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Morning Report for Thursday 5 June 2008
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Top Stories for 05 June 2008
6:00 AM.Barack and Hillary, World Environment Day, Interest Rates, Auckland Tunnel Transit, Operating Theatre Controversy. Audio
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Korimako - the Bellbird
6:01 AM.Listen to today's birdcall. Audio
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The Chosen One
6:08 AM.Barack Obama has been chosen as the Democratic presidential candidate; he speaks from St Paul, Minnesota. Audio
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UN World Food Summit - Rome
6:14 AM.Aid groups warn the Summit that merely throwing money at the problem won't provide long-term solutions to global food shortages. Audio
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Pacific News
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 5 June 2008
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea News
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Heir Presumptive
6:37 AM.Barack Obama becomes the presumptive Democratic candidate for President of the USA. Audio
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World Environment Day (Part 1)
6:40 AM.Eric Frykberg speaks with the head of the UN Environment Programme, Achim Steiner about NZ's role in combating climate change. Audio
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Morgan Tsvangirai Detained
6:42 AM.Zimbabwe's opposition leader taken into custody after police stopped his motorcade. Audio
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Morning Business
6:44 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Obama the Statesman
7:09 AM.Senator Obama sets his sights on November's general election; our Washington correspondent Daniel Ryntjes joins us. Audio
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Clinton Campaign Awry
7:16 AM.The chairman of one of America's most highly regarded campaign consultancies explains what went wrong for the former first lady. Audio
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World Environment Day (Part 2)
7:21 AM.Today is World Environment Day, and New Zealand is at the heart of the campaign. Audio
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World Environment Day (Part 3)
7:25 AM.A leading figure on climate change, Dr Rajendra Pachauri is in NZ for World Environment Day and speaks with us. Audio
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Interest Rate Review
7:29 AM.Reserve Bank releases review of interest rates today, two weeks after the Finance Minister Michael Cullen's tax cutting Budget. Audio
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Auckland Tunnel Transit
7:37 AM.Transit board votes for $2-billion twin tunnels between the Western Ring Route and the current Auckland motorway system. Audio
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Controversial Operating Theatre Proposal
7:41 AM.Recommendation to rent Wellington operating theatres rather than build new ones in the Hutt Valley meets with disbelief by DHB. Audio
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Sports News
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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New Bacterium Discovered
7:49 AM.Threatens $40-million a year tomato and capsicum export industry. Audio
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Waikato Drought Fears
7:52 AM.The region's drought committee reconvenes today as the impact of little rain and a growing feed deficit gets even worse. Audio
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China Quake Aftershocks
7:56 AM.Shock from quake still being felt as government appears to backtrack on promises to investigate collapse of school buildings. Audio
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Change Democrats Believe In
8:08 AM.Many Democrats believe Senator Obama could now be the first black man in the Whitehouse. Audio
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World Environment Day (Part 4)
8:15 AM.So does New Zealand deserve to host World Environment Day and its theme"Kick the Carbon Habit"? We speak with the PM. Audio
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Decline in Health Grants
8:21 AM.Leading NZ scientist concerned over decline in number of health research projects receiving grants. Audio
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Morgan Tsvangirai Detained (Part 2)
8:25 AM.Zimbabwe's opposition leader in police custody after being seized at roadblock; update from correspondent Columbus Mavhunga. Audio
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Markets Update
8:29 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News
8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Missing Polish Tramper
8:39 AM.The hunt for missing Polish tramper 28-year-old Jacek Grzybowski, near Wellington, resumes this morning. Audio
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Jockey Michael Walker Update
8:43 AM.There are doubts about his future riding career; his agent, Aidan Rodley joins us. Audio
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Waatea News
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Fatherhood and Fertility Fatal?
8:52 AM.New data and research suggests that child mortality rates are higher for those whose fathers were older than 45 at conception. Audio
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Democratic Campaign Trail
8:56 AM.A look back at some of the highs and lows of a long, very close and at times very angry campaign. Audio