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Morning Report for Wednesday 8 July 2009
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Top stories of the day for 8 July 2009
6:00 AM.Memorial service for Michael Jackson watched by huge worldwide audience. Proposed MAF job cuts sparks concern over biosecurity. MAF responds to criticism of planned job cuts. Thousands of angry… Read more Audio
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Michael Jackson memorial kicks off in Los Angeles
6:09 AM.Smokey Robinson opened the memorial service for Michael Jackson a short time ago, reading a letter from Diana Ross. Audio
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Pacific news for 8 July 2009
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 8 July 2009
6:23 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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Morning business
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Memorial service for Jackson watched by huge worldwide audience
7:09 AM.Entertainers, celebrities and religious leaders are paying tribute to Michael Jackson at a memorial service before 17 and a half thousand people in Los Angeles. Audio
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Proposed MAF job cuts sparks concern over biosecurity
7:15 AM.Sixty frontline border control jobs are set to be lost with opponents saying the job cuts could be devastating for the country's agricultural industry. Audio
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MAF responds to criticism of planned job cuts
7:18 AM.We asked the Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister, David Carter to come on to talk about the matter but he declined to comment. Audio
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Thousands of angry Chinese take to the streets
7:25 AM.The Chinese city of Urumqi has once again been the scene of violent protest, this time by Han Chinese. Audio
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Conditions worsening for businesses
7:37 AM.The warnings that households have not yet seen the worst of the recession are being backed up by deepening woes for the countries retailers. Audio
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Global study on most effective way of teaching boys
7:40 AM.A global study has challenged the stereotype that boys are stubbornly resistant to school. Audio
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Eton headmaster advises on teaching boys
7:44 AM.One of the world's most famous boys schools, with over six centuries of tradition and past pupils including princes William and Harry, is Eton College in Windsor. Audio
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Sports news
7:48 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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John Key checks out the economic situation in the Pacific
7:52 AM.The Prime Minister's goodwill trip to the Pacific is in full swing, with John Key heading to Samoa later this morning. Audio
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Papers confirm NZ under pressure on Afghanistan
7:55 AM.Copies of diplomatic messages confirm New Zealand has come under constant pressure from the United States to increase its military commitment to Afghanistan. Audio
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Horticulture NZ warns of biosecurity cut risks
8:09 AM.Farmers and orchardists are warning the cutting of 60 border control jobs could badly damage the countries economy by letting more pests in. Audio
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G8 due to open in Italy
8:12 AM.Leaders of the G8 Nations are arriving in Italy for their latest summit - with the talks about the global reserve currency system on their agenda. Audio
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1080 to be used to control rabbit numbers in the South Island
8:16 AM.Aerial drops of 1080 poison in some of the South Island's most picturesque countryside have been given the green light, in an effort to eradicate the growing rabbit population. Audio
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Briscoes eyes expansion as other retailers struggle
8:20 AM.Companies planning further job cuts, consumers planning further spending cuts, and a big jump in businesses defaulting on their bills. Audio
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England favoured to take back the Ashes
8:25 AM.Australia heads into their defense of cricket's Ashes series in Cardiff later today and for the first time in two decades they are not hot or even lukewarm favourites. 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
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Pacific Islanders the bulk of overstayers
8:39 AM.New figures show the total number of overstayers in the country is about 16 thousand - almost half of who are from Samoa and Tonga. Audio
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The trial of Clayton Weatherston
8:43 AM.The Crown is expected to wrap up its case today in the trial of Clayton Weatherston, the former Otago University economics tutor who is charged with murdering his ex girlfriend. Audio
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Waatea news
8:47 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Greenpeace calls for 40 percent emissions reduction by 2020
8:49 AM.Hundreds of people have turned out at a meeting in Auckland called by the Government to consult on greenhouse gas emissions targets. Audio
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NZ musicians have put together an online tribute album
8:57 AM.Andrew Tidball has compiled an online tribute album by NZ musicians since Michael Jackson's death. Audio