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Morning Report for Wednesday 3 November 2010
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NZ's only disabled rower in final at World Rowing Champs
8:56 AM.Adaptive rowing, which is rowing for disabled people, is featuring at the World Rowing Championships being held this week on Lake Karapiro. Audio
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Waatea News for 3 November 2010
8:53 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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British government grants prisoners the right to vote
8:48 AM.While Parliament debates whether to deprive all prisoners of the right to vote, the British Government has just been forced to do the opposite. Audio
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More overseas deployments likely for NZ armed forces
8:43 AM.With the the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, due to arrive in Wellington tomorrow, a major review of defence policy is describing New Zealand as an engaged, active and stalwart partner of the… Read more Audio
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Possible changes to MP's expense disclosure rules
8:39 AM.Opposition parties in Parliament say changes on the way for regime governing MPs expenses mark a return to the days where the public is kept in the dark about some of the perks the MPs receive. Audio
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Sports News for 3 November 2010
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update 3 November 2010
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Rising Tea Party star poised to win Florida seat
8:23 AM.Voting's underway in the US midterm elections. Audio
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Bomb blasts in Athens at Swiss and Russian embassies
8:20 AM.The blasts happened as police in the city dealt with suspect packages addressed to the Bulgarian and Chilean embassies. Audio
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Protesters crash National's Mana by-election campaign launch
8:17 AM.Uninvited and unwelcome guests yesterday crashed the launch of the National Party's Mana by-election campaign. Audio
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Parole Board forced to release Whakaruru's killer
8:13 AM.The Parole Board is being forced to free the man who beat the Hawke's Bay boy, James Whakaruru, to death - despite having grave fears he will commit serious violent offences again. Audio
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Hundreds of school boards on collision course with govt
8:09 AM.More than 225 school boards say they are on a collision course with the government over its national standards in reading, writing and maths. Audio
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Simon Mercep to present Morning Report
7:57 AM.The Television New Zealand journalist Simon Mercep is to be the new co-presenter of Morning Report. Audio
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Health board under fire over non-resuscitation orders
7:54 AM.The Mid-Central District Health Board is under fire for issuing non-resuscitation orders for patients without their consent or the consent of family members. Audio
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Labour throws down gauntlet over MPs' travel expenses
7:50 AM.Labour is throwing down the gauntlet over MPs' travel expenses by releasing the details of its own members spending. Audio
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Government stops loans to disqualified drivers
7:46 AM.The government says it will stop lending money to disqualified drivers so they can apply for a limited licence to get back on the road. Audio
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Sports News for 3 November 2010
7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Maori MPs to demand ban on smoking within 15 years
7:41 AM.A parliamentary select committee will today call for a dramatic escalation in the war on tobacco. Audio
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2025 taskforce report likely to be bad news for Government
7:37 AM.The taskforce looking at ways to close the income gap with Australia issues its second report today and it is not likely to contain good news for the National-led Government. Audio
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Wayne Mapp considers White Paper on defence
7:26 AM.Listening to that was the Minister of Defence, Wayne Mapp who joins us in the studio. Audio
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NZ stalwart partner of US - Defence review
7:23 AM.With the the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, due to arrive in Wellington tomorrow, a major review of defence policy is describing New Zealand as an engaged, active and stalwart partner of the… Read more Audio
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Ministry of Education responds
7:20 AM.Listening to that is Mary Chamberlain from the Ministry of Education. She joins us now. Audio
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More than 225 school boards revolt over national standards
7:13 AM.More than 2-hundred and twenty five school boards have gone public saying they will boycott the Government's new national standards in reading, writing and maths. Audio
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James Whakaruru's killer to walk free
7:09 AM.The man who beat to death the four-year-old Hawke's Bay boy, James Whakaruru, will walk free from prison next month. Audio
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Morning Business for 3 November 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Record betting by New Zealanders for Melbourne Cup
6:40 AM.A new record was set yesterday for betting on the 150th Melbourne Cup Audio
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Tea party organiser says US voters want back to basics
6:37 AM.As we have been reporting this morning voting is underway in the United States in mid-term elections. Audio
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School trustees revolt against standards
6:35 AM.More than 225 school boards say they're on a collision course with the government over its national standards in reading, writing and maths. Audio
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Waatea News for 3 November 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 3 November 2010
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 3 November 2010
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Voting underway in US mid-term elections
6:10 AM.Voting is underway in the United States, in mid-term elections that are being viewed as a referendum on President Barack Obama's first two years in the White House. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 3 November 2010
6:00 AM.James Whakaruru's killer to walk free. More than 225 school boards revolt over national standards. NZ stalwart partner of US - Defence review. Wayne Mapp considers White Paper on defence. 2025… Read more Audio