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Morning Report for Tuesday 3 February 2009
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Google launched 'ocean'
8:55 AM.Only two hours ago, Google launched ocean - an addition to its global mapping tool, Google Earth. Audio
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Apostrophes
8:53 AM.Ever since they were invented they've been causing trouble for learners of the language. Audio
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Waatea News
8:50 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Plugs being pulled on school pools
8:45 AM.When the plug is pulled on a school pool, it's not just the schoolchildren who lose out, but also the local community. Audio
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'Noise Off' Charitable Trust campaign to ban modified exhaust
8:43 AM.The anti-noise pollution groups believes NZ is lagging behind Australia and Europe in its rules against noisy car exhausts. Audio
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Sports News
8:40 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update
8:29 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Zimbabwe's Reserve Bank knocks 12 zeros off its currency
8:25 AM.So .. if you had a trillion Zimbabwe dollars yesterday, they're worth just one dollar today. Audio
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Wanganui rate payers to vote on rate increases
8:18 AM.In what's thought to be a first in NZ, ratepayers in Wanganui will be able to decide their own rates increase this year. Audio
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Unemployed Kiwis in Oz, will they move home?
8:13 AM.Professor Graeme Hugo from the University of Adelaide has written extensively on labour migration in Australasia. Audio
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Leak cover up at Essex nuclear plant
8:13 AM.Anti-nuclear campaigners are incensed, especially after learning officials covered up news of the leak for years. Audio
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Investigation into Mahia scrub fire
8:09 AM.An investigation into the cause of a scrub fire that ripped through land near Mahia gets underway today. Audio
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Air NZ to suspend direct Dunedin to Sydney flights
7:58 AM.The chief executive of Dunedin Airport has accused Air NZ of failing to properly market its flights from the city. Audio
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The cost of dying on the increase in Queenstown
7:55 AM.An increase in cemetery burial fees in the Queenstown Lakes area. Audio
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The dissolution of Fiji's elected local councils
7:50 AM.Last year, the military-led administration announced its plan to dissolve all municipal councils in order to fight 'corruption'. Audio
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Job losses in China
7:45 AM.The economic downturn in China, the world's third biggest economy is accelerating with job losses now in their tens of millions. Audio
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Sports News
7:42 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Snow closes many parts of London
7:38 AM.Heavy snow has brought parts of Europe to a standstill. Audio
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New Copyright Act effects on music downloaders
7:35 AM.The NZ music organisation, APRA has dismissed claims that the new Copyright Act will unfairly force people off the internet. Audio
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British study shows children at risk from their parents
7:28 AM.A study of British children has concluded the biggest risk they face in the modern world is their parents. Audio
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British man suspected of second NZ wife murder
7:25 AM.Malcolm Webster's first wife Claire was killed in a car crash in 1994. Audio
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Reform of RMA
7:21 AM.Details of the government's planned reform of the Resource Management Act will be revealed early this afternoon. Audio
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Mahia fire forces residents from their homes
7:18 AM.The blaze began on Sunday afternoon and ripped through 140 hectares of land, destroying four houses and several other buildings. Audio
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North Otago couple to appear in court after shooting
7:12 AM.Two people will appear in court this morning, after police say they were shot at. Audio
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More Kiwis likely to return from Oz because of recession
7:09 AM.Out-of-work NZers returning home from Australia as times get tougher there could help swell the ranks of the unemployed here. Audio
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Morning Business News for 3 February 2009
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Labour pledges co-operation over boy racer problem
6:40 AM.Labour says it will co-operate with the government if it wants to toughen up the laws to try to combat boy racers. Audio
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Bill English to visit Australia to talk over economic crisis
6:35 AM.The Finance Minister flies across the Tasman today to discuss the economic crisis with senior Australian ministers. Audio
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Waatea News
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 3 February 2009
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for Tuesday 3 February 2009
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Titi - Sooty Shearwater
6:01 AM.Listen to todays bird. Audio
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Top stories for Tuesday 3 Feruary 2009
6:00 AM.Kiwis returning from OZ, Otago shooting, Mahia fires, reform of RMA and more. Audio