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Morning Report for Tuesday 5 February 2019
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Top Stories for Tuesday 5 february 2019
6:00 AM.Australian banks referred to prosecuters following a scathing royal commission into the sector, History teachers urge the Government to make New Zealand history a compulsory subject,The Government's… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 5 February 2019
6:06 AM.The Ferrari Formula one team have hired New Zealander Brendon Hartley in a development role 2019. Audio
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Towbar-makers demand NZTA reimburse customers
6:13 AM.Three Auckland towbar makers have joined forces to demand the Transport Agency reimburse people who are being forced to have towbars recertified. Recertification is needed, at a cost of several… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 5 February 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Ngāpuhi hapū Ngāti Hine seeks its own Treaty settlement
6:45 AM.Northland iwi Ngāti Hine has told the government it wants to pull out of the wider Ngāpuhi group and reach its own Treaty settlement with the Crown. Ngāti Hine chair Pita Tipene told our political… Read more Audio
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Business News for 5 February 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Tasman Mayor warns of job losses in dry weather
6:50 AM.The mayor of Tasman says if the region's dry spell continues and crops can't be harvested, then potentially up to two thousand jobs could be lost. Water cuts of 50-percent came into force yesterday… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 5 February 2019
7:06 AM.Axed Formula One driver Brendon Hartley has landed a new gig in the sport, and while it's not the top job, it's with the most famous team. Ferrari have hired the New Zealander in a support role for… Read more Audio
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Banks may tighten lending after Australian report
7:10 AM.A royal commission into Australia's banking sector has referred 24 instances of potential criminal behaviour by banks to prosecutors. The long-awaited report from the royal commissioner, High Court… Read more Audio
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Govt heads to Waitangi - political analysis
7:20 AM.The government has turned up in the North and splashed the cash ahead of the Prime Minister's address at the Treaty grounds in Waitangi on Tuesday. Jacinda Ardern has declared this is the year in… Read more Audio
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Jacinda Ardern defends govt record at Waitangi
7:25 AM.The government has turned up in the North and splashed the cash ahead of the Prime Minister's address at the Treaty grounds in Waitangi on Tuesday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks to Susie… Read more Audio
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Teachers decry 'shameful' ignorance of NZ history
7:37 AM.History teachers have called out New Zealanders' shameful ignorance about their colonial history and urged the government to do something about it. The History Teachers Association has launched a… Read more Audio
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Govt must sort fishing problems before new review - Greenpeace
7:40 AM.Greenpeace says the government should sort out the problems it already knows about in the fishing industry before launching a new review. Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash announced a wide-ranging… Read more Audio
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Stuart Nash defends govt fishing policy
7:50 AM.Greenpeace says the government should sort out the problems it already knows about in the fishing industry before launching a new review. Following our interview with Russel Norman, Susie Ferguson… Read more Audio
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ACC $40,000 to $500 payout cut 'discriminatory'
7:56 AM.A woman who had her ACC payout cut from $40,000 to just $500 has won backing from the Human Rights Review Tribunal. Maree Hennessy, a mother of two originally from Waikato, had her ACC payout in 2010… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 5 February 2019
8:06 AM.The Melbourne Cup winning trainer Darren Weir faces a four-year suspension from the sport after deciding not to contest charges against him for the possession of equipment used to deliver electric… Read more Audio
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Provincial Growth Fund has made 54 jobs - Paul Goldsmith
8:10 AM.The government's Provincial Growth Fund has created 54 jobs to date, and spent just 3.4 percent of the funding it has allocated. That's according to figures released by the National Party, which show… Read more Audio
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Banks will lend more in NZ after AUS report - Stubbs
8:14 AM.The Royal Commission's scathing review into Australian banking is urging sweeping reforms of the sector. The report calls for tougher regulations of bank behaviour, and has referred 24 instances of… Read more Audio
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'A lot we can support' in fishing review - Sanford
8:23 AM.The government is proposing an overhaul of the way the New Zealand fishing industry is managed. It's suggested changes like removing minimum size limits and forcing fishermen to bring everything they… Read more Audio
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Resistance to idea of compulsory NZ history lessons
8:25 AM.The History Teachers Association has launched a petition for the compulsory teaching of New Zealand's Māori and colonial history in schools. Chairperson Graeme Ball says many students leave school… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 5 February 2019
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Jones promises 'thousands' of Provincial Growth Fund jobs
8:40 AM.The National Party has criticised the government for spending what it says is just 3.4 percent of its $3 billion Provincial Growth Fund. We spoke to National's Paul Goldsmith a short time ago, who… Read more Audio
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Viagogo in court, accused of misleading claims
8:50 AM.The Commerce Commission is set to make its case against controversial ticket reseller company Viagogo at the Auckland High Court on Tuesday. In August last year the Commission announced it was sueing… Read more Audio
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Te reo Māori slates acknowledged at Waitangi
8:56 AM.Two slates with the very first example of written Te reo Māori etched on them were shown to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at New Zealand's oldest building, Kemp House in Kerikeri. A ceremony was held… Read more Audio