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Morning Report for Tuesday 23 January 2018
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Top Stories for Tuesday 23 January 2017
6:00 AM.Tiwai fire: More firefighters to help after overnight battle, Drivers may get compensation for poor petrol, Arson suspected at Auckland high-rise fire, Govt to announce mental health inquiry, Why… Read more Audio
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Tiwai fire: Helicopters, firefighters battle blaze overnight
6:09 AM.Emergency services have been battling a major scrub fire burning near the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter in Southland overnight. It has been threatening the electricity lines that power the plant. Audio
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America's Cup: Wynyard wharf option still possible
6:14 AM.Auckland Council and government officials are meeting to look again at whether an alternative plan for the America's Cup village is feasible. They'll talk to a fuel storage company that has agreed to… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 23 January 2018
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Dodgy petrol causes grief as fuel gauges go awry
6:35 AM.An Auckland man believes dodgy fuel sold by petrol companies before Christmas damaged the fuel gauge of his family car. Kaukapakapa local, Luke, says his Chrysler's fuel gague broke two weeks ago, but… Read more Audio
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Queenstown freedom campers may face crackdown
6:43 AM.Lake Hayes locals want a zero tolerance approach when it comes to people setting up camp and leaving a mess on their shores. The residents have been drumming up support for a major crackdown on… Read more Audio
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Jacinda Ardern to spend a week at Waitangi
6:47 AM.Today the Government is announcing details of its proposed mental health inquiry, as the deadline for its first-100-days looms. The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, says the Labour caucus has spent the… Read more Audio
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Germany coalition talks: Merkel faces hurdles to form govt
6:48 AM.German political party the Social Democrats have given the go-ahead for coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats. It comes after months of uncertainty following elections in… Read more Audio
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Business News for 23 January 2018
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Tiwai fire: More firefighters to help after overnight battle
7:09 AM.More ground crews and aircraft are headed to Tiwai Point to battle a scrub fire covering up to 130 hectares that has been threatening the electricity lines that power the smelter. Firefighters have… Read more Audio
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Drivers may get compensation for poor petrol
7:15 AM.Hundreds of drivers left running on empty after low quality petrol damaged their fuel gauges will be in line for compensation. But some of those who were affected in November and December say they're… Read more Audio
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Govt to announce mental health inquiry
7:19 AM.The details of an inquiry into mental health services will be announced by the Government today. It's one of the promises Labour made in last year's election campaign - and something it pledged to do… Read more Audio
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Why Jacinda Ardern's Waitangi visit could make history
7:25 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will spend more than five days at Waitangi this year. She is expected to speak during the formal welcome - a move that will set her apart from former female leaders… Read more Audio
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Tiwai fire: More firefighters to help after overnight battle
7:29 AM.More ground crews and aircraft are headed to Tiwai Point to battle a scrub fire covering up to 130 hectares that has been threatening the electricity lines that power the smelter. Firefighters have… Read more Audio
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Arson suspected at Auckland high-rise fire
7:40 AM.There's heightened security at an unfinished Auckland high-rise apartment building on Tuesday, following a series of suspicious fires. The first fire broke out yesterday morning, but several more… Read more Audio
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Bill English returns to Ratana a week after te reo remarks
7:45 AM.While the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be spending five days at Waitangi commemorations this year, Opposition leader Bill English will once again stay away altogether. However, Mr English will… Read more Audio
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Australians demand NZ man be deported for one-punch attack
7:45 AM.More than 29,000 Australians have signed an online petition demanding a New Zealand man be deported after he avoided jail time for a one-punch attack on another man. It's a crime that carries a harsh… Read more Audio
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Talks about alternative America's Cup village options continue
7:53 AM.Auckland Council, government officials and a multinational fuel company are meeting today to discuss America's Cup Village plans today. The multinational Stolthaven has told the government it is… Read more Audio
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Glenn Turner assays Black Caps' golden run
7:57 AM.The Black Caps extended their record winning streak to 13 matches with an emphatic victory in the first match of their T20 series against Pakistan in Wellington yesterday. And that's led to talk the… Read more Audio
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Tiwai fire: Department of Conservation fears for land
8:09 AM.The blaze on the Tiwai Peninsula, which came within metres of threatening the Smelter's power lines, has been contained but significant conservation land remains at risk. Elton Smith, the principal… Read more Audio
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US govt shutdown: Senate reaches deal
8:13 AM.A deal has been reached in the US Senate to reopen the government after it was in shutdown for several days. Washington DC correspondent Kevin McAleese says the process has a way to go yet. The deal… Read more Audio
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Petrol companies under the pump over bad gas
8:14 AM.Fuel companies say motorists will be able seek compensation for damage to their vehicles caused by a batch of bad petrol last month. High levels of sulphur in 91 and 95 octane petrol led to fuel… Read more Audio
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Queenstown to crack down on freedom camping
8:19 AM.Queenstown's planning a major crackdown on freedom campers after a petition from thousands of people from around the world unhappy at the mess they leave. Residents around Lake Hayes Reserve started… Read more Audio
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Mental health inquiry 'an investment in NZ doing better'
8:22 AM.Later today the government will announce details of an inquiry into what Labour in Opposition labelled a mental health crisis. Labour pledged to hold the inquiry as part of its 100-day action plan.The… Read more Audio
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1080 poisoning ruled out for illness in wild boar case
8:27 AM.Yesterday we spoke to Sue Grey the lawyer for a Putaruru family struck down with a mystery illness initially thought to be botulism after eating wild boar. They are battling to have that diagnosis… Read more Audio
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Bees decimated after suspected poisoning
8:29 AM.Hundreds of thousands of bees are dying near Murchison in what their owner thinks must have been a poisoning. The bees in 220 hives on Ricki Leahy's property and in 70 hives next door all suddenly… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 23 January 2018
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Woman saves disabled neighbour from fatal Dunedin fire
8:35 AM.A fatal house fire in South Dunedin is still under police guard this morning as neighbours come to terms with the tragedy on their street. Mel Ryall was one of the first on the scene, her stepson… Read more Audio
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Kaikōura cancels Seafest after 23 years
8:43 AM.After 23 years, Kaikōura's Seafest event is being cancelled for good. The organisers of the festival, Destination Kaikōura, cite rising costs and drinking that's become harder to control as some of… Read more Audio
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Improbable victory by 97th seed at Australian Open
8:47 AM.A 21-year-old South Korean has beaten Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open in one of the biggest shocks of the tournament so far. Hyeon Chung became the first South Korean to ever reach the… Read more Audio
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Tauranga to solve unaffordable housing - mayor
8:51 AM.Tauranga plans to open up new sites of land and increase housing density to address its impending housing crisis. Survey results released yesterday show the city has usurped Auckland as New Zealand's… Read more Audio
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Round the Bays fun run allows kids on scooters
8:55 AM.The annual Round the Bays run around Wellington's waterfront next month will for the first time allow some children to do the event on their scooters. The children who get to use the scooters are… Read more Audio