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Morning Report for Friday 3 October 2008
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Australian Correspondent - Kerry Anne Walsh
8:58 AM.News from Canberra. Audio
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Otago Festival of the Arts 2008
8:55 AM.Over the next ten days, Dunedin will play host to dozens of artists, musicians, dancers and actors. Audio
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Waatea News
8:50 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Waikato Mice Research
8:45 AM.Scientists have been examining the DNA of mice - to unscramble the pattern of migration to New Zealand. Audio
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Wellington CC Reverses Decision to Close Composting Plant
8:42 AM.The closure decision has been slammed as crazy by farmers using the compost in a bid to beat spiralling fertiliser costs. Audio
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Sports News
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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NSW Police to Receive Tasers
8:28 AM.Every police officer across the Australian state of New South Wales is to be issued a taser stun gun. Audio
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Go Wellington Bus Negotiation
8:25 AM.An agreement has been signed between Wellington bus drivers and their employers. Audio
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US Vice Presidential Debate
8:18 AM.Vice Presidential debate between Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Bidden, today at 2pm NZ time. Audio
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Markets Wait for US Politicians to Vote on Bailout Plan
8:14 AM.Finance and Economics Professor Roger Bowden of Victoria University comments on the issue. Audio
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Police Powers to Seize Dead Bodies Questioned - Part 3
8:09 AM.Wigram MP Jim Anderton comments. Audio
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Footrot Flats Omnibus
7:56 AM.Last night an omnibus volume of the strip Footrot Flats the Weekender, was launched at a function in Gisborne. Audio
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Bollywood Goes on Strike
7:52 AM.Over one hundred thousand actors, dancers, technicians and writers have gone on strike in India. Audio
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Farmers Worried Over Forecasted Drought
7:48 AM.Forecasts of warmer weather than usual this summer have farmers fearing the worst. Audio
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Meridian Energy Profit Fall
7:45 AM.New figures show the autumn and early winter drought was as good for some power companies as it was bad for others. Audio
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Sports News for 3 October 2008
7:42 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Dairy Commodities Slump
7:38 AM.The country's biggest dairy exporter, Fonterra, says it's expecting more volatility in markets. Audio
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US Wall Street Bailout Package
7:35 AM.The House of Representatives votes on the revamped bill on Saturday. Audio
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Treasury Confirms Wage Gap Hasn't Widened
7:25 AM.Treasury figures confirm the wage gap between New Zealand and Australia has not widened in the past nine years. Audio
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Report on Former Head of Immigration Service Released Today
7:21 AM.The SSC will this morning release its report into the former head of the Immigration Service Mary Anne Thompson. Audio
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Wreckage of Adventurer Steve Fossett's Plane Found
7:18 AM.Searchers have found the wreckage of Steve Fossett's plane high in the Californian mountains. Audio
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Police Powers to Sezie Dead Bodies Questioned - Part 2
7:12 AM.Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples has in the past opposed police intervention. Audio
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Police Powers to Seize Dead Bodies Questioned - Part 1
7:09 AM.The government's advisers say the police should have the power to seize dead bodies, with or without a warrant. Audio
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Chinese Parents are Suing San Lu
6:42 AM.The parents are seeking the medical costs incurred when their one-year old baby developed kidney stones. Audio
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Dairy Commodity Prices Down
6:40 AM.Fonterra chairman Henry van der Heyden spoke to our economics correspondent Nigel Stirling. Audio
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Government Investigates Body Seizure Laws
6:35 AM.Police should have the power to seize bodies at the centre of family disputes, according to the Ministry of Justice. Audio
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Waatea News for 3 October 2008
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 3 October 2008
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 3 October 2008
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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The Titi Wainui - Fairy Prion
6:01 AM.Listen to todays bird. Audio
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Top Stories for 3 October 2008
6:00 AM.Dead Bodies, missing adventurer, Immigration report, wage gap. Audio