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Top Stories for Wednesday 1 November 2017
Will foreign buyers ban make difference in market?; Homes not 'commodities traded internationally' - David Parker; Blasts shake Invercargill pump station neighbours; Manus detention centre in chaos as… Read more Audio
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CO2 levels highest in 3 million years - UN
31 Oct 2017The UN's annual report, the Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, shows CO2 levels have risen faster than anticipated in the past year to hit a level not seen for more than three million years. The new report has… Read more Audio
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Asylum seekers refuse to leave Manus Island
A confrontation is looming in Papua New Guinea between local authorities and more than 700 men who are refusing to leave an Australian-run immigration detention centre on Manus Island. The centre is… Read more Audio
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Two alleging 1080 poisoning still waiting for answers
31 Oct 2017Two women who believe they were poisoned by 1080 more than three years ago say it's ridiculous they are still waiting for answers from health officials. Gwen Gardner and her sister were having a… Read more Audio
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Kevin Spacey accused of unwanted sexual advances
31 Oct 2017The fallout from Weistein scandal has taken a new twist with US actor Anthony Rapp accusing Kevin Spacey of making unwanted sexual advances in 1986. The House of Cards star and Oscar winner was quick… Read more Audio
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Timaru residents see red over log burner ban
31 Oct 2017Canterbury Regional Council have been warned they face stiff resistance in Timaru over replacing newly banned log burners. The Canterbury Air Plan comes into force today in a bid to tackle air… Read more Audio
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Council, Government urged to help fix facades
31 Oct 2017Wellington City Council isn't saying how long it's prepared to extend a deadline to strengthen the capital's unreinforced facades and parapets. At least half of the 100 building owners who had faced a… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 31 October 2017
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Fairfax regional papers end broadsheet format
31 Oct 2017Fairfax newspapers including the Dominion Post and the Taranaki Daily News will be moving to tabloid size from the middle of next year. Staff have been told all daily newspapers will become compact in… Read more Audio
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EU trade committee chairman discusses NZ trade deal
31 Oct 2017The European Union has pulled way in the race to sort free trade deals with New Zealand and Australia post-Brexit. This week the European Parliament voted to fast-track the free trade deals, with the… Read more Audio
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Dunedin considers kicking out freedom campers
31 Oct 2017Dunedin's councillors will today vote on measures which clamp down on freedom camping in the city. In the past, visitors have been able to use two recreational reserves within the city's boundaries to… Read more Audio
