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Morning Report for Wednesday 24 November 2010
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Melbourne man's charity bid is a real-life fear factor
8:56 AM.The Australian 67 year old is now nine days into a three-week long sit-in with hundreds of spiders - including venomous redbacks, tarantulas and black house spiders. Audio
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Date set for Royal Wedding - April 29 2011
8:53 AM.Prince William's office has announced he will marry Kate Middleton on Friday April the 29th next year, at Westminster Abbey. Audio
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Waatea News for 24 November 2010
8:50 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Crean killers launch parole bid
8:47 AM.For the first time, parole hearings have been held for two men jailed for the gang murder of a police witness, Christopher Crean. Audio
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90-day trial extended, and cash up 4th week's leave
8:43 AM.The 90-day workplace trial has now been extended to all New Zealand businesses. Audio
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Black Caps lose test series to India
8:39 AM.The Black Caps have lost their third and final test match against India, by an innings and 198 runs. Audio
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Morning Sports News for 24 November 2010
8:36 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Markets Update for 24 November 2010
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Fears of war on the Korean Peninsula
8:26 AM.South Korea's president has ordered his nation's army to retaliate if there is further aggression from North Korea following a border attack yesterday. Audio
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Mine chairman
8:21 AM.Joining us is the chairman of the Pike River mine company, John Dow . Audio
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Mine disaster takes its toll on miners' families
8:19 AM.The morning briefing for family members is currently underway having begun at 8 o'clock. Audio
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Local MP says Pike River families sad but resolute
8:16 AM.There is increasing frustration as the disaster enters its sixth day and no rescue crews have entered the mine. Audio
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Miners' union calls for reintroduction of inspectors
8:12 AM.The union representing the Pike River workers is calling for the reintroduction of safety check inspectors at mine sites. Audio
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Army robot rebooted in mine tunnel
8:09 AM.After days of frustration and mounting anger, there's finally been a positive development at Pike River overnight, with rescuers managing to restart a robot stuck in a tunnel since yesterday. Audio
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Canterbury cemeteries damaged in quake
7:57 AM.Some Christchurch residents fear there's a risk to the region's history if headstones damaged by September's 7.1 magnitude earthquake are not repaired. Audio
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For first time, ordinary voters hold sway in Tonga election
7:53 AM.Tonga goes to the polls tomorrow and for the first time, ordinary people will vote for the majority of parliamentarians in a country until now dominated by the King and his nobles. Audio
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Ireland's Prime Minister under pressure to resign
7:49 AM.Ireland's Prime Minister is under pressure to resign over his handling of the country's financial crisis. Audio
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Morning Sports News for 24 November 2010
7:45 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Labour says law change will leave children vulnerable
7:40 AM.The Labour Party says changes proposed by the Government will leave children at short-term creches and baby sitting services vulnerable to sex offenders. Audio
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Political squabbles overshadow committee hearings
7:37 AM.A select committee hearing submissions on the replacement bill for the Foreshore and Seabed Act has got off to a shaky start. Audio
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Cambodia begins grim task of identifying stampede dead
7:29 AM.Authorities in Cambodia are starting to identify the hundreds of people crushed to death in a stampede at a popular festival in Phnom Penh. Audio
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Pike River coal fire could burn for decades
7:22 AM.There is still a smouldering fire below ground, and mine experts say such a fire could burn for decades. Audio
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Families hit out at Pike River rescue operation
7:17 AM.Geoff Valli, who's 62 year old brother Keith is one of those trapped in the mine, joins us. Audio
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Superintendent Gary Knowles is leading the rescue operation
7:12 AM.In Greymouth, the families of the 29 trapped mineworkers are becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress in the rescue, Superintendent Gary Knowles is leading the rescue operation. Audio
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Pike River Mine disaster robot restarted
7:09 AM.The robot that stalled yesterday while going into the mine has been restarted overnight and is again moving into the tunnel. Audio
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Morning Business News for 24 November 2010
6:48 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Pike River disaster update
6:40 AM.With the Pike River disaster now into its sixth day the families of the 29 missing mineworkers, who were caught up in the explosion at the mine, are still no nearer to finding out the fate of the men.
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10 arrested in Europe terror raids
6:37 AM.Police in Northern Europe have arrested ten people suspected of planning terror attacks in simultaneous dawn raids in Germany, Belguim and the Netherlands. Audio
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Waatea News for 24 November 2010
6:25 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 24 November 2010
6:20 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 24 November 2010
6:16 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Pike River coal fire could burn for decades
6:10 AM.Drilling of a bore hole into the Pike River coal mine is continuing with police saying this morning, the breakthrough into the tunnel is still metres away. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 24 November 2010
6:00 AM.Still no breakthrough in the Pike River miner rescue. North and South Korea trade artillery fire, in a disputed border region and the death toll from the Cambodian panic stampede continues. Audio