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Morning Report for Thursday 7 April 2016
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Women on boards rise but is it a fast enough rate
8:53 AM.New figures from the Stock Exchange show there are more women on company boards - just. Audio
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Baboons with pigs' hearts offer hope for transplant patients
8:48 AM.American and German scientists have managed to keep pig hearts alive in baboons for a record two and a half years in what is being hailed as an important advance with potential applications for… Read more Audio
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Wellington council considers fining people who give to beggars
8:36 AM.The Wellington City Council is considering making it illegal for people to give beggars money, in an attempt to help solve the capital's begging problem. Audio
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Are pundits underestimating Sanders' chances?
8:24 AM.The outsiders in the American president race scored big wins in yesterday's Wisconsin primary. Audio
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Farmers reject calls for water charges
8:20 AM.A multi million dollar irrigation scheme has been opened in Canterbury this week as calls mount for large users to pay for the water they use. Audio
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Red Cross on Standby as Cyclone Zena Batters Fiji
8:17 AM.Thunderstorms and heavy rain lashed Fiji last night but the country was spared the brunt of Tropical Cyclone Zena last night. Audio
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The implcations of Kiwibank part-sale
8:14 AM.Listening to that is Clare Matthews, banking expert from Massey University. Audio
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Kiwibank deal a slippery slope towards privatisation
8:11 AM.A proposed deal to sell almost half of Kiwibank is being labelled a slippery slope towards privatisation. Audio
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Country musician Merle Haggard dies
7:57 AM.Country musician Merle Haggard, who emerged from prison to become the poetic voice of the working man with hits such as "Mama Tried" has died. Audio
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Goldie's last portrait sells for record 1.175 million
7:53 AM.The last portrait ever painted by Charles Frederick Goldie has sold for a record one million one hundred and seventy five thousand dollars at auction. Audio
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Swiss police raid European Football headquarters
7:49 AM.In the latest twist in the Panama papers scandal, Swiss police have searched the offices of European football's governing body after ex-secretary general Gianni Infantino was named in the leaked… Read more Audio
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Wisconsin result deals new hand to presidential contenders
7:45 AM.The American presidential primaries delivered another twist yesterday with defeats for frontrunners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin. Audio
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Steel and Tube pulls its seismic reinforcing mesh
7:41 AM.Builders are warning Steel and Tube that withdrawing its seismic reinforcing mesh from the market could push up costs and slow house builds down. Audio
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Transport Minister repsonds to Supergold card claims
7:34 AM.The New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters is predicting the end of the SuperGold Card which allows 640-thousand NZers access to free off-peak public transport. Audio
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RSAs no longer need special licence for Anzac Day tipple
7:27 AM.RSAs are applauding politicians for unanimously passing a law that means they'll no longer have to pay hundreds of dollars a year to serve alcohol on Anzac Day morning. Audio
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RNZ on the ground in Fiji following Cyclone Zena
7:25 AM.RNZ International reporter Sally Round is in Lautoka just north of Nadi and joins us. Audio
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IRD says changing NZ rules might shut down trust industry here
7:21 AM.Inland Revenue says if New Zealand followed the international norm and taxed the overseas income of foreign trusts, that might result in the end of the industry here. Audio
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Bill English - Kiwibank will stay 100 percent New Zealand-owned
7:15 AM.The credit-rating agency Standards and Poors is poised to downgrade Kiwibank if it loses the New Zealand Post as its guarantor. Audio
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Fiji wakes up to further cyclone devastation
7:11 AM.More than three thousand people have fled to churches and schools in the west of Fiji to escape rising flood waters as thunderstoms and heavy rains continue to drench the country. Audio
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Business briefs
6:59 AM.The Overseas Investment Office has approved the sale of Vector Gas to the global infrastructure asset manager, First State Funds, for close to a billion dollars. Audio
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National prices slow a shade but market still buoyant - QV
6:56 AM.The national housing market remains in a buoyant mood despite a slight slowing in price growth in some areas, according to the latest look at prices from Quotable Value. Audio
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NZ still attractive to overseas investors
6:54 AM.An asset manager says New Zealand's comparatively high interest rates are still a winner with overseas investors and that's likely to be the case for some time. Audio
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Banking expert says the Kiwi Group deal below market value
6:52 AM.A banking expert says the sale price for the 45 percent stake in New Zealand Post's Kiwi Group is too low and values the assets below a realistic market price. Audio
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Kiwibank stake good news for NZ Super and ACC - Cullen
6:50 AM.The surprise move by the Superannuation Fund and Accident Compensation Corporation to take respective 25 and 20 percent stakes in Kiwibank is said to fit those entities long term investment… Read more Audio
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ACT says Government should get some guts on Kiwibank
6:47 AM.The ACT Party says the Government is refusing to properly sell off Kiwibank because it is scared of the political backlash. Audio
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Law allows RSA to serve rum on ANZAC day without licence
6:44 AM.RSAs will be able to serve people a tot of rum with their bacon and eggs this Anzac day without an expensive licence after a member's bill was unanimously passed. Audio
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Fijians battered by another cyclone
6:41 AM.For the latest, we're joined by forecaster Misaeli Funaki at the Fiji Meteorological Service. Audio
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Cyclone Zena rips through Fiji
6:39 AM.Heavy rain has continued in Fiji overnight but Tropical Cyclone Zena, which locals feared would bring devastation, has changed course away from the country. Audio
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Early Business News for 7 April 2016
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Steel and Tube pulls its seismic reinforcing mesh
6:14 AM.Builders are warning costs could go up and house builds be delayed now a second big player, Steel and Tube, has pulled its seismic reinforcing mesh from the market. Audio
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Fiji visitors have to wait out Cyclone Zena
6:09 AM.Tropical Cyclone Zena has battered Fiji overnight. Heavy rain and thunderstorms continued over much of the country and winds gusting up to 170 kilometres an hour were recorded. Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 7 April 2016
6:00 AM.Thousands shelter from floods in Fiji. Kiwibank could have its credit rating downgraded without New Zealand Post as its guarantor. We'll talk to the finance Minister, Bill English and Inland Revenue… Read more Audio