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Morning Report for Thursday 15 June 2017
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Top Stories for Thursday 15 June 2017
6:00 AM.London fire death toll is still expected to rise, Congressman in critical condition after being shot by gunman, Polls underline NZ First's kingmaker status, Concerns over "consulation" with Pacific… Read more Audio
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The latest on a shooting targetting US lawmakers
6:20 AM.A senior Republican congressman Steve Scalise, two others and 2 police officers have been have been shot by an armed man while they were at a practice for a charity baseball match in Virginia. Our… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 15 June 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 15 June 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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All Blacks name their team to take on Samoa on Saturday
6:44 AM.The All Blacks have named their team to take on Samoa on Saturday. RNZ Sport's Joe Porter has been looking over the lineup and says it's a largely expected side that Coach Steve Hansen has picked. Audio
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Business News for 15 June 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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London fire death toll is still expected to rise
7:20 AM.The death toll in the West London tower block fire has reached 12 with authorities saying many people remain unaccounted for. LBC reporter Rachael Venables was at the scene for 12 hours and says the… Read more Audio
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Congressman in critical condition after being shot by gunman
7:26 AM.Republican Steve Scalise is in a critical condition after himself and four others were shot by a gunman at a baseball practice in Virginia. ABC 7 News reporter Sam Sweeny has been at the scene in… Read more Audio
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Polls underline NZ First's kingmaker status
7:42 AM.Political editor Jane Patterson looks at the latest RNZ Poll of Polls, which shows neither National nor Labour could form a government without the backing of Winston Peters. Audio
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Concerns over "consultation" with Pacific community.
7:42 AM.An Auckland councillor is demanding to be told why $15,000 was a spent on an invitation-only lunch to ask Pacific leaders for their views on Easter Sunday trading. Fa'anana Efeso Collins says he is… Read more Audio
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ECE centres serving unhealthy food, study finds
7:44 AM.Research shows few early childhood services that serve daily meals are meeting nutrition guidelines and half are regularly serving children unhealthy food like cakes and chips. Audio
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Rats under the hood cause expensive repairs
7:47 AM.Eco-friendly wiring used on some makes of new cars is good for the environment but unfortunately for their owners, irresistibly tasty to rats. Audio
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Bennett has bowed to gun lobby - Police Assn
7:53 AM.Police association president Chris Cahill accuses the Police Minister Paula Bennett of bowing to pressure from the gun lobby not to introduce new regulations including stricter rules for the sale of… Read more Audio
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Act's Seymour welcomes rejection of gun law changes
7:56 AM.Act's leader, David Seymour, applauds the Police Minister Paula Bennett's decision to reject several new licensing rules. Mr Seymour says the Law and Order select committee's recommendations would… Read more Audio
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London fire death toll expected to rise
8:10 AM.The death toll the West London tower block fire has reached 12 with authorities saying it's expected to rise dramatically. Our correspondent in London Catherine Drew updates us with the latest. Audio
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Some NZ buildings have same flammable cladding as Grenfell
8:18 AM.Michael James is the vice-president of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers says there will be some buildings in NZ that still have the same type of cladding that is being blamed for the… Read more Audio
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Police prosecutor speaks at Christy Marceau inquest
8:27 AM.The police prosecutor when Akshay Chand was granted bail has told an inquest she assumed the judge was well aware Chand was living just a few minute's walk from the victim's home. Audio
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Racism is on the rise - Commissioner
8:28 AM.The Human Rights Commission is warning racial intolerance and overt attacks are on the rise. Dame Susan Devoy is the Race Relations Commissioner and says she's seeing and hearing about racism… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 15 June 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Buoyant farmers planning to spend up large at Fieldays
8:40 AM.What do the Mexican ambassador, comedian Te Radar and a tractor salesman have in common? They're all checking the pulse of the rural sector at the National Agricultural Fieldays Audio
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Global scientists argue over NZ fisheries management
8:47 AM.A survey that rates New Zealand's fisheries management system one of the five best in the world is disputed by some marine scientists, who say the survey was biased and can't be trusted. Audio
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Manus Island detainees reach $73 million settlement
8:50 AM.About two thousand men detained on Papua new Guinea's Manus Island have reached a $73 million settlement with the Australian government. Audio
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Mount Taranaki wairua called on to help at-risk youth
8:54 AM.The healing powers of Mount Taranaki are being summoned by a community keen to help young people combat mental health issues. Audio
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Horowhenua mayor furious about social housing sale
8:56 AM.The Horowhenua mayor Michael Feyen says the sale of housing for the elderly in and around Levin is a fire sale and should never have happened. Leaked documents show the units and land have sold for… Read more Audio