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Morning Report for Thursday 8 April 2010
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New Scrabble game panned by players
8:57 AM.A new version of Scrabble is causing howls of outrages from the fans - for the first time proper nouns will be allowed. Audio
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Musicians say more Maori artists need to be funded
8:52 AM.Musicians say the Maori broadcasting funding agency Te Mangai Paho needs to spread its budget among more artists to help revive a stalled Maori music industry. Audio
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Pressure mounts on bushfire chief who ate out as state burned
8:47 AM.The former police chief commissioner of Victoria in Australia is under fire after it emerged she went out for dinner on Black Saturday. Audio
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Waatea News for 8 April 2010
8:44 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Poor children not getting the help they need
8:40 AM.An Auckland University Professor says the problem of poor children being denied after hours medical care is a national problem. Audio
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Sports News for 8 April 2010
8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 8 April 2010
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Locals hot under collar as trail for Okarito arsonist goes cold
8:27 AM.Residents in the West Coast township of Okarito say they're angry that people who lit fires in a kiwi sanctuary two months ago still haven't been caught. Audio
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ANZ says Philippines hub won't cost jobs at home
8:23 AM.The ANZ National Bank has accused banking unions of scaremongering over plans to open a back-office hub in the Philippines. Audio
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Small Ohio art museum sending Maori artefacts back
8:19 AM.A small art museum in the United States is sending its collection of Maori artefacts back to New Zealand to be sold. Audio
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Business pile on pressure for ETS delay
8:13 AM.Business groups are pressuring the Government to delay the introduction of the ETS. Fuel and energy prices are set to rise from July this year when electricity, transport and industrial players enter… Read more Audio
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Hydro dam approval alarms Seddonville residents
8:09 AM.Some residents of a tiny West Coast community are voicing their concerns about plans to build a dam near their settlement. Audio
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US mine owners face criticism after deaths
7:56 AM.Rescuers are holding out for a miracle as they try to find four miners still missing after a massive explosion in a West Virginia coal mine. Audio
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Lawyers say legal aid reforms won't tackle real problems
7:49 AM.Lawyers will be required to sit competency tests every three years in one of the raft of changes intended to improve the performance of the legal aid system. Audio
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Sports News for 8 April 2010
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Fiji government drafts new decree to be able to fine media
7:40 AM.Harsh new controls on the media are set to be introduced in Fiji. News organisations face being fined half a million Fiji dollars for publishing stories deemed against the public interest or order by… Read more Audio
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Foreign interest in New Zealand farms on rise
7:37 AM.Fonterra says powerful overseas investors are eyeing New Zealand farms and farm factories with more enthusiasm than ever. Audio
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Academics back importing donor organs
7:29 AM.Some academics are supporting buying organs from third world countries. Low donor rates mean New Zealand ranks second last in a list showing the number of transplants in 20 developed nations. Audio
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Government likely to delay businesses facing full emission cost
7:26 AM.Business groups are pressuring the Government to rethink the ETS, as the date approaches when taxpayers will start feeling the financial impact of the scheme. Audio
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Government to release report on Whanau Ora
7:22 AM.More details are emerging about how the Maori Party's centrepiece policy Whanau Ora will operate. A taskforce set up to devise the best way of delivering the policy has reported to Tariana Turia and… Read more Audio
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Spy activist would welcome Crown's civil claim
7:17 AM.One of the activists aquitted of intentionally damaging the Waihopai satellite dish is welcoming the prospect of further court action. The Solicitor-General says the crown will consider seeking $1.1… Read more Audio
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Catholic Church claims new approach to abuse complaints
7:10 AM.The Catholic Church in New Zealand says it is currently investigating five historical complaints of child abuse and will actively pursue any further allegations that come to light. Audio
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Morning Business for 8 April 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Protests escalate in Thailand
6:39 AM.The prime minister of Thailand has declared a state of emergency in and around the capital, Bangkok, as anti-government protests escalate. Audio
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Crown looks at civil case against Waihopai Three
6:36 AM.One of the Waihopai spy base saboteurs says the suggestion the Crown may sue them for more than a million dollars in damages is sabre rattling that will probably come to nothing. Audio
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Waatea News for 8 April 2010
6:26 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 8 April 2010
6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 8 April 2010
6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Huapai residents concerned about 90-hectare development
6:13 AM.Residents in the rural town of Huapai, northwest of Auckland, are opposing a plan which could see 90 hectares of farm land carved up for development. Audio
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ACT says Government should delay emissions trading
6:11 AM.Pressure is coming from the business community for the Government to delay the introduction of the Emissions Trading Scheme. Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 8 April 2010
6:00 AM.Catholic Church claims new approach to abuse complaints, Spy activist would welcome Crown's civil claim, Hydro dam approval alarms Seddonville residents, Government to release report on Whanau Ora… Read more Audio