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Morning Report for Tuesday 30 May 2017
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Top Stories for Tuesday 30 May 2017
6:00 AM.NZers save the life of airline hostess in Nepal plane crash, Industry concern as quality Manuka honey fails new MPI standards, Mangere dairy owner wants police to name peddlers of stolen goods, Man… Read more Audio
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Tiger Woods arrested on suspicion of DUI
6:09 AM.Tiger Woods released from Florida jail after being arrested for drink driving Audio
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Laid off workers suffer employment and earnings hit
6:16 AM.New study shows redundant New Zealand workers don't pick up better jobs, and progressively have worse job prospects. Audio
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Early Business News for 30 May 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 30 May 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Team NZ back on the water in Bermuda today
6:40 AM.Team New Zealand has scored the closest of wins in their latest race of the Challenger series of the America's Cup in Bermuda when Sweden was forced to serve a penalty at the finish. Our reporter Todd… Read more Audio
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British Airways CEO refuses to resign
6:45 AM.As British Airways calculates the cost of its IT system glitch over the weekend, its Chief Executive is refusing to resign. It's thought the failure over the Bank Holiday which grounded thousands of… Read more Audio
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Business News for 30 May 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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NZers save the life of airline crew member in Nepal plane crash
7:10 AM.A team of New Zealanders have saved the life of a crew member of a crashed cargo plane at an airport in Nepal in a dangerous rescue which tested their skills to the limit. Rescue helicopter pilot… Read more Audio
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Industry concern as quality Manuka honey fails new standards
7:15 AM.Some of the best Manuka honey in the country is failing the government's proposed new testing standards designed to protect the market from fake products. That's according to John Hill, an independent… Read more Audio
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Dairy owner wants police to name peddlers of stolen goods
7:19 AM.Mangere dairy owner says police should name and shame those who are approaching dairy owners with stolen goods including cigarettes and household items for sale. Kamaljit Singh whose dairy has been… Read more Audio
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Man who took human remains from harbour being investigated
7:36 AM.An amateur historian who's admitted taking human remains from the Kaipara Harbour in a bid to prove his theory white settlers arrived in the country long before Maori is being investigated. Mr… Read more Audio
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Labour say budget's 'teenagers tax' to hurt NZ families
7:40 AM.Labour says families with teenagers could be left worse off by a 'Teenagers Tax' hidden in the Budget. The party says more than 6,000 families with teens face losing more in their Working for Families… Read more Video, Audio
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Sports drink backed by sports stars falls foul of sugar rules
7:47 AM.A sports drinks that's backed by a galaxy of elite New Zealand sporting stars has fallen foul of government sugar guidelines - it doesn't have enough. SOS Hydration's been told it must have five times… Read more Audio
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Nato wants NZ to send two soldiers to Afghanistan
7:54 AM.New Zealand's been asked to send two more defence force personnel to Afghanistan, as part of the NATO-led training and assistance mission. Reuters' Kabul-based journalist Josh Smith says despite the… Read more Audio
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Govt weighs request to send two more personnel to Afghanistan
7:56 AM.The Prime Minister has sought more information about the situation in Afghanistan before agreeing to send two more two more defence force personnel to back ten New Zealand officers still in training… Read more Audio
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Police respond to calls to name and shame dairy thieves
8:10 AM.Counties Manukau police are investigating dairies in Auckland who are accused of receiving stolen goods including cigarettes. One dairy owner claims some dairy owners who are being robbed are the same… Read more Audio
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MPI reponds to concerns about Manuka honey failing new test
8:16 AM.An independent adviser to the Manuka honey industry says there's a fault with the government's new testing standards which means the best honey is failing. John Hill says up to 20 per cent of the… Read more Audio
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Health experts condemn pairing KFC, Rugby League World Cup
8:21 AM.This year's Rugby League World Cup has named KFC as one of its sponsors, and while that deal's been called an advertising coup for the company, anti-obesity campaigners say it's a tragedy for public… Read more Audio
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PPTA working to support all sexualities and genders
8:26 AM.Schools are being encouraged to adopt gender-neutral uniforms to ensure all students feel welcome. The PPTA says such policies make schools safer and more supportive for children with diverse gender… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 30 May 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Laid off workers suffer employment and earnings hit
8:37 AM.A new study has found workers who are made redundant experience a significant and lingering hit in earnings and job prospects. Income is a third lower in the first year than those still working, and… Read more Audio
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Vladamir Putin and Emmanuel Macron meet
8:41 AM.Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected allegations that Moscow meddled in France's presidential election. Mr Putin met with the French President Emmanuel Macron just a few hours ago in… Read more Audio
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New Chathams wharf bashes holes in boats
8:50 AM.The Government has put aside money in Budget 2017 to repair and improve the Chatham Island's main wharf. The new wharf was smashed up in Cyclone Pam in 2015, just weeks after it was opened. Locals… Read more Audio
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Pilots welcome new safety app that tests their knowledge
8:52 AM.A new app is being launched, aimed at upskilling pilots by allowing them to test their knowledge of the plane they will be flying, before they take off. It's the brainchild of the Civil Aviation… Read more Audio
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Ancient human remains return to New Zealand
8:56 AM.Four overseas museums have now returned the boxed up remains of 59 Maori and Mori-ori - some up to 100 years old. And now they've been formally accepted by Te Papa in Wellington, bringing to an end… Read more Audio