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Morning Report for Friday 7 August 2009
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.Kerry-Anne Walsh is our correspondent in Canberra. Audio
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Wellington Phoenix aim for a better season
8:50 AM.The Wellington Phoenix soccer team begin their third transtasman A-League season on Sunday and fans will be hoping for a sharp improvement. Audio
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Waatea News
8:45 AM.The latest from the Waatea team. Audio
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Call for action on climate change from Pacific Forum
8:42 AM.The Pacific Island forum meeting in Cairns has broken up with a call for action on climate change from the rest of the world, saying the region is under grave threat. Audio
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Group says prisoners are getting inadequate health care
8:40 AM.A penal reform group says prisoners are getting inadequate health care with inmates having to convince a nurse before they can see a doctor. Audio
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Sports News
8:35 AM.The latest news from the Radio NZ sports team. Audio
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Market Update
8:29 AM.A quick market update. Audio
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Dipton reacts to furore over where English lives
8:20 AM.In the far South $700 a week could really would make your home your castle. Audio
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What accommodation $700 a week buys you in Wellington
8:15 AM.The amount of money MPs can claim for living in the capital has been brought into focus this week with a review of ministerial housing allowances now underway. Audio
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Farming, forestry hit hard by unemployment
8:12 AM.Latest unemployment figures show that the primary production sector is being hit the hardest by the recession. Audio
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Tonga's police chief says dozens may have drowned
8:05 AM.The Commander of Tonga's police force Chris Kelly is coordinating the search for survivors of the ferry sinking. Audio
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Quail Island being cleared of pests
7:57 AM.A native wildlife reserve is one step closer in Canterbury, as the Quail Island Ecological Restoration Trust works to clear it of pests. Audio
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Jury hears about alleged million-dollar drug ring in prison
7:55 AM.A Wellington jury has heard that documents discovered in a raid carried out by Thai drug enforcement officers led to the discovery of a million-dollar drug ring which the Crown says was operating out… Read more Audio
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Figures suggest Auckland's public transport is well on track
7:50 AM.Wellington may be suffering ongoing problems with its public transport but in Auckland new figures suggest services are well on track. Audio
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Sports News
7:45 AM.The latest sports news. Audio
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Junior doctors feel vindicated and eager for change
7:40 AM.The country's junior doctors say they've been vindicated by a damning report into their training and employment conditions. Audio
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Fiji shut out of regional trade talks
7:35 AM.The Pacific Islands' Forum final communique has endorsed the start of regional free trade talks, but Fiji has effectively been shut out. Audio
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Treasury forecast expert gives jobless predictions
7:26 AM.Peter Bushnell who is a deputy secretary of the Treasury, heads up its unemployment forecasting team. Audio
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Labour's big-spending MP won't talk
7:22 AM.One of Labour's biggest-spenders, Chris Carter, again declined an invitation to appear on the programme this morning. Audio
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Pacific News
7:18 AM.News from the Pacific region. Audio
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English says unemployment will keep rising
7:18 AM.In the latest figures unemployment has hit a 10 year high at 6 percent of the workforce or 138,000 people and the consensus is building it will rise further to 8 percent. Audio
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Triple shooting in Palmerston North overnight
7:15 AM.Several people are helping police with their enquiries following a triple shooting in Palmerston North overnight. Audio
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Tongan PM doesn't hold out much hope for ferry survivors
7:10 AM.The Prime Minister of Tonga says he does not hold out much hope that any more survivors from the ferry tragedy will be found. Audio
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Anger in Tonga at allegations ferry was un-sea-worthy
7:05 AM.Anger is mounting in Tonga amid allegations a ferry which sank two nights ago, taking women and children with it, was not sea-worthy. Audio
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Morning business
6:45 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Hopes fade as Tonga appeals for NZ help in ferry disaster
6:40 AM.Still only 2 bodies have been recovered but at least 33 people people are still missing following the ferry sinking in Tonga late on Wednesday night. Audio
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Waatea News
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 7 August 2009
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Mumbai bombers are sentenced
6:10 AM.In Mumbai, three Indians have been sentenced to death for bombings in 2003 which killed 54 and injured hundreds more. Audio
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Unemployment predictions
6:05 AM.Unemployment has hit a 10 year high of 6 percent and the consensus is building it'll continue to climb. Audio
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Top Stories for 7 August 2009
6:00 AM.Anger in Tonga at allegations ferry was un-sea-worthy, Tongan PM doesn't hold out much hope for ferry survivors, Triple shooting in Palmerston North overnight, English says unemployment will keep… Read more Audio