies used by children to combat it only work about a third of the time. In most cases, the bullying resumes… Read more Audio
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Sir Hekenukumai Busby, 1932-2019
7:50 AM.People from all over the world are expected to arrive in the small Northland settlement of Pukepoto to pay their respects to Sir Hekenukumai Busby.
The world-renowned carver and traditional sailing… Read more Audio
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Wellington lawyer wins Fantasy Premier League
7:55 AM.A Wellington lawyer has won the online football game, Fantasy Premier League. Fantasy Premier League is a worldwide phenomenon - where participants create a fantasy team, and receive points when… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 13 May 2019
8:06 AM.Manchester City are already talking about a hatrick of titles after becoming the first team in a decade to win back to back English football premier league crowns. Audio
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Primary, secondary teachers' unions talk pay, conditions
8:10 AM.The Education Minister says imminent strike action by teachers is unjustified. Chris Hipkins says the government's $1.2 billion offer is the largest in a decade and the strike won't achieve any… Read more Audio
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Teachers' mega-strike: What you need to know
8:20 AM.The Education Minister says imminent strike action by teachers is unjustified. Chris Hipkins says the government's $1.2 billion offer is the largest in a decade and the strike won't achieve any… Read more Audio
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Cook commemoration an opportunity to tell full story - Davis
8:24 AM.The government is defending the commemorations for Captain Cook's arrival to New Zealand 250 years ago.
Some Māori are calling for a boycott of Tuia Encounters 250, saying they're divisive… Read more Audio
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Northland driver caught up in dodgy WOF saga
8:30 AM.A Kaitaia woman caught up in the warrant of fitness crisis is struggling to know if her car is safe to drive or not. The Transport Agency put a ban on the 2014 Nissan stopping it getting a fresh… Read more Audio
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Lester pledges end to Wellington homelessness if re-elected
8:38 AM.Wellington's Mayor Justin Lester is promising to end homelessness in the Capital if he is re-elected in October. He also wants to campaign on a plan to transform the way people travel in the city -… Read more Audio
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NZ yet to fully value Māori culture, language - tourism leaders
8:45 AM.Tourism operators say New Zealand still has a long way to go to properly value Māori culture and language. Cultural tourism has increased dramatically over the past few years with more Māori… Read more Audio
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Immigration's delay on parent residence visa 'unconscionable'
8:55 AM.An Auckland lawyer is describing the delay in re-opening the Parent Residence category for immigration as unconscionable. Immigration New Zealand last year indicated that an announcement would be made… Read more Audio
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Wellington welcomes new giraffe
8:56 AM.And now a tall tale from Wellington Zoo. Two's company and three can be a crowd - but for two female giraffes the arrival of a male may not be so bad. Sunny has travelled by boat and truck from… Read more Audio