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Morning Report for Wednesday 7 June 2017
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Top Stories for Wednesday 7 June 2017
6:00 AM.There have been dramatic scenes at the America's cup in Bermuda with Team New Zealand capsizing at the start of its second race of the day against the Bristish team Ben Ainslie Racing. Our America's… Read more Audio
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Hammer-wielding man shot by Paris police
6:09 AM.Our correspondent Peter Allen has spent the last few hours outside Notre Dame where there has been a suspected terrorist attack. He says the man was shot and injured by the police, and an… Read more Audio
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Drama ahead of America's Cup race
6:13 AM.Team NZ have won their first race of the day against BAR despite have issues before the race. Our America's Cup correspondent Todd Niall says there were dramatic scenes for Team NZ before the race… Read more Audio
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Six years after quake, stress remains part of daily life
6:16 AM.Six years on from the Christchurch earthquakes, one in five residents of the city say the disaster is still taking its toll. The latest wellbeing survey by the Canterbury DHB found people living in… Read more Audio
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Bluff oyster fishermen demanding drastic action
6:19 AM.Graeme Wright of the Bluff Oyster Management Company is calling on the Minister for Primary Industries to order all farmed oysters in Big Glory Bay to be pulled up as soon as possible to stop the… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 7 June 2017
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 7 June 2017
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Bridges showing arrogance with attempt to block OIA request
6:41 AM.The New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters says the Transport Minister Simon Bridges is showing the arrogance of a third term Goverment by trying to block a legitimate Official Information request to… Read more Audio
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PM criticised for not being forceful enough with Rex Tillerson
6:43 AM.America's top diplomat, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was in NZ for five hours yesterday to talk about terrorism and regional security. Prime Minister Bill English discussed a number of issues with… Read more Audio
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Business News for 7 June 2017
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Dramatic scenes as Team NZ nosedives at America's Cup
7:07 AM.There have been dramatic scenes at the America's cup in Bermuda with Team New Zealand capsizing at the start of its second race of the day against the Bristish team Ben Ainslie Racing. Our America's… Read more Audio
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Transport Minister caught out trying to block OIA request
7:14 AM.Transport Minister Simon Bridges has been caught trying to block an Official Information request for details about a proposed new 50 million dollar Auckland railway line. KiwiRail argued it was… Read more Audio
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Man attacks Paris police with hammer outside Notre Dame
7:19 AM.A man believed to be an Algerian student has attacked a police officer with a hammer outside Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. Our correspondent Peter Allen says there is still a heavy police presence. Audio
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Govt short changing health sector by $2.3 billion- Labour
7:24 AM.The Labour Party says the government is short changing the health sector to the tune of $2.3 billion. The party's leader Andrew Little says funding hasn't kept up with the growing population and… Read more Video, Audio
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US affirms commitment to Asia-Pacific region
7:37 AM.The United States secretary of state Rex Tillerson used a fleeting visit to Wellington yesterday to emphasise the importance of the Asia Pacific region and denying the US is stepping back from… Read more Audio
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Christchurch city is a recovery of two halves
7:45 AM.The immediate aftermath of the devastating 2011 Christchurch earthquake and its ongoing impact on residents' mental health is being described as a recovery of two halves. The latest wellbeing survey… Read more Audio
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Nicky Wagner says Christchurch city has good quality of life
7:48 AM.Nicky Wagner, the Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration, says the city has a good quality of life when compared to the rest of the country, despite a new survey showing one in five… Read more Audio
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Emergency meeting held over Stewart Island bay parasite found
7:51 AM.An emergency meeting is to be held in Wellington today, a week after the lethal parasite Bonamia ostreae was detected in a Stewart Island bay; leading to strict rules around moving shelfish being… Read more Audio
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What the Brits are saying about the Lions
7:58 AM.The British and Irish Lions meet the Blues tonight in the second game of their New Zealand tour already on the back foot after a lacklustre win over Northland. The Telegraph's rugby correspondent… Read more Audio
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Post-race press conference in Bermuda following capsize
8:10 AM.At the post race conference three America's cup skippers have spoken about the Team New Zealand capsize today. Skipper Peter Burling's mum says she is relieved no one was hurt. BAR's Ben Ainslie and… Read more Audio
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Simon Bridges caught out trying to block OIA release
8:13 AM.Emails obtained by New Zealand First show Mr Bridges' office tried to prevent Kiwirail from releasing information about a proposed new Auckland rail line to public transport advocate Harriet Gale… Read more Audio
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Third man in London Bridge attack named
8:20 AM.Police in London have now named all three men who carried out Saturday night's London Bridge attacks which killed seven people and injured almost 50. As well as Khuram Butt and Rachid Redouane… Read more Audio
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UK polls tighten even more with just two days til voting
8:23 AM.With just two days to go until voting in the UK elections opens and the race is tightening even more. Matt Singh, who's an Election Analyst for the Financial Times, says there's quite a lot of… Read more Audio
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Christchurch recovery a story of two halves, says Labour MP
8:28 AM.A fifth of Christchurch's residents are stressed most or all of the time; and nearly three-quarters of the city's residents find that the stress they experience has a negative effect on them. The… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 7 June 2017
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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"This is for IS": Hostage taker calls newsroom mid-siege
8:36 AM."This is for IS, this is for Al-Qaeda". That's what the Melbourne hostage taker told 7 News chief of staff Nicole Bland - who received a call from Yacqub Khayre in the midst of the siege. Audio
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Two men on trial for more than 100 charges relating to invoices
8:43 AM.Two men have gone on trial in the Auckland District Court, facing more than 100 charges relating to false invoices. The Crown says an Auckland District Health Board senior manager helped defraud the… Read more Audio
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100th anniversary of Battle of Messines on Western Front
8:49 AM.It's one hundred years today since the Battle of Messines on the Western Front. It was was seen as a turning point for the allies in the First World War and to commemorate here in NZ, there'll be a… Read more Audio
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Dunedin public called on to invest in Cadbury proposal
8:54 AM.Less than a year before Cadbury is due to close its Dunedin factory and the race is on to save it, and up to 360 jobs. A Dunedin City Councillor is launching a last-minute bid to keep the factory open… Read more Audio
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Auckland gears up for Lions clash with Blues
8:59 AM.Thousands of fans are expected to turn out to tonight's clash between the Blues and British and Irish Lions at Eden Park in Auckland. It's the curtain raiser to two big matches against the All Blacks… Read more Audio