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Morning Report for Thursday 11 October 2018
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Top Stories for Thursday 11 October 2018
6:00 AM.Police acknowledge disciplinary action, new Pharmac-funded drug saving patients' sight, Mate Ma'a Tonga! Thousand of fans greet rugby league team, Indigenous free trade deal discussed at forum. Audio
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Sports News for 11 October 2018
6:06 AM.The Silver Ferns netball coach Noeline Taurua was pleased with her side's improvement in last night's loss to Australia but she still wants her side to show more fight. Audio
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Consumer advocate welcomes govt action on door-to-door sales
6:10 AM.Vulnerable consumers and the elderly can expect to get fewer knocks on the door from pushy salespeople. As part of tough new consumer protection measures the government is giving "do not knock"… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 11 October 2018
6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business news, and catch up of global financial markets. Audio
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Silver Ferns progressing, despite loss - Taurua
6:25 AM.The Silver Ferns head coach Noeline Taurua says - despite a 56 to 47 loss to the Australian Diamonds last night in game two of the Constellation Cup - her side is where she wants them to be in terms… Read more Audio
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Police disciplinary action numbers very low - Chris Cahill
6:39 AM.The police union says it's naive to think the New Zealand police is immune from workplace sexual harassment. Police Association president Chris Cahill told our reporter Katie Scotcher that no-one's… Read more Audio
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Business News for 11 October 2018
6:49 AM.Fonterra milk payout faces downside risks. A small company jumps up to the NZX's main market. Lines companies want ComCom to ease up. Financial markets hammered as nervous investors jump. Audio
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Sports News for 11 October 2018
7:06 AM.Australia have taken a firm grip on netball's Constellation Cup and spoilt New Zealand star Laura Langman's landmark night with a 56-47 win over the Silver Ferns in Townsville, and coach Noelin Taurua… Read more Audio
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Police acknowledge disciplinary action
7:09 AM.The police have reluctantly admitted they've taken disciplinary action against nine staff for sexual harassing their work mates since 2014. After intervention by the Ombudsman, they've given RNZ News… Read more Audio
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New Pharmac-funded drug saving patients' sight
7:13 AM.An expensive new drug for age-related macular degeneration is saving the eyesight of patients who might otherwise go blind. The drug, known as Eylea, is a long-awaited development for thousands of eye… Read more Audio
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Mate Ma'a Tonga! Thousand of fans greet rugby league team
7:24 AM.Thousands of fans packed the Manukau Events centre in South Auckland last night to welcome Tonga's National Rugby League team to New Zealand. The 29-strong squad will go head to head with the World… Read more Audio
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Indigenous free trade deal discussed at Rotorua business forum
7:27 AM.An indigenous free-trade agreement is one of the key ideas up for discussion at the World Indigenous Business Forum in Rotorua this week. Indigenous business leaders from around the world are looking… Read more Audio
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Loan shark limit to 'protect' vulnerable customers - Faafoi
7:32 AM.New measures have been announced to crack down on loan sharks. A cap has been placed on the total amount of interest and fees high-cost lenders can charge, and possible penalties include fines of up… Read more Audio
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Petrol price competition uneven across NZ - Twomey
7:43 AM.Petrol retailers are under the pump over the cut they take on every litre of fuel. On Monday Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the government will rush through changes to the Commerce Act to give the… Read more Audio
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Yvonne Willering on Silver Ferns' latest loss to Australia
7:52 AM.The Australians said they were bracing for a backlash from the Silver Ferns before last night's Constellation Cup in Townsville. But it didn't really eventuate. Although the game was close in parts… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 11 October 2018
8:06 AM.The Silver Ferns captain Laura Langman had her landmark night ruined by Australia but she believes the New Zealanders are closing in on their first win over the Diamonds for quite some time. Audio
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Voter registrations surge after Taylor Swift endorses Democrats
8:10 AM.There was a surge in voter registrations in the United States after popstar Taylor Swift used her Instagram account to endorse Democrats in Tennessee for the mid-terms, and urge her followers to enrol… Read more Audio
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Anti-poverty trust welcomes moves against loan sharks
8:18 AM.Back now to limiting loan shark interest rates to 100 percent. An anti-poverty trust is welcoming Government moves against loan sharks and is reminding vulnerable people desperate to borrow money they… Read more Audio
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Eye specialist welcomes Pharmac funding new drug
8:25 AM.An eye specialist says a new drug that is saving the eyesight of patients who might otherwise go blind is a game-changer. The drug, Eylea, treats age-related macular degeneration and it's been funded… Read more Audio
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More homeless with mental health problems - church
8:28 AM.An Auckland church providing housing for the homeless for more than a decade has had an influx of people through its doors with mental health problems. Faith Family Baptist Church in Panmure says it's… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 11 October 2018
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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NZ wastewater drug testing plan to help health data
8:38 AM.It's been termed "one large urine test" - a national wastewater drug testing programme for methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and fentanyl. Police Commissioner Mike Bush says the testing is… Read more Audio
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Whangarei cultural centre dreams hang on council grant
8:44 AM.The long-held dream of a Maori cultural centre for Whangarei is hanging on hopes of a $5 million council grant. Work's underway on stage one - a big carving workshop and waka shelter, east of the Town… Read more Audio
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Mysterious radio signals from deep space detected
8:49 AM.Twenty new mysterious radio signals from deep space have been detected by Australian researchers. They're know as 'fast radio bursts' and the Australian scientists have found some of the closest and… Read more Audio
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MPI gets into craft beer with 'super premium' hops
8:56 AM.The Ministry of Primary Industries is getting involved in the beer business. It's teamed up with Wellington-based craft brewery Garage Project to develop "super premium" hops. With us to explain what… Read more Audio