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Top Stories for Friday 15 December 2017
15 Dec 2017There are warnings the Government's plans to alleviate child poverty and boost health and education spending could come unstuck if the economy isn't as strong as expected. State Highway 1 north of… Read more Audio
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi premieres in NZ
14 Dec 2017The royal premiere of the latest Star Wars movie has been held at Lond's Royal Albert Hall forty years since the first movie that spawned one of the most successful film franchises in history. Princes… Read more Audio
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Navy to go two years without tanker
14 Dec 2017The navy will be without a tanker for at least two years when HMNZS Endeavour is decommissioned on Friday. The replacement ship, named Aotearoa, won't be in service until January 2020. Audio
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Rangatahi share how mainstream school has failed them
14 Dec 2017Maori children who left mainstream schooling say they became far more enthusisatic about learning once they were out of an environment that struck them as racist and condescending. Katrina Lemon is a… Read more Audio
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Hutt Valley Hospital face 'risk of injury' in quake
14 Dec 2017The Hutt Valley's main hospital has 10-kilogram ceiling tiles that pose what the district health board says is the "risk of serious injury" in a major earthquake. The tiles are in corridors and foyers… Read more Audio
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Teacher aides may cover for Auckland teachers in 2018
14 Dec 2017Auckland primary schools fear they will have to use teacher aides in place of teachers next year and they want the government to pay for it. The city's principals have asked the Education Minister… Read more Audio
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Teacher aides could stand in for teachers in Auckland
14 Dec 2017Auckland primary schools fear they will have to use teacher aides in place of teachers next year and they want the government to pay for it. The city's principals have asked the Education Minister… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 14 December 2017
14 Dec 2017A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Pumpkin, kumara prices hit record highs
14 Dec 2017Pumpkin prices are the highest they've been since Statistics New Zealand started monitoring them in 1993. It's averaging $5.78 a kilo - 176 percent higher than a year ago. Kumara has also nearly… Read more Audio
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Coroner urges children's register but Commissioner hesitant
14 Dec 2017The Children's Commissioner will not back a register to monitor all children despite a coroner saying it will save lives. Coroner Wallace Bain made the recommendation after the brutal killing of Nia… Read more Audio
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Bay of Plenty locals unhappy with dangerous SH2 section
14 Dec 2017State Highway 2 between Tauranga and Waihi is being called the most dangerous stretch of road in the country by the district's mayor. The Transport Agency has plans to improve the road but locals say… Read more Audio
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Navy budget blowout: 'Our sailors aren't safe' - Ron Mark
14 Dec 2017The cost of upgrading two of the navy's frigates has blown out again - this time by $148 million. The project - originally estimated to cost $374-million - will now cost $639 million. Ron Mark is the… Read more Audio
