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Morning Report for Tuesday 1 September 2009
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70 years since German invasion of Poland
8:53 AM.Today marks the 70th anniversary of Germany's invasion of Poland. Audio
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EPMU accuses Telecom of pressuring workers
8:50 AM.Plans by Telecom to outsource responsibility for its field service operations are being described as a desperate attempt to compel workers away from their union. Audio
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Waatea news
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Questions asked about extent of North Korean arms trade
8:45 AM.Questions are being asked about the extent of North Korea's illegal arms trade after an Australian cargo ship was seized carrying rocket launchers, detonators and munitions destined for Iran. Audio
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Auckland city mulls changes to policy on gambling venues
8:42 AM.The Auckland City Council is looking at relaxing its sinking lid policy on gambling venues outside casinos. Audio
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US Open tennis season is underway
8:39 AM.The final grandslam of the tennis season is underway in New York, the US Open. Audio
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Sports news
8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets update
8:28 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Small councils asked to foot leaky homes bill
8:24 AM.Small councils around the country are being asked to help foot the bill for leaky homes in Auckland and Wellington. Audio
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Former Afghan Foreign Minister
8:18 AM.Dr Steve Hoadley is associate professor of political studies at the University of Auckland and specialises in American foreign policy issues. Audio
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Mayor says gang patch ban a boon for Wanganui
8:14 AM.From today, the streets of Wanganui are off limits to gang members wearing gang patches or anything else that signifies gang membership. Audio
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Parties draw lines in sand over ETS
8:09 AM.Each of the major political parties has drawn a line in the sand over the Emissions Trading Scheme, making it clear to the government what their bottom lines are when it comes to support for a revisedā¦ Read more Audio
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NZIER rejects swift rebound and forecasts fragile recovery
7:57 AM.A respected economic think-tank has downplayed suggestions of a sharp bounce-back from the recession. Audio
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Concerns victims of fraud too embarassed to come forward
7:54 AM.The police are worried those caught out in a multimillion-dollar fraud may be too embarrassed to come forward. Audio
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Rangitoto College cancels next years school balls
7:49 AM.New Zealand's largest secondary school Rangitoto College has cancelled next years school balls after parents helped students organise a boozy after-ball function. Audio
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Sports news
7:46 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Californain wildfire doubles in size
7:42 AM.A deadly wildfire burning out of control for a sixth day in the mountains north of Los Angeles has doubled in size overnight. Audio
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Commonwealth poised to suspend Fiji
7:38 AM.Today the deadline passes for Fiji to commit itself to credible elections by October next year or be suspended from the Commonwealth. Audio
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70th anniversary of British war time evacuations
7:28 AM.Today marks 70 years since mass evacuations of British children began, on the eve of the Second World War. Audio
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US General says new policy on Afghanistan is needed
7:23 AM.America's top General in Afganistan is describing the situation there as increasingly serious and says a new strategy is needed to tackle the Taliban. Audio
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Gang patches banned in Wanganui as of today
7:19 AM.From today the police in Wanganui have new powers to keep gang members out of many public places in the city. Audio
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Climate Change Minister responds
7:13 AM.Nick Smith talks to Sean Plunket. Audio
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ETS negotiations heat up
7:10 AM.Negotiations around the Emissions Trading Scheme remain on a knife edge as the National Party scrambles to find enough support for a scheme it would find acceptable. Audio
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Morning business
6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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New strategies launched to prevent Maori and Pac family violence
6:41 AM.Maori and Pasifika leaders say efforts to eliminate family violence in their communities aren't working. Audio
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Industry says parliamentary report is a wasted opportunity
6:38 AM.A report, by the parliamentary committee which reviewed the Emissions Trading scheme, has been criticised as a wasted opportunity. Audio
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Waatea news
6:29 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 1 September 2009
6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific news for 1 September 2009
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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National stuck between rock and hard place over ETS
6:10 AM.The Greens say the National Party is now stuck between a rock and a hard place, as it casts around for support for its preferred Emissions Trading Scheme. Audio
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Top stories for 1 September 2009
6:00 AM.ETS negotiations heat up; Climate Change Minister responds; Gang patches are banned in Wanganui from today; US General says new policy on Afghanistan is needed; 70th anniversary of British war timeā¦ Read more Audio