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Morning Rural News for 15 February 2018
6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 15 February 2018
6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Trump's lawyer admits paying porn star, won't say why
6:17 AM.President Trump's lawyer has confirmed that he made a $130,000 payment to a porn actress during the 2016 Presidential election, but he won't explain why. The White House insists the President did not… Read more Audio
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Fiji's Ono-I-Lau wrecked by Cyclone Gita
6:11 AM.Reports of cyclone damage are coming in from Fiji's Ono-I-Lau island. The category 4 cyclone passed over the small island, roughly half way between Tonga and Fiji, around midnight on Tuesday. It has… Read more Audio
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Builders' union stunned by Fletcher's poor financial state
6:09 AM.The union representing building workers says it's stunned by Fletcher Building's announcement yesterday it will no longer bid for a role in major construction projects. Expected losses from its… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 15 February 2018
6:00 AM.Fears of job losses at Fletcher Building shakeup; Fletcher Building's profitability, value and reputation ruin; Debate over saliva testing for drug driving; America's Cup Village changes surprise Team… Read more Audio
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Fletcher Building announces $660m loss, Ralph Norris quits
8:57 AM.Sir Ralph Norris has stood down from his chairmanship of Fletchers after its building division announced revised losses of $660 million. Sir Ralph said he wanted to show he was accountable for the… Read more Audio
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Twenty years on, Te Papa still inspires New Zealanders
8:54 AM.It's Te Papa's 20th birthday. To mark the anniversary, RNZ is taking a look at some of the treasures in the national museum and what makes them special to 20 New Zealand. Listen to a selection here… Read more Audio
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Eastern Bay of Plenty farmers brace for bad weather
8:49 AM.Farmers in the Eastern Bay of Plenty are bracing for the possibility of more bad weather next week after torrential rain on Monday caused some rivers to overflow their banks. Many farms have flooded… Read more Audio
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Toxic foam: Officials underplaying risks - US expert
8:42 AM.An American expert in public health says New Zealand officials are deliberately underplaying risks from firefighting foam that's contaminated water supplies near air force bases. On Morning Report the… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 14 February 2018
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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'I'm that person' - Judith Collins vies for National leadership
8:25 AM.Judith Collins has announced her candidacy for the leadership of the National Party. "I'm announcing my candidacy for Leader of the NZ National Party," she said on Twitter. "We're going to need strong… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gita: NZ Air Force scours Tonga for damage
8:24 AM.A Royal New Zealand Air Force team is on the way to Tonga to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Gita. After smashing Tonga, the cyclone missed the most populated areas of Fiji on Tuesday night.
RNZ… Read more Audio
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Who will lead National? Bryce Edwards, Wayne Mapp discuss
8:14 AM.Bill English's resignation from Parliament opens up the race for who will succeed him as leader of the National Party. National MPs have just over two weeks to decide who'll take over the reins as… Read more Audio
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Dipton locals in shock at English resignation
8:10 AM.The reaction to Bill English's resignation in his home town of Dipton in Southland has ranged from shock to acceptance that it was time for him to move on. The departing National Party leader… Read more Audio
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Bowel cancer screening programme to be reviewed
7:55 AM.The long-awaited national screening programme for bowel cancer is to be reviewed. It follows the admission yesterday that 2,500 people who were eligible for screening as part of a pilot programme were… Read more Audio
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Labour Māori MPs promise Māori charter schools to stay open
7:53 AM.Labour's Māori MPs including associate education minister Kelvin Davis have given their word that Māori charter schools will not be shut down. But if they stay open, it will by changing their status… Read more Audio
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MPs warned of social media perils after Bishop's Snapchat
7:50 AM.Politicians have been warned about the perils of social media after a National MP was forced to change how he used the app Snapchat. Chris Bishop has stopped communicating directly with young people… Read more Audio
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Salvation Army gave 63,000 food parcels in 2017
7:45 AM.The number of families going to the Salvation Army's foodbanks for help has jumped with almost 63,000 parcels handed out around the country in the past year - a 12 percent increase on the previous… Read more Audio
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Fisheries Minister 'looking at options' for boat cameras
7:42 AM.The government could scrap plans to put monitoring cameras on commercial fishing vessels. Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash says many in the fishing industry are unhappy with the plan and he's looking at… Read more Audio
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Bill English 'cautiously liberated' - political analysis
7:38 AM.So just who will take over as leader of the National Party? MPs have just two weeks to decide who they want to take over the top job - before Bill English walks out the door. RNZ's political editor… Read more Audio
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Bill English resigns as MP and National leader
7:25 AM.On Wednesday, after 26 years in Parliament, Bill English is resigning as National leader and as an MP. He tells Guyon Espiner he's proud of being part of the government that took New Zealand through… Read more Audio
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Leadership battle brews in National Party
7:20 AM.The contest is on to replace Bill English as leader of the National Party. The 56-year old former farmer from Dipton has announced he's stepping down and will leave Parliament. MPs have just two weeks… Read more Audio
