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Morning Report for Friday 2 June 2017
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'Who will trust the United States again?' following Paris Agreement decision
8:18 AM.Lisa Friedman is the editor of Climate Wire, which is an energy and environment news outlet, and asks 'who will trust the United States again?' following Paris Agreement decision. She says Trump has… Read more Audio
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Dairy security fund criticised as too small to make an impact
7:28 AM.Dairy owners say the government's 1.8 million dollar fund to help some businesses buy security equipment is nowhere near enough to protect them. Steve Roberts is the director of Fortress Security and… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 2 June 2017
6:00 AM.There are reports the US will withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement. Simon Marks is covering this from Washington and says the signs suggest that President Donald Trump will make the call… Read more Audio
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Bed tax will unfairly penalise small Auckland motels
6:17 AM.As Auckland Council pushes ahead with the so-called bed tax, in an effort to raise 14 million dollars a year, the plan has been labelled disappointing by tourism operators and unfair by moteliers. But… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 2 June 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 2 June 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Team NZ back in the water in Bermuda
6:47 AM.Team New Zealand has proved too good for the UK's Ben Aislie this morning. Our reporter Todd Niall is in Bermuda and says it's a critical day for New Zealand and the team has 'done its part'. Audio
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Business News for 2 June 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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US pulls out of Paris climate change agreement
7:15 AM.There are reports the US will withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement. Simon Marks is covering this from Washington and says the signs suggest that President Donald Trump will make the call… Read more Audio
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Youth workers warn of impending crime spree
7:19 AM.Auckland youth workers are warning of a crime spree as three million dollars of spending on crime and gang prevention comes to an end this month. Up to eight programmes across the city will have to… Read more Audio
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Akld hotels, motels consider legal action over targeted rate
7:22 AM.Accommodation providers vow to fight back against Auckland council's targetted rate. But they say they can't afford the rate, but neither can they afford to take the council to court. Audio
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NZ to continue 'ambitious' climate change work, despite Trump
7:33 AM.New Zealand's climate change minister says the government will not follow suit and pull out of the Paris Agreement, as the U-S has done. Paula Bennett is the Minister for Climate Change and says it's… Read more Audio
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All Blacks to wear Lions pelts in 3-nil series whitewash
7:45 AM.The British and Irish Lions kick off their tour of New Zealand against a provincial barbarians side in Whangarei tomorrow, as they seek to write their names into rugby folklore. But is it too tall a… Read more Audio
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Phil Goff says accomm tax will ease overall rates burden
7:49 AM.The sector says it'll fight the targetted rate and may take legal action. The Mayor Phil Goff says the proceeds from the rate will help fund work to market Auckland to visitors. Audio
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One in four fishing crew suffer significant injuries at work
7:55 AM.One in four crew members on commercial fishing vessels have suffered a significant injury during work which has prompted a campaign to address the sector's alarming workplace safety record. Audio
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Greens condemn US pulling out of Paris climate change deal
8:10 AM.The Green Party has condemned Trump's decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate change deal. The Party's co-leader James Shaw says it's a leap backwards, but thinks the rest of the world will… Read more Audio
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Ak youth workers warn of impending crime spree as prevention
8:22 AM.Auckland youth workers are warning of a crime spree as three million dollars of spending on crime and gang prevention comes to an end this month. Up to eight programmes across the city will have to… Read more Audio
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Retailers turn shops into fortresses
8:26 AM.Z Energy's manager of health and safety says removing posters from dairy windows would probably do just as much for the safety in dairies as getting smoke canons and tobacco dispensing machines… Read more Audio
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Whangarei buzzing ahead of Lions match tomorrow
8:28 AM.It's been all go at Whangarei's Toll Stadium this week, with work crews installing big screens, temporary grandstands, security fences and media facilities for the teams of journalists arriving, ahead… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 2 June 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sideswipe forces truckie to cut speed limit, ban night-driving
8:40 AM.A trucking boss says a near-miss has forced him to take urgent safety measures as winter closes in on the main Picton-to-Christchurch route. Chris Carr recounted to reporter Phil Pennington the close… Read more Audio
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Defence Force soilders return from six month deployment
8:45 AM.More than 100 NZ Defence Force troops have just returned from a deployment to Camp Taji. They touched down in Christchurch yesterday. They firmly believe they've made a difference in the fight against… Read more Audio
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Maori and Pacific Island takes the stage in capital
8:50 AM.The Kia Mau Festival kicks off in Wellington today - a chance for Maori and Pacific Island actors to take centre stage, with fourteen different plays or shows across the Wellington region till later… Read more Audio