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Morning Report for Thursday 14 October 2010
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Pigeons love to gamble, study finds
8:57 AM.An American study has found that pigeons, like humans, love a good flutter. Audio
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Study shows US students drink harder in New Zealand
8:53 AM.New research has found that American students studying in New Zealand drink twice as much alcohol here as they do back home. Audio
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New mayor signals big changes in Whangarei council
8:49 AM.The mayor-elect of Whangarei, Morris Cutforth, is promising a new era of openness in civic affairs - and an end to five-minute council meetings. Audio
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Waatea News for 14 October 2010
8:46 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Napier, Gisborne polytechs plan to merge next year
8:42 AM.The polytechs of Napier and Gisborne are planning to merge next year. Audio
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Verdict due today in Cairns home abortion case
8:39 AM.A judge in Queensland is expected to deliver his verdict later today on a Cairns couple who've been charged with offences under the state's century-old abortion law. Audio
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Sports News for 14 October 2010
8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 14 October 2010
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Report into freight shipping recommends hands-off approach
8:26 AM.The Employers and Manufacturers Association says it agrees with a report that the Government should leave the freight shipping industry to sort itself out. Audio
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US Court orders end to Don't Ask, Don't Tell
8:22 AM.A United States judge has ordered the Pentagon to stop banning openly gay men and women from serving in the US military. Audio
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Sharples says singling out Maori access fees an affront
8:19 AM.The Maori Party says a law change that will specifically ban Maori customary title holders from charging public access fees is an affront to iwi. Audio
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Two more Golds for New Zealand in Delhi
8:14 AM.New Zealand has won a further two gold and four silver medals at the Commonwealth Games overnight - but one was plagued by controversy. Audio
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No guarantee Canterbury aftershocks will get smaller
7:57 AM.Canterbury residents are being told there's no guarantee the aftershocks that have been rattling the region for more than a month will get any smaller. Audio
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Capital road overhauls face new hurdles with new mayor
7:50 AM.Contentious - and expensive - roading projects planned for Wellington may be in jeopardy, with the election of a bicycle-riding mayor to the capital's top office. Audio
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Parliamentary report predicts oil price spike by 2012
7:46 AM.A parliamentary report warns New Zealand could face the first of a series of oil price shocks by 2012, resulting in a cycle of recessions, punctuated by short-lived recoveries. Audio
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Sports News for 14 October 2010
7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Labour says government hiding details of SCF bids
7:38 AM.The Labour Party says the government should release details of offers it says were made for South Canterbury Finance. Audio
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Government axes school intervention scheme
7:35 AM.Education groups are upset the government is axing its main support programme for troubled schools. Audio
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Move to ban Maori access charges described as insult
7:27 AM.A move to specifically ban Maori who hold customary title over the seabed and foreshore from charging fees for access, is being described as an insult to iwi around the country. Audio
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Police Minister backs easier access to guns
7:24 AM.The Police Minister has given her strongest indication yet that police officers will get faster and easier access to guns. Audio
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Flood forces evacuations on East Coast
7:21 AM.Heavy rain in the East Coast overnight has caused the evacuation of more than 40 people as water crept closer to their homes and roads were closed. Audio
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New Zealand has won two more gold medals in Delhi
7:17 AM.New Zealand has won two more gold medals in Delhi, in the team's best day yet at the Commonwealth Gmes. Audio
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New Zealand connection to mine rescue
7:14 AM.And there is a New Zealand link to the rescue. The harnesses the miners are wearing that measure their vital signs was invented by a New Zealander, Brian Russell. Audio
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Scenes of jubiliation as Chilean miners are freed
7:10 AM.There have been scenes of joy and elation as one by one, the trapped Chilean miners have come to the surface. Eighteen miners have now been freed - over half of the 33 trapped 7-hundred metres beneath… Read more Audio
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Scenes of jubiliation as Chilean miners are freed
7:10 AM.There have been scenes of joy and elation as one by one, the trapped Chilean miners have come to the surface. Audio
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Morning Business for 14 October 2010
6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Aknowledged Anomaly in Marine and Coastal Areas BIll
6:44 AM.The Attorney General acknowledges an anomaly will be created by a proposed change to the Marine and Coastal Areas Bill aimed at preventing fees for access. Audio
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Trapped Chilean miners have come to the surface
6:41 AM.There have been scenes of joy and elation as one by one, the trapped Chilean miners have come to the surface. Seventeen of 33 miners have now been freed - after being trapped 7-hundred metres beneath… Read more Audio
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Heavy rain continues to fall on the East Coast
6:39 AM.Heavy rain has continued to fall on the East Coast, north of Gisborne, overnight - with fears of even more evaucations and road closures. Audio
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Waatea News for 14 October 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 14 October 2010
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 14 October 2010
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Ex-Marine to be tried for Michelle Beet's murder
6:14 AM.A former American marine has been committed to stand trial for the murder of New Zealand-born nurse, Michelle Beets. Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 14 October 2010
6:00 AM.Scenes of jubiliation as Chilean miners are freed, New Zealand connection to mine rescue, New Zealand has won two more gold medals in Delhi, Flood forces evacuations on East Coast, Police Minister… Read more Audio