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Morning Report for Tuesday 26 October 2010
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Top Stories for Tuesday 26 October 2010
6:00 AM.Legal expert says no need to change law to suit Warner Bros, Holiday weekend road toll a bitter disappointment to police, Quake hit building owners given three month deadline to repair, Fears of… Read more Audio
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Pacific News for 26 October 2010
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 26 October 2010
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea News for 26 October 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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John Key says fifty-fifty chance of making Hobbit film in NZ
6:35 AM.The Prime Minister says there's just a fifty-fifty chance of the film, The Hobbit, going ahead in New Zealand, as he prepares to meet with senior executives from movie studio Warner Brothers later… Read more Audio
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Cruise industry warns operators may pull out of NZ
6:38 AM.The cruise industry says operators could stop coming to New Zealand if they don't get certainty soon over whether or not there will be new facilities in Auckland to cater for them. Audio
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Morning Business for 26 October 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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John Key says fifty-fifty chance of making Hobbit film in NZ
7:08 AM.The Prime Minister heads into talks with senior Warner Brothers executives today saying it's a 50-50 call whether filming of The Hobbit movies will go ahead here. Audio
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Legal expert says no need to change law to suit Warner Bros
7:10 AM.As we heard from the Prime Minister, industrial law will be on the agenda at today's meeting with Warner Brothers executives. Audio
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Holiday weekend road toll a bitter disappointment to police
7:14 AM.The Labour Weekend holiday has ended with eight deaths on the roads -- a disappointment to the police, who began the weekend with the goal of zero fatalities. Audio
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Quake hit building owners given three month deadline to repair
7:18 AM.The Property Council says an ultimatum from the Christchurch City Council to owners of earthquake damaged commercial buildings will add to the stress business people are already under. Audio
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Fears of growing Iranian influence in Afghanistan
7:21 AM.Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, has admitted that his chief of staff, Umar Daudzai, has received bundles of cash from Iran. Audio
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Party Central unveiled but cruise industry still left out
7:26 AM.The cruise sector says operators could start pulling out of New Zealand if they're not given certainty soon about a future terminal. Audio
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Labour skeptical over Government's state housing plans
7:35 AM.Labour has taken aim at proposed reforms of state housing and says they'll do nothing to address a shortage of state houses. Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 26 October 2010
7:42 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Sports News for 26 October 2010
7:42 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Australian stock exchange merger a potential headache for NZ
7:45 AM.Shares in the Australian Securities Exchange, the operators of the Australian stock market, soared 20 percent yesterday after it announced plans to merge with the Singapore stock exchange. Audio
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MP fights to save the life of shot camper
7:48 AM.An MP has described how she fought to save the life of a woman shot while camping near Turangi. Audio
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Phil Goff first NZ political leader to meet Australian PM
7:53 AM.The Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, will be the first New Zealand political leader to meet the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. Audio
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Unions vow to ramp up industrial action
7:55 AM.Unions are vowing to ramp up demands for better pay and conditions, despite employer claims that unions are increasingly irrelevant for most workers. Audio
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The fight to control an outbreak of cholera in Haiti continues
7:59 AM.The fight to control an outbreak of cholera in Haiti continues - and in particular, to stop the disease spreading to the densely-populated areas of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Audio
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Actors union leader defends his role in Hobbit dispute
8:08 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, says it's too close to call whether filming of The Hobbit will go ahead in New Zealand. Audio
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New Zealand rallies to keep the Hobbit
8:14 AM.Hundreds of people attended rallies around the country yesterday, to demonstrate support for shooting the pictures here, but fingers were still being pointed at actor's unions for endangering the… Read more Audio
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Police say Labour weekend operation not a failure
8:18 AM.The police say a major road policing operation over Labour Weekend was not a failure, despite eight people dying over the holiday period. Audio
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Parker defends deadline to fix or demolish buildings
8:22 AM.Some owners of commercial buildings badly damaged in the Canterbury earthquake, have been told if they don't repair or demolish them by January the 31st, the Christchurch City Council will do it for… Read more Audio
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New Zealand man in hospital after Brisbane stand off
8:26 AM.A New Zealand man is in hospital in Brisbane, after a 16-hour standoff which ended with a police shooting when he set himself on fire and jumped in the Brisbane River. Audio
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Markets Update for 26 October 2010
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 26 October 2010
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Volunteers meet as opening of world event gets close
8:39 AM.Hundreds of volunteers met at Lake Karapiro over the weekend in readiness for the opening of the World Rowing Championships this Saturday. Audio
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Community groups optimistic about more control of housing
8:43 AM.Community groups are cautiously optimistic after indications from the Government that it's looking at giving them a bigger say in social housing. Audio
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Waatea News for 26 October 2010
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Historic Auckland theatre re-opens its doors
8:52 AM.The Auckland community of Devonport is celebrating a victory with the re-opening of the Victoria Picture Palace and Theatre - the oldest purpose built cinema in the Southern Hemisphere. Audio
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Vuvuzelas could be banned from a South Africa football stadium
8:55 AM.The vuvuzela has been banned from rugby, cricket and golf in South Africa, and could soon be banned from football grounds, following the actions of some misbehaving football fans. Audio