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Morning Report for Tuesday 2 August 2016
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Top Stories for Tuesday 2 August 2016
6:00 AM.NZ says EU should look to its own tax rules before criticising NZ NZers held on Xmas Island double, conditions worse - detainee Upston defends reliability of latest foreign buyer numbers Labour calls… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 2/8/2016
6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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NZ detainee numbers growing on Christmas island
6:10 AM.A New Zealand detainee on Christmas Island says the number of New Zealanders being held there has doubled since riots last November. It's the first time we've spoken to anyone on the island since… Read more Audio
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Police still hunting Christchurch gunman after man shot in leg
6:13 AM.Police in Christchurch are still searching for a suspected gunman after two schools were briefly placed in lockdown yesterday. Audio
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Peters says property data 'more holes than Swiss cheese'
6:37 AM.New foreign buyers data shows the total number of homes by overseas taxpayers hasn't changed in six months, despite Government moves to tighten up on foreign buyers. Audio
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Shareholders push for change at Rakon
6:49 AM.The Shareholders' Association is pressing for change at the top of technology company Rakon and says it's time the Robinson family loosened its grip on the underperforming chip maker. Audio
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Rangatira hoping for another strong year
6:53 AM.The investment firm, Rangatira, is expecting another strong year as it keeps alert for investment opportunities. Audio
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Fonterra business changes starting to deliver - ANZ
6:57 AM.Dairy giant Fonterra is starting to show some of the benefits of its restructuring and cost cutting programme of the past couple of years, according to a rural economist. Audio
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NZ Refining says new pricing may cost it $3-4 mln
6:58 AM.The operator of the country's oil refinery says its power bill could go up as much as four million dollars a year if proposed changes in the charging for power transmission go ahead. Audio
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MYOB buys Greentree for $28.5 million, extends market reach
6:59 AM.The accounting software company, MYOB Group, is buying a New Zealand competitor, Greentree, for 28-and-a-half million dollars. Audio
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NZ: EU should look to its own tax rules before criticising N
7:10 AM."If the EU wants to look at some of the jurisdictions, perhaps they should look at little closer to home." That's how the Revenue Minister Michael Woodhouse has hit back at the European MPs who say… Read more Audio
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NZers held on Xmas Island double, conditions worse - detainee
7:16 AM.Morning Report hears from a New Zealander detained on Christmas Island - the first time we've heard from a detainee since guards and police stormed in last November. He says conditions are getting… Read more Audio
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Upston defends reliability of latest foreign buyer numbers
7:22 AM.The Land Information Minister Louise Upston rejects criticisms that land information data is incorrect. Audio
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Labour calls land information data 'shonky'
7:29 AM.Labour housing spokesman Phil Twyford reposnds to Louise Upston. Audio
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Donald Trump continues on defensive despite rising criticism
7:38 AM.Donald Trump has used Twitter to criticize the Khan family while the suddenly famous parents of a Muslim U.S. soldier killed in Iraq were talking about him on CNN. Audio
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Labour Maori MPs back Helen Clark's bid for UN job
7:40 AM.Maori are divided over whether to back Helen Clark's bid to be the Secretary General of the United Nations. Audio
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Christchurch Council holding on to City Care
7:50 AM.Christchurch City Council abandons plan to sell its City Care maintenance bid as part of its plan to raise $600 million to repair infrastructure damaged by earthquakes. Audio
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New Zealand's experience will help bring home medals
7:55 AM.New Zealanders will defend four Olympic titles in Rio and all four of them have a good chance of succeeding. Barry Guy takes a look at New Zealand's main medal chances. Audio
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Sports News for 2/8/2016
8:08 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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European parliament MP confirms NZ under investigation
8:10 AM.The EU is currently compiling a list of countries it considers tax havens and which may face sanctions. We talk to tax specialist John Shewan. Audio
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Lack of Presidential nominee support may scupper TPP
8:16 AM.The TPP - not quite a dead duck but definitely on life support. That's the take of the Financial Times's trade editor now that the two Presidential nominees have indicated they don't support the… Read more Audio
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10 new cases of Zika in Miami
8:21 AM.There are now 14 confirmed cases of the Zika in Miami leading to fears the virus is gaining a foothold in the United States. Audio
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Parents upset hospital not to be prosecuted over son's death
8:24 AM.Parents upset police won't prosecute the Waikato District Health Board over the death of their son. Nicky Stevens drowned after being let out of a mental health unit without supervision to have a… Read more Audio
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New York Post publishes naked photos of Melania Trump
8:38 AM.Melania Trump's making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Naked pictures of Donald Trump's wife have been published in the New York Post, with headlines "menage a trump" and "the ogle office". Audio
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Public in Rio not feeling the Olympic spirit
8:38 AM.Our sports team Stephen Hewson and Barry Guy have just arrived in Rio amid the chaos. Audio
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Julian Savea retains spot in latest All Blacks squad
8:42 AM.Is this latest Rugby Championship Julian Savea's last chance to show selectors he belongs in the team? Former All Blacks coach John Hart says so. Audio
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Primary teachers union raises privacy concerns
8:49 AM.The Ministry of Education has a multi-million dollar plan to collect and share information about every school child in the country; but one education union is raising concerns around children's… Read more Audio
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250th anniversary of Cook's arrival to celebrate dual heritage
8:51 AM.Planning for the 250th anniversary of James Cook's arrival in New Zealand will focus on the meeting of Pakeha and Maori and the shared future of two peoples says the Gisborne Trust behind the event. Audio