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Morning Report for Wednesday 9 June 2010
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Top Stories for Wednesday 9 June 2010
6:00 AM.PM says take it or leave it over foreshore and seabed, Japanese whalers reveal whalemeat-selling racket, Environment Minister to be in court for defamation trial, Protester Pete Bethune banned from… Read more Audio
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Greens say National threatening over foreshore negotiations
6:12 AM.The National Party is being accused of threatening the Maori Party over negotiations to repeal and replace foreshore and seabed legislation. Audio
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Iran says no nuclear talks if sanctions imposed
6:16 AM.The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, says he will not agree to talks on his country's nuclear programme if the United Nations Security Council imposes new sanctions. Audio
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Pacific News for 9 June 2010
6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 9 June 2010
6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea News for 9 June 2010
6:29 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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PM says take it or leave it over foreshore and seabed
6:39 AM.The Prime Minister has upped the ante over the foreshore and seabed legislation, saying it's either public domain or no change to the current law. Audio
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Fisheries stings may lose their force
6:41 AM.Hundreds of people convicted of buying fish illegally may now try to have their records cleared. Audio
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Morning Business for 9 June 2010
6:49 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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PM says take it or leave it over foreshore and seabed
7:10 AM.John Key says if the Maori Party won't vote for Cabinet's final recommendation, there will be no change to the current law. The chair of the Iwi Leaders Group, Mark Solomon says seabed law change must… Read more Audio
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Japanese whalers reveal whalemeat-selling racket
7:14 AM.Japan's scientific whaling programme is being portrayed as a sham, after two former whalers revealed that crew on the ships are selling meat on the black market. Audio
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Environment Minister to be in court for defamation trial
7:17 AM.A defamation trial over comments made by the Environment Smith Nick Smith about leaky buildings is expected to begin shortly. Audio
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Bay of Plenty taxi driver to identify family members
7:23 AM.A Bay of Plenty taxi driver whose wife and daughter were found dead in their family home is due to identify their bodies. Audio
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Man charged with murder
7:25 AM.A man is to appear in court this morning charged with murder, after a woman was found dead at a West Auckland house. Audio
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Ministry seeks urgent appeal hearing on paua poaching
7:26 AM.The Ministry of Fisheries is seeking an urgent Court of Appeal hearing to try to close a loophole ruling out some undercover operations against paua poaching. Audio
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Union, employers say now wrong time to lift cash rate
7:39 AM.The Reserve Bank is expected to lift interest rates for the first time in almost three years when it reviews the Official Cash Rate. Audio
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Whaling interview hoax puts spotlight on journalists' research
7:48 AM.The comedians behind a hoax whaling interview on TVNZ's Breakfast programme have described how easy it was to get on air. Audio
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Fans make big sacrifices to see All Whites at World Cup
7:50 AM.With most travel packages to the World Cup in South Africa costing upwards of ten thousand dollars, the experience is out of reach for many New Zealanders. Audio
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Trader on trial for losing bank almost six-billion dollars
7:54 AM.A former financial trader has gone on trial in Paris charged with losing a French bank, more than six-billion dollars in a series of unauthorised deals. Audio
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Seabed row a political headache for Maori Party
8:09 AM.The Maori Party's been told that if it doesn't like what the Cabinet puts forward to replace the foreshore and seabed law, the existing legislation will stay put. Audio
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Protester Pete Bethune banned from Sea Shepherd
8:16 AM.Right in the middle of his trial in Japan, anti-whaling protestor Pete Bethune has been banned from future protests by the Sea Shepherd group. Audio
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Defence to start closing arguments in police shooting case
8:20 AM.Lawyers for the two men accused of murdering an undercover police officer will soon begin their closing arguments. Audio
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People caught in fisheries stings may seek compensation
8:24 AM.Some people jailed after buying seafood from undercover fisheries officers may now seek compensation, after a High Court ruling that found such sales are not illegal. Audio
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Markets Update for 9 June 2010
8:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 9 June 2010
8:34 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Sun spot activity increases dramatically
8:38 AM.The US space agency Nasa says the sun is about to come alive with violent eruptions, that could cause twenty times more damage to the economy than Hurricane Katrina. Audio
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Obama's popularity to be tested in US primaries
8:41 AM.Voters in 11 US states have begun choosing party candidates for the nation's mid-term general elections for Congress and state governors. Audio
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Waatea News for 9 June 2010
8:47 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Sea Shepherd statement
8:51 AM.A statement from the Sea Shepherd Society regarding their position on Pete Bethune. Audio
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Manurewa residents vowing to fight creation of new prison
8:52 AM.Residents from the South Auckland community of Manurewa say they fear the area will be known as the crime capital of New Zealand, if a proposed 1500-bed men's prison is built. Audio
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Bird call creator receives Queen's Service Medal
8:56 AM.John Kendrick, the man who recorded Morning Report bird calls received the Queen's Service Medal for services to wildlife. Audio