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Morning Report for Wednesday 2 September 2009
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Maori forest owners tackle policy on Sth Island land
8:55 AM.A group of Maori forest owners has told the government to go back to the drawing board, in a dispute which has stretched on for more than 100 years. Audio
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Waatea news
8:52 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Legal aid cap"fraught with difficulties"
8:47 AM.Lawyers say any move to cap the legal aid budget would be fraught with difficulties. Audio
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Warriors call in experts to find out what's going wrong
8:43 AM.From pre-season top three favourites to late season lame ducks. It's all gone so badly wrong for the Warriors, languishing at fourteenth place out of sixteen teams in the NRL. Audio
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Fiji suspension
8:38 AM.The Commonwealth has fully suspended Fiji after it refused to bow to demands to call elections by next year. Fiji's military commander and interim prime minister Frank Bainimarama says elections won't… Read more 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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California fires out of control
8:26 AM.A massive wildfire in the mountains north of Los Angeles in California is blazing out of control. Audio
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Rebel banking inquiry starts at Parliament today
8:23 AM.The inquiry into the banking system, spearheaded by opposition MPs, begins at Parliament later this morning. Audio
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Black Power responds to ban on patches
8:18 AM.Black Power spokesman Eugene Ryder responds to the patch ban. Audio
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Councils watch Wanganui
8:15 AM.Councils around the country are watching Wanganui closely to see if its ban on gang patches helps make the city safer. Audio
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Fiji's suspension from Commonweath was inevitable
8:09 AM.The deadline has passed and Fiji is now suspended from the Commonwealth. Audio
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Protesters fail to stop Samoa going left
7:57 AM.Samoa's Government has rejected a last ditch plea to delay it's switch forcing people to start driving on the left instead of the right. Audio
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West Coast pilots upset at weather reports
7:54 AM.Pilots flying up and down the West Coast say inaccurate weather reports are grounding their planes and costing them money. Audio
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Doco director attacks Maori TV's programming decision
7:49 AM.Maori Television's decision to be the first TV broadcaster in the world to screen a documentary about a dissident who opposes Chinese rule has backfired. Audio
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Sports news
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Good news from Fonterra milk powder auction
7:40 AM.Farmers will be cheering after results from the latest Fonterra auction of milk powder where the price jumped 24 pecent overnight. Audio
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Poland commemorates 70th anniversary of WW2
7:34 AM.Poland has held a day of commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. Audio
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Indian bank poised to enter NZ's banking arena
7:27 AM.India's third largest public sector bank has been given the go ahead to open in this country, and there are predictions others will follow it. Audio
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Jim Bolger heads ex-PM expense claims
7:24 AM.Expense claims for domestic travel by former prime ministers and governors-general have been made public. Audio
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UN report urges NZ to do more on drug trafficking
7:20 AM.And staying with the issue of gangs and organised crime, a new UN study is warning that New Zealand's laws against drug trafficking are failing. Audio
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Will other councils ban gang patches?
7:17 AM.So will other councils follow Wanganui's lead and ban gang patches? Audio
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Gangs consider challenge to anti-patch law
7:13 AM.A day on from the first ever arrest under Wanganui's new anti-gang patch law, and the gangs are understood to be considering joining forces to mount a legal challenge. Audio
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Fiji suspended from Commonwealth
7:09 AM.Fiji has been suspended from the Commonwealth - again. Audio
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Morning business
6:48 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Tree Council urges property rights be ignored
6:41 AM.Conservationists are warning the overhaul of the Resource Management Act will see the destruction overnight of native trees and large areas of bush. Audio
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NZ laws on drug trafficking
6:38 AM.As gang patches are banned in Wanganui, another issue surrounding gangs and organised crime is rearing its head. Audio
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Waatea news
6:28 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 2 September 2009
6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific news for 2 September 2009
6:20 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Drinking water subsidy scheme on hold until next year
6:15 AM.The Government is putting a scheme on hold which grants money to small communities to upgrade their drinking water. Audio
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Uigher documentary
6:12 AM.Maori Television is being accused of bowing to pressure and screening Chinese Government propaganda aimed at discrediting a documentary about a dissident leader. Audio
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Sports news
6:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Top stories for 2 September 2009
6:00 AM.Fiji has been suspended from the Commonwealth, gangs challenge the Wanganui anti-patch bylaw whilst other councils look on, UN urges NZ to do more against drug traffickers, Jim Bolger tops the ex-PM… Read more Audio