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Morning Report for Tuesday 10 September 2019
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Top Stories for Tuesday 10 September 2019
6:00 AM.The Labour Party president's future is in doubt over his handling of a sexual assault complaint. The police reject claims of an entrenched bullying culture. Coroners figures show up to 75 deaths from… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 10 September 2019
6:06 AM.The New Zealand men's basketball team has dramatically kept alive its hopes of qualifying for next year's Tokyo Olympics. Audio
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Lack of big infrastructure projects could cause worker exodus
6:09 AM.A leader in the civil construction sector says a lack of large infrastructure projects in the pipeline could cause an exodus of skilled workers to Australia. The chair of the Auckland branch of Civil… Read more Audio
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President Trump breaks off peace talks with the Taliban.
6:16 AM.President Trump's decision to break off peace talks with the Taliban has left Afghanistan bracing for potential violence as it prepares for national elections this month. Meanwhile, the White House… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 10 September 2019
6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business news, and a catch up on overnight action on financial markets. Audio
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National Deputy calls for Labour Party President to stand down
6:44 AM.The Opposition is calling on the Prime Minister to immediately stand down one of her office's staff members after a 19 year old volunteer made accusations of a serious sexual assault early last year… Read more Audio
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Business News for 10 September 2019
6:49 AM.Finance industry generally backs Capital Markets review to breath new life into local investment scene. Ratings agency Standard and Poors says the slowing in house price inflation making banks… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 10 September 2019
7:06 AM.Sophie Pascoe has opened the World Para Swimming Championships in London in style. Audio
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Sex assault allegations rock Labour Party
7:10 AM.The Labour Party president's position is in doubt with the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern refusing to express confidence in him. Nigel Haworth and the party are under increasing scrutiny after the… Read more Audio
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Police reject claims of an entrenched bullying culture
7:17 AM.The police deputy chief executive is rejecting complaints the organisation has a culture of bullying - but has confirmed eight formal complaints this year. It comes after RNZ spoke to more than 25… Read more Audio
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Synthetic drugs continue to claim lives.
7:21 AM.Synthetic drugs are continuing to claim lives. Provisional figures from the coroner show that since 2017, the drug has killed between 70 and 75 people. A coroners report released today into the death… Read more Audio
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PM- I've been given contradictory information
7:25 AM.The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she needs clarity before she can act over contradictory information she's been given about allegations of sexual assault against a Labour staff member The Labour… Read more Audio
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UK PM under pressure to renegotiate Northern Irish 'backstop'
7:37 AM.The British prime minister Boris Johnson is in Ireland for talks with his counterpart, Leo Varadkar, on how to manage the Irish border after Brexit. Meanwhile, MPs have taken control of the… Read more Audio
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Weaknesses in safety systems at Waikato Hospital
7:47 AM.Staff working in operating theatres at Waikato Hospital cannot hear fire alarms and are getting confused evacuation warnings. The significant weaknesses in the alarm system go back at least eight… Read more Audio
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High demand blamed for vaccine hold ups
7:51 AM.A leading Auckland family doctor is blaming unprecedented demand and poor processes for long waits and extra costs in getting enough measles vaccines. Health authorities have stressed there are plenty… Read more Audio
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Calls to regulate ferry fares.
7:56 AM.Waiheke Islanders are keeping pressure on the government and ferry company Fullers 360 to give them a decently priced and more frequent ferry service. The previous government made two routes that… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 10 September 2019
8:06 AM.Kiwi surfer Ella Williams has provisionally qualified for next year's Tokyo Olympics after placing the highest of the Oceania surfers at the World Surfing Games in Japan. Audio
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NZ spies received information obtained by tortured detainees
8:10 AM.New Zealand spy agencies received intelligence from individuals detained and tortured by the CIA in Afghanistan during the 2000s. But the SIS and GCSB have both been cleared of any complicit… Read more Audio
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Drug Foundation seeks wider focus than synthetic drugs
8:21 AM.Provisional figures from the Coroner show that since 2017, up to 75 people have died from synthetic cannabis toxicity. Ross Bell from The Drug Foundation tells Morning Report the root causes of the… Read more Audio
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Markets Update 10 September 2019
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Latest on Queensland and NSW bush fires
8:29 AM.More than 80 bushfires have been raging across Queensland in what has been the worst known start to the state's bushfire season. At least 47 structures have been destroyed by the fires that have been… Read more Audio
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Imam Gouda returns to speak to Dunedin interfaith audience
8:37 AM.The Imam of Al Noor Mosque, Gamal Fouda, has returned to Dunedin where he used to be an Islamic leader to give the city's 16th annual open peace lecture. It's the first time the Imam has publicly… Read more Audio
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Boris Johnson's top aide compared to Steve Bannon
8:41 AM.Boris Johnson's new top aide Dominic Cummings is coming under scrutiny from past and present British politicians. Mr Cummings has been labelled the Steve Bannon of England by some and a malevolent… Read more Audio
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Student alleges cheating, misbehaviour at polytech
8:48 AM.A former international student has complained of cheating and serious student misbehaviour in an automotive course at Whitireia Polytechnic. The Qualifications Authority is considering the student's… Read more Audio
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Living wage challenge to mayoral candidates
8:51 AM.Wellington's mayor Justin Lester has challenged other mayoral candidates to commit to continue paying the living wage to council staff. But two councillors running for his job say the challenge is… Read more Audio
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How to order coffee in te reo Maori
8:54 AM.He mowai koa - a flat white please. It's day two of Te wiki o te reo Maori, and RNZ's Maori news director is in the studio teaching us how to order this programme's favourite drink (read: lifeblood)… Read more Audio