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Morning Report for Wednesday 26 June 2019
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Top Stories for Wednesday 26 June 2019
6:00 AM.it's make or break today for David Seymour's end-of-life bill, Detained migrant children in Texas are moved after a public outcry over their harsh living conditions, Simon Bridges is forced to… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 26 June 2019
6:06 AM.Australia crushed England by 64 runs at Lord's to reach the Cricket World Cup semi-finals and leave the hosts in danger of failing to reach the last four. Audio
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Driver training key to safer roads - Greg Murphy
6:11 AM.Four time Bathurst winner Greg Murphy says the government needs to focus on driver training in its new road safety strategy. The Ministry of Transport is proposing following Sweden's Vision Zero… Read more Audio
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E-scooter safety under scrutiny after Auckland death
6:15 AM.The safety of e-scooters is being questioned after the country's first death involving a Lime scooter. A 59-year-old man died on Monday night on Auckland's Fanshawe Street. Police are still making… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 26 June 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Seymour's End of Life Choice bill faces MPs' vote
6:38 AM.It's a big day for ACT leader David Seymour today as his End of Life Choice Bill faces judgment from his fellow MPs. The bill - that would give the terminally ill the right to choose to die - faces a… Read more Video, Audio
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Business News for 26 June 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 26 June 2019
7:06 AM.England's World Cup hopes hang in the balance after a demoralising 64-run loss to Australia at Lord's. Audio
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Seymour's euthanasia bill faces vote in Parliament
7:10 AM.The bill that would give the terminally ill the right to choose to die faces a make or break vote in Parliament later today. MPs will vote according to their consciences on whether to let David… Read more Audio
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Matt Vickers urges MPs to vote for euthanasia bill
7:13 AM.Matt Vickers, whose wife Lecretia Seales died while fighting in the courts for the right to end her life, is appealing to MPs to vote in favour of the End of Life Choice Bill on Wednesday. He… Read more Video, Audio
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New NZ road safety plan ignores bad drivers - Greg Murphy
7:15 AM.The government's being told driver training must be at the forefront of any new road safety strategy. The Ministry of Transport will propose adopting the Vision Zero approach to road safety, which… Read more Audio
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Simon Bridges reshuffles National caucus as Adams to go in 2020
7:27 AM.On Tuesday Amy Adams announced she'll leave Parliament at the next election and relinquished her portfolio responsibilities, prompting National's leader, Simon Bridges, to reshuffle his caucus… Read more Video, Audio
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Bill to end smoking in cars with kids gets all MPs' support
7:40 AM.A bill that would prohibit smoking in cars with children inside has unanimously passed its first reading in Parliament. But Opposition MPs argue it needs a major tune up. RNZ political reporter… Read more Audio
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Pike River: Forensic search of mine drift section complete
7:45 AM.The first stage of the forensic search of the Pike River mine drift has been completed.
The Pike River Recovery Agency's chief executive Dave Gawn talks to Susie Ferguson. Read more Audio
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Cricket World Cup: England on edge after loss to Australia
7:49 AM.England's hopes of a clear run to the cricket world cup semi-finals are on a knife edge after the hosts were crushed by Australia. Australia set a relatively modest target of 285 runs but dismissed… Read more Audio
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NZ eggs to be stamped, traceable to farms
7:55 AM.Soon most New Zealand eggs will be stamped with a number that lets people who buy them trace their eggs back to the farm they came from. Corin Dann speaks to Michael Brooks, executive director of the… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 26 June 2019
8:06 AM.England captain Eoin Morgan was refusing to hit the panic button after defeat by Australia left his team's hopes of reaching the Cricket World Cup semi-finals in the balance. Audio
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New report suggests 4 year parliamentary term, more MPs
8:10 AM.A new report is proposing to extend the parliamentary term to four years and to increase the number of MPs, so politicians can plan better for the future. The Victoria University report argues a… Read more Audio
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National's Maggie Barry leading charge against Euthanasia Bill
8:17 AM.National MP Maggie Barry is leading the charge against what she terms 'state-sanctioned killing', as David Seymour's End of Life Choice Bill is facing its second reading vote in Parliament today… Read more Video, Audio
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Record number of early childhood complaints
8:23 AM.The Education Ministry investigated and upheld a record number of complaints about early childhood services last year. The investigations resulted in 19 referrals to police and 22 to the Teaching… Read more Audio
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Dunedin residents call for protection of Foulden Maar
8:28 AM.Dunedin's residents have called on central and local government to step up and protect in perpetuity a geological site dating back 23 million years. More than 160 people attended a meeting at Otago… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 26 June 2019
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Calls continue for tangled whale sightings in South Island
8:37 AM.Calls are continuing for sightings of an entangled whale which may be moving up the west or east coast of the South Island. Mike Morrissey leads the South Island large whale disentanglement team. Read more Audio
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Amy Adams stepping down from politics at 2020 election
8:40 AM.National MP Amy Adams has announced she will retire from politics at the 2020 election. Ms Adams, who has been the MP for Selwyn since 2008, has held several cabinet positions, including Justice… Read more Audio
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Wellbeing measures not just a PR exercise - OECD
8:45 AM.The government is putting itself in the 'firing line' by introducing wellbeing measurements, and it's not just a public relations exercise, according to the OECD's deputy secretary-general Ulrik… Read more Audio
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Calls to ditch 'unfair', 'archaic' local election law
8:49 AM.An obscure law that gives owners of multiple properties extra voting rights in local elections is being called unfair, archaic and ripe to be ditched. The ratepayer's roll has existed in some form… Read more Audio
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Gang member delivers free fish to whānau in need
8:55 AM.A Porirua gang member is putting unwanted fish heads and bones to use by delivering them to hungry families in his community. Mongrel Mob life-member Dennis Makalio has teamed up with LegaSea, a… Read more Audio