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Morning Report for Wednesday 4 May 2016
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New weapon discovered in war on wasps
8:51 AM.A researcher may have found a new weapon in the war on wasps. Audio
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Misfired explosives legacy of oil & gas prospecting
8:48 AM.Taranaki landowners with misfired seismic survey explosives on their properties face 10 years of monitoring, restrictions on land use and the possibility it is recorded on their LIM report. Audio
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Archaeologists may have located the Endeavour.
8:46 AM.Archaeologists in the US believe they may have located the Endeavour. Audio
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Advocates encourage asylum seekers to set themselves on fire
8:44 AM.Australia's Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says refugee advocates are to blame for two refugees setting fire to themselves on Nauru in the past week Audio
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A balmier than usual autumn to continue into winter
8:40 AM.It may be almost winter, but the balmy, above average temperatures are continuing. Audio
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Breast screening petition presented to Pink Ribbon Breakfast
8:36 AM.A 10-thousand signature petition has just been presented to parliament calling for an extension to the current free breast screening programme. Audio
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Outrage in community of manslaughter plea
8:22 AM.Te Whanau o Waipareira chief executive John Tamihere says a social media campaign protesting against the dropping of murder charges against two people who killed a child is unlikely to achieve… Read more Audio
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Waihi Dam owners breached consent and regional council knew
8:18 AM.A company whose damaged dam poured silt into Wairoa waterways for months over summer had been breaching its resource consent for years. Audio
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OIO a rubber stamp says peters
8:12 AM.Labour MP David Cunliffe is claiming The Overseas Investment Office's failure to properly vet the buyers of North Taranaki's Onetai Station is just the tip of the iceberg. Audio
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Man advertises for help to buy boat
7:52 AM.An Auckland solo father has come up with an innovative solution to house his three children in the city's redhot housing market. Audio
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Leicester City players were back at work
7:46 AM.Leicester City players were back at work this morning after becoming the most unlikely champions in the history of English football. Audio
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Dairy sewage used outside ACC HQ in protest
7:42 AM.Greenpeace has dumped six thousand litres of dairy cow effluent outside the ACC head office on Lambton Quay in protest against the Corporation's investment in the Ruataniwha dam. Audio
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Outrage in community of manslaughter plea
7:37 AM.The Sensible Sentencing Trust has begun a social media campaign in protest after murder charges were dropped against two people who admitted killing a three-year-old Taupo boy. Audio
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O'Regan wades into bitter stoush between two other leaders
7:28 AM.The Ngai Tahu heavyweight Sir Tipene O'Regan has weighed into the bitter stoush between two iwi leaders. Audio
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Tax avoidance crackdown a major part of the Australian budget
7:23 AM.Australia's treasurer has laid out plans to crackdown on multinational tax avoidance. Audio
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McClay on the spot in Panama Papers fall out
7:18 AM.Former Revenue Minister Todd McClay is under pressure in the ongoing fall out from the Panama Papers over his failure to recall key details of how he was lobbied to protect New Zealand's controversial… Read more Audio
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Argentine tanning factory still polluting area
7:14 AM.An environmental journalist in Buenos Aires says the brothers' tanning factory in Argentina is still polluting the area. Audio
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More heat on OIO as Labour says it knows of other failings
7:11 AM.There's more heat coming on the Overseas Investment Office with the Labour Party saying it's got evidence other foreign companies should have failed the good character test. Audio
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Morning markets for 4 May 2016
6:58 AM.Wall Street is down 0.7 pct or 119 pts to 17771, lifted by consumer and financial stocks. Audio
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Tegel Foods says focus now on export growth following float
6:57 AM.The poultry producer, Tegel Foods, says it will waste no time in ramping up its export plans after yesterday's debut on the New Zealand and Australian stock exchanges. Audio
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Reserve Bank of Australia cuts rates
6:55 AM.In a surprise move, the Reserve Bank of Australia has cut interest rates to a record low 1-point-75 percent. Audio
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ANZ New Zealand sees strong second half
6:53 AM.The head of the country's biggest bank ANZ says it's in a strong financial position heading into the second half of the year, despite a fall in its first half net profit. Audio
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Dairy price results overnight
6:51 AM.The dairy season is limping to a miserable end and the latest dairy auction doesn't offer much joy for the season ahead either. Audio
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PM adamant he told Revenue Minister his lawyer would contact
6:38 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, is adamant he told his then Revenue Minister his personal lawyer was going to get in touch to discuss foreign trust rules. Audio
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Early Business News for 4 May 2016
6:19 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Tougher line on finances hurting international enrolments
6:12 AM.Private tertiary institutions say they are losing hundreds of enrolments from the Philippines and India because Immigration New Zealand is taking a tougher line on students' savings. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 4 May 2016
6:00 AM.Labour says it'll name more foreign companies which should have failed the Overseas Investment Offices' good character test. On that story we have more details about the environmental damage caused by… Read more Audio