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Morning Report for Thursday 9 December 2010
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Top Stories for Thursday 9 December 2010
6:00 AM.Bankruptcy may stymie May Wang's role in Crafar deal, Pansy Wong says husband's 2005 trip was above board, Politicians support four-year parliamentary term, Chief Coroner meets families of Pike River… Read more Audio
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Green support four year parliamentary term
6:16 AM.Extending the parliamentary term appears to have broad political support, but public support may not be as forthcoming. Extending the parliamentary term to four years is up for discussion again in a… Read more Audio
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Pacific News for 9 December 2010
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 9 December 2010
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea News for 9 December 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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New navy ship heading home with more teething problems
6:37 AM.The navy's new ship HMNZS Otago has been forced to return from a trip to the Campbell islands. The Governor General and his wife are aboard the vessel which developed a serious fault as it headed into… Read more Audio
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Wife outraged commercial hang gliding still unregulated
6:40 AM.The wife of a man killed in a commercial tandem hang gliding accident in Queenstown says it is outrageous the industry is still unregulated. Her husband Andrew Scotland and the pilot, Gerado Bean… Read more Audio
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Morning Business for 9 December 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Bankruptcy may stymie May Wang's role in Crafar deal
7:09 AM.May Wang, the businesswoman at the centre of an overseas bid to buy the Crafar dairy farms, has been declared bankrupt. Ms Wang is the sole director of UBNZ, the company trying to buy the farms. But… Read more Audio
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Pansy Wong comes out in defence of her husband
7:15 AM.National Party MP Pansy Wong says she is satisfied her husband, Sammy Wong, did not conduct business on a taxpayer funded overseas trip. A Parliamentary Services report has cleared Mrs Wong of any… Read more Audio
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Beleaguered Navy ship Otago in trouble again
7:20 AM.The navy's new ship HMNZS Otago has been forced to return from a trip to the Campbell islands. The Governor General and his wife are aboard the vessel which developed a serious fault as it headed into… Read more Audio
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Beleaguered Navy ship Otago in trouble again
7:20 AM.The navy's new ship HMNZS Otago has been forced to return from a trip to the Campbell islands. The Governor General and his wife are aboard the vessel which developed a serious fault as it headed into… Read more Audio
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Economy looks bleak with OCR set to stay at 3%
7:25 AM.The official cash rate is up for review and the Reserve Bank is expected to again keep it on hold at 3%. And with the latest economic statistics showing a fall in building activity and manufacturing… Read more Audio
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Chief Coroner meets families of Pike River coal miners
7:27 AM.The Chief Coroner has met the families of the 29 men killed in the Pike River coal mine. Judge Neil MacLean spoke to about 100 people in the Anglican Church about how his inquest into the mine… Read more Audio
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Politicians support four-year parliamentary term
7:37 AM.Once again introducing a four year parliamentary term is to be looked at. As always extending the parliamentary term has broad political support, but history shows the idea hasn't proven popular with… Read more Audio
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Politicians support four-year parliamentary term
7:37 AM.Once again introducing a four year parliamentary term is to be looked at. As always extending the parliamentary term has broad political support, but history shows the idea hasn't proven popular with… Read more Audio
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Environment Commissioner warns mining lignite too costly
7:39 AM.Parliament's chief environmental watchdog wants a halt to the mining of lignite in Southland. At least six billion tonnes of easily recoverable lignite lie just below the surface of Southland… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 9 December 2010
7:46 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Calls for debate over seal culling in Kaikoura
7:49 AM.The Kaikoura community is calling for a debate on whether its seal population should be culled. The issue has come up after 23 protected New Zealand fur seals were found bludgeoned to death. Audio
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Former CIA official says Wikileaks not a security concern
7:53 AM.The Australian Government says the United States should carry the blame for the publication of leaked diplomatic cables, not the Wikileaks website. Audio
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Pansy Wong says husband's 2005 trip was above board
8:09 AM.National MP Pansy Wong is again defending her husband Sammy, following allegations from the Labour Party that he conducted business while on a taxpayer-funded trip in 2005. Audio
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Waikato farmers want drought declaration to access relief
8:19 AM.A day after the government offered help to drought-affected farmers in Northland and areas north of the Auckland Harbour bridge, farmers in Waikato are asking for similar relief. Audio
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Chaos in Australia with flooding expected to worsen
8:21 AM.Bad weather continues to wreak havoc in Australia as heavy rain and high winds move across the country. At least three people have died; two in New South Wales and one in Queensland. Audio
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Solid Energy says lignite could be NZ's insurance policy
8:24 AM.The state coal miner Solid Energy says a critical report on the mining of lignite in Southland paints only part of the picture. At least six billion tonnes of lignite lie under Southland farmland. Audio
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Markets Update for 9 December 2010
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 9 December 2010
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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AA slams drug driving legislation one year on
8:40 AM.The Automobile Association say the first year of drug driving laws has shown them to be woefully inadequate. It says drug impaired drivers are easily slipping through police checkpoints. Audio
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Waatea News for 9 December 2010
8:43 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Candlelight vigil for John Lennon in Liverpool
8:48 AM.Richard Hector Jones is an organiser of a candlelight vigil in John Lennon's hometown of Liverpool. Audio
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Fierce rioting in Haiti over presidential election results
8:52 AM.Rioting is taking place in Haiti after the release of preliminary election results. Protesters have torched the headquarters of the government-backed presidential candidate and streets have been… Read more Audio
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Hells Angels' headquarters raided
8:55 AM.The Auckland headquarters of the Hells Angels gang has been raided by armed police. Audio
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British retailers protest Christmas cracker restrictions
8:57 AM.The British Government has classified Christmas crackers as Class One Fireworks. That means they cannot be sold to anyone under the age of sixteen and retailers who breach the rule are liable to a… Read more Audio