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Morning Report for Thursday 10 May 2018
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Top Stories for Thursday 10 May 2018
6:00 AM.Auckland train derailed, Britomart partly open, delays continue; exporters to Iran advised to get legal advice; Trump to meet North Korea released prisoners; NZ-made apparel industry 'dead in two… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 10 May 2018
6:06 AM.The Warriors hooker Issac Luke says Michael Maguire will bring a ruthless approach in charge of the New Zealand rugby league team. Audio
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100% Pure name change not due to bad publicity - Tourism NZ
6:16 AM.Tourism New Zealand says what it's calling an evolution of the 100 percent Pure campaign is not to mitigate bad publicity. The slogan has come under fire in the past for not accurately portraying the… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 10 May 2018
6:22 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Britomart partly open after train derails
6:42 AM.Britomart Station is open to reduced services following a train derailment yesterday morning. The first three carriages of a train carrying 33 people came off the tracks, bringing a halt to all… Read more Audio
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Auckland commuters frustrated at train troubles
6:43 AM.Britomart station is partially open on Thursday morning following Wednesday's train derailment. RNZ reporter Eva Corlett is at Newmarket train station where commuters she has spoken to are frustrated… Read more Audio
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Iran sanction threat a concern to NZ farmers
6:46 AM.US president Donald Trump's threat to impose sanctions on countries that trade with Iran may derail New Zealand's work to rebuild what was once a huge market for farmers. Exports to Iran totalled $120… Read more Audio
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Business News for 10 May 2018
6:50 AM.Need to bundle infrastructure projects to attract big investors such as NZ Super Fund. Boosting Auckland's economy by $9 bn. Coping with Trump trade tempests. Audio
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Sports News for 10 May 2018
7:06 AM.Rugby Australia boss, New Zealander Raelene Castle, admits dealing with Israel Folau and his extreme religious beliefs is a huge conundrum for which she doesn't have an immediate answer to. Audio
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Auckland train derailed, Britomart partly open
7:11 AM.There are more headaches and delays for Auckland train commuters this morning as a derailed train remains stuck in Britomart station. Hundreds of people were left struggling to find a way home from… Read more Audio
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Auckland train derailed, delays continue
7:15 AM.Delays are continuing on Auckland's train lines on Thursday morning after a train derailed at Britomart station on Wednesday. RNZ reporter Eva Corlett is at Newmarket station where many of the… Read more Audio
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NZ's Iran exporters urged to seek legal advice
7:17 AM.Saudi Arabia is promising to build a bomb if Iran restarts it uranium enrichment progamme. The Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that they would act if Iran abandoned the… Read more Audio
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Trump-North Korea talks: What's next?
7:25 AM.The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on his way home from North Korea, bringing with him three US prisoners. Their release is being seen as clearing a major obstacle to an unprecedented summit… Read more Audio
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NZ-made apparel industry 'dead in two years' - Swazi founder
7:29 AM.World's labelling of it's tee shirts being made in New Zealand despite being made in Bangladesh has drawn comment from clothing manufacturers here. The founder of outdoor apparel brand Swazi says… Read more Audio
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Former Pacific Minister Ngaro criticises govt's funding boost
7:36 AM.National's former Minister for Pacific Peoples, Alfred Ngaro, is criticising the government's massive boost in aid to the Pacific region, saying its priorities are wrong. The government is set to… Read more Audio
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Kiwifruit workers exploited, First Union says
7:38 AM.As kiwifruit orchardists complain they struggle to find workers at harvest time, First Union says employer exploitation of kiwifruit workers is rife. They say a government investigation last year… Read more Audio
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Ruatoria puts hope in medicinal cannabis potential
7:40 AM.One of the poorest communities in the country is pinning its economic and cultural future on a medicinal cannabis company in the tiny East Coast town of Ruatoria. Hikurangi Enterprises hasn't got a… Read more Audio
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Is NZ 100% Pure?
7:47 AM.The New Zealand '100% Pure' marketing slogan that has angered environmentalists is getting a shakeup. The slogan has been controversial since it was challenged in a 2012 New York Times interview with… Read more Audio
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'100% Pure NZ' brand to stay - Kelvin Davis
7:50 AM.Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis tells Guyon Espiner the '100% Pure NZ' marketing strategy has been successful, it is evolving, but essentially will remain as a branding for Tourism New Zealand. Audio
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Dunedin man falls down unexpected backyard hole
7:55 AM.A Dunedin man experienced quite a shock this week when a deep hole suddenly opened up underneath him in his backyard. Andrew Thomson was stuck at the bottom of the pit for 30 minutes until a neighbour… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 10 May 2018
8:06 AM.Former All Black first-five Carlos Spencer will enter the Super Rugby coaching scene with the Hurricanes. Audio
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How do you move a derailed train?
8:11 AM.Auckland's train commuters should expect a full day of disruption as work continues to clear a derailed train from the city's largest train station. The first three carriages of a train carrying 33… Read more Audio
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Govt breaking promise on North Island trains - union
8:14 AM.The railway workers union says the Government is breaking its campaign promise to keep electric trains running on the North Island's main trunk line. KiwiRail says the electric locomotives need… Read more Audio
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Middlemore's multi-million dollar building not approved
8:18 AM.An investigation is under way into a multi-million dollar building at Middlemore Hospital that did not get the right financial sign-off. There may be another Middlemore Hospital building that also… Read more Audio
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Why would Super Fund get involved in Auckland light rail?
8:20 AM.Light Rail could be running in Auckland inside eight years, if the government's interest in using private finance comes to fruition. The government's Super Fund has announced it lodged a proposal last… Read more Audio
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Iwi join call to drop MPI from kauri dieback management
8:26 AM.Three Auckland Iwi have joined conservation groups in demanding the Ministry for Primary Industries be removed from managing the kauri dieback programme. The groups including the Tree Council will… Read more Audio
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Labour shortage may be worst ever - Tasman orchardists
8:35 AM.Fruit growers in Tasman say more needs to be done to deal with severe labour shortages, which will only get worse. The Ministry of Social Development declared a seasonal labour shortage across the… Read more Audio
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Guantanamo prisoner asks to give evidence on CIA boss
8:39 AM.The self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks has asked for permission to give evidence to the US Senate on who should be the next director of the CIA. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who has been held… Read more Audio
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Melino Maka, Tino Pereira discuss Pacific funding boost
8:44 AM.The government has swung its attention to the Pacific with a promise of $700 million of foreign aid over the next four years. National Party leader Simon Bridges says the money would be better spent… Read more Audio
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Fishing management inquiry urged by conservationists
8:55 AM.Fishing industry heavyweights went head to head with some of their harshest critics in a panel discussion in Auckland last night. It was organised by the Environmental Defence Society which has just… Read more Audio