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Morning Report for Wednesday 12 August 2009
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Free AK47 deal helps US car dealer beat the recession
8:54 AM."God, guts and American Cars"plus a free assault rifle with every purchase. Audio
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DoC dumps sealion population management plan
8:50 AM.The Green Party and Forest and amp; Bird are critical of Government's decision to dump a plan that could save rare sealions from a threat of extinction. Audio
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Kennedy matriarch dies
8:49 AM.Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John F Kennedy and senators Robert and Edward, has died aged 88. Audio
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Waatea news
8:47 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Longer term mortgage rates on the rise again
8:41 AM.All of the major banks, except Kiwibank and the BNZ, have increased longer-term interest rates in recent days. Audio
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Sports news
8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets update
8:31 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Bad news for those with a sweet tooth
8:27 AM.With crops failing, and sugar-based ethanol production soaring, there are predictions the world could run out of sugar. Audio
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Business calls on govt to boost research and development
8:23 AM.Cabinet papers show the National-led Government is also considering options to boost investment in research and development, as well as a rise in GST and the possible introduction of capital gains… Read more Audio
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NZ has 10th cheapest mobile phone call prices in OECD
8:20 AM.New Zealand has the tenth cheapest mobile phone call prices in the OECD according to the latest figures This is balanced against us having the fifth most expensive fixed subscription rates in the… Read more Audio
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Campaign launched to regulate mobile phone market
8:15 AM.The country's newest mobile phone company, 2 Degrees, says Vodafone and Telecom are running a lucrative duopoly and has joined with other groups to pressure the Government to regulate prices. Audio
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Toxic soil piled beside Mapua homes
8:09 AM.Shocked residents living near one of the country's most toxic sites are now contending with 4-metre-high piles of contaminated soil beside their homes. Devin Gallagher, the chair of the Mapua and amp… Read more Audio
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Kiwi scientists work on greenhouse gas reductions
7:56 AM.The scientist have plenty of ideas on how to help reduce emissions by up to 20% less than in 1990, but whether they'll be ready in time to make any real difference remains to be seen. Audio
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Hone Harawira vows to hitchhike to cut back on travel expenses
7:53 AM.The Te Tai Tokerau MP details 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to Parliament'. Audio
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11 missing in PNG plane crash
7:50 AM.Nine Australians, a Japanese national and a local guide are feared dead after their plane went missing in Papua New Guinea. Audio
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Sports news
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Greens angry at BNZ decision to appeal tax case
7:42 AM.Green Party says banks are forcing taxpayers to spend millions of dollars investigating and litigating claims of tax avoidance. Audio
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Myanmar pro-democracy leader found guilty
7:38 AM.A chorus of international condemnation, but very little surprise at Aung San Suu Kyi being found guilty of breaching house arrest conditions. Washington lawyer Jared Genser retained to fight her… Read more Audio
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Former MPs say they are entitled to travel subsidies
7:29 AM.The president of the Association of Former Members of Parliament, former Labour MP Graham Kelly, joins us to discuss. Audio
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Strong leads in Papakura homcide inquiry
7:27 AM.Police say they're following several strong leads in the investigation into the death of South Auckland woman Leanne Kingston. Audio
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Rise in GST promoted by Treasury
7:23 AM.Cabinet papers obtained by Radio New Zealand show top Government officials are pushing for a radical revamp of the tax system. Audio
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Ferry victims families say Minister's resignation isn't enough
7:13 AM.Relatives of those missing in Tonga's ferry disaster say Transport Minister Paul Karalus is ducking for cover by resigning from his post. Our reporter Kim Baker Wilson is in the capital Nuku'alofa. Audio
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Divers hope to confirm ferry location today
7:10 AM.The weather has finally cleared in Tonga allowing the search for the sunken ferry the Princess Ashika to resume. Audio
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Morning Business News for 12 August 2009
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Teachers unconvinced sport-funding boost will work
6:40 AM.A government investment of $82-million in school sport fails to convince teachers it will result in more children participating. Audio
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Labour's roadtrip continues...
6:37 AM.One MP at the centre of an expenses row joined the tour, but kept quiet over recent comments that upset others in the caucus. Audio
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Waatea news
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 12 August 2009
6:22 AM.Agrarian news from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific news for 12 August 2009
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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90-year-old former Nazi convicted of war crimes
6:12 AM.In one of the last cases of its kind, a 90-year-old Josef Scheungraber has been found guilty in Germany of war crimes. Audio