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Top Stories for Thursday 26 October 2017
26 Oct 2017The new government is promising to build 10,000 houses a year but many in the construction sector doubt an already stretched labour supply will be able to keep up. New Housing Minister Phil… Read more Audio
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Giant coconut-cracking rat discovered in Solomons
25 Oct 2017A giant island rat that can crack open coconuts with it's teeth has been discovered. The Vangunu rat is the first rodent species to be found in the Solomon Islands in 80 years. Mammalogist Tyrone… Read more Audio
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Horses' role in WWI commemorated in Hamilton
25 Oct 2017The role of the horse in war is to be finally commemorated with a statue in Hamilton. New Zealand sent 8,000 horses to the South African War and 10,000 to the First World War. Of that number, one… Read more Audio
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What will new govt do for environment?
25 Oct 2017The establishment of a Zero Carbon Act and significant increases in funding to the Department of Conservation are some of the environmentally-focused policies promised by the new government. There's… Read more Audio
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'Utterly unthruthful' - Republican senator on Trump
25 Oct 2017Influential Republican Senator Bob Corker has unleashed a blistering attack on US President Donald Trump, calling him "utterly untruthful". In a series of television interviews, Mr Corker accused the… Read more Audio
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Mental Health Commission to be back with new govt
25 Oct 2017Calls to re-establish the Mental Health Commission have been answered by the incoming government. The Mental Health Commission was set up in 1996 to have oversight of mental health services, but was… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 25 October 2017
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Hopes new Immigration Minister will stop Fijian's deportation
25 Oct 2017A Fijian man says he hopes the new Immigration Minister to be announced today will intervene to stop the deportation of his intellectually disabled son. Twenty-year-old Sagar Narayan has been told he… Read more Audio
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What does new govt mean for immigration?
25 Oct 2017The the new government will follow Labour's policies when it comes to immigration, the coalition agreement with NZ First has revealed. The document made public yesterday briefly outlined how the… Read more Audio
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Greens transport concessions rile trucking industry
25 Oct 2017The policy concessions extracted from Labour by the Greens and New Zealand First for their support of Jacinda Ardern's new government. Policy wins for the Greens include a refocussing of transport… Read more Audio
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Greens win on transport, lose on climate in govt deal
The policy concessions extracted from Labour by the Greens and New Zealand First for their support of Jacinda Ardern's new government. Policy wins for the Greens include a refocussing of transport… Read more Audio
