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Morning Report for Monday 5 December 2016
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Top Stories for Monday 5 December 2016
6:00 AM.Woman abused in state care calls for independent inquiry, Commission of Inquiry into child abuse "essential", Landslide Mt Roskill victory will hurt National says Labour, Poll of Polls shows National… Read more Audio
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Oakland officials - warehouse fire death toll likely to rise
6:09 AM.The death toll in Oakland, California continues to rise after a massive fire erupted during an illegal music event in a warehouse officials have labelled a "death trap". They say it was impossible for… Read more Audio
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Thousands of Syrians flee Aleppo, to uncertain futures.
6:12 AM.A senior Unicef aid worker in Lebanon, Luciano Calestini says Syrian refugees are increasingly abandoning hopes of ever returning to their country. Audio
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AA and Public Transport advocates against Mayor's fuel tax
6:16 AM.The AA says Auckland Council should think again before reinventing the wheel when it comes to charging people for the city's transport infrastructure.A survey of the organisation's members found that… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 5 December 2016
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 5 December 2016
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Mt Roskill's new MP heads to Wgtn to get acquainted
6:39 AM.Labour's Michael Wood won Saturday's Mt Roskill by-election with a healthy margin over National's candidate. He's now planning his first moves, with a trip to Wellington today. Audio
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Govt books and forecasts to take a rosy glow in mid year update
6:47 AM.The government's midyear update of the outlook for the economy and its finances is likely to be a cheerful affair as a strong economy fills the coffers with taxes. Audio
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Arria NLG plans to list on NZX and ASX with $25m IPO
6:48 AM.The artificial intelligence software developer, Arria NLG, aims to move its primary sharemarket listing to New Zealand in March, as part of a plan to raise at least 50 million dollars to fund growth… Read more Audio
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Productivity Commission wants shake up to improve performance
6:49 AM.A government think tank says a shake up of regulations and policies is needed to lift the country's poor productivity. The Productivity Commission says New Zealand has too many small firms, with a… Read more Audio
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Morning Markets for 5 December 2016
6:58 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Woman abused in state care calls for independent inquiry
7:10 AM.A woman who was traumatised by being in state care is adding her voice to the many calls for an independent inquiry into the historical abuse of children in state care. Chrissie Chamberlain says… Read more Audio
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Commission of Inquiry into child abuse "essential"
7:15 AM.The former Chief Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission, Rosslyn Noonan, says we need to undertand the problems of the past, to ensure we don't repeat the mistakes of the past. "People need to be… Read more Audio
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Landslide Mt Roskill victory 'will hurt National Party'
7:21 AM.A landslide victory in the Mt Roskill by-election has given Labour a huge morale boost, with the party claiming the win will hurt National. Read more Audio
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Poll of Polls shows National increasing their lead
7:25 AM.National is ending the year in a strong position. RNZ's Poll of Polls showed a 21 point gap between the two major parties as they head into election year in 2017. Our political editor, Jane Patterson… Read more Audio
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A busy day for Kaikoura's only access road
7:35 AM.Milk tankers in; rentals out - it's all go on Kaikoura's only access road today, if the weather plays ball. Read more Audio
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Labour plans to reopen community policing kiosks if elected
7:39 AM.The Labour Party is promising to re-open community policing kiosks throughout the country if it wins power at next year's election. Tom Furley has been talking to people in Ellerslie and Epsom where… Read more Audio
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Police Assoc wary of blanket support of reopening kiosks
7:41 AM.Labour has pledged to re-open all 23 temporarily closed police kiosks if it becomes government. But is this such a good idea and will the police get the best value from this? We speak with the NZ… Read more Audio
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Auckland's Housing Accord target might be missed
7:44 AM.The Government could miss its own target for building more homes in Auckland when it releases the final report of the Housing Accord as soon as this week. Audio
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Guptill shines as Black Caps lose to Australia in ODI
7:48 AM.Former cricketing great Mark Greatbatch says the Blackcaps weren't able to sustain pressure on the Aussies in the opening match of the Chappell-Hadlee series despite a confident start. Audio
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Native American costumes pulled from parade
7:51 AM.Santa Parade organisers in Christchurch are blaming threatening and abusive emails for their decision to pull Native American costumes from one of the floats. Read more Audio
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John Key responds to calls for inquiry into historical abuse
7:54 AM.The Prime Minister John Key says an independent inquiry into historical abuse of children in state care is not needed. "We're dealing with it in the appropriate way." Audio
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Australia's Royal Commission has lessons for NZ
8:10 AM.Childhood abuse support organisation urges New Zealand to learn from Royal Commission in Australia. Audio
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Homes, hearts and minds shattered in Ward
8:16 AM.Homes, hearts and minds in Ward, 80 kilometres north of Kaikoura, are shattered. Some people are now only just hanging on. Others are moving out. Our reporter Tracy Neal visited Ward. Audio
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Tourism numbers down in Hanmer
8:20 AM.Hanmer Springs is experiencing a drop-off in tourism numbers despite escaping relatively unscathed from the Kaikoura quake. Audio
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Demolition begins on Queensgate Mall
8:23 AM.Long-reach diggers and a mobile crane moves in from this morning to begin demolition on part of Lower Hutt's Queensgate Mall. The rest of the mall has re-opened but just how safe is it for shoppers… Read more Audio
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Northland lawyer renews calls for cannabis decriminalisation
8:25 AM."P is easier to come by in Northland than cannabis" says one Whangarei lawyer wanting to end the war on drugs. Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 5 December 2016
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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NZ is reopening trade ties with Iran after the UN lifted a ban
8:38 AM.New Zealand's trade minister Todd McLay is leading a trade mission in Iran and says the re-opened trade relationship could be lucrative for both countries, and Iran is more open and progressive than… Read more Audio
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New rules to make firms more productive called for
8:42 AM.A government think tank is advocating new rules to force firms to perform better, and help lift the country's weak productivity. Patrick O'Meara takes a look at the Productivity Commission's latest… Read more Audio
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Memories of Fiji's coup still clear ten years on
8:46 AM.It's 10 years since the then head of Fiji's military Frank Bainimarama seized power in Fiji in the country's fourth coup in 20 years. Sally Round's been asking people about their personal memories of… Read more Audio
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Dunedin's bus hub design unveiled
8:52 AM.Designs for a new central city bus hub in Dunedin have been made public. The council wants to create a bright, vibrant space, but are aware that might not be everyone's cup of tea. Audio