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Morning Report for Wednesday 17 March 2010
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Kidnapped boy released in Pakistan
8:57 AM.A British boy who was kidnapped in Pakistan has been released by his abductors. Audio
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Fire trucks being kept outside as extraction fans awaited
8:52 AM.Fire trucks around the country are being kept outside fire stations as firefighters take on their employer over its failure to provide diesel extraction fans. Audio
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Waatea news for 17 March 2010
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Stoush brewing over plans for second bridge in Ashburton
8:42 AM.Discontent is brewing in the mid Canterbury town of Ashburton where plans for a second road bridge to cross the Ashburton river have just been announced. Audio
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Dunedin's heritage buildings are the focus of new committee
8:39 AM.Dunedin's commercial heritage building owners want more flexible planning processes to assist them to redevelop their properties. Audio
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Sports news for 17 March 2010
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets update for 17 March 2010
8:29 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Save Radio New Zealand says broadcaster is being strangled
8:26 AM.The Save Radio New Zealand group met in Wellington last night to discuss what it's calling a manufactured funding crisis, designed to strangle the public broadcaster. Audio
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Irish Cardinal says he won't resign over abuse row
8:21 AM.The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland has denied accusations that he helped cover up a sex abuse scandal over thirty years ago. Audio
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Victoria bans sale of alcohol on Anzac Day morning
8:17 AM.The Australian state of Victoria has brought in a new law restricting the sale of alcohol on Anzac Day morning, to prevent drunken revellers disturbing Dawn services. Audio
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Regional trauma system seen as national template
8:13 AM.A new approach in dealing with trauma patients launched in Hamilton last night is expected to save about 20 lives each year and even more if it goes national. Audio
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Typhoid may spread quickly in cramped conditions
8:09 AM.Typhoid is now a major concern for the thousands of people forced into evacuation centres after Fiji's Cyclone Tomas. Audio
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Hamilton V8 race under threat
7:57 AM.Organisers of Hamilton's V8 motorsport race have been forced to personally bail out the event as the global recession hits its revenue. Audio
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US envoy delays Mideast trip
7:53 AM.US Envoy postponed a visit to Israel amid growing tension over Israel's announcement of plans to build one-thousand-600 new settler homes in East Jerusalem. Audio
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New water supply source being considered for Kaitaia
7:50 AM.The drought that's plaguing the Far North this summer has galvanised councils into action on a new water supply for Kaitaia. Audio
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Sports news for 17 March 2010
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Blood pours at Bangkok
7:42 AM.Anti-government protesters in Thailand have poured their own blood onto the ground outside the prime minister's office after their demands for elections were rejected. Audio
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Treaty talks signing marks 150 years since Taranaki Wars
7:36 AM.It's 150 years today since war began between settlers and Maori in Taranaki. Audio
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Consumers may ultimately pay for rural broadband levy
7:28 AM.Telstra Clear warns consumers will ultimately pay the cost of a new industry levy to fund better rural broadband. Audio
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Waitakere mayor says Auckland Museum board should quit
7:23 AM.The mayor of Waitakere City says the board of the Auckland War Memorial Museum should quit over its treatment of Museum director, Vanda Vitali. Audio
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Changes mooted for Commonwealth Games model
7:18 AM.The head of the New Zealand Olympic Committee believes this country could have won the rights to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, had a bid gone ahead. Audio
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NZ pledges aid to cyclone struck Fiji
7:16 AM.The Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully joins us. Audio
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Fiji sends assessment teams to survey damage
7:13 AM.Fiji's disaster management team spokesman Laisania Tui says the relief effort will recommence at first light today. Audio
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Former deputy prime minister says Fiji needs outside help
7:09 AM.The confirmed death toll from Fiji's Cyclone Tomas continues to stand at one, but officials are warning it could be days before the full extent of its destruction is known. Audio
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Morning business for 17 March 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Marlborough residents evacuated as fire threatens homes
6:40 AM.Several residents in rural Marlborough were evacuated from their homes last night because of a large fire. Audio
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Red Cross set to deliver aid to remote Fiji islands today
6:35 AM.13 thousand people in Fiji's northern group of Islands are still in cyclone shelters this morning as details slowly emerge about the damage caused by Cyclone Tomas. Audio
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Waatea news for 17 March 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 17 March 2010
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific news for 17 March 2010
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Search on for new museum head after director quits suddenly
6:08 AM.The search is on for a new director of Auckland War Memorial Museum after the sudden resignation of its controversial head yesterday. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 17 March 2010
6:00 AM.Former deputy prime minister says Fiji needs outside help, Fiji sends assessment teams to survey damage, NZ pledges aid to cyclone struck Fiji, Changes mooted for Commonwealth Games model, Waitakere… Read more Audio