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Morning Report for Tuesday 25 May 2010
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Free lunch in Wellington
8:56 AM.They say there's no such thing as a free lunch. But a shop tucked away in central Wellington is flipping that idea upside down, and proving that a free breakfast and free dinner are also possible. Audio
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Bid to stop bad behaviour in Invercargill graveyards
8:53 AM.The Invercargill City Council is proposing a by-law change to establish minimum standards of behaviour in the city's cemeteries. Audio
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Dunedin to be music hub with state-of-the-art studio
8:51 AM.Otago University has a new, state-of-the-art recording studio. Audio
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NZ man found in Thailand
8:51 AM.And following up on a story we covered yesterday, about New Zealander Karl Warhurst who was missing in Bangkok. Audio
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Waatea News for 25 May 2010
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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High schools face 6-million dollar cut from funding change
8:43 AM.Secondary schools could be as much as six-million dollars a year worse off because of a change to the way their funding is calculated. Audio
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North Korea vows retaliation against sanctions
8:39 AM.International pressure is mounting on North Korea, as tensions escalate with its southern neighbour. Audio
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Sports News for 25 May 2010
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 25 May 2010
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Debt-strapped Avondale Jockey Club suspends racing
8:26 AM.The Avondale Jockey Club is suspending racing for a year in a bid pay off a multi-million dollar debt. Audio
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Australia beat All Whites with last minute goal
8:22 AM.It was promoted as a friendly warm up to the Football World Cup but last night's clash between the Socceroos and All Whites at the MCG turned out to be anything but. Audio
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Israel prepares to confront Gaza flotilla
8:16 AM.Israel is readying itself for confrontation in the eastern Mediterranean, as a group of protest ships attempts to break the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. Audio
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Telecom's structure split looking more likely
8:14 AM.News that Telecom is considering an internal split to make it more commercially viable has failed to impress shareholders. Audio
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Farmers say legacy of drought will continue, despite rain
8:11 AM.Rain over the past week has broken the drought in Taranaki, and parts of Auckland, Northland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Otago and Canterbury. Audio
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Rivers peak soon in South Canterbury
8:08 AM.Rivers are rising in South Canterbury and expected to peak later this morning. Audio
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Elusive Fiordland moose may have been captured on camera
7:54 AM.A Clutha biologist may have taken the first conclusive photograph of a moose in Fiordland in more than 50 years. Audio
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Bridge strikes cost more than $1.5m in five years
7:52 AM.More than one-point-five million dollars in damage has been done to State Highway bridges in the past five years from truck loads that are either too high, or too wide. Audio
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Sports News for 25 May 2010
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Two police officers killed in Jamaican unrest
7:39 AM.Two police officers have been killed and six injured, as explosions and gunfire intensify in the Jamaican capital, Kingston. Audio
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Banking expert puts billion dollar price tag on Kiwibank
7:36 AM.The Government could have to find more than half a billion dollars within the next five years to keep Kiwibank growing at its current rate. Audio
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Last minute goal by Australia hands All Whites a defeat
7:29 AM.Australia's Socceroos scored a dramatic victory over New Zealand last night, with a last minute 2-1 win in Melbourne. Audio
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US pledges military support to South Korea
7:25 AM.The United States is promising full military support to South Korea to help prevent any further attacks from North Korea after the sinking of a South Korean warship. Audio
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Minister concedes budget allocated without competitive tender
7:22 AM.The Minister of Pacific Affairs has conceded that money awarded to a private company in last week's budget did not go through a competitive tender process. Audio
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Chinese firm outraged by government interference in OIO
7:16 AM.The Hong Kong-based firm looking to buy more than a dozen New Zealand farms is accusing the Agriculture Minister of trying to subvert what should be an independent process. Audio
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Weather forecaster plots the rain
7:14 AM.So severe weather warnings over the past two days but nothing significant yet. Has it been a lucky miss or do we still need to worry? Audio
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Storm lashes South Canterbury, North Otago
7:13 AM.Now to the South Island where preparations were being made yesterday for heavy rain. Audio
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Weather causes problems in Whakatane
7:09 AM.Heavy rain's been falling in eastern parts of the North Island overnight but relieved civil defence officials are reporting no significant problems. Audio
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Morning Business for 25 May 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Convincing case won private company budget funds
6:41 AM.The Minister of Pacific Affairs says a private company was awarded money in last week's budget, as they mounted a convincing case to the government. Audio
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heavy rain falls in eastern north island
6:37 AM.Bad weather has affected eastern parts of the North Island with Whakatane being drenched overnight. Audio
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Waatea News for 25 May 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 25 May 2010
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 25 May 2010
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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UK government slash public spending
6:11 AM.The new British government has slashed billions of pounds from public spending in an effect to stave off a Greek-style debt crisis. Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 25 May 2010
6:00 AM.Storm lashes South Canterbury and North Otago, Weather forecaster plots the rain, Chinese firm outraged by government interference in OIO, Minister concedes budget allocation awarded without… Read more Audio