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Morning Report for Wednesday 22 July 2009
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Fork off to Knives?
8:56 AM.Spare a thought for the humble table knife as you butter your toast this morning. Audio
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Sex tapes of Italian PM released
8:52 AM.Tapes purported to be of the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi and an escort have been released by an Italian newspaper. Audio
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Waatea news
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Japan's PM dissolves Parliament
8:47 AM.Japan's Prime Minister pummelled by recession woes has dissolved parliament, paving the way for what's expected to be a watershed election. Audio
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Senior members of Fijian Methodist church taken into custody
8:40 AM.Senior members of Fiji's largest church have been taken into police custody as the interim regime continues to clamp down on voices of dissent. 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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Tertiary Education Union says Uni is putting jobs at risk
8:28 AM.The Tertiary Education Union says jobs are at risk following Canterbury University 's decision to get tough on academics not producing enough research to meet government funding criteria. Audio
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Don Brash defends his steer of productivity taskforce
8:21 AM.Don Brash is defending his being chosen to head up a taskforce aimed at helping close the growing transtasman income gap. Audio
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Already two thousand public sector jobs have gone
8:18 AM.Treasury is one of very few departments to have received a budget increase. Audio
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Fears grow over public sector job cuts
8:12 AM.The former Treasury secretary Graham Scott, was one of six purchasing advisers hired by Bill English to find savings in public sector agencies. Audio
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English says cap on public service jobs remains in place
8:08 AM.Finance Minister Bill English says the cap on public service jobs is still in place and PSA and Labour Party claims to the contrary are just politicking. Audio
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Earth size hole in Jupiter's atmosphere
7:58 AM.An amatuer astronomer in Australia has discovered a hole punched into the atmosphere of Jupiter the size of the Pacific Ocean. Audio
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More arrests in Iran
7:52 AM.There have been more arrests in Iran after hundreds of pro-reform protestors clashed with riot police in Tehran. Audio
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Turn for worse in housing affordability
7:48 AM.After months on the improve, housing affordability has turned turtle and is beginning to worsen. Audio
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Sports news
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Warning hospitality industry will sink further amid recession
7:42 AM.The hospitality sector is being warned the recession is going to claim new casualties. Audio
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Weatherston murder trial jury to continue deliberations
7:38 AM.The jury in the High Court murder trial of Clayton Weatherston will return later this morning to continue deliberations on a verdict. Audio
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Labour forced into embarrassing u-turn on dole
7:35 AM.Labour has been forced into an embarrassing u-turn on its policy of allowing more people to get the unemployment benefit. Audio
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Tornado lifts roof as Taranaki couple watch tv
7:26 AM.A tornado provided an uplifting moment for a Taranaki couple as they were watching Coronation Street last night. Audio
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Search continues for missing plane
7:23 AM.Searchers have been scouring rugged bushland in the King Country throughout the night for a missing single-engine plane. Audio
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Opposition confident of bank presence at inquiry
7:20 AM.MPs behind a renegade inquiry into bank interest rates say they already have assurances from"several"banks that they will participate. Audio
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English responds to accusation of broken election promises
7:12 AM.Finance Minister Bill English. Audio
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Labour says Govt has abandoned public service cap
7:09 AM.The Labour Party says it's now clear the Government has abandoned its promise cap public sector jobs. Audio
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Morning Business News for 22 July 2009
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Searchers look for missing plane overnight
6:40 AM.Searchers have been scouring rugged bushland in the King Country throughout the night for a missing single-engine plane. Audio
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Labour accuses Government on not caping public sector job cuts
6:35 AM.Labour's state services spokesperson, Grant Robertson comments. Audio
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Waatea news
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 22 July 2009
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific news for Wednesday 22 July 2009
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Emissions jump by 4 perecent in a year
6:14 AM.There has been a big jump in New Zealand's emissions of greenhouse gases in the first year they count towards the country's Kyoto Protocol obligations. Audio
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Grandstanding accusation over bank inquiry
6:10 AM.Business commentators are questioning whether the inquiry signalled into bank interest rates is anything more than political grandstanding. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 22 July 2009
6:00 AM.More cuts to Public service, plane missing in King Country. Audio