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Morning Report for Tuesday 21 September 2010
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Top Stories for Tuesday 21 September 2010
6:00 AM.Govt spurns advice that lowering blood alcohol saves lives, Snow storm continues in Southland, Stadium Southland collapse could prompt review of codes, High winds leave 2000 North Island homes without… Read more Audio
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Community law centre expecting flood of quake cases
6:11 AM.Christchurch's community law centre is expecting many cases to be lodged as people struggle to cope with the effects of the Canterbury earthquake. Audio
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Pacific News for 21 September 2010
6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 21 September 2010
6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea News for 21 September 2010
6:28 AM.News from the Waatea team Audio
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Southland snow fails to materialise
6:39 AM.More snow predicted to hit Southland overnight has failed to materialise, but the Metservice is still warning of snow down to low levels later today and again on Thursday. Audio
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Government plans to expand minerals, petroleum division
6:42 AM.The Government is to expand its division dealing with minerals and petroleum exploration. It says there's a need to increase the capacity of the division dealing with the issue. Environmentalists say… Read more Audio
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Morning Business for 21 September 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Govt spurns advice that lowering blood alcohol saves lives
7:09 AM.Official papers show Cabinet went against Transport Ministry advice that lowering the adult blood alcohol level could save as up to 33 lives a year and the country almost $240 million. An official… Read more Audio
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Snow storm continues in Southland
7:14 AM.Southland has been granted a brief reprieve from predicted bad weather, but the Metservice is warning of more snow down to low levels. Audio
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Stadium Southland collapse could prompt review of codes
7:18 AM.The collapse of Stadium Southland's roof due to heavy snow could prompt a review of engineering codes. A structural engineer, who's been highly critical of standards in the profession, says bad… Read more Audio
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Staffing levels to be boosted at Crown Minerals
7:22 AM.The minerals industry is welcoming a decision to strengthen the state's chief minerals controlling body. Crown Minerals is a group within the Ministry of Economic Development, and has responsibility… Read more Audio
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New twist in international cricket scandal
7:37 AM.There have been more twists and turns in Cricket's corruption allegations as relations between the Pakistan and England teams turn even more poisonous. Audio
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Calls for new child cancer unit in Canterbury
7:41 AM.A Canterbury District Health Board Member says Canterbury needs a new child cancer unit, as the current space is, in his words, atrocious and not able to cope with the increasing number of patients… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 21 September 2010
7:47 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Doctors begin television advertising campaign
7:50 AM.Resident doctors say they have a mandate for strike action but want to avoid it. The comment comes as the doctors spend tens of thousands of dollars on an advertising campaign on television designed… Read more Audio
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Security specialist says Delhi faces high chance of attack
7:53 AM.A global security specialist says that despite assurances from the organisers of next month's Commonwealth Games in Delhi, the chances of a terrorist attack remain high. Audio
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Taxi drivers almost crushed by rubble tell story for first time
7:57 AM.Two taxi drivers have spoken out for the first time about their brush with death when they narrowly escaped falling rubble during the Canterbury Earthquake. Audio
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Official papers show govt reject advice to lower blood alcohol
8:09 AM.The Transport Minister is defending a decision to reject advice to lower the adult blood alcohol level for driving, saying that a certain amount of risk occurs with all transport issues. Audio
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High winds leave 2000 North Island homes without power
8:17 AM.Six hundred homes in the lower North Island remain without power after the country continues to be battered by severe weather. Crews from lines company, Powerco, have been working through the night… Read more Audio
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MPs aim to prevent prisoners voting but almost achieve opposite
8:19 AM.An attempt to deprive all prisoners of voting rights almost backfired in Parliament. After the Electoral (Disqualification of Convicted Prisoners) Amendment Bill was reported back to the house, a… Read more Audio
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Continued growth in job vacancies being advertised online
8:25 AM.Cautious optimism is returning to the New Zealand job market, with continued growth in the total number of vacancies being advertised online. New figures show the number of skilled job advertisements… Read more Audio
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Teachers, principals doubtful about trade training initiatives
8:26 AM.School teachers and principals are not happy with the government's attempts to reduce the number of teenagers who are not in education or training. It is spending tens of millions of dollars on the… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 21 September 2010
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 21 September 2010
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Avalanche of legal cases emerging in wake of quake
8:39 AM.Christchurch's community law centre is braced for an avalanche of cases as people confront legal issues associated with the Canterbury earthquake. Audio
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UN reviews Millennium Development Goals
8:43 AM.More than 140 world leaders have started a three day summit in New York to review progress in the Millennium Development Goals to reduce poverty. Audio
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Waatea News for 21 September 2010
8:49 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Economic analysis shows Hawke's Bay performs poorly
8:52 AM.In Hawke's Bay, the recovery from the economic recession has been patchy. An analysis by the National Bank shows the area's economy has contracted by almost one percent, and business and consumer… Read more Audio
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China falls out with Japan over capture of fishing boat skipper
8:55 AM.A spat between Japan and China over ownership of a group of islands has heightened with Japan taking a Chinese captain prisoner after his fishing boat collided with one of its coastguard ships. Audio