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Morning Report for Wednesday 18 August 2010
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Australia's top rugby league referee falls from grace
8:56 AM.The man who once laid claim to being Australia's top rugby league referee has fallen from grace over a bungled call as a Television Match Official in the NRL. Audio
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Shell continues defending misleading advertising charges
8:52 AM.A case against Shell New Zealand is continuing after a Judge rejected a claim by the company's lawyer that the Commerce Commission hadn't proven its case. Audio
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Toxic sea slugs return to Auckland beaches
8:50 AM.The toxic sea slugs responsible for the deaths of five dogs last year have returned to Auckland's beaches. Audio
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Waatea news for 18 August 2010
8:47 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Stem cell research stymied by bureaucracy
8:43 AM.The latest bid for stem cell research to be done on paraplegics has been held up by the national ethics committee. Audio
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Agricultural expert says fund requires buy in from all
8:39 AM.A leading agricultural expert says the government's primary growth partnership fund will need support from all of the country's meat processors to be truly effective. Audio
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Sports news for 18 August 2010
8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Market update for 18 August 2010
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Football fallout in France still flows
8:27 AM.The fallout from the Football world cup is continuing in France with one of the country's biggest football stars, Nicolas Anelka, banned from playing for the national team for the next 18 games. Audio
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Savings review set to target government spending
8:24 AM.Government spending is expected to be part of a proposed review of national savings. Audio
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Rise in birth rate putting pressure on education
8:21 AM.Just over a quarter of a million babies were born in New Zealand over the past four years, twenty thousand more than in the previous four-year period. Audio
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Analysts say Act deputy change shows deep seated divisions
8:15 AM.This morning Mr Hide had a speaking engagement in Porirua. We sent a reporter along, again no comment from the ACT leader. Audio
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Six people missing in Southern Ocean
8:08 AM.Six crew of the fishing vessel, the Oyang 70, are still missing after the ship sank in the Southern Ocean about four hundred nautical miles east of Dunedin. Audio
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Leaky bus shelters leave commuters wet and wild
7:56 AM.First it was leaky homes, now it's leaky bus shelters. Audio
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Fears Commonwealth games venues won't be completed in time
7:54 AM.With only seven weeks to go before the Commonwealth Games get underway in Delhi, there are fears major venues and roads will not be completed in time. Audio
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Teachers, principals say ERO report out of date
7:50 AM.The government and critics of its national standards policy are at odds over an Education Review Office report on the standards. Audio
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Sports news for 18 August 2010
7:47 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Voters wooed in bellwether Australian seat of Bennelong
7:42 AM.Labor is clinging to a four-seat majority just three days from the federal election. Audio
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Fishing boat sinks off Dunedin coast
7:35 AM.Forty four people have been picked up from liferafts in the Southern Ocean after the fishing vessel Oyang 70 had sunk about 400 nautical miles east of Dunedin. Audio
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Standoff at the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv
7:25 AM.Shots have been fired at the Turkish embassy in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Audio
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Iraq blast comes ahead of US pull-out
7:20 AM.Hundreds of people had been queuing all night outside an Iraqi Army recruiting centre in Baghdad when a lone suicide bomber blew himself up in the middle of the crowd. Audio
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As nomination deadline looms, few step up for local poll
7:17 AM.With just over 48 hours before nominations close for the local government elections, many electoral officers say the number of contenders is well down. Audio
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Act pulls down the shutters after dumping deputy leader
7:15 AM.We spoke to parliamentary chief reporter, Jane Patterson. Audio
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Act pulls down the shutters after dumping deputy leader
7:10 AM.The Act caucus has pulled the shutters down, leaving voters none the wiser about why MP Heather Roy was dumped as deputy leader. Audio
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Morning Business News for 18 August 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Forest owners say ETS options must be weighed carefully
6:40 AM.Forest owners in Hawke's Bay say those tossing up what to do under the emissions trading scheme must weigh their decision carefully. Audio
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Questions remain around dumping of Act's deputy leader
6:37 AM.Mystery still surrounds the dumping of the Act Party's deputy leader, Heather Roy. Audio
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Waatea news for 18 August 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 18 August 2010
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific news for 18 August 2010
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Protesters on Rapa Nui are removed at gunpoint
6:16 AM.One thousand protesters on Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, have been removed at gunpoint from a series of government buildings they were occupying. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 18 August 2010
6:00 AM.Act pulls down the shutters after dumping deputy leader; few step up for local poll as nomination deadline looms; Iraq blast comes ahead of US pull-out; standoff at the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv… Read more Audio