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Morning Report for Tuesday 24 January 2017
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Top Stories for Tuesday 24 January 2017
6:00 AM.Donald Trump signs executive order pulling out of TPP; Charles Finny on President Trump pulling out of the TPP; Protection order complaint against senior constable upheld; Politicians make their way… Read more Audio
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UK Supreme Court to rule on Brexit appeal overnight tonight
6:17 AM.Britain's Supreme Court will decide the future of Brexit overnight tonight. Government ministers are expecting to lose an appeal to overturn an earlier High Court decision ruling the UK parliament has… Read more Audio
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President Trump Signs order to withdraw from TPP
6:17 AM.President Trump has just signed the executive order to formally withdraw the United States from the trans-pacific partnership trade deal Donald Trump called the TPP order a "great thing for the… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 24 January 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 24 January 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Morning Markets for 24 January 2017
6:47 AM.Take title and description from iNews queue: News>Business News>Ready Audio
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Comvita says Sea Dragon investment will deliver benefits
6:55 AM.The listed honey and oils company, Comvita, was mauled on the sharemarket yesterday after it confirmed it would make a significant first half loss because of poor honey production, and the impact of… Read more Audio
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Regulations won't stop Abano from withholding dividend payout
6:56 AM.There appears to be no barrier to Abano Healthcare withholding about half a million dollars in dividends to cover costs related to a hostile takeover bid from one of its shareholders. Audio
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Trump signs executive order pulling out of TPP trade deal
7:15 AM.US President Donald Trump has stopped the TPP trade deal dead in its tracks. During the election campaign he promised to pull the United States out of the 12-member free trade deal, and this morning… Read more Audio
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Charles Finny on President Trump pulling out of the TPP
7:17 AM.Charles Finny says he's not surprised at Donald Trump's pulling out of TPP, and says it will hurt New Zealand's interests. Audio
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Protection order complaint against senior constable upheld
7:20 AM.It's taken the police two years to investigate and uphold a Northland woman's complaint that a senior constable had failed to take protection order breaches she reported, seriously. Our police… Read more Audio
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Politicians make their way to Ratana today
7:25 AM.As politicians across the divide arrive at Ratana Pa, sparking the beginning of an election year, the Maori Party has proclaimed a new unified Maori movement, saying the pa's partnership with Labour… Read more Audio
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Andrew Little joins us ahead of Ratana today
7:31 AM.Andrew Little says it's ridiculous to say Labour has lost the support of Ratana and wider Maori voters, and he is confident in the long-standing relationship. Audio
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Maori Party proclaims new unified movement at Rātana
7:31 AM.Andrew Little says it's ridiculous to say Labour has lost the support of Ratana and wider Maori voters, and he is confident in the long-standing relationship. Read more Audio
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ACT Leader sets out prescription to cure housing headache
7:44 AM.ACT Leader David Seymour says his party would force the Government's hand on RMA reform to free up land for housing if they held the balance of power following the election. Audio
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Search continues after capsize on Otaki River
7:48 AM.Emergency services and local teams will this morning resume searching for a person missing off the Kapiti Coast, near the Otaki River mouth. Read more Audio
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Is the fight to save the TPP worth winning?
7:51 AM.One of the foremost opponents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, Jane Kelsey, says any possible economic benefits from the trade deal are now non-existent thanks to the United States… Read more Audio
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Changing age of starting school could hit pre-schools
7:55 AM.Early childhood centres are crying foul over a proposed law that will change when children can start school. They're worried the so-called 'cohort entry' which will mean 5 year olds start at the… Read more Audio
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Charges laid against driver as Melbourne mourns five dead
7:59 AM.A Melbourne man has been charged with five counts of murder following his deadly drive through the central city last week. Audio
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New US president kills off Trans-Pacific Partnership
8:14 AM.As far as the United States is concerned, the Trans Pacific Partnership is dead. Political columnist for The Hill Brent Budowsky says there's more to come from Mr Trump. Audio
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Spicer calls first White House briefing
8:17 AM.Donald Trump's press secretary Sean Spicer has held his first White House briefing. Audio
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Government urged to change teen offender remand laws
8:20 AM.As figures reveal a near 200 percent jump in the number of teen offenders spending time in police custody last year, legal experts are calling on the government to remove legislation allowing Child… Read more Audio
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ACT stirs political pot with attack on Govt housing policy
8:28 AM.Leonie Freeman says there's no shortage of ideas on housing, while the problem of a lack of houses continues. She says there's a 'blame game' between the government and Auckland Council. Audio
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Markets Update for 24 January 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Samsung blames batteries, not phones, for Note7 fires
8:30 AM.Battery faults found to have caused fires in some Samsung Galaxy Note7's - costing $5.3 billion in recalls and tarnishing the company's reputation. Audio
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Black Caps despatch Bangladesh in four days
8:34 AM.Tim Southee became the fifth New Zealander to take 200 test wickets as the Black Caps completed a clean sweep of their cricket series against Bangladesh. Audio
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Rafael Nadal heads to an Australian Open quarterfinal
8:35 AM.Dave Luddy updates us on the latest at the Australian Open, with veterans Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer still in the hunt for a twilight title. Audio
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Rafael Nadal heads to an Australian Open quarterfinal
8:45 AM.Dave Luddy updates us on the latest at the Australian Open, with veterans Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer still in the hunt for a twilight title. Audio
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Insurance Council defends time Kaikoura claims are taking
8:45 AM.The Insurance Council is defending the time commercial claims are taking in quake-damaged Kaikoura, saying insurers are working as fast as possible. But Kaikoura businesses say things are dragging on… Read more Audio
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Syria peace talks off to rocky start in Kazakhstan
8:48 AM.Peace talks with the ambitious goal of ending the Syrian civil war have got off to a rocky start in Astana, Kazakhstan. Our correspondent Natalie Carney has the latest. Audio
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Rumours PNG police protecting murder suspect
8:50 AM.As PNG police are rumoured to be protecting a colleague who's alleged to have murdered his wife, NGOs say women are too afraid to report domestic violence and rely on violent husbands for their… Read more Audio
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Trustees chain Maori reserve to keep freedom campers out
8:55 AM.The Puniho Pa Trust in Taranaki is taking aim at freedom campers, fed up by their ancestral lands being decimated. A chain has been placed across the entrance to a popular camping site, restricting… Read more Audio