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Morning Report for Wednesday 31 March 2010
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Family of late Princess Diana auction off valuables
8:57 AM.The Spencer family are auctioning off art, furniture and horse-drawn carriages to help pay for a 10 million pound restoration of Althorp House. Audio
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Funding diverted for national prisoners' aid agency
8:55 AM.The head office of the Prisoners Aid and Rehabilitation Society is set to lose its state funding today. Audio
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Measles outbreak in Hokianga may have spread to Wellington
8:53 AM.A large Hokianga family suffering an outbreak of measles may have spread the disease as far as Wellington. Audio
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Waatea News for Wednesday 31 March 2010
8:50 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Government offers hope to wind power sector
8:40 AM.The Government is offering hope to wind energy firms who say they have faced an uphill battle over their projects for years. Audio
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Sports News for Wednesday 31 March 2010
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for Wednesday 31 March 2010
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Rugby world cup boss defends song for 2011
8:28 AM.And its not just the tickets that have fans divided. There's also some consternation about this, the official world cup song ... Audio
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Rugby fans figure out how and if they'll get hold of tickets
8:25 AM.The wait is almost over. In less than four weeks rugby fans will finally be able to start applying for tickets to next year's World Cup. Audio
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Canyoning tragedy parents not confident other kids safe
8:14 AM.The coroner has recommended 29 changes to the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre and wider adventure industry in the wake of the death of six Elim Christian College students and their teacher.
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Irrigation New Zealand supports councillors' sacking
8:10 AM.An umbrella group for irrigators, Irrigation New Zealand, is applauding the dismissal of the councillors, as it says water is too important to be used as a political football. Audio
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Group angry at 'undemocratic' decision to sack councillors
8:05 AM.Anger at the government's decision to sack Canterbury regional councillors has led to a hastily organised protest being held at National Party offices this morning. Audio
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Small earthquakes edging Gisborne eastward
7:58 AM.Residents of the Gisborne area can be forgiven for thinking the earth moved for them over the past three months. Audio
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Report on Tonga ferry sinking to go to King today
7:55 AM.The Tongan Royal Commission report into the sinking of the ferry Princess Ashika will be presented to the King of Tonga and the Privy Council today. Audio
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Large Hadron Collider finally achieves high energy collisions
7:45 AM.The Large Hadron Collider at the European Center for Nuclear Research, (CERN), near Geneva has finally achieved the first high energy particle collision. Audio
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Sports News for Wednesday 31 March 2010
7:42 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Search on for accomplices of suicide bombers
7:40 AM.CCTV footage has been uncovered showing two women and a man accompanying the bombers in the moments before the attacks. Audio
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Despite straitened times, health workers set to agree pay rise
7:35 AM.Despite the straitened financial times, unions representing tens of thousands of health sector workers seem set to agree to a two percent pay deal with their district health board employers. Audio
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Britpop a flop say critics of Rugby World Cup song
7:27 AM.The song for next year's Rugby World Cup has been released, angering those who feel a kiwi tune would have been more appropriate. Audio
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Napier gunman's final notes made public for first time
7:20 AM.The contents of dramatic notes which Napier gunman Jan Molenaar made just before he killed himself have been made public for the first time. Audio
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Reinstated minister promises to study the rules
7:17 AM.Phil Heatley is promising to take, quote,"extra, special care"with his spending, now that he's been reinstated to Cabinet. Audio
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Foreshore paper likely to another test for Maori, National
7:12 AM.Just a day after the government and the Maori Party fell out over welfare changes, the two parties have agreed to release a consultation paper on the foreshore and seabed issue. Audio
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Governments ignored Canterbury council's pleas for help
7:10 AM.The Canterbury Regional Council is blaming a lack of government support for its sacking. Audio
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Morning Business for Wednesday 31 March 2010
6:47 AM.Morning Business for Wednesday 31 March 2010. Audio
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National Party's Heatley glad to be given second chance
6:40 AM.The National Party MP Phil Heatley says he's glad to have been given a second chance as a Cabinet Minister, after being reinstated by the Prime Minister. Audio
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Council had asked for help with water issues
6:35 AM.Ousted Canterbury regional councillors say if the government had given them the help they asked for, there would be no need for them to be sacked. Audio
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Waatea News for Wednesday 31 March 2010
6:27 AM.Waatea News for Wednesday 31 March 2010. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 31 March 2010
6:22 AM.Morning Rural News for Wednesday 31 March 2010. Audio
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Pacific News for Wednesday 31 March 2010
6:18 AM.Pacific News for Wednesday 31 March 2010. Audio
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Tony Blair returns to frontline domestic politics
6:10 AM.Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has returned to frontline domestic politics for the first time since stepping down to campaign for his successor in the UK's general election campaign. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 31 March 2010
6:00 AM.Governments ignored Canterbury council's pleas for help; National and the Maori Party try to agree on the foreshore and seabed issue; How could we possibly get a better song for next year's Rugby… Read more Audio