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Morning Report for Tuesday 29 May 2018
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Top Stories for Tuesday 29 May 2018
6:00 AM.It is being labelled a billion dollar gamble - and some are worrying the mycoplasma bovis decision will gamble with farmers' well being too, Health bosses are optimistic their latest pay offer will… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 29 May 2018
6:06 AM.Former champion Stan Wawrinka and two-time grand slam winner Victoria Azarenka have both been beaten in the first round of the French Open in Paris. Audio
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What do New Zealanders really know about Asia?
6:16 AM.We love the food - but New Zealanders appear to know very little else about Asia. The latest study from the Asia New Zealand Foundation found only one in six scored more than half right in a general… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 29 May 2018
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 29 May 2018
6:22 AM.The long awaited decision on what to do about Mycoplasma bovis came yesterday - and the answer was staged eradication.
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Why were children killed in police chase crash not at school?
6:40 AM.Questions are being asked about how a Palmerston North teenager on bail for serious driving charges ended up at the wheel of a stolen car. The 15-year-old crashed while being chased by police early… Read more Audio
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Rodney rubbish collectors warn Auckland Council to stay out
6:44 AM.Competition could be hotting up for Aucklanders household rubbish, as commercial collectors jockey for a bigger role in the council's waste management plans. The lobbying is fiercest in the largely… Read more Audio
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Business News for 29 May 2018
6:49 AM.The economic cost of eradicating mycoplasma bovis. F&P Healthcare's record breaking profits. Small NZ bank earnings and satisfied customers. Along with an up to date market report. Audio
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Sports News for 29 May 2018
7:06 AM.Lucky loser Marco Trungelliti had to ask his 89-year-old grandmother to get out of the shower so they could start a 10-hour drive to Paris that ended with a $132,000 pay day at the French tennis Open.
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M bovis eradication: Govt 'giving it a shot' with $886m plan
7:10 AM.The government admits its plan to wipe out the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis is a near billion dollar gamble. The Agriculture Minister, Damien O'Connor, says the plan may not work, but there's no… Read more Audio
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Mycoplasma bovis eradication cost questioned
7:15 AM.The Government says it will cost almost one billion dollars to eradicate mycoplasma bovis. And yet there is no guarantee the plan will succeed. Peter Fraser is an agricultural economist who questions… Read more Audio
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'We have some views' how M bovis got into NZ - Ardern
7:19 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says "we have a window, let's use it," in announcing an $886 million M bovis eradication plan. "We have some views," as to how M bovis got into NZ, she tells Guyon… Read more Audio
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Man admits taking bribes for drivers licences
7:27 AM.A man has admitted taking bribes in exchange for drivers licences. Lovepreet Brar appeared at the Manukau District Court yesterday where he admitted a representative charge of obtaining by deception… Read more Audio
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'There is no silver bullet' - police defend pursuit policy
7:35 AM.Police are defending their pursuit policies after a double fatality near Palmerston North on Monday afternoon. A 15-year-old boy who was driving a stolen car and a 12-year-old girl, who was a front… Read more Audio
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Health bosses 'optimistic' pay offer will avert nurses strike
7:42 AM.District Health Boards say they are optimistic their latest pay offer will prevent a proposed nurses' strike in July. The DHBs say they have effectively doubled the offer made in March. The March… Read more Audio
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'Motherhood penalty' in gender pay gap - report
7:48 AM.A new report shows the gender pay gap only gets worse once a woman becomes a parent. The research commissioned by the Ministry for Women found women face a 4.4 percent drop in hourly wages after… Read more Audio
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Auckland Budget 'a big step up'
7:51 AM.People who rent out homes on platforms such as Airbnb could pay thousands of dollars extra in rates under an Auckland Council budget to be finalised this week. The bill for anyone renting a property… Read more Audio
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Govt needs expert help with KiwiBuild - Salvation Army
7:55 AM.The Salvation Army says the Housing Minister Phil Twyford needs to call in experts if his Kiwibuild scheme is to succeed. It is backing the government's plan to build 100,000 affordable homes over the… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 29 May 2018
8:06 AM.Lucky loser Marco Trungelliti says he and his family need some sleep after a mad dash 10-hour drive to Paris that ended with a $132,000 pay day at the French tennis Open. Audio
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M bovis eradication a 'unanimous decision' with industry - MPI
8:10 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries is facing a mammoth challenge. Can it eradicate Mycoplasma bovis when other countries have failed? Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday there was "one shot"… Read more Audio
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M bovis eradication gives some certainty - Lindsay Wright
8:17 AM.The Southland Rural Support Trust is offering help to those in distress. Lindsay Wright is the trust's co-ordinator. "People just don't know where to go, as stress builds it becomes more difficult for… Read more Audio
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Hawke's Bay businesses losing sleep over bed tax
8:23 AM.A proposed bed tax on Airbnb rentals is causing sleepless nights in Hawke's Bay. Hawke's Bay Tourism is considering introducing a levy on the 600 homes up for rent on the website, after the regional… Read more Audio
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Nurses should reject pay offer - Danni Wilkinson
8:27 AM.District Health Boards have improved their pay offer to nurses, but it's not clear whether it will avert strike action in July. Danni Wilkinson is a registered nurse and administrator of the New… Read more Audio
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Fiji opposition leader charged by anti-corruption officials
8:38 AM.The leader of Fiji's main opposition Sodelpa party has been charged by anti-corruption officials. Sitiveni Rabuka led two coups in 1987 and was later elected prime minister, much like his opponent-… Read more Audio
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'An absolute disgrace' Roxburgh Children's home to close
8:44 AM.Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan is making a last ditch effort to get the government to fund the Roxburgh Children's home. The home is for children aged five to 12 and is due to close in a month. Mr… Read more Audio
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Ōtautahi te reo lessons see another huge turnout
8:48 AM.Yet another big crowd turned out on a bitterly cold and wet Christchurch evening last night to learn te reo Māori. It's the second Monday the free lessons have been put on by restaurant owner Anton… Read more Audio
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New Plymouth council's 'land recycling' like Animal Farm
8:53 AM.The New Plymouth district council has come under fire for describing a proposal to sell part of a coastal reserve as "land recycling". The council wants to sell part of Peringa Reserve - including… Read more Audio