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Morning Report for Friday 31 August 2018
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Top Stories for Friday 31 August 2018
6:00 AM.Customs Minister steps aside after claims of shoving; Crossroads for racing industry - Peters; West Coast outraged at racecourse closure recommendation; Ngai Te Rangi CEO wants to hear from police on… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 31 August 2018
6:06 AM.The New Zealand shot-putter Tom Walsh has made a solid start to the Diamond League Final in Zurich. Audio
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Plan to save racing industry long overdue - racing judge
6:09 AM.There'll be no more days at the races in Stratford and Hawera under a radical plan to save the dying industry. The two Taranaki towns are among 20 around the country slated to lose their race courses… Read more Audio
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More money in sport means more corruption - Bryan Fogel
6:12 AM.The man who revealed state sponsored doping in Russia says corruption in sport will never be completely eradicated. Bryan Fogel directed the Academy Award winning documentary Icarus - the film that… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 31 August 2018
6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Whaitiri investigation sparked by assault complaint
6:40 AM.RNZ has learned former Customs Minister Meka Whaitiri is being investigated over claims she manhandled a staff member. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stood Ms Whaitiri aside on Thursday pending an… Read more Audio
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Ngāi Te Rangi boss wants more clarity over Awanui Black case
6:43 AM.The chief executive of Ngai Te Rangi, Paora Stanley, says he will be writing to the Police Commissioner to find out what their next action is over the case of Te Awanuiarangi Black. The high profile… Read more Audio
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Karori commuters share bus woes at public meeting
6:46 AM.Hundreds of people have already vented their anger at meetings in Newtown and Kilbirnie and last night it was Karori's turn. For many, it was the first time they've been able to confront the regional… Read more Audio
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Allegations of links between police, far-right in East Germany
6:48 AM.There have been protests in the German city of Chemnitz after claims police leaked details of an Iraqi suspect's arrest on a stabbing charge. The leak has prompted speculation that there might be… Read more Audio
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Business News for 31 August 2018
6:50 AM.Headline business confidence slips, but firms upbeat still about their own outlook. KiwiSaver website calculators wildly different. Vector chairman Michael Stiassny says he isn't going early. Latest… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 31 August 2018
7:06 AM.The Canterbury shot putter Tom Walsh has added another title to his growing resume, winning the Diamond League title. Audio
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Customs Minister steps aside after claims of shoving
7:10 AM.RNZ has learned the inquiry which forced Meka Whaitiri to step aside as Customs Minister centres on an allegation she manhandled her new press secretary. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern issued a… Read more Audio
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Crossroads for racing industry - Peters
7:15 AM.The Racing Minister Winston Peters says the industry is facing two choices, significant change or death. Mr Peters has released an independent report by Australian racing expert, John Messara, that… Read more Audio
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West Coast outraged at racecourse closure recommendation
7:19 AM.The report recommends three of the four race tracks on the West Coast be closed. Gone would be the Reefton, Greymouth and Westland tracks. Staying would be the one in Kumara. Westland Race Club's… Read more Audio
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Ngai Te Rangi CEO wants to hear from police on Awanui Black
7:23 AM.The Police Commissioner is being told to make it crystal clear that officers are closing the investigation into the high profile case of Awanui Black who was accused by his widow of being part of… Read more Audio
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Smartphone ban test a success at Otago school - Insight
7:28 AM.An Otago school is crediting it's newly introduced ban on mobile phones for improving student attention in the classroom. Schools across New Zealand are grappling with how to stop young people from… Read more Audio
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Obama commuted Manning, NZ need not concern - Kaplan
7:37 AM.Immigration officials expect to say today whether they will give US whistleblower Chelsea Manning a visa to visit New Zealand on a speaking tour. Last night tour organisers in Australia said she's… Read more Audio
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Five Eyes pledge to act collectively against threats
7:41 AM.New Zealand and its security allies have pledged to take tighter collective action against interference from foreign governments. Ministers from the Five Eyes grouping of New Zealand, Australia… Read more Audio
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Willering rapt with new Silver Ferns coach Noelene Taurua
7:47 AM.The New Zealand netball community is rejoicing at the news Noeline Taurua is finally to coach the Silver Ferns. Taurua missed out on the job three years ago to Janine Southby and shifted to Australia… Read more Audio
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Roll out of HIV drug not fast enough
7:54 AM.Health researchers are warning the roll out of a pill that prevents people catching HIV isn't happening fast enough, compromising its potential. The findings, funded by the AIDS Foundation, were… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 31 August 2018
8:06 AM.The New Zealand shot-putter Tom Walsh couldn't be happier after winning the Diamond League title in Zurich. Audio
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NZ Racing Board responds to Messara report
8:11 AM.The head of the New Zealand Racing Board says there will be fierce debate over a recommendation to close almost half the racetracks in the country. An independent report into the state of the racing… Read more Audio
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Business confidence political fallout continues
8:13 AM.Business confidence continues to slide towards gloom. The latest ANZ Bank's monthly survey shows a net 50 percent of firms expect the economy will deteriorate over the next year, down five percentage… Read more Audio
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Bank closures devastating for small centres - locals
8:24 AM.Australian-owned banks are under fire for abandoning New Zealand rural centres. Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones said on Morning Report yesterday the banks are putting profits ahead… Read more Audio
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New programme for Corrections Officers suffering from stress
8:29 AM.Prison staff are receiving special help to cope with the mental stress of dealing with violent inmates. Their union, the Corrections Association, has begun a programme called Stand TALR that was… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 31 August 2018
8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Noeline Taurua finally Silver Ferns coach
8:41 AM.Earlier on the programme former New Zealand netball coach Yvonne Willering told us how happy she is that Noeline Taurua is finally the coach of the Silver Ferns. Ms Taurua has been named as the… Read more Audio
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Prison assault wasn't followed up: inquest
8:45 AM.An inquest has heard a man who died after a suspected assault in Mt Eden prison had told authorities and medical staff, but it wasn't followed up or tracked. 25-year-old Nick Evans, who served time… Read more Audio
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Mannering set to farewell Warriors
8:49 AM.He hasn't left yet but... the tributes are already flowing this week for departing Warriors great Simon Mannering, including an accolade out of left field from coach Stephen Kearney. On Friday… Read more Audio
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French, UK fishermen clash over scallops
8:54 AM.French and British fishermen have clashed in the English Channel in an escalating battle over scallops. UK boats are entitled to fish in the scallop-rich area year-round, but the French, who are under… Read more Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:57 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio