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Morning Report for Wednesday 2 August 2017
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Top Stories for Wednesday 2 August 2017
6:00 AM.Labour leader Jacinda Ardern discusses campaign challenges; Labour deputy leader Kelvin Davis discusses campaign challenges; Greens co-leader James Shaw on polls and Labour's changes. Audio
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Jacinda Ardern faces massive challenge
6:09 AM.It took less than two hours for the Labour Party to change the face it's going to present to voters in the general election. But as RNZ political reporter Demelza Leslie reports seven and a half weeks… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 2 August 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 2 August 2017
6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Clock ticking for new Labour leader ahead of campaign
6:39 AM.The new leadership combination of Jacinda Ardern and Kelvin Davis don't have long to turn around Labour's fortunes. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson spoke to Labour MPs who are rallying behind the… Read more Audio
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Children told to quit state house after sudden death of mother
6:42 AM.Five children of a solo mother who died unexpectedly were told to get out of their state house just weeks after her death. Mabel Pe's 17-year-old daugther, Marian Han, told RNZ reporter Sharon… Read more Audio
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Black Ferns ready to bring the World Cup home
6:46 AM.RNZ's Joanna MacKenzie was at the Black Ferns' final training run in Auckland before the team left for Dublin and the Women's Rugby World Cup. She spoke to loose forward, Linda Itunu. Read more Audio
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Business News for 2 August 2017
6:50 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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'Seven weeks is not a long time' - Labour leader Jacinda Ardern
7:10 AM.Jacinda Ardern will have to pull off a major reversal of fortune if Labour is to bounce back from historically low polling and win an election that's now less than eight weeks away. She talks to Guyon… Read more Video, Audio
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'This is a glass ceiling that should've been broken many years ago' - Labour's first Māori deputy leader Kelvin Davis
7:23 AM.Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis was the unanimous choice of Labour MPs to become the Party's deputy in the wake of three polls showing Labour's support at less than 25 percent. He talks to Susie… Read more Audio
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What can Labour do to turn things around?
7:26 AM.With just 52 days until the election what can be done to turn things around? We talk to Stephanie Rodgers and Dr Claire Robinson. Audio
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'A party vote for the Greens is a vote for Jacinda Ardern as PM' - James Shaw
7:40 AM.While three polls in the past week have shown Labour at less than 25 percent, the Greens have jumped to around 15 percent. We talk to Greens co-leader James Shaw. Read more Audio
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Jacinda Ardern and Kelvin Davis - the first 24 hours
7:44 AM.We discuss the first 24 hours of Labour's new face, with RNZ political editor Jane Patterson. Audio
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Property values drop in Auckland fringe areas
7:50 AM.The latest QV data shows prices in Auckland rose by about 5 percent in the year to July, the slowest rate of growth in five years. CoreLogic NZ analyst Nick Goodall discusses the cooling market. Read more Audio
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Social housing landlord hands eviction letter to grieving children after mother's death
7:53 AM.Social housing agency Tamaki Housing has changed its decision and apologised after handing an eviction notice to five children just weeks after their mother's death. Read more Audio
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Mt Albert voters optimistic about Labour's leadership change
8:10 AM.Every MP for Mount Albert since 1981 has ended up leading the Labour Party - Helen Clark, David Shearer and now Jacinda Ardern. RNZ reporter Sarah Robson headed out to Mount Albert to find out what… Read more Audio
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Dunedin voters give their views on Labour's changes
8:13 AM.RNZ asked people in South Dunedin what they thought about Jacinda Ardern's promotion to Labour's top job. Audio
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Jacinda Ardern's Labour leadership and the youth vote
8:16 AM.Will Jacinda Ardern's rise to Labour leadership be enough to galvanise the youth vote? We talk to two young political commentators, Morgan Godfery and Mani Dunlop. Audio
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Greenpeace activists chain selves to pipes in water protest
8:25 AM.Greenpeace activists have chained themselves to pipes at the construction site of the Central Plains Water Scheme in Canterbury. Campaigner Genevieve Toop is one of the protesters, and tells us what's… Read more Audio
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'I haven't seen a full bowl of fruit in any houses of anyone I know, for years'
8:28 AM.A new collective of community groups are demanding more action from MPs in the fight against inequality. Read more Audio
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Christchurch red zone residents welcome court ruling on payouts
8:37 AM.Uninsured property owners in Christchurch's redzone hope a landmark court ruling will mean the Government finally pays them for their homes. Logan Church reports. Audio
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Polytechnics worried by review of competition rules
8:42 AM.Polytechnic leaders are warning institutions could go belly up if the government removes protection rules that stop them offering courses outside their home regions. John Gerritsen reports. Audio
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Research suggests e-cigarettes help smokers quit
8:48 AM.A study out of the United States, published in the British Medical Journal, says e-cigarette users are more likely than non-users to quit smoking. Audio
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Confronting play about 1980s Cannons Creek plays to home crowd
8:55 AM.A play highlighting teenagers' tough upbringing in the New Zealand suburb of Cannons Creek has been performed in front of a home crowd. Audio