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Morning Report for Friday 16 October 2009
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:56 AM.We cross to Cairns now to join our correspondent, Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Nazi gnomes appear in Bavarian square
8:53 AM.The normally homely image of the garden gnome has been transformed in Germany into a statement about the rise of fascism. Audio
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Buyer beware when it comes to buying puppies from petshops
8:48 AM.Animal Welfare experts say pet shops and the internet are helping perpetuate a host of genetic disorders in dogs. Audio
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Waatea news
8:45 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Consent renewed for Paper mill to dump waste in Tarawera River
8:42 AM.The country's largest paper mill at Kawerau has had its consents to discharge effluent into the Tarawera River extended for 25 years, a decision some are calling a"disgrace". Audio
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Balloon lands empty
8:41 AM.There's no sign of a six year old boy believed to have been trapped inside a balloon which has careered across the skies of Colorado. Audio
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Morning sports news
8:38 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Markets update for 16 October 2009
8:32 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Hidden Da Vinci discovered
8:29 AM.A modest early nineteenth century portrait of an unknown German woman has turned out to be a fifteenth century work from Italian master, Leonardo Da Vinci. Audio
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Diego Maradona attacks critics
8:28 AM.Diego Maradona, always a controversial figure, has taken his critics head on with what can only be described as a controversial news conference following his team's last chance entry into the Football… Read more Audio
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Resthome staff say care concerns being ignored
8:23 AM.The company at the centre of allegations says it supports a Canterbury District Health Board investigation into alleged mismanagement at one of its Christchurch resthomes. Audio
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Restaurants wonder why high dollar doesn't allow cheap imports
8:19 AM.Restaurants are wondering why, with the dollar pushing record highs against key overseas currencies, the price of some imported foods shows no sign of falling. Audio
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Boy trapped in Balloon
8:17 AM.A six year old boy is floating helplessly thousands of metres above the state of Colorado, after becoming trapped in a homemade balloon. Audio
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Federated Farmers criticise government mismanagement
8:13 AM.Federated Farmers was one of several submitters given just a few hours' notice to front up at the ETS select committee hearing yesterday. Audio
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ETS process a"bloody shambles"
8:09 AM.Parliament's committee hearing submissions on the emissions trading scheme is being described as a travesty and shambolic by opposition MPs. Audio
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Farmers counting their blessings after snow storms
7:56 AM.Farmers who expected to be counting their losses from recent unseasonal weather in the central North Island are in fact counting themselves lucky. Audio
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Bikers plan to protest cost increase
7:53 AM.In motorbike shops and on bike websites only one topic of conversation has been dominating - the proposed rise in ACC levies. Audio
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Dollar down from 15 month high
7:48 AM.The events on Wall Street, and elsewhere, have been having a major impact on the Kiwi dollar. Audio
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Morning sports news
7:44 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Militants strike at the heart of Pakistan's security forces
7:38 AM.Militants have again struck at the heart of Pakistan's security forces, leading to fears of a widespread insurgency taking hold. Audio
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Aisling Symes' funeral this morning
7:35 AM.Hundreds of people are expected to attend the funeral of Aisling Symes in west Auckland later this morning. Audio
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Calls to remove NZ head of Commonwealth Games Fed from India
7:26 AM.The head of the Indian Olympics Association has launched a vitriolic attack on the New Zealand head of the Commonwealth Games Federation, calling for his instant removal from India. Audio
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State Services boss defends
7:20 AM.The paymaster of the public service says top civil servants will not get a pay rise this year except in exceptional cases. Audio
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US Banking sector has well and truly shaken off the recession
7:16 AM.The US Banking sector has well and truly shaken off the recession with two more banking giants overnight recording third quarter profits. Audio
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National's handling of ACC 'shambolic' - Labour
7:12 AM.The Act party leader Rodney Hide says his party is still talking to National about the ACC legislation. Audio
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Government ends week with key policies in disarray
7:09 AM.In the latest of what has been a week of sloppy political management, the Government's yet to get the numbers to gets its ACC reforms through parliament. Audio
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Morning business for 16 October 2009
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Calls for pay restraint shows a double standard
6:39 AM.Unions are rejecting suggestions highly paid CEOs lead by example and persuade more modestly paid public servants to accept a pay freeze. Audio
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Labour Party handling of ACC portfolio 'shambolic'
6:37 AM.The Labour Party has described the government's handling of the Accident Compensation Corporation portfolio as 'shambolic'. Audio
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Waatea news
6:28 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 16 October 2009
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 16 October 2009
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Libel case by Stalin's grandson thrown out
6:15 AM.Russian judges have ruled that you can in fact call Josef Stalin a murderer. Audio
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British PM committs another 500 troops to Afghanistan
6:13 AM.The British prime minister has committed another 500 troops to Afghanistan in the biggest hint yet Barack Obama may follow suit with his own troop surge. Audio
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Top stories for for 16 October 2009
6:00 AM.Revealations that nearly five thousand public servants earn more than a hundred thousand dollars. Hundreds are expected to attend today's funeral of Aisling Symes. The dollar hits a 15-month high and… Read more Audio