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Morning Report for Tuesday 30 November 2010
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Top Stories for 30 November 2010
6:00 AM.Top stories include: Miners' families told not to expect bodies to be found intact, John Key expects Royal Commission will take a year, WTO upholds Australia's appeal against NZ apple imports, Health… Read more Audio
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Pike River miners' families still a long way from closure
6:11 AM.The anguish for the families of miners and tradesmen lost in the Pike River Coal Mine disaster is continuing. Audio
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Pacific News for 30 November 2010
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 30 November 2010
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea News for 30 November 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Government to check other underground coal mines
6:37 AM.The Department of Labour is searching for an international expert to undertake an urgent safety audit of New Zealand's underground coal mines following the tragedy at Pike River. Audio
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Unlawful incarceration of patient raises serious questions
6:40 AM.The Auckland District Health Board has been faulted by the public's official health watchdog after it was revealed a woman with mental health and alcohol problems was incarcerated in a secure unit… Read more Audio
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Morning Business for 30 November 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Miners' families told not to expect bodies to be found intact
7:09 AM.The brother of one of the Pike River miners says the families have been dealt another blow with news that it will probably take DNA tests to identify the miners' bodies. The chief executive of Pike… Read more Audio
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Key expects Royal Commission will take a year
7:20 AM.John Key says he expects the Royal Commission into the mine disaster to take at least a year to complete. Audio
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WTO upholds Australia's appeal against NZ apple imports
7:26 AM.The World Trade Organisation has rejected an Australian appeal and upheld New Zealand's right to be allowed to export apples there. Audio
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Health watchdog says woman was wrongly incarcerated
7:34 AM.The public's health watchdog has found that a homeless Auckland woman was incarcerated in a secure hospital unit unlawfully and against her will. Audio
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Allied farmers to face angry investors at annual meeting
7:39 AM.Allied Farmers directors will face up to angry shareholders at their annual general meeting later today - the company's first since taking over the failed investment company Hanover Finance. Audio
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Sports News for 30 November 2010
7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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US politicians call for Wikileaks website to be punished
7:47 AM.Senior US politicians are calling for the whistleblowing website Wikileaks to be punished, and even designated a terrorist organisation. Our correspondent in Washington Daniel Ryntjes speaks with… Read more Audio
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CIA, Mossad accused of killing Iranian nuclear scientist
7:53 AM.An Iranian nuclear scientist has been killed and another wounded in two separate but similar attacks in the capital, Tehran. Audio
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Green Acres franchise holder sentenced to prison
7:56 AM.The Green Acres franchise holder who cheated more than 200 mostly immigrant workers out of almost 4 million dollars, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. Audio
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Bereaved families told of identification procedures
8:09 AM.Lois Williams has been talking to mine workers and their families. Audio
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Apple growers happy with WTO decision
8:14 AM.The Trade Minister says official talks will begin immediately in an effort to get New Zealand apples on the shelves of Australian supermarkets with minimum delay. Audio
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New Zealand could experience double dip recession
8:17 AM.The Institute of Economic Research says New Zealand's recovery from the global financial crisis has gone into reverse and the country could experience a double dip recession. Audio
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Small suburban businesses feel neglected by Chch council
8:24 AM.A group of small business owners in earthquake stricken Canterbury say they need a one hundred million dollar cash injection if they are to make it into the New Year. Audio
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Christchurch mayor responds to criticism
8:27 AM.The Christchurch Mayor, Bob Parker, reponds to criticism that some small and medium sized businesses are feeling neglected. Audio
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Markets Update for 30 November 2010
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 30 November 2010
8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Outgoing electricity boss predicts power bills will rise
8:40 AM.The out-going Chair of the Electricity Commission, David Caygill, has warned of future steady increases in power prices. Audio
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Analysts discuss impact of latest Wikileaks publication
8:44 AM.The US Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into the release of thousands of secret diplomatic cables by the whistle-blowing website, Wikileaks. Audio
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Boot camps opponents sceptical about their success
8:50 AM.The first graduates in the Government's military-style bootcamps have just completed the programme, but opponents say it's will take years to measure whether it's actually been a success. Audio
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Waatea News for 30 November 2010
8:52 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio