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Morning Report for Monday 9 August 2010
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Top Stories for Monday 9 August 2010
6:00 AM.Review says welfare system fails too many New Zealanders, Emotional return from Afghanistan for fallen soldier, Taliban claims responsibility for roadside attack, India struggles to get aid to… Read more Audio
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Pacific News for 9 August 2010
6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 9 August 2010
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea News for 9 August 2010
6:28 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Key says foreign forces still needed in Afghanistan
6:37 AM.The Prime Minister says Afghanistan would be turned into a global breeding ground for terrorism if foreign forces were to withdraw from the country now. Audio
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More rain for flood-hit regions of Pakistan
6:40 AM.Fresh rains have lashed flood-hit Pakistan, threatening to deepen a crisis affecting at least 15 million people in the worst floods in the country's history. Audio
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Morning Business for 9 August 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Review says welfare system fails too many New Zealanders
7:09 AM.A group set up by the Government to examine the welfare system says it's not working, especially for long term beneficiaries. Audio
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Emotional return from Afghanistan for fallen soldier
7:15 AM.There was an emotional return to Ohakea air base yesterday for the New Zealand soldier killed in Afghanistan last week. Audio
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Taliban claims responsibility for roadside attack
7:19 AM.The attack on a convoy of aid workers in the province of Badakhshan has again raised concerns about the security of areas that had previously been considered some of the safest. Audio
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India struggles to get aid to flood-hit areas
7:24 AM.As Pakistan stuggles to cope with monsoon floods, hundreds are dead or missing after flash floods in the Indian controlled Kasmir. Audio
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MP says Aucklanders too soft to handle haka
7:27 AM.A Northland Maori MP is calling for an end to a ban on the haka at the country's oldest schoolboy rugby competition. Audio
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Carter's bid to save Labour membership rejected
7:36 AM.Labour is facing a potentially messy fight over the future of Chris Carter, after rejecting his offer to withdraw his nomination for Te Atatu in return for being allowed to remain a party member. Audio
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Sports News for 9 August 2010
7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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New Zealand team prepare to join Gaza aid convoy
7:47 AM.A New Zealand team preparing to join a massive international aid convoy heading to the Gaza strip says it's not going into the situation lightly. Audio
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Latest property statistics suggest housing market's flat
7:53 AM.Statistics from the property valuer, QV and the ASB Bank's quarterly housing confidence survey are painting a picture of a stagnant property market. Audio
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Christchurch practises for Rugby World Cup
7:57 AM.Christchurch had a chance to practise for next year's Rugby World Cup on Saturday night, when thousands of people packed into the city for the Bledisloe Cup game. Audio
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Former MP's group offers alternative view of welfare
8:09 AM.A group set up by the government to look at long-term benefit dependency says if the welfare system isn't changed, 16 per cent of the working age population could be on a benefit by 2050. Audio
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Iwi leader says quick fix unlikely for high Maori joblessness
8:15 AM.The Chairman of one of the country's largest iwi says the problem of high Maori unemployment won't be solved overnight. Audio
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Australia's opposition officially launches campaign
8:21 AM.The Australian opposition leader, Tony Abbott, has officially launched his party's campaign, promising what he calls a grown-up government that would target illegal immigration and scrap mining tax. Audio
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Educators challenge government figures on student failure
8:25 AM.School leaders and academics are challenging the Government's figures on student failure. Audio
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Markets Update for 9 August 2010
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 9 August 2010
8:34 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Thousands of super city council staff secure pay deal
8:38 AM.Thousands of staff who will work in Auckland's super city council have secured a two -year pay deal in what's being called a milestone in the amalgamation process. Audio
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Polytechnic funding cuts hurt smaller regions
8:42 AM.A Nelson student leader says the government's cuts to polytech funding are taking a knife to the heart of smaller regions around the country. Audio
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Waatea News for 9 August 2010
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Government rebuffs trucking lobby on road user charges
8:49 AM.The government has rejected a push by the trucking industry for a major change to the Road User Charges system. Audio
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Australian firms frustrated at Brand Australia
8:52 AM.Australian business leaders say they're suffering on the world stage because of tourism campaigns that they say portray Australia as a country of boofheads. Audio
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
8:56 AM.We cross to Melbourne to join Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio