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US to pass Trump tax reform package
20 Dec 2017The 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
20 Dec 2017Calls 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
20 Dec 2017MPs 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
20 Dec 2017Plastic 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
20 Dec 2017The 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
20 Dec 2017The 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
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
20 Dec 2017News 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
20 Dec 2017Aucklanders 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
20 Dec 2017The 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
20 Dec 2017Officials 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
