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Morning Report for Monday 25 May 2009
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Australia
8:56 AM.We cross to Melbourne now to join Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio
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Favourite haunt for Scott Base visitors destroyed by fire
8:52 AM.The historic A-Frame Hut near Scott Base caught fire when a routine changeover of diesel fuel heating tanks went wrong. Audio
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Waatea news
8:50 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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NSW communities still isolated by flooding
8:42 AM.A massive cleanup is about to get underway in New South Wales - following several days of heavy rain and flooding. Audio
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Scott Dixon defends his Indy 500 title
8:38 AM.Helio Castroneves has just won the race. Audio
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Sports news
8:35 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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Education groups worried about what budget will offer
8:15 AM.The government has already made it clear that the tertiary sector particularly can expect little in the way of new funding. Audio
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Crowds gather for supercity hikoi on North Shore
8:10 AM.Our reporter Laura Davis is on the North Shore at the Awataha Marae. Audio
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Supercity protestors gather in West Auckland
8:07 AM.Thousands of people are about to start a mass hikoi to protest against Auckland supercity plans. Audio
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Scott Dixon defends his Indy 500 title
7:56 AM.New Zealand motor racing driver Scott Dixon is trying to make it two of two - defending his title in this morning's Indianapolis 500 motor race in the United States. Audio
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New Zealand short singled out at Cannes
7:53 AM.New Zealand has made a proud showing at the Cannes Film Festival. Audio
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Protestors' fight for right to cross harbour bridge not over
7:50 AM.The organisers of a traffic-halting protest on Auckland's Harbour Bridge aren't ruling out taking further action. Audio
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Hikoi gets underway
7:47 AM.Protest groups who've been meeting right across the Auckland region have begun making their way to Queen Street ready to converge on Aotea Square at midday. Audio
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Sports news
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Fight begins to save Central Otago river
7:45 AM.The fight to protect one of Central Otago's last free flowing river is on, at a special tribunal before the Minister for Environment in Cromwell. Audio
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Fiji's attorney general vows further judicial changes
7:38 AM.Fiji's interim attorney general Aiyaz Sayed-Khayum joins us. Audio
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Fiji's interim government tightens grip on legal system
7:35 AM.The President of the Fiji Law Society says the latest crackdown there is a sad day for justice in Fiji. Audio
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Hardy Hamiltonians turn out early to farewell Chiefs
7:28 AM.A dedicated bunch of Chiefs supporters braved the cold and a very early start to farewell their team as they headed off to South Africa this morning to prepare for their first Super 14 rugby final… Read more Audio
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Farmers say soaking rains signal end of drought
7:26 AM.The past 24 hour long deluge has been a welcome sound for many farmers in the eastern North Island. Audio
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New Zealand joins calls to stop US dairy subsidies
7:25 AM.The New Zealand dairy industry has joined an international call to reverse new subsidies to American dairy farmers. Audio
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Hikoi organisers say they're fighting for democracy
7:21 AM.Joining us now is hikoi organiser and Ngati Whatua trustee, Ngarimu Blair. Audio
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Anti-competitive behaviour by NZ blamed for subsidies
7:20 AM."Anti-competitve behaviour"by New Zealand is being partly blamed for the announcement of subsidies to American dairy farmers. Audio
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Westpac defends staff involved in overdraft bungle
7:18 AM.Westpac is defending the staff members involved in accidentally giving a Rotorua man a ten million dollar overdraft. Audio
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Manukau mayor takes part in hikoi protesting supercity
7:13 AM.One of the vocal opponents of the supercity proposal has been Manukau mayor Len Brown, who joins us now from the Manukau City Centre where marchers are congregating. Audio
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Tough budget to be delivered against bleak backdrop
7:12 AM.The Finance Minister will deliver his first budget on Thursday against a bleak backdrop of global recession, and the government's books plunging further into the red. Audio
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Space Shuttle Atlantis Touches Down
7:10 AM.The Space Shuttle Atlantis has touched down to earth after a daring mission to repair the Hubble space telescope. Audio
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Protestors rally at Bastion Point for march to central city
7:10 AM.Our reporter Kim Baker Wilson is Orakei Marae at Bastion Point. Audio
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Thousands of protestors expected for supercity hikoi
7:07 AM.Widespread traffic disruption is expected in Auckland this morning as thousands of protestors converge on Queen Street to protest against the Auckland supercity plans. Audio
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Morning business
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Queen's chauffeur suspended over security breach
6:40 AM.British tabliod, News of the World, alleges their reporters paid one thousand pounds to be given a tour by a chauffer. Audio
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More bridge protests promised if access call ignored
6:35 AM.A protest group is promising more traffic-halting protests across Auckland's Harbour Bridge. Audio
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Waatea news
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 25 May 2009
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific news for Day for 25 May 2009
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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11 Injured in sikh temple attack in Vienna
6:15 AM.At least eleven people have been injured in an attack on a Sikh temple in the Austrian capital, Vienna. Audio
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Pakistan government battles against Taliban insurgency
6:08 AM.Pakistani troops are fighting house to house to clear Taliban insurgents from Mingora, the largest city of the Swat Valley. Audio