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Morning Report for Wednesday 18 October 2017
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Kurds seize Raqqa oilfields, Iraq takes Kirkuk
6:11 AM.As Kurdish-led forces take back control of the Syrian city of Raqqa, two of the largest oilfields in their own disputed area have now been seized. A string of oilfields - vital to the Kurdish economy… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 18 October 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 18 October 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Coalition choices continue for NZ First board, caucus
6:40 AM.New Zealand First's caucus are to meet this morning to discuss the finer points of competing proposals from National and Labour over forming the next Government. Winston Peters emerged from a two-day… Read more Audio
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NZDF slammed over pay negotiation dispute
6:46 AM.The Employment Relations Authority has delivered a stinging rebuke to the Defence Force for its refusal to bargain over pay with unionised civilian workers. The decision follows months of tense… Read more Audio
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Business News for 18 October 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Peters' talks with Ardern, English pick up pace
7:10 AM.The pace appears to be picking up in the talks to decide who will lead the next government. Winston Peters had one-on-one talks with Bill English and Jacinda Ardern last night and New Zealand First's… Read more Audio
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Pharmacists strongly oppose prescriptions for painkillers
7:21 AM.Medsafe is about to make a decision about the future of over-the-counter painkillers containing codeine, and whether or not to restrict their sale, making them prescription only. It follows a similar… Read more Audio
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Births delayed without pain-relief at Auckland Hospital
7:24 AM.A woman who gave birth at Auckland City Hospital earlier this year says chronic staff shortages are leading to a lack of adequate care. She says the birth was delayed by a day because there were not… Read more Audio
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Islamic State's capital Raqqa taken by Kurdish fighters
7:27 AM.In a major blow to Islamic State, US-backed Syrian forces and Kurdish fighters have taken full control of the Syrian city Raqqa, which has long been used as the militant group's de facto capital.
The… Read more Audio
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Warren Gatland quits coaching British and Irish Lions
7:38 AM.New Zealander Warren Gatland says he never wants to coach the British and Irish Lions again. The Wales coach says he hated this year's tour of New Zealand. That's despite taking the visitors, who were… Read more Audio
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Vigils held for slain Maltese journalist Daphne Galizia
7:44 AM.Two vigils have been held for the murdered Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who died in a car explosion on Monday. She led the investigation into her country's involvement in the Panama… Read more Audio
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Kiwi Hub app overloads Auckland Transport system
7:48 AM.Weeks of trouble for Auckland's public transport website have been linked to the Kiwi Hub smartphone app, in which thousands of travel card users had given login details. Auckland Transport says it… Read more Audio
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'I fight back' Trump warns McCain
7:55 AM.The US President Donald Trump has warned outspoken Republican Senator John McCain to be careful what he says because, in Mr Trump's words, I fight back. Mr McCain delivered a withering critique of Mr… Read more Audio
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Xi Jinping's hold on power invites Putin comparisons
8:10 AM.China's political leadership is meeting for the Communist party's most important meeting in five years where President Xi Jinping is expected to consolidate his hold on power in a way that's unusual… Read more Audio
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Warm weather in South Island - thank Australia
8:15 AM.If you're listening in the South Island be prepared for a 'southern spring sizzle' this week. NIWA is forecasting temperatures to be up to 15 degrees warmer than average in Otago, Southland and… Read more Audio
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Donald Trump drops in Forbes' richest list
8:17 AM.The Forbes list of the 400 wealthiest Americans has been released, showing the rich are getting richer - except for Donald Trump. Forbes reporter Chase Peterson-Withorn gives us a more detailed… Read more Audio
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Public view of Mark Lundy discussed at Court of Appeal
8:24 AM.The Court of Appeal's been told the public's perception of Mark Lundy was something which had never been adequately dealt with at his retrial. Lawyers for Lundy have gone to that Court asking it to… Read more Audio
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Volunteers called to help navigate Work and Income site
8:28 AM.The Citizens Advice Bureau in Whangarei is appealing for super-sleuths who can find their way around government websites. It says it urgently needs volunteers to help people who don't know what… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 18 October 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Workplace harrassment still under-reported - Jackie Blue
8:36 AM.The Harvey Weinstein scandal has prompted an international conversation about sexual harassment in the workplace. News headlines and social media platforms have been flooded with stories of women's… Read more Audio
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Colac bay's foreshore road closed but not forgotten
8:41 AM.Residents of the Southland town of Colac Bay want their council to save their foreshore road from falling into the sea. District councillors are meeting on Wednesday morning to decide the road's… Read more Audio
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Insurer takes legal action after Port Hills fires
8:43 AM.The insurer IAG is taking legal action against the Christchurch Adventure Park and the lines company Orion over February's Port Hills fires. Audio
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Fletcher rejects claims of destroying sacred Ihumātao
8:49 AM.Construction company Fletcher is rejecting claims its housing development on Ihumatao will destroy sacred Maori land. Yesterday Pania Newton from Save Our Unique Landscape told Morning Report she… Read more Audio
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Sell-out expected for All Whites qualifier match
8:56 AM.More than 30,000 fans are expected to watch next month's All Whites versus Peru qualifying matches for the Football World Cup. Two thirds of the tickets for the game in Wellington were snapped up in… Read more Audio
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Star Wars symphony in stellar NZ festival line-up
8:58 AM.From Star Wars to Swan Lake - the line up for next year's New Zealand Festival has been revealed. Several hundred gathered at Te Papa in Wellington last night to hear what festival organisers had… Read more Audio