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Morning Report for Monday 3 May 2010
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Top Stories for Monday 3 May 2010
6:00 AM.Sweeping changes to Australia's tax system announced, Finance Minister says no surprises in Australian tax changes, Pakistan Taliban claim responsibility for NY car bomb, No way to prevent oil from… Read more Audio
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Rail union urges Government to build Auckland trains here
6:15 AM.The union representing railway workers says the Government should ensure new commuter trains for Auckland are built in New Zealand. Audio
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Pacific News for 3 May 2010
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 3 May 2010
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea News for 3 May 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Queenstown shops re-open for business
6:41 AM.Queenstown's business owners have been moving stock back into their premises, after a close call when Lake Wakatipu came only centimetres from flooding the commercial heart of the town. Audio
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Morning Business for 3 May 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Sweeping changes to Australia's tax system announced
7:09 AM.Australian tax changes announced last night promise to redistribute the nation's wealth by taxing the profits of big mining and boosting the retirement savings of millions of Australians. Audio
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Finance Minister says no surprises in Australian tax changes
7:13 AM.New Zealand's Finance Minister Bill English says there is nothing in the Australian tax review that will cause him to rewrite this month's budget. Audio
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Pakistan Taliban claim responsibility for NY car bomb
7:17 AM.The Pakistan Taliban is claiming responsibility for the failed attempt to detonate a car bomb in Times Square in New York. Audio
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No way to prevent oil from reaching Louisiana coast
7:21 AM.Authorities in Louisiana are now conceding there's no way to prevent an oil slick from reaching the mainland and killing wildlife. Audio
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Hunt continues for missing Whanganui woman
7:24 AM.The hunt continues today for missing Whanganui woman Marice McGregor. Audio
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Watching brief kept on Indian security situation
7:28 AM.Commonwealth Games officials are keeping a watching brief on the security situation in India, where the terrorism threat level has been raised. Audio
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Kiwirail urged to bid for Auckland train building contract
7:37 AM.The Government is being urged to ensure half a billion dollars worth of new Auckland commuter trains are built in New Zealand, not overseas. Audio
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Sports News for 3 May 2010
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Anti-mining protesters accused of ignoring facts
7:48 AM.Anti-mining protesters who thronged Auckland at the weekend are being accused by the mining industry of willfully ignoring the facts. Audio
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Private schools refused entry to state sector
7:52 AM.The Government has told four private schools they cannot join the state sector because there are already enough schools in their area. Audio
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SPCA aims to stop killing unwanted pets
7:56 AM.The new national president of the Royal New Zealand SPCA says it's going to pull out all the stops to find homes for pets, rather than putting them down. Audio
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Government keeps mum on response to Australia tax change
8:09 AM.The Government is keeping any response it will make to an overhaul of the Australian tax systyem under wraps till the Budget. Audio
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BP faces multi billion dollars in damages from oil spill
8:17 AM.BP's share price fell on news the giant oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has more than tripled in area in a matter of days. Audio
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Electricity customers switch companies in droves
8:21 AM.Electricity customers are switching companies in droves, with the number of people making the move to new providers reaching a nine year high. Audio
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Tonga communications minister hits back at criticism
8:24 AM.A senior Tongan minister has defended her government's performance after the sudden resignation of the country's Attorney General last Friday. Audio
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Markets Update for 3 May 2010
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 3 May 2010
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Tories in lead in UK election polls
8:39 AM.The latest polls out of Britain show Conservative leader, David Cameron ahead of Labour and the Liberal Democrats, whose ratings have remained steady. Audio
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Funding cut puts Nelson project for at-risk teens in jeopardy
8:43 AM.A Nelson project that helps at-risk young people by involving them with dogs saved from the pound is on borrowed time after the withdrawal of Government funding. Audio
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Waatea News for 3 May 2010
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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King Lear text : vulgar or probing observation?
8:51 AM.That's Ian Holm in a 1999 PBS production of King Lear .. and in Northland, the dismissal of a teacher for using a modern version of the Shakespearian classic is provoking widespread debate . Audio
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
8:55 AM.We cross to Melbourne to join Phil Kafcaloudes... Audio