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Morning Report for Monday 16 July 2018
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Top Stories for Monday 16 July 2018
6:00 AM.Football World Cup final most exciting in memory, Paris goes crazy after Football World Cup win, Croatia celebrates despite Football World Cup loss, Ngati Whatua Orakei plan earth mother statue for… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 16 July 2018
6:06 AM.As you may have heard in the news France are football world cup champions after beating Croatia 4-2 in the final in Moscow. Audio
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France beat Croatia in dramatic World Cup final
6:10 AM.France has won the World Cup, beating Croatia 4-2 at the final in Moscow. Its been twenty years since they last tasted victory - they first took the title in 1998. RNZ reporter Dan Dalgety is at the… Read more Audio
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France wins World Cup, Croatian fans heartbroken but proud
6:14 AM.Croatia has lost the Football World Cup final after a dramatic match in which they scored two goals against victors France. RNZ reporter Jessie Chiang was at the Croatian Cultural Centre in West… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 16 July 2018
6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business news and financial market action. Audio
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Moscow parties after Football World Cup final
6:40 AM.France have been crowned football's World Cup champions for the second time by beating Croatia 4-2 in Moscow. France last won the World Cup in 1998. We talk to Lucy Taylor who is in a sports bar in… Read more Audio
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Coromandel virtually cut off by storm
6:44 AM.The Coromandel remains cut off from the north, after the upper North Island was hammered by wind and rain over the past 24 hours. The Kopu-Hikuai and Manaia Roads were closed due to major slips, while… Read more Audio
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Weather eases after wild, wet weekend
6:47 AM.With an update on the bad weather is Metservice spokesperson Mads Naeraa-Spiers. Audio
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Business News for 16 July 2018
6:49 AM.Inflation expected to perk up but not too much. BNZ raises the spectre of stagflation. Skill shortage threatens economic growth. And how markets are starting the week. Audio
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Sports News for 16 July 2018
7:06 AM.France won the World Cup for the second time by overcoming Croatia's bold challenge with a 4-2 win in Moscow. Audio
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Football World Cup final most exciting in memory
7:10 AM.An own goal, the video ref making a vital call, a pitch invasion from Pussy Riot - it was an action packed final as France beat Croatia 4-2 to win the football World Cup. RNZ reporter Coen Lammers is… Read more Audio
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Paris goes crazy after Football World Cup win
7:14 AM.From Paris we're joined by a fan of Les Bleus, Jonathan Arena, who has been watching the Football World Cup final with crowds of French. Audio
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Croatia celebrates despite Football World Cup loss
7:20 AM.Croatia is proud, and celebrating its performance at the Football World Cup, despite losing to France in the final. We talk to Anita Miletic who has been watching the game in the Rijeka town square… Read more Audio
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Ngāti Whātua Orākei plan earth mother pou for Bastion Pt
7:24 AM.An Auckland hapu is considering building a statue on Bastion Point that could be as big as the Statue of Liberty in the United States or Christ the Redeemer in Brazil. A preliminary proposal by Ngati… Read more Audio
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Driver terrified by 'horrendous' Coromandel driving conditions
7:26 AM.A storm that lashed the top of the North Island today has moved away from the country. An intense rain band moved over Auckland, Waikato, and the Coromandel Peninsula, which was cut off by slips on… Read more Audio
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Trump meets Putin: A return to friendly dialogue?
7:37 AM.US President Donald Trump has arrived in Helsinki for a summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. It comes after his visit to the UK, where he gave the British Prime Minister some "brutal"… Read more Audio
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Pay boost for nurses bittersweet for mental health workers
7:40 AM.With strike action hitting headlines as nurses gun for better pay, other parts of the health workforce are keenly looking on. But for some, it's with a tang of bitterness. A representative for… Read more Audio
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Defence Strategy will have 'economic ramifications' - Bridges
7:41 AM.Simon Bridges is ringing alarm bells about New Zealand's relations with two world super powers America and China. He's told Morning Report he's concerned about the unpredictability of Donald Trump -… Read more Audio
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Papatūānuku pou up to 50m tall proposed for Bastion Pt
7:52 AM.Ngāti Whātua Orākei has proposed a pou, or statue, of Māori earth mother Papatūānuku between 30m and 50m tall at Bastion Point. The iwi spokesman Ngarimu Blair talks to Guyon Espiner. Audio
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Djokovic claims Wimbledon championship
7:56 AM.Novak Djokovic has beaten Kevin Anderson in three straight sets, to pick up his fourth Wimbledon championship. It's the Serbian tennis champ's first Grand Slam win in more than two years. Our tennis… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 16 July 2018
8:06 AM.The France football coach Didier Deschamps admits his side didn't play great football but his players showed mental quality as they beat Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup final in Moscow. Audio
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More details of proposed job losses at Te Papa
8:10 AM.RNZ News has learned more details of plans to cut jobs at the national museum, Te Papa. The proposed changes have led to fears the country's treasures won't be looked after properly. And staff at Te… Read more Audio
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Wellington buses hit new routes, timetables
8:18 AM.Wellington's new bus fleet hit the streets yesterday but its first true test will come this morning during the peak hour commute. asterton-based Tranzit Group took over the lion's share of… Read more Audio
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Police upset to see mental health scheme dumped
8:21 AM.Police officers are upset a proposal to improve 111 callouts has been dumped - and mental health advocates hope it can still be salvaged. The former National government last year announced an $8… Read more Audio
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Immigrants' frustration for elderly parents abroad
8:23 AM.Immigrants say the plight of their elderly parents is being ignored and swept under the carpet by a Government that claims to be caring and family focused. A freeze on considering new parent residence… Read more Audio
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Wellington Ethiopian community celebrate new sense of hope
8:27 AM.Wellington's Ethiopian community usually come together in times of turmoil, but last night they met to celebrate their new leader and the end of conflict in their home country. In the three months… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 16 July 2018
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Robbie Manson to represent NZ at Rowing World Champs
8:35 AM.Robbie Manson has won the race to represent New Zealand at this year's Rowing World Championships. He beat rival and two-time olympic champion Mahe Drysdale at the latest World Cup Regatta in… Read more Audio
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Scientists battling to keep on top of illicit designer drugs
8:41 AM.The rapid evolution of designer drugs is leaving scientists battling to keep on top of the illicit products being brought across the borders. The scientists say drugs seized as recently as a year ago… Read more Audio
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Local fashion designers hope for greater transparency
8:45 AM.Fashion designer Jessica Matthews often gets asked by her customers Where the fabric in her clothes comes from? It seems a simple question, but she's been stonewalled on it by wholesalers. Emma Hatton… Read more Audio
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Auckland iwi await answers on Motutapu archaeological damage
8:49 AM.Damage to a previously unknown archaeological site on Motutapu Island in the Hauraki Gulf could end in prosecution. The Ngai Tai ki Tamaki Tribal Trust says a mass cow burial disturbed an ancient… Read more Audio
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Could Wairoa be NZ's next food-bowl?
8:52 AM.Could Wairoa become the next foodbowl of New Zealand? A Maori business development service, the Poutama Trust, believes it could be, and is working with Maori land trust in the Wairoa District to… Read more Audio
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Football World Cup: the highs, lows, dives and saves
8:57 AM.France has won the Football World Cup beating Croatia 4 - 2 in Moscow. Max Towle and Emile Donovan have been following all the twists and turns these past four a bit week. The hosts of RNZ's Football… Read more Audio