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Morning Report for Thursday 31 October 2019
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Top Stories for Thursday 31 October 2019
6:00 AM.Major questions about the checks done on New Zealand's building products. An inquiry finds London's fire brigade contributed to deaths in the Grenfell Tower disaster. Measles is being blamed for three… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 31 October 2019
6:05 AM.Silver Ferns captain Laura Langman has been named player of the year after receiving the Dame Lois Muir Supreme Award at last night's Awards evening in Auckland Audio
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Online arguments for referendums to be monitored for truthfulness
6:09 AM.Voters will have their say on legalising recreational cannabis, and - potentially - voluntary euthanasia in 2020.
A special team within the Justice Ministry has been set up to make sure any campaigns… Read more Audio
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Yoghurt company fined for listeria cover-up
6:11 AM.A food safety expert says it's inexcusable "The Collective" yoghurt company, Epicurean Dairy, covered up positive tests for listeria.
The company and two directors have been fined $483,000, for… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 31 October 2019
6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Grenfell Tower inquiry critical of fire brigade
6:38 AM.The London Fire Brigade has been sharply criticised for its response to the Grenfell Tower fire which killed 72 people in 2017.
The 1000 page report says the fire brigade breached guidelines through… Read more Audio
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Little support for Māori entering health workforce - nurse
6:42 AM.Whangarei mental health nurse, Philippa Burton, has won a $127,000 Health Research Council Scholarship, to improve Māori recruitment and retention into nursing.
In 40 years the Māori nursing… Read more Audio
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Business News for 31 October 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 31 October 2019
7:05 AM.Little surprise that Silver Ferns captain Laura Langman has been named netballer of the year. Audio
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Government rubberstamping building products in flawed scheme
7:10 AM.The Government has been rubberstamping masses of building products in a badly flawed scheme, using a major company that it knew had serious shortcomings.
This is revealed in emails, documents and… Read more Audio
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Measles kills three in Samoa
7:22 AM.Two babies and an adult are suspected to have died of measles in Samoa.
A measles epidemic was declared in Samoa earlier this month, after the highly contagious virus spread from New Zealand.
Susie… Read more Audio
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Yoghurt company lucky listeria didn't get into products - expert
7:25 AM.A food safety expert says "The Collective" yoghurt company, Epicurean Dairy, was very lucky listeria didn't get into its products and onto supermarket shelves.
The company and two directors have been… Read more Audio
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Andrew Little plans to tackle referendum manipulation
7:28 AM.With a prediction next year's election will be "pretty rough and pretty ugly", the Justice Minister has plans in place to combat misinformation and manipulation - including campaigns for, potentially… Read more Audio
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California fires threaten millions
7:37 AM.More than 26 million people from California to Arizona are on edge as firefighters deal with blazes burning in California's wine country and in the Los Angeles area.
More than 5,000 people, almost… Read more Audio
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State abuse inquiry: Lawyer calls colonisation 'inherently abusive'
7:42 AM.A prominent Māori lawyer has told the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care that colonisation is the root cause of ongoing abuse of Māori in state care.
The Royal Commission is meeting in Auckland over… Read more Audio
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50 days until firearm amnesty and buyback ends
7:45 AM.Gun owners have 50 days left to hand in their banned firearms in the amnesty and buyback scheme.
Just over 32,000 firearms have been handed in since the Government banned military style… Read more Audio
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Wellington mayor Andy Foster sworn in ahead of possible recount
7:49 AM.The Wellington Mayoral chains are finally around Andy Foster's neck, but for how long?
He won the election by a narrow margin of 62 votes, but the now former mayor Justin Lester has gone to the… Read more Audio
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Govt investment will save Dunedin's Hillside workshop - worker
7:53 AM.A worker at Dunedin's KiwiRail workshop says the degree of reinvestment from the Provincial Growth Fund is a huge turnaround.
Nearly $20 million from the fund has been pledged to upgrade the Hillside… Read more Audio
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Role of cash rapidly shrinking - Reserve Bank survey
7:55 AM.A Reserve Bank survey has found that nearly nine in every 10 New Zealanders prefer to pay for things without using cash.
RNZ went out and asked people in Wellington on Wednesday afternoon if they… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 31 October 2019
8:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says any talk about his new job will have to wait until after the World Cup is over. Audio
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Homicide investigation in Southland after 8yo dies
8:10 AM.The police have launched a homicide investigation after an 8-year-old died in Southland.
Emergency services were called to Otautau, a small town northwest of Invercargill, on Wednesday.
RNZ Reporter… Read more Audio
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National's gang policy will win votes - commentator
8:13 AM.The National Party released its social services discussion document, floating a series of "hard-line" policies on welfare, on Wednesday.
Ideas include blocking gang members and their associates from… Read more Audio
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National's gang member sanctions 'unworkable' - former Minister
8:20 AM.The National Party released its social services discussion document, floating a series of "hard-line" policies on welfare, on Wednesday.
Corin Dann speaks to Chester Borrows, a former police officer… Read more Audio
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Welfare sanction penalises Māori - advocates
8:26 AM.Beneficiary advocates say the Ministry of Social Development needs to hurry up and scrap a sanction that is overwhelmingly penalising Māori, and leaving children hungry.
The use of the sanction… Read more Audio
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Market Update for Thursday 31 October 2019
8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector Audio
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Extinction Rebellion protests outside NZ Gas Conference
8:35 AM.Extinction Rebellion is holding a protest outside the New Zealand Gas Conference currently being held in Christchurch.
Protesters say the gas conference is completely incompatible with the state of… Read more Audio
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Rugby World Cup bronze match a chance for ABs to make amends
8:38 AM.The All Blacks are being careful not to look too far forward, or back, ahead of the bronze medal match at the Rugby World Cup.
Friday night's match against Wales in Tokyo will be a farewell fixture… Read more Audio
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Will a move on rule help protect Maui dolphins?
8:45 AM.A former fisheries observer is casting doubt on the effectiveness of asking fishers to move on when they see critically endangered Maui dolphins.
The idea has been put to the government by two of the… Read more Audio
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No prosecution despite the deaths of native eels
8:49 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries will not be prosecuting the Hawke's Bay Regional Council over the deaths of potentially hundreds of native eels, killed during drain works carried out earlier this… Read more Audio
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Shoe thefts spike in Hamilton
8:53 AM.It's not so much lock up your jewellery as lock up your shoes in the well-off Hamilton suburb of Rototuna now
The police in Hamilton say criminals are browsing through Rototuna as though it were a… Read more Audio