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Morning Report for Thursday 25 March 2010
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Top Stories for Thursday 25 March 2010
6:00 AM.Chinese company to buy $1.5 billion worth of dairy farms, Brownlee's Great Barrier Island figures keep changing, Lawyer says court ruling on Susan Couch case sets bar high, Israel approves homes in… Read more Audio
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Holden Australia to launch first ethanol-powered Commodore
6:14 AM.Holden Australia will launch its first ethanol powered Commodore by the end of the year. More famous for producing gas guzzling V8's, the car maker says it wants to cut Australia's reliance on petrol… Read more Audio
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Pacific news for 25 March 2010
6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 25 March 2010
6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea news for 25 March 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Farmers want more information on Chinese dairy farm deal
6:37 AM.Federated Farmers wants to meet with a Hong Kong based company that's looking to invest more than a billion dollars in New Zealand's dairy industry. Audio
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Government will ignore Attorney General's opinion
6:39 AM.The Government is to ignore the legal opinion of the Attorney General, Chris Finlayson, that its welfare reform legislation breaches the Bill of Rights Act. Audio
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Morning business for 25 March 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Chinese company to buy 1.5 billion worth of dairy farms
7:09 AM.A Chinese company has advised the Hong Kong stock exchange it intends to buy one point five billion dollars worth of New Zealand dairy farms and milk powder production plants. Audio
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Brownlee's Great Barrier Island figures keep changing
7:17 AM.The government's been caught flip-flopping on the details of plans to mine schedule 4 conservation land. Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee has told reporters the potential mineral value in Great Barrier… Read more Audio
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Lawyer says court ruling on Susan Couch case sets bar high
7:26 AM.A lawyer representing the families of two victims killed by crimimals says yesterday's Supreme Court ruling clearing the way for Susan Couch to sue the Corrections Department sets a high bar for other… Read more Audio
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Pacific Islanders says benefit changes will impact greatly
7:38 AM.Pacific Islanders say the Government's move to tighten benefit rules will adversely affect their community. The Government this week announced changes to the welfare system which aim to get more… Read more Audio
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Power prices ease amidst intense competition
7:40 AM.Power companies say consumers are seeing the benefits of the competitive power market. Figures from the Ministry of Economic Development show tens of thousands of customers are switching power… Read more Audio
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Public law specialist discusses changes to welfare
7:42 AM.Attorney-General Chris Finlayson has ruled the work testing of DPB recipients, sickness beneficiaries and the unemployed breaches the bill of rights because it treats them differently based on their… Read more Audio
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Sports news for 25 March 2010
7:47 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Fonterra on track to reward farmers with second highest payout
7:51 AM.Fonterra says it's still on track to reward farmer shareholders with their second highest milk payout on record despite revenue falling by $300 million in the six months to the end of January. Audio
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Health care provider calls for 111 system to be regulated
7:55 AM.The Mental Health Commission says a voluntary code for the handling of 111 emergency call system is not good enough. Audio
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World's hottest chili being used to make grenades
7:57 AM.The Indian Military's just perfected its latest weapon against terrorism - the world's hottest chili. Audio
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Overseas Investment Office likely to okay farm purchase
8:10 AM.The Overseas Investment Office is likely to approve a Chinese company's purchase of 22 farms formerly owned by notorious polluters, the Crafar family, according to the farms' receivers. Audio
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Government caught changing mining figures
8:13 AM.Criticism of the government's plans to allow mining on protected conservation land is focused on Great Barrier Island. Audio
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Foreigners re-investing record amount in NZ subsidiaries
8:17 AM.New figures show foreigners are re-investing profits earned from their stakes in local firms at a record rate. Audio
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Israel approves homes in Palestinian area of Jerusalem
8:20 AM.In a move that is likely to heighten tensions between Israel and the US, Jerusalem's City officials have granted final approval for an Israeli housing project in the heart of a Palestinian… Read more Audio
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Christchurch's wastewater pipeline opens
8:26 AM.An $87 million pipeline which takes Christchurch's wastewater out to sea has been opened after three and a half years of construction. Audio
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Fighting inflation using fish in Argentina
8:28 AM.The President of Argentina has come up with a novel way of fighting inflation. President Cristina Fernandez has sent out trucks decorated with blue waves to sell heavily subsidised haddock in poor… Read more Audio
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Sports news for 25 March 2010
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Renewed calls to ban full body scanner machines
8:40 AM.There have been renewed calls to ban full-body scanner machines after a worker at London's Heathrow airport was caught ogling x-ray images of a female co-worker. Audio
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Partnership works towards watery diesel
8:43 AM.New Zealand's bus and truck drivers could soon be throwing water in their fuel tanks. The Wellington Institute of Technology or Weltec, and a private partner Veranis have developed an emulsified… Read more Audio
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Waatea news for 25 March 2010
8:47 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Massey launches campaign to raise $100 million
8:51 AM.Massey University is turning to the public in a bid to raise $100 million for an endowment fund within 10 years. Audio
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Council to consider offer to fund Christchurch pool
8:54 AM.Residents in the Christchurch suburb of St Albans hope to learn today whether a four year battle to get its swimming pool replaced has been successful. A $2.5 million donation from an elderly local… Read more Audio