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Morning Report for Friday 13 November 2009
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Australia Correspondent - Kerry-Anne Walsh
8:57 AM.News from Australia including the asylum seekers and new breast cancer research. Audio
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Opponents of music conservatorium vow to keep fighting
8:53 AM.Opponents of a Music Conservatorium at the historic Christchurch arts centre are gearing up for a long battle to stop it. Audio
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Concerns over pacific media freedom
8:51 AM.There is increasing concern about the lack of media freedom in Fiji under the military regime's public emergency regulations. Audio
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Waatea news for 13 November 2009
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Showdown rules between Invercargill mayor and deputy
8:43 AM.The battle between the mayor of Invercargill Tim Shadbolt and his deputy, Neil Boniface, is to be decided by a vote among councillors. Audio
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Sports news for 13 November 2009
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets update for 13 November 2009
8:29 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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All Whites have one shot for World Cup glory
8:26 AM.New Zealand's biggest football match in almost thirty years kicks off in Wellington tomorrow night with a place at next year's World Cup at stake. Audio
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Pakeha media asked to leave Maori Party hui
8:20 AM.It was the racially charged Harawira email that triggered all this, but at yesterday's Maori Party hui called to discuss what to do, Pakeha media organisations were excluded when the debate proper got… Read more Audio
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Ranginui Walker says Maori Party tired of media led backlash
8:16 AM.The academic Ranginui Walker says the Maori Party leadership's actions come from a party tired of the media-led backlash triggered by their MP. Audio
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Controversial Jamaican musician raises hackles
8:14 AM.Protesters are vowing to disrupt the Big Day Out performance of a Jamaican musician who has performed homophobic songs. Audio
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Winston Peters wades into Harawira debate
8:08 AM.Hone Harawira's electorate is resisting calls from the Maori Party leadership that he quit the party and go it alone as an independent MP. Audio
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US envoy in Afghanistan warns against troop surge
7:56 AM.Don't send thousands of extra troops to Afghanistan - that's the message being given to U.S. President Barack Obama by his ambassador in Kabul. Audio
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Suggestion to cap NZers crossing Tasman nothing personal
7:54 AM.The suggestion that's been made to cap the number of New Zealanders settling over the Tasman is, apparently, nothing personal. Audio
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PM says a weak US dollar may not be bad for region
7:50 AM.The Prime Minister John Key arrived overnight in Singapore for two days of talks with APEC leaders including United States president Barack Obama Audio
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Sports news for 13 November 2009
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Response to criticism in the opposition banking inquiry
7:42 AM.The Bankers' Association has labelled as "nonsense" criticism that the major banks have ripped off customers by about 2 billion dollars. Audio
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New report shows dramatic climb in house prices
7:37 AM.A house price mini"boom"is underway. Audio
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World Cup glory or bust for All Whites
7:30 AM.It's World Cup glory, or perhaps another very long stint in the footballing backwaters. Audio
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Industry reps on Securities Commission committee quit
7:25 AM.Two members of a special Securities Commission committee have quit after criticism of their firms' financial advice. Audio
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Review of prison wing after Burton attack, other incidents
7:20 AM.The Corrections Department says it is reviewing the management of the maximum security division of Auckland Prison. Audio
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Electorate chair criticises leadership
7:15 AM.Last night, Sean Plunket talked to the chair of his Tai Tokerau electorate committee, Rahuia Kapa. Audio
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Maori Party divided over pressure on Harawira
7:06 AM.The Maori Party is divided over calls for Hone Harawira to quit and become an independent MP, with his electorate chairperson saying it is unconstitutional. Audio
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Morning business for 13 November 2009
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Industry reps quit financial adviser code setting group
6:40 AM.A scathing assessment of the financial advice industry has led to resignations on a Securities Commission code setting committee. Audio
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Stay or go - Harawira on two weeks notice
6:37 AM.MP Hone Harawira has two weeks before he'll know whether he'll be allowed to stay ini the Maori Party or be asked to leave before he, in the words of the party president, destroys it. Audio
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Waatea news for 13 November 2009
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 13 November 2009
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific news for 13 November 2009
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Rights group calls for inquiry into Lebanon maid deaths
6:15 AM.A human rights group is calling on the Lebanese government to investigate the recent deaths of eight foreign maids, six of whom have fallen or jumped from high places. Audio
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Russian economic change
6:10 AM.The Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, says he wants profound economic change in his country. Audio
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Burton found guilty of attempted murder
6:07 AM.A review is underway into improving staff and prisoner safety in the maximum security division of Auckland Prison where convicted killer Graeme Burton is held. Audio
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Top Stories for 13 November 2009
6:00 AM.Maori Party divided over pressure on Harawira, Electorate chair criticises leadership, Review of prison wing after Burton attack, Industry reps on Securities Commission committee quit, World Cup glory… Read more Audio