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Morning Report for Monday 13 August 2018
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Top Stories for Monday 13 August 2018
6:00 AM.Demand from foreigners means New Zealanders are missing out on dialysis treatment, the Hawke's Bay Regional Council faces court action over farming pollution , and Washington DC is bracing for a white… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 13 August 2018
6:06 AM.The Southern Steel have defended their national netball premiership title with a heart-stopping win over the home favourite Central Pulse. Audio
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Rachel Froggatt new head of Women in Sport Aotearoa
6:17 AM.Women in Sport Aotearoa has appointed its first chief executive, respected sports administrator, Rachel Froggatt. Her job is to help increase female leadership in sports. Audio
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Early Business News for 13 August 2018
6:20 AM.An early look at the business news. And a catch up of global markets. Audio
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Hawke's Bay council in court over feedlot pollution
6:42 AM.A Hawke's Bay businessman, Simon Lusk, is taking the regional council to the Environment Court over its failure to regulate feedlots he says are polluting the district. Mr Lusk says the practice… Read more Audio
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Ngāpuhi Treaty deadlock shows no sign of breaking
6:47 AM.The deadlock over Ngāpuhi's treaty negotiations shows no sign of breaking - with people leaving a series of hui over the weekend frustrated and without resolution. The Treaty Settlements Minister… Read more Audio
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Business News for 13 August 2018
6:49 AM.Turkey's plunging currency and escalating row with U.S. rattles markets. Real estate sector latest to be covered by anti-money laundering rules. Taxing crypto-currencies. Market report. Audio
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Sports News for 13 August 2018
7:06 AM.The outgoing Southern Steel captain Wendy Frew says it's a dream to retire from the national netball premiership with another title. Audio
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Dialysis for NZers 'rationed' as ineligible visitors treated
7:12 AM.New Zealand dialysis patients are having their treatment rationed because of ineligible immigrants turning up for emergency care, according to government documents.
Immigration New Zealand's chief… Read more Audio
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Hawke's Bay council taken to court over effluent pollution
7:17 AM.A Hawke's Bay businessman, Simon Lusk, is taking the regional council to the Environment Court over its failure to regulate feedlots he says are polluting the district. Mr Lusk says the practice… Read more Audio
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Heavy police presence at Washington far-right rally
7:22 AM.Washington DC is the latest battleground over racial tensions in the United States. Far-right groups are about to hold a "Unite the Right 2" rally at Lafayette Square park, across the street from the… Read more Audio
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Frustrated Wellington bus users float fare protest
7:29 AM.Wellington bus passengers may refuse to pay their fares in protest at their frustrations with the capital's public transport network. More than a hundred people packed out the Newtown Community Centre… Read more Audio
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Samoan nurse charged with manslaughter over vaccine deaths
7:36 AM.Police in Samoa have filed a manslaughter charge against the nurse linked to the deaths of two babies last month after they received the MMR vaccine. RNZ Pacific reporter Koro Vaka'uta joins us with… Read more Audio
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ACT's David Seymour admits pinching NZ First policy
7:39 AM.The ACT Party leader David Seymour has admitted his latest policy idea of abolishing the Maori seats and reducing the number of general MPs in Parliament came from New Zealand First. He pitched the… Read more Audio
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Abolishing Māori seats 'more trouble than it's worth' - Bridges
7:42 AM.National and ACT have a long history, but the future of that relationship is uncertain. ACT is polling the highest it has ever done under David Seymour but during the party conference on Sunday he… Read more Audio
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Hapū want further discussion on Ngāpuhi deal - Little
7:50 AM.The government and Ngapuhi remain deadlocked after the latest hui on treaty negotiations. Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little met with with hapu in Northland at the weekend to try… Read more Audio
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Novice Māori cheese-maker wins bronze at world competition
7:56 AM.A novice Māori cheese maker has won a major award in one of the world's most prestigious cheese competitions.
Zev Kaka-Holtz works for the artisan company Grinning Gecko and his kau piro cheese has… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 13 August 2018
8:06 AM.The Central Pulse coach Yvette McCausland-Durie admits it hurts, but is doing her best to stay upbeat after they conceded seven straight goals to miss out on their maiden national netball premiership… Read more Audio
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Kidney Health 'surprised' NZers awaiting dialysis
8:11 AM.Kidney Health New Zealand says it's surprised and concerned that New Zealand dialysis patients are waiting longer due to ineligible immigrants turning up for emergency care. Documents from Immigration… Read more Audio
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ACT considering rebranding - David Seymour
8:13 AM.If David Seymour had his way twenty Members of Parliament would have their jobs cut as well as the seven Māori seats. It's part of a raft of changes the ACT Party leader has outlined at his party's… Read more Video, Audio
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Giant sinkhole opens up in suburban Taupō
8:22 AM.A burst water pipe in Taupō has caused a 10-metre wide sinkhole that engulfed part of a street. Taupō teenager Jono Park and his mate, Bailey Malloy, were first on the scene and were quick to alert… Read more Audio
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WWII anti-aircraft shell detonated after Lower Hutt find
8:28 AM.An unexploded anti-aircraft shell discovered by two children and their grandparents has been detonated despite the kids pleas to take the explosive to show and tell at school. The projectile, a World… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 13 August 2018
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Steel beat Pulse in final seconds of netball premiership final
8:37 AM.The Southern Steel dashed the hopes of long-suffering Central Pulse fans by pipping them in the final seconds of the netball premiership final yesterday. After being up by 11 goals in the second… Read more Audio
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Final week for Labour's departing general secretary
8:41 AM.The outgoing general secretary of the Labour Party, Andrew Kirton, admits mistakes were made handling sexual assault at a Labour youth camp. The Labour Party's now on the hunt for a new general… Read more Audio
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Regional councils letting farmers break rules - Forest & Bird
8:46 AM.Forest and Bird says too many regional councils are letting dairy farmers get away too easily with breaking the rules. A report just out from the group says even when farms are found to be flouting… Read more Audio
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Punakaiki locals frustrated with upgrade delays
8:52 AM.Residents in the West Coast town of Punakaiki - home to the Pancake Rocks - have been left frustrated by delays over improvements to vital infrastructure. The previous government had planned to… Read more Audio
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Sir Bryan Williams inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame
8:58 AM.All Black great Sir Bryan Williams will be inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame next month. It's a big year for Sir Bryan, who was knighted for services to rugby in the New Year's Honours list… Read more Audio