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Morning Report for Wednesday 5 September 2018
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Top Stories for Wednesday 5 September 2018
6:00 AM.The Prime Minister wants answers after a New Zealand journalist is detained on Nauru, a woman driving a company van says she nearly crashed when her boss killed the engine by remote control, New… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 5 September 2018
6:06 AM.The New Zealand cyclist Patrick Bevin has taken the overall lead after three stages of the Tour of Britain. Audio
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Universities block course-rating survey results
6:10 AM.Universities are blocking the publication of survey results that rate the usefulness of hundreds of their courses. The Tertiary Education Commission has enough responses to its MyQ survey of recent… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 5 September 2018
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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NZ journalist detained on Nauru, Ardern to ask questions
6:35 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be asking for more detail about the detention of a New Zealand journalist when she lands in Nauru shortly. TVNZ's Pacific correspondent, Barbara Dreaver, was… Read more Audio
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Corrections admits 'pervasive' violence in Whanganui prison
6:40 AM.The Department of Corrections readily admits inmate and gang violence at Whanganui Prison is pervasive but it says it's doing everything it can to change the culture. The Chief Ombudsman Peter… Read more Audio
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Protests disrupt US Supreme Court justice hearing
6:45 AM.A confirmation hearing for Donald Trump's choice for Supreme Court justice has been disrupted by protests from both members of the public and senators. As the hearing began Democratic Senators argued… Read more Audio
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Business News for 5 September 2018
6:49 AM.Regulator keeping control of mobile phone operators. Independent directors of Tilt says Infratil takeover offer should be rejected. Winners and losers in US-China trade battles. Latest from money… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 5 September 2018
7:06 AM.The New Zealand cyclist Patrick Bevin has taken the overall lead after three stages of the Tour of Britain. Audio
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NZ journalist detained in Nauru, Ardern to ask questions
7:10 AM.The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, will be asking for more detail about the detention of a New Zealand journalist when she touches down in Nauru shortly. TVNZ's Pacific Correspondent, Barbara… Read more Audio
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'Sense of hopelessness' for Nauru refugees
7:15 AM.RNZ political reporter Gia Garrick tells Susie Ferguson about the plight of refugees on Nauru who she has talked to. They discuss the detainment of TVNZ journalist Barbara Dreaver, and the issues to… Read more Audio
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Driver stuck at intersection as boss remotely turns off van
7:20 AM.A Marlborough woman has spoken of her horror as she lost control of the company van she was driving through a busy roundabout - because her boss had switched off the engine by remote control. He used… Read more Audio
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Arrests possible after racing stables raids - police
7:25 AM.One of the high-profile targets of a race-fixing investigation in the harness industry has denied any wrongdoing. Police say arrests could be made as soon as today 24 hours after they raided stables… Read more Audio
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Chief Ombudsman urges action over prison violence
7:29 AM.The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is calling for urgent action at Whanganui prison to tackle increasing inmate violence and intimidation. A survey of prisoners showed 71 percent would not report… Read more Audio
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Fishers celebrate as shark cage diving ruled an offence
7:38 AM.Shark Diving has been ruled an offence ending a long stoush between paua divers and tourism operaters on Stewart Island. Shark sightings used to be a rarity around the island but local fishermen… Read more Audio
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Waitangi Trust fraudster was thought of as 'least corruptible'
7:45 AM.The man who hired the Waitangi Trust's financial manager had known the fraudster for 14 years and thought he was least corruptable person you could ever meet. Greg McManus is the chief executive of… Read more Audio
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Nigel Farage's fans greeted by boos, cheers at Auckland event
7:50 AM.Ticket holders who showed up to Nigel Farage's speech in Auckland last night were met by screaming protesters. The former Ukip leader spoke at Auckland's Pullman Hotel as part of a week-long visit to… Read more Audio
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Trump's White House 'Crazytown' revealed in new Woodward book
7:53 AM.The White House chief of staff John Kelly repeatedly told aides President Trump was an idiot and they were all living in "Crazytown", according to a new book by veteran reporter Bob Woodward. It's… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 5 September 2018
8:06 AM.A couple of bonus seconds has helped the New Zealand cyclist Patrick Bevan into the tour leaders green jersey on the Tour of Britain. Audio
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Parents given chance to speak on Family Court improvements
8:10 AM.Warring parents who've wrestled with the family court system have two months to have their say on how to improve it. The independent panel charged with improving family court wants to hear from anyone… Read more Audio
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Racing industry rocked by race-fixing claims, police raids
8:14 AM.Race-fixing claims have rocked the harness racing industry. Yesterday Police raided stables at 10 properties from Invercargill to Manawatu and warned. Some industry players are calling the… Read more Audio
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Media freedom on Nauru, in the Pacific - analysis
8:20 AM.Jacinda Ardern has arrived for the leader's retreat at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru where she's expected to ask for details about the detention of TVNZ journalist, Barbara Dreaver. Ms Dreaver… Read more Audio
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Corrections admits to violence problem at prison
8:25 AM.We talked earlier on Morning Report to Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier about his call for urgent action at Whanganui Prison to tackle inmate violence and intimidation. The Ombudsman's report found that… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 5 September 2018
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Course-rating survey results blocked by universities
8:40 AM.Universities are blocking the publication of survey results that rate the usefulness of hundreds of their courses. The eight universities say there is a high risk results from the Tertiary Education… Read more Audio
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Beef + Lamb NZ rejects 'marginal' description by Productivity Commission
8:45 AM.Beef + Lamb New Zealand is pushing back against the Productivity Commission's description of sheep and beef farming as "marginal". The Commission says New Zealand needs to change the way it farms if… Read more Video, Audio
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Port Taranaki knew of water contamination a year before public
8:48 AM.Documents show Port Taranaki knew in mid-2017 that groundwater near New Plymouth was contaminated with a banned chemical but the public was not told for over a year. Also, tests at the Maui… Read more Audio
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Health researchers call for changes to food labelling
8:50 AM.New research has found the labels on food that tell us how good - or not - it is for us are routinely ignored by shoppers. The study found over a quarter of less healthy food products claim they are… Read more Audio
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Seven charged after racing industry police raids
8:55 AM.Seven people have been charged in relation to NZ Police's Operation Inca. Garrick Knight is editor of Harnessed - a national harness racing publication. He spoke with Guyon Espiner before the news… Read more Audio