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Morning Report for Friday 14 October 2016
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:58 AM.It's Friday so we cross the Ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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European Dairy Assn opposes free trade agreement
8:48 AM.The European Dairy Association will oppose any free trade deal done between the European Union and New Zealand. Negotiations on a free-trade agreement between New Zealand and the EU are expected to… Read more Audio
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Surgeons urged to improve teamwork
8:42 AM.Some surgeons are reluctant to embrace a new programme designed to improve teamwork in operating theatres that could help halve the cost of surgical injuries. Auckland City Hospital surgeon Ian Civil… Read more Audio
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Voting choice - tax cuts or safer streets
8:38 AM.Labour's pledged to use some of the Government's budgeted surplus to boost the thin blue line, if it's elected to Government next year. Audio
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Markets Update for 14 October 2016
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Gang numbers on rise
8:27 AM.A leading expert on gangs thinks gang numbers are on the rise, but perhaps not to the extent the Police Association alleges. Audio
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Media coverage of Gable Tostee's murder trial criticised
8:24 AM.The media coverage of Gable Tostee's murder trial in Brisbane has been criticised by Warriena Wright's mother, as the legal times prepare to sum up their cases. Audio
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CTU President pays tribute to Helen Kelly
8:16 AM."An incredible leader and a formidable woman" the President of the CTU Richard Wagstaff recalls the life of Helen Kelly. Her work around health and safety - Pike River, forestry deaths, farming… Read more Audio
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"An incredible leader and a formidable woman"
8:10 AM.One of the country's most prominent unionists, Helen Kelly, has died. Emile Donovan looks back at her life. Audio
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Fire service responds to John Klaphake's conviction
7:55 AM.Brendan Nally, the regional manager for the Fire Service, says he made the decision not to financially support Mr Klaphake during the court action, but they did take care of those injured in the… Read more Audio
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Firefighter convicted on driving charge, given reduced penalty
7:53 AM.A volunteer firefighter says he won't be driving a fire service vehicle again after being convicted on a charge of careless driving causing injury. Audio
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The Tribal Huk gang vows to forcibly evict P-dealers
7:44 AM.Waikato District Mayor Allan Sanson is downplaying a reported spike in crime in the region. Audio
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Cameras found hidden in Waikato dairy sheds
7:42 AM.Spy cameras are found hidden in a Waikato dairy shed. Who put them there and why? Audio
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Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature
7:26 AM.After more than a century of honouring writers and poets, this year's Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to a songwriter - Bob Dylan. Michael Gray, who wrote the first critical study of… Read more Audio
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Porn found on computers inside maximum security prison
7:18 AM.Pornography, pirated movies, software and music was found on computers inside the country's maximum security prison, in a computer suite overseen by the convicted murderer and child sex offender… Read more Audio
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Parata receives report on use of Miramar school "scream room"
7:14 AM.The Minister of Education Hekia Parata has received a report from officials into a Wellington primary school's use of a small dark "seclusion" room to discipline children. Dane Dougan, the head of… Read more Audio
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Govt told to focus on fixing social ills not debt or tax cuts
7:10 AM.The budget surplus more than quadrupled in the year to June. Should the Government loosen the purse strings and fix the country's growing social ills rather than than bribe people with tax cuts? Audio
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Morning Markets for 14 October 2016
6:58 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Businesses pay their bills in record time
6:54 AM.New Zealand businesses have been paying their bills in record time. Audio
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Govt fiscal outlook rosy after big surplus
6:53 AM.The government's warchest for election year spending looks set to be considerably more full as a strong economy fills its coffers. Audio
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Consumer confidence rises to strongest since mid-2015
6:52 AM.The economy appears to be in something of a sweet spot at present if the raft of numbers that came out yesterday is anything to go by. Audio
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Surgeons not rushing to embrace teamwork
6:44 AM.A pilot programme aimed at improving teamwork in operating theatres is about to be rolled out nationwide. But a study suggests the traditional leader of operating theatrers -- surgeons -- may be less… Read more Audio
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Salvation Army says tax cuts should not be a priority
6:41 AM.The Salvation Army says government surpluses should be spent on fixing social problems and not on tax cuts. Alan Johnson says too many organisations ahve been straved of capital. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 14 October 2016
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 14 October 2016
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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New FIFA executive says gender equality in the game can improve
6:20 AM.New FIFA executive, NZ born Sarai Bareman, says gender equality in the game can improve and she will do all she can to make change hapen. She has spoken to RNZ sports reporter Barry Guy. Audio
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NZ Ambassador to the US says no need for new approach to trade deals
6:15 AM.New Zealand's Ambassador to the United States, Tim Groser, says there's no need for a dramatic new approach to trade deals just because of a political and public backlash against the TPP. The… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 14 October 2016
6:00 AM.Govt told to focus on fixing social ills not debt or tax cuts, Parata receives report on use of Miramar school "scream room", Porn found on computers inside maximum security prison, Bob Dylan wins… Read more Audio