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Morning Report for Thursday 8 August 2019
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Top Stories for Thursday 8 August 2019
6:00 AM.A manhunt's underway for the Christchurch driver who killed a pedestrian as he fled from police. The Reserve Bank wants the country to spend up to boost the economy - and says that spending can't come… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 August 2019
6:06 AM.Wallabies outcast James O'Connor wil get a chance to stake his claim for the Rugby World Cup with his likely selection to face the All Blacks in the Bledisloe Cup opener in Perth on Saturday night. Audio
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Cancer drugs welcomed, but Pharmac still too slow - oncologist
6:09 AM.Cancer specialists are welcoming an announcement by Pharmac that two new cancer drugs will be funded.
One of the drugs, known as Kadcyla, is currently costing breast cancer sufferers at least $9,000… Read more Audio
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Dangerous cars trying for WOFs rising - mechanic
6:14 AM.A veteran mechanic says the number of dangerous cars being brought to him for warrant of fitness inspections has rocketed.
Official figures show the number of cars failing at their first presentation… Read more Audio
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill passes through Parliament
6:18 AM.Drugs legislation that's being described as the biggest shake up to the Act in 40 years, has passed its final reading in Parliament.
The Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill passed 63-57 - with Labour, New… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 8 August 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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NZ Official Cash Rate cut to 1 percent 'sobering' - National
6:38 AM.The National Party says the unexpectedly big cut to the official cash rate yesterday is "sobering economic news".
The Reserve Bank slashed its benchmark interest rate by a greater than expected half… Read more Audio
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Is Auckland conserving its water?
6:44 AM.Watercare says August will have to be twice as wet as usual if Auckland's water supplies are to get back to a normal level.
A record dry start to the year means the city's four main dams in the Hunua… Read more Audio
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Business News for 8 August 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 8 August 2019
7:06 AM.The Wallabies are set to roll the dice with former bad boy James O'Connor as they juggle World Cup aspirations with Bledisloe Cup glory against the All Blacks in Perth on Saturday night. Audio
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New Brighton hit & run: Witnesses describe scene
7:10 AM.The police are hunting for a fleeing driver who ran over and killed a pedestrian in Christchurch on Wednesday afternoon.
The police say a chase began shortly before two o'clock, when a vehicle of… Read more Audio
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New Brighton hit & run: Stolen van owner in disbelief
7:13 AM.The owner of the stolen van that was used in a fatal hit and run accident is in disbelief.
Flooring consultant Renee Elizabeth was working at a relative's property in New Brighton when she heard… Read more Audio
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Cash rate cut a chance for infrastructure spending - industry
7:16 AM.With the cost of borrowing at an all-time low, the government and the country are being told to seize the moment and spend to help boost the economy.
The Reserve Bank slashed the official cash rate… Read more Audio
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Cash rate cut to 1 percent: 'We're taking action' - Finance Minister
7:22 AM.The New Zealand Reserve Bank has cut the Official Cash Rate to 1 percent, surprising many in the finance industry who had been expecting a smaller cut.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson joins Corin… Read more Audio
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Mechanics seeing more dangerous cars
7:29 AM.Mechanics are speaking up about growing numbers of motorists bringing increasingly dangerous cars to garages.
They say the introduction of annual warrant of fitness inspections for most cars was a… Read more Audio
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Cancer Society welcomes new drugs, but warns of delays
7:38 AM.The Cancer Society is welcoming news of funding for two new cancer drugs, but says delays have had huge costs for patients and their families.
A slow negotiating process has meant some have died… Read more Audio
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Trump's Dayton visit criticised after shooting
7:42 AM.President Trump has visited the scene of the weekend mass shooting in Dayton Ohio and is now meeting with families and first responders.
His presence in the city was met with resistance by many and… Read more Audio
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Auckland Council rezones land next to Ihumātao
7:47 AM.Auckland Council has agreed to add 8.9 hectares to the Ōtuataua Stonefields Reserve, which borders the land at Ihumātao.
It's among the 233 hectares the Council's Planning Committee has decided to… Read more Audio
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Auckland water shortage: City urged to shorten showers
7:53 AM.Aucklanders are being asked to shorten their showers to conserve water, as the city's dams fall to historically low levels.
The largest dams in the Hunua Ranges are only about two-thirds full, when… Read more Audio
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Canada manhunt: Two suspects found dead - reports
7:55 AM.Canadian police are reporting the two teenage boys suspected of murdering three people have been found dead.
They say autopsies will be needed to confirm it is the fugitives Kam McLeod and Bryer… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 8 August 2019
8:06 AM.The Wallabies have turned to former bad boy James O'Connor to provide the spark needed to end 17 years of Bledisloe Cup misery against the All Blacks. Audio
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Official Cash Rate cut to 1 percent - economic analysis
8:10 AM.Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the Reserve Bank's unexpectedly large interest rate cut is all about getting ahead of the economic curve.
But he says it's not a knee-jerk reaction. Opposition… Read more Audio
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Makhlouf explains Budget breach saga to Irish Finance Minister
8:17 AM.Former NZ Treasury Secretary and incoming Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland Gabriel Makhlouf has written to Ireland's Minister for Finance telling him he could have done a better job dealing… Read more Audio
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Calls for ban of prescription medicine ads grow louder
8:21 AM.Calls for a ban on advertisements for prescription medicines are growing louder.
A Consumer NZ survey has found a majority support a ban. And a group of New Zealand public health experts say the time… Read more Audio
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Auckland Transport accused of delaying fix for dangerous shared path
8:26 AM.An Auckland school principal says it's only a matter of time before a child is seriously hurt as Auckland Transport drags its heels fixing a dangerous shared cycling-walking path.
Newton Central… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 8 August 2019
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Abortion Providers Group discusses law reform
8:35 AM.The government's bill to liberalise abortion law will have its first reading in Parliament on Thursday.
It removes abortion from the Crimes Act and gives women an automatic right to an abortion in… Read more Audio
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Sir Brian Lochore farewelled: Thousands expected in Masterton
8:40 AM.Thousands are expected to pack Masterton's Memorial Park sports ground today to farewell rugby giant Sir Brian Lochore.
The former All Black captain and coach, known universally among Wairarapa… Read more Audio
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Water: Hawke's Bay warned it could be the new Canterbury
8:44 AM.Hawke's Bay is being warned it could become the new Canterbury if it continues down the path of large-scale irrigation and water storage projects.
Freshwater ecologist Mike Joy issued the warning… Read more Audio
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Concerns as convicted paedophile released into community
8:48 AM.Wairarapa residents concerned a convicted paedophile could be released to their community have started a petition to protest against him returning.
Masterton man Kenneth Robert O'Reilly, 75, has been… Read more Audio
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UK could learn much from NZ - British shadow foreign secretary
8:53 AM.The British shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry has been visiting New Zealand while her own country grapples with Brexit and multiple Cabinet resignations in the wake of Boris Johnson becoming… Read more Audio
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Police search Christchurch properties after fatal hit & run
8:57 AM.Police in Christchurch are carrying out a number of search warrants in their hunt for the man who ran over and killed a pedestrian in Christchurch on Wednesday afternoon.
A homeless man died after… Read more Audio
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How could bird species diversity be recovered?
8:59 AM.It took millions of years for bird species like moa, the haast eagle and hundreds of other natives to New Zealand to evolve, and only 700 years for humans to cause irreparable damage.
A new report in… Read more Audio