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Morning Report for Thursday 16 December 2010
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Talking ATMs rolled out for the vision impaired
8:57 AM.The vision impaired community is welcoming news that banks are beginning to introduce talking Automated Teller Machines. Audio
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Bitter fight over Nelson-Tasman council merger
8:52 AM.The battle over a possible merger of Nelson City and its neighbour, the Tasman District, is becoming increasingly bitter and personal. Audio
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Waatea News for 16 December 2010
8:49 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Tasers used more on mentally ill than criminals
8:44 AM.A new study from Auckland University says that tasers are being used more often on the mentally ill than criminals. And it found Maori and Pacific people are far more likely to be tasered than… Read more Audio
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New electoral finance laws set scene for 2011 election
8:36 AM.Parliament's last act of the year was one of almost total unity - passing a new set of electoral finance laws. It wipes the slate clean on the former Labour government's controversial 2007 law and… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 16 December 2010
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 16 December 2010
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Immigration rules for foreign students eased
8:25 AM.The Government is making it easier for students to extend their stay in New Zealand - just as other countries, like Australia and the UK are tightening their rules. Audio
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Swedish prosecutors are to appeal bail granted Assange
8:21 AM.Swedish prosecutors are to appeal the bail granted Julian Assange. Mr Assange, who is wanted in Sweden on charges of sexual assault, is still in custody in London, despite being granted bail in the… Read more Audio
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Grey District Mayor says he'll defend miner's family fund
8:17 AM.The founding trustee of a Pike River relief fund has moved to assure the West Coast community that money pledged to the families of the men killed four weeks ago is safe. Audio
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Former Waitemata DHB defends decision to change labtests
8:09 AM.The former heads of Auckland's district health boards are unapologetic, despite a new report which describes the handover of community laboratory testing in the region as critically flawed. Audio
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Underage drivers getting younger, says youth worker
7:57 AM.The police say they are catching drivers as young as nine years old on New Zealand roads. Audio
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Police say cocaine could become as harmful as P
7:53 AM.Drug mules from South America are targeting New Zealand, increasing concerns a market for cocaine could establish itself here. Customs says there's been a one-thousand percent increase in cocaine… Read more Audio
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Parliament signs off with sombre reflection - and cheap shots
7:49 AM.The Parliamentary year has ended with the traditional bout of name calling and point scoring. MPs yesterday brought down the curtain on 2010 in the House, with a sometimes reflective but otherwise… Read more Audio
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Shareholders Association critical of Securities Commission
7:45 AM.The Shareholders' Association says investors in the failed finance company, Hanover, are unlikely to benefit from its former director having his assets frozen. Audio
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Sports News for 16 December 2010
7:42 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Twenty seven asylum seekers have died in boat smash
7:41 AM.The death toll now stands at 27 after a boat full of asylum seekers trying to reach Australia crashed onto rocks on Christmas Island. The boat splintered and sank and many of its passengers were… Read more Audio
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Fears Pike receivers could end up with families' funding
7:34 AM.The West Coast community fears the money put aside for the families of the Pike River mine victims could end up in the hands of receivers. Pike River Coal had pledged $1.5 million to those who lost… Read more Audio
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Power prices spike after generators restrict power supply
7:22 AM.Wholesale or spot electricity prices have tripled in the first two weeks of December with the spike in prices resulting in some major users cutting production. Audio
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Review says Auckland lab transition was flawed and inadequate
7:08 AM.A new report says the handover of community laboratory testing in Auckland was critically flawed. The Chair of the Auckland DHB when the transition took place was Pat Snedden. He admits the process… Read more Audio
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Morning Business for 16 December 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Auckland lab test contract processes critically flawed
6:37 AM.A new report says Auckland's change in community laboratory testing provider was critically flawed. Audio
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Waatea News for 16 December 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 16 December 2010
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 16 December 2010
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Fears the money pledged to the Pike River mine victims is lost
6:12 AM.The families of the Pike River mine victims fear the money put aside for them by the company could end up in the hands of the receivers. Pike River Coal promised $1.5 million to the families of the… Read more Audio
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Country could be on verge of another power crisis
6:10 AM.Wholesale or spot electricity prices have tripled in the first two weeks of December, prompting energy consultant, Bryan Leyland, to warn the country could be on the verge of another power crisis. Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 16 December 2010
6:00 AM.Review says Auckland lab transition was flawed and inadequate, Power prices spike after generators restrict power supply, Grey District Mayor says he'll defend miner's family fund, Twenty seven asylum… Read more Audio