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Morning Report for Friday 22 September 2017
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Top Stories for Friday 22 September 2017
6:00 AM.Election day is just a day away. Tomorrow voters head to the polls after a campaign full of surprises.
The jet fuel crisis at Auckland airport has eased with rationing cut back and fewer flights… Read more Audio
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Greens plead with TOP supporters for party vote
6:09 AM.Despite The Opportunities Party consistently polling well below the five percent threshold to make it in to Parliament, Gareth Morgan is adamant his party will be there after all the votes are counted… Read more Audio
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Bolger advises National leader on dealing with Peters
6:13 AM.Former Prime Minister and former National Party leader Jim Bolger has given Bill English a word of advice on any post-election negotiations with New Zealand First.
Mr Bolger, who met Mr English on… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 22 September 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Election 2017: A look back at twists, turns in campaign
6:39 AM.Election day is just a day away. Tomorrow voters head to the polls after a campaign full of surprises. Alex Perrottet has reviewed the campaign. Audio
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Business News for 22 September 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Election 2017: Stardust vs status quo on last campaign day
7:09 AM.On the last day of campaigning we talk to our reporters who have been out in with the party leaders for the entire campaign. Whoever comes out on top in tomorrow's election, Bill English or Jacinda… Read more Audio
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Fuel crisis eases as tankers deliver
7:38 AM.The jet fuel crisis at Auckland airport has eased with rationing cut back and fewer flights being cancelled today. Judith Collins joins us with the latest details. Audio
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Mexico quake: Rescuers race to find life in rubble
7:42 AM.Rescuers are racing against the clock in hope of finding survivors from Tuesday's earthquake in Mexico. Two hundred and thirty people are known to have died nationwide in the devastating quake which… Read more Audio
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Hurricane Maria devastates Puerto Rico
7:48 AM.The strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years has destroyed hundreds of homes and knocked out power across the entire island. It's now barrelling toward the islands of Turks and… Read more Audio
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Trump sets new sanctions on North Korea
7:49 AM.The US President Donald Trump has tightened the noose around North Korea, announcing new US sanctions on companies who do business with the nuclear state. Speaking at the UN in New York, he said he'd… Read more Audio
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Weather: Election day a warm one
7:53 AM.There are plenty of predictions being made ahead of Election Day tomorrow. So what's the one for the weather? NIWA meteorologist Chris Brandolino says a heatwave in New South Wales will send some… Read more Audio
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Election 2017: Early votes up, but 300k not enrolled
8:10 AM.A day out from the election and there are still more than 300,000 people who aren't enrolled to vote. Just under half of them are 18 to 24-year-olds. While much has been made of the record numbers of… Read more Audio
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Election 2017: Too close to call after surprising campaign
8:17 AM.As a tumultuous campaign comes to a close, our final election panel share their thoughts on the last two months and what could happen on Saturday. Former Greens co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons, former… Read more Audio
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Army helps ease fuel crisis with tanker drivers
8:25 AM.The Defence Force is helping ease the crisis by driving fuel tankers full of jetfuel to and from Marsden Point. Leading that operation is Major General Tim Gall, the Commander of the Joint Forces. He… Read more Audio
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MPI minister slammed for fishing boat cameras report dismissal
8:27 AM.Newly released emails have called into question the way the Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy dismissed a report into cameras on fishing boats. The Minister said in June scientists told him the… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 22 September 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Parker WBO title defence looms after lead-up trash talk
8:36 AM.There's been plenty of trash talking in the leadup but it's finally decision time. Joseph Parker's WBO heavyweight title defence against England's Hughie Fury in Manchester on Sunday morning. Audio
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Dunedin lawyer frustrated by fake names in state services
8:39 AM.A Dunedin barrister says there's no way to hold ACC's Remote Claims Unit to account when its staff members use fake names. The use of pseudonyms by staff fearful of client abuse has come to light at… Read more Audio
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Home care cut without warning - Hutt Valley residents
8:44 AM.Some Hutt Valley residents say they are shocked to learn their home-help is being cut back without warning. One caregiver says seven of her clients have had their care reduced, but they knew nothing… Read more Audio
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NASA launches first asteroid-collecting mission
8:49 AM.NASA will conduct their first-ever mission to collect an asteroid tomorrow, and it will likely get a boost from Mother Earth. Earth's gravity will slingshot Osiris-Rex towards an asteroid that's near… Read more Audio
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Chatham Islanders first to the polls tomorrow
8:53 AM.They didn't get the right the vote until 1922, but Chatham Islanders will be be the first to get the opportunity tomorrow when their polling booth opens, three quarters of an hour ahead of the… Read more Audio
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Election on minds of Nga Manu Korero competitors
8:56 AM.The general election has been on the minds of rangatahi taking part in the Nga Manu Korero national secondary schools' speech competition in New Plymouth. More than 52 schools from around Aotearoa are… Read more Audio
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Election on minds of Nga Manu Korero competitors
8:56 AM.The general election has been on the minds of rangatahi taking part in the Nga Manu Korero national secondary schools' speech competition in New Plymouth. More than 52 schools from around Aotearoa are… Read more Audio