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Morning Report for Monday 31 August 2009
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
8:55 AM.We cross to Melbourne now to join Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio
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Early example of written music discovered in castle
8:52 AM.One of the earliest examples of written music has been discovered on carvings in a Scottish Castle. Audio
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Waatea news
8:47 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Black Caps beaten in Sri Lanka
8:42 AM.Another test, another defeat, though thanks to the batting efforts of captain Dan Vettori it wasn't quite the humiliation for the New Zealand cricketers in Sri Lanka it could have been. Audio
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Last Goodbye for Edward Kennedy
8:38 AM.U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy has been buried at Washington's Arlington National Cemetery, alonside his slain brothers whose political legacy he carried on. Audio
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Sports news
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Morning business
8:29 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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All Black's chances of holding on to tri-nations left dangling
8:25 AM.The All Black's chances of holding on to their tri-nations title are hanging by a thread after another convincing win for the Springboks, this time over the Wallabies in Perth. Audio
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Tax review faces new challenge
8:21 AM.Tax experts say word from Australia about renewed pressure to cut the company tax rate could spell change for New Zealand too. Audio
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Race for Supercity heats up as Len Brown joins the fray
8:17 AM.The race for supercity mayor has heated up with Manukau City mayor Len Brown launching a campaign to rival that of Auckland mayor John Banks. Audio
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Gunman to appear in court today
8:10 AM.Police say a relative of the man sought in the Hawkes Bay double shooting contacted them to say he was at a house in Clive where he was later arrested. Audio
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Group opposed to child smacking law not behind death threat
7:48 AM.Police have begun an investigation into death threats made against Green MP Sue Bradford over her advocacy of child discipline laws. Audio
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Japan's opposition heads for election landslide
7:48 AM.Japan's opposition is heading for an historic victory in a parliamentary election that's ended more than half a century of almost unbroken conservative rule. Audio
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Sports news
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Peters on the comeback trail
7:39 AM.Winston Peters has emerged from a self-imposed media blackout vowing to rebuild New Zealand First and see it return to Parliament. Audio
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'Worst of recession over' comments are cold comfort
7:29 AM.The worst of the recession is over according to the Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard, but that's cold comfort to parts of New Zealand still reeling from it's effects. Audio
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Manukau mayor to vie for supercity mayoralty
7:24 AM.The contest to be mayor of the new Auckland supercity is now under way with Manukau mayor Len Brown joining the race. Audio
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New Zealand's rowing team adds two more gold medals
7:17 AM.It's been a golden weekend for New Zealand's rowing team at the world championiships in Poland. Audio
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Shooting in Hawkes Bay
7:09 AM.The hunt for a gunman who killed one man and injured an 8-year old boy north of Napier is over, after he was apprehended by police late last night. Radio NZ's Heugh Chappell spoke with a Waikoau… Read more Audio
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Morning business
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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'Artificial Trees' may be used to absorb carbon emissions
6:40 AM.Engineers say a forest of one hundred thousand"artificial trees"could be deployed within 10 to 20 years to help soak up the world's carbon emissions. Audio
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Shooting in Hawkes Bay
6:38 AM.Police late last night arrested a man after a double shooting left a 32-year old man dead and an 8-year old boy wounded in Hawkes Bay. Audio
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Waatea news
6:29 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 31 August 2009
6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific news for 31 August 2009
6:20 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Fears Auckland prison could be expanded
6:17 AM.Moves to accommodate the rapidly increasing prison population have sparked fears the Corrections Department is eyeing Auckland Prison at Paremoremo for expansion. Audio
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Pakistan suicide attack kills police cadets
6:15 AM.At least 14 people have been killed in a bomb attack in Pakistan's north-western Swat Valley. Audio
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Peters on the comeback trail
6:11 AM.Winston Peters is on the comeback trail - and says he will spend the next two years rebuilding New Zealand First for the next election. Audio
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Top Stories for 31 August 2009
6:00 AM.The Hawke's Bay shootings, NZ rowing team's golden weekend, Len Brown enters the running for supercity mayor, and Winston Peters is on the comeback trail. Audio