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Morning Report for Tuesday 29 September 2009
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Top stories for 29 September 2009
6:00 AM.Labour keeps the pressure on English over allowances, Greens reject electoral finance law change options, entertainers pay tribute to Sir Howard, a live report from Sir Howard's tangi, MAF… Read more Audio
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Bill English remains unrepentant
6:09 AM.Bill English remains unrepentant even after paying back $32,000 of housing allowances. Audio
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Opposition want more transparency for political donations
6:10 AM.Opposition parties say the Government is only reforming those aspects of the electoral laws that suit it. Audio
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Move from G8 to G20 gives regional players clout
6:14 AM.Australia has a new role on the world stage after the so-called Group of Twenty nations decided it should take charge of discussions about global economic management. Audio
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Pacific news for 29 September 2009
6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 29 September 2009
6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Bill English no longer to accept housing allowance
6:38 AM.The Finance Minister has succumbed to public pressure and will no longer accept the parliamentary accommodation allowance for his family home in Wellington. Audio
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Morning business for 29 September 2009
6:48 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Labour keeps the pressure on English over allowances
7:13 AM.An opinion poll released yesterday by Television New Zealand showed 54 percent of respondents, asked if Mr English had acted with integrity in the allowances matter, said"no". Audio
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Greens reject electoral finance law change options
7:20 AM.The thorny issue of electoral finance has again reared its head, with the Government releasing a discussion document which lists options for changing the law in time for the next election. Audio
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Entertainers pay tribute to Sir Howard Morrison
7:26 AM.The solemn tangi for Sir Howard Morrison last night gave way to laughter and fun as the cream of this country's entertainers came out to perform in a tribute to the man described as the"Kaumatua of… Read more Audio
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Waatea news for 29 September 2009
7:28 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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How the funeral will unfold
7:30 AM.Rosemary Rangitauira speaks to us from the site of Sir Howard's tangi. Audio
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MAF investigating serial dairy polluter
7:36 AM.Serial dairy polluter Allan Crafar says he's shocked and horrified after 100 calves had to be shot after being found found starving on one of his Waikato farms. Audio
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Israel reacts to another Iranian missile test
7:41 AM.Iran has tested it's longest range missiles overnight. The Shahab-3 and Sajjil rockets have the potential to reach targets as far as way as Israel. Audio
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Sports news for 29 September 2009
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Gordon Brown angry about being asked if on pills
7:48 AM.The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is said to be fuming after being asked during a live television interview if he took anti-depressants. Audio
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Risk of disease rises as Manila's floodwaters recede
7:52 AM.Aid agencies are warning the outbreak of disease is now a major risk in the flood struck Philippines. Audio
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Bastareaud sentenced to community service over lies
7:57 AM.The French rugby player who lied about being assaulted while in Wellington earlier this year will have to do community service with amateur rugby clubs as a punishment. Audio
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Bill English's allowances - is the row now over?
8:09 AM.He paid back $32,000 of housing allowances yesterday, and has gone further too, vowing to forego the $30,000 a year lump sum due to him each year as an out-of-town Minister. But still the Opposition… Read more Audio
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Weighty reservations over health sector overhaul
8:15 AM.There's considerable support from sector groups for a proposed major restructuring of the health sector, but with some weighty reservations. Audio
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Landlords welcome"p"alarm
8:19 AM.Landlords are welcoming a new device which sends off an alert if a rental property is being used to manufacture methamphetamine. Audio
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Bus drivers set to take industrial action
8:24 AM.Bus drivers in Auckland are set to take industrial action again in the next few days after pay talks collapsed again. Audio
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Customs accused of breaching human rights
8:25 AM.An Auckland IT worker of Arab descent has complained to the Human Rights Commissioner after being repeatedly detained by Customs every time he re-enters the country. Audio
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Markets update for 29 September 2009
8:29 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports news for 29 September 2009
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Queenstown threatens crackdown on noisy bars
8:40 AM.Late night drinkers have been given some respite by the Auckland City Council but party-goers in Queenstown might not be so lucky. Audio
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Universities plan for looming academic staff shortages
8:45 AM.Greying baby-boomer professors are nearing retirement, and luring their replacements is proving a tough task for our universities. Audio
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Waatea news for 29 September 2009
8:49 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Polanski lawyers vow to fight extradition
8:51 AM.The lawyers for film director Roman Polanski will fight his extradition to the United States for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in the 1970s. Audio
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British man raises money for Waikato Hospital
8:56 AM.A British man shot in the head while on a working holiday in New Zealand has proved doctors wrong and completed a 500-metre unaided walk. Audio