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Markets Update for 20 December 2017
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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US to pass Trump tax reform package
8:26 AM.The United States' House of Representatives is about to pass Donald Trump's tax reform package. The bill must go to the Senate later but it's a near certainty to pass. Just ahead of the vote House… Read more Audio
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Gas needed to transition from coal - energy commentator
8:20 AM.Calls for the government to stop all oil, gas and coal mining in New Zealand have been labelled as short-sighted by an energy industry commentator. Greenpeace's Russel Norman told Morning Report the… Read more Video, Audio
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Family First calls for medicinal cannabinoids over marijuana
8:12 AM.MPs are voting on whether to open the door to legal, medicinal cannabis. But the Family First lobby group says that while medicine is one thing, medicine you can smoke is quite another. Health… Read more Audio
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Wellington home to priciest Christmas trees
7:57 AM.Plastic seems to be taking a back seat this year, as more people are going back to tradition and getting a real Christmas tree. But how much is too much? And what are you really paying for? Audio
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Landlords hiking rents with allowance rise - students
7:54 AM.The Victoria University Student's Association is suspecting foul play by some landlords who have increased their rent prices by up to 50 dollars, after Labour increased student living costs by $50 a… Read more Audio
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Forest & Bird welcomes reprimand of MPI on kauri dieback
7:50 AM.The Ministry of Primary Industries has been reprimanded by the Ombudsman's Office for refusing to give Forest and Bird information about its kauri dieback programme. The ministry has been told to… Read more Audio
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Hopes dashed by latest milk powder price drop
7:48 AM.Dairy farmers had been hoping for a lift in the milk powder prices in the last auction for the year but overnight they fell to a new low. Rural reporter Alexa Cook joins us with the details. Audio
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Fairfax-NZME merger denied - Mediawatch analysis
7:43 AM.News giants Fairfax New Zealand and NZME will work on ways to cooperate more in future in spite of the High Court backing the Commerce Commission's rejection of their merger proposal. The court upheld… Read more Audio
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Dry weather threatens private water supplies
7:39 AM.Aucklanders on private water supplies are on their own if they run out with the city's Council and water provider say its not their responsibility. The dry summer hasn't helped as the holidays… Read more Audio
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Demolition to begin on flood-hit Edgecumbe homes
7:30 AM.The Edgecumbe homes that were red stickered after a wall of water burst through the town's stopbank in April are finally being demolished. More than 300 homes were damaged when the Rangitaiki River… Read more Audio
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MBIE to cut back on multimillion dollar consultants bill
7:26 AM.Officials under fire for spending millions of dollars on outside contractors have told the government they will cut it back. A leaked spreadsheet shows the Ministry of Business, Innovation and… Read more Audio
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House buying ban - why the rush?
7:24 AM.The government is being told its justification for ramming through its ban on foreign buyers is a total sham. National says the legislation is being rushed through on bogus pretences and the public… Read more Audio
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Govt 'downplaying expectations' on cannabis bill
7:16 AM.A campaigner for medicinal cannabis says the government is downplaying expectations on its bill, which will come before Parliament today. Health Minister David Clark says the legislation is as broad… Read more Audio
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World markets peak ahead of Trump tax bill
7:10 AM.World Markets have been hitting new peaks in recent days ahead of a vote on tax reforms in the United States in just under half an hour. The House of Representatives is on the brink of passing a… Read more Audio
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Business News for 20 December 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 20 December 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 20 December 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Northland conservationists lose swamp kauri appeal
6:17 AM.A Northland conservation group has lost its final court battle over swamp kauri. The Northland Environmental Protection Society took the Ministry of Primary Industries to the High Court last year… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 20 December 2017
6:00 AM.Donald Trump's Christmas treat for big business - we go live to Washington where a sweeping tax cut package is about to be passed, A Medicinal Cannabis campaigner says he's ready for disappintment on… Read more Audio
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NZ Post busy with letters to Santa
8:54 AM.New Zealand Post's dedicated Santa Post Office has ensured more than 100,000 letters have got through to the North Pole. The office has two full-time Santa's helpers who open each letter and create a… Read more Audio
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Winery apologises to iwi for carving track on Te Mata Peak
8:51 AM.A Hawkes Bay winery has apologised to local iwi, Ngati Kahungunu, for carving a walking track on land believed to be of huge ancestral and historical importance. The iwi was so outraged to find the… Read more Audio
