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Morning Report for Wednesday 4 March 2009
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Top Stories for 4 March 2009
6:00 AM.Top stories of the day on Morning Report. Audio
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Canada Goose
6:01 AM.Listen to today's birdcall. Audio
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Cricket team attacked
6:08 AM.Pakistani police are hunting gunmen who attacked a convoy carrying Sri Lanka's cricket team in the city of Lahore. Audio
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Bill English on the Treasury
6:13 AM.The Finance Minister says he still has confidence in the Treasury despite findings that officials breached the law. Audio
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Pacific News for 4 March 2009
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 4 March 2009
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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World cup doubts
6:34 AM.Pakistan is unlikely to host international cricket in the immediate future following the terror attack on the Sri Lanka team. Audio
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School stabbing
6:37 AM.Parents of pupils are calling for tighter security measures after a teacher was stabbed in one of a school's classrooms. Audio
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Cricket attack overview
7:09 AM.It's still unclear who was behind the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team's bus in Pakistan. Audio
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Principal Brent Lewis
7:19 AM.A student is due to appear in the Auckland District Court later today over the stabbing of a teacher at Avondale college. Audio
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Brazilian murder
7:23 AM.A New Zealand father whose child was raped and murdered has branded the local police officer an 'incompetent fool'. Audio
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Eviction
7:43 AM.Housing New Zealand has terminated the tenancies of five households with gang connections. Audio
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Sports News
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Freight rate
7:48 AM.The government owned Kiwirail is still giving Australian freight company Toll preferential freighting rates. Audio
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ACC blowout
7:53 AM.Bill English says he still has confidence in the Treasury despite their failure to disclose a major ACC funding shortfall. Audio
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Nuclear waste
7:56 AM.Greenpeace says a shipment of nuclear waste from France to Japan could pose a threat to New Zealand. Audio
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Cold case uncovered
7:59 AM.A case has been revived that affected a US politician's career. Audio
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Pakistan cricket
8:09 AM.The attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team's bus will have international repercussions. Audio
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School summit
8:16 AM.The stabbing of a teacher comes just two weeks before a major summit on student behaviour is to be held in Wellington. Audio
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Equity Fund
8:24 AM.The Bankers Association says one of the major initatives to emerge from the Prime Minister's Jobs Summit is flawed. Audio
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Foreshore and Seabed Act review
8:27 AM.A key initiative from the deal struck between the Maori Party and National gets underway today. Audio
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Business Update
8:30 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News
8:34 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Cigarette displays
8:37 AM.Bans on cigarette displays in shops will not go ahead, despite strong lobbying from health and child advocate groups. Audio
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Home made
8:42 AM.Clothing manufacturers are pushing for a government edict that the majority of armed forces clothing be made in New Zealand. Audio
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National Party President to resign
8:47 AM.Judy Kirk has annouced she will step down as President of the National Party in August. Audio
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Waatea News
8:52 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Financial questions
8:54 AM.Questions are being raised about why the Government agreed to guarantee deposits of Mascot Finance. Audio
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Champion cheese
8:57 AM.Much of New Zealand's cheese industry flocked to Auckland last night for the 2009 New Zealand Champions of Cheese Awards. Audio