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Morning Report for Monday 1 February 2010
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News from Australia
8:55 AM.With Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio
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Zabeel grandson expected to fetch top dollar at yearling sales
8:52 AM.A grandson of champion sire Zabeel is expected to fetch top dollar at this week's premier yearling sales at Karaka. Audio
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Family of Pauly Fuemana devastated bysudden death
8:50 AM.The family of musician Pauly Fuemana say they are shocked and devastated by his sudden death. Read more Audio
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Major food distribution project taking place in Haiti
8:50 AM.The United Nations is launching a major food distribution programme in Haiti today, nearly three weeks after the earthquake. Audio
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Waatea news for 1 February 2010
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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China economic goals may harm NZ Free Trade agreement
8:43 AM.China has reaffirmed it's economic goals of raising domestic consumption while reducing its reliance on exports and investment. Audio
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Bob Irvine, famed voice of rugby on radio, dies
8:39 AM.He was the voice of rugby on the radio for a generation of New Zealanders. Audio
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Sports news for 1 February 2010
8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets update for 1 February 2010
8:30 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Call for changes to Road Code
8:28 AM.Driving educators say there need to be changes to the road code and how it's put together. Audio
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MAF acts to eradicate Hadda beetle
8:23 AM.Scientists at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry are trying to find out how widespread is the presence of a foreign beetle that feeds on vegetable crops. Audio
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Southland councils argue over shared civil defence head
8:16 AM.Local authorities in Southland have been in crisis talks over a shared civil defence agreement. Audio
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Rain causes problems in Gisborne
8:11 AM.The New Zealand Transport Agency expects to have state highway 5, the Napier-Taupo road, re-opened by midday once slips are cleared. Audio
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Auckland neighbour describes aftermath of taxi driver attack
8:08 AM.Auckland locals fought in vain to save the life of a taxi driver fatally stabbed in the suburb of Mount Eden early on Sunday morning. Audio
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Auckland celebrates 170th birthday with regatta
7:58 AM.Happy birthday Auckland - the city of sails turns 170 today. Audio
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After 3-month wait, Blacks Caps have a new coach
7:54 AM.After a three month wait, the Black Caps finally have a new coach. Audio
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Telecom faces major hurdle to win back customers' trust
7:47 AM.Telecom faces major challenges in winning back public trust following a three-day network failure - its second in just over a month. Audio
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Sports news for 1 February 2010
7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Two people in court over death of Herman Rockefeller
7:38 AM.Two people will appear in court in Melbourne today charged with the murder of multi-millionaire Herman Rockefeller. Audio
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Roger Federer wins Australian Open
7:35 AM.It's sweet sixteen for Roger Federer, taking his fourth Australian Open title and his sixteenth Grand Slam. Audio
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Parliamentarians support longer sentences for animal cruelty
7:28 AM.Parliament looks likely to fast-track legislation to increase the maximum penalty for animal cruelty. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 1 February 2010
7:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Ten Americans arrested for people smuggling in Haiti
7:23 AM.Ten Americans from a church group have been charged with child trafficking, after they were arrested trying to take 33 children out of earthquake ravaged Haiti. Audio
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Civil defence comments on Gisborne flooding
7:20 AM.We spoke to Emergency Management Officer for Gisborne District Council, Richard Steele. Audio
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Dozens cut off by Gisborne floods
7:16 AM.Thirty people north-west of Gisborne remain cut off, after the bridge they use near Te Karaka was damaged by flood waters. Audio
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Government considers proposal to beef up taxi security
7:13 AM.The Minister of Transport Steven Joyce says the government needs to look at taxi safety again. Audio
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Driver's death prompts calls for better taxi security
7:09 AM.The death of an Auckland taxi driver has renewed calls for the government to make taxi security cameras compulsory. Audio
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Morning business for 1 February 2010
6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Taxi community rally around family of slain driver
6:38 AM.The Auckland taxi community has rallied around the family of a taxi driver whose death is now a homicide investigation. Audio
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Waatea news for 1 February 2010
6:29 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Pacific news for 1 February 2010
6:20 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Sixteen New Zealand athletes heading to Vancouver
6:16 AM.New Zealand's Winter Olympic team has been finalised, with the games starting in just under a fortnight. Audio
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Labour would support lifting of top tax bracket threshold
6:12 AM.Raising the income threshold so that people could earn more before having to pay the top tax rate is one change to the tax system the Labour Party says it could support. Audio
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Top stories for Monday 1 February 2010
6:00 AM.Driver's death prompts calls for better taxi security; Government considers proposal to beef up taxi security; dozens cut off by Gisborne floods; civil defence comments on Gisborne flooding; ten… Read more Audio