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Morning Report for Tuesday 21 December 2010
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Top Stories for Tuesday 21 December 2010
6:00 AM.Police disappointed by progress at Pike River, Some flights able to leave Heathrow, Stranded Air NZ passenger in Los Angeles, Actors' Hobbit boycott played no role in filming decision, Fans welcome… Read more Audio
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John Wright's appointment as cricket coach given big tick
6:16 AM.New Zealand cricket enthusiasts are welcoming the appointment of John Wright as the coach of the Black Caps. Audio
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Pacific News for 21 December 2010
6:20 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 21 December 2010
6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea News for 21 December 2010
6:29 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Expert says making Pike River mine safe could take months
6:38 AM.A mining geologist helping to monitor the Pike River coal mine says it could be months before the mine is safe to enter. Audio
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Hundreds arrested in Belarus
6:42 AM.At least seven presidential candidates and hundreds of opposition supporters have been arrested after clashes with police in the former Soviet republic of Belarus. Audio
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Morning Business for 21 December 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Police disappointed by progress at Pike River
7:09 AM.Police disappointed by progress at Pike River. Audio
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Some flights able to leave Heathrow
7:14 AM.More than a hundred Air New Zealand passengers stranded in Los Angeles have been told they could be waiting up to ten days for a flight to London. Audio
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Stranded Air NZ passenger in Los Angeles
7:18 AM.Joining us now live from Los Angeles is London-bound Air New Zealand passenger, Nigel Hewitson. Audio
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Actors' Hobbit boycott played no role in filming decision
7:22 AM.Correspondence between the Government and film maker Sir Peter Jackson has confirmed union claims, at the time, that their call for a worldwide actors' boycott of The Hobbit had no bearing on where… Read more Audio
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Fans welcome Wright's appointment as cricket coach
7:27 AM.New Zealand cricket enthusiasts are applauding the appointment of John Wright to coach the nation's representative team. Audio
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Police rebuked in report into fatal shooting of teenager
7:36 AM.The police are expected to defend themselves again today at the inquest into their fatal shooting of an innocent teenager. Audio
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Naitoko family spokesperson discusses family response
7:39 AM.Joining me now is a spokesperson for the Naitoko family, Reverend Peter Sykes. Audio
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Sports News for 21 December 2010
7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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12 arrested in terror plot in the UK
7:47 AM.British counter insurgency police have arrested 12 people in connection with what they're calling a significant terror plot. Audio
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Parents unsure about reports with national standards
7:50 AM.Primary and intermediate schools finished up last week. Audio
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Rethink of trade deals urged after critical Australian report
7:53 AM.The New Zealand government is being urged to rethink its approach to trade deals in the wake of a critical report in Australia about its free trade agreements. Audio
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Funeral for soldier Jack Howard held today in Wellington
7:56 AM.The New Zealander killed while serving with the British Army in Afghanistan will today be farewelled with a military funeral in Wellington. Audio
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Pike River recovery likely to take months
8:09 AM.The machines being used to make the Pike River coal mine safe are failing to neutralise the atmosphere inside the mine. Audio
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Passengers say they've been abandoned by airlines
8:13 AM.Airline passengers say they feel abandoned by their airlines after severe winter weather in Europe forced mass cancellations. Audio
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Labour renews criticism of Hobbit employment law change
8:17 AM.The Council of Trade Unions says correspondence between the Government and film maker Sir Peter Jackson confirms its claim that New Zealand's industrial relations policy has been manipulated by the… Read more Audio
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Union still seeking new conditions for actors
8:23 AM.Meanwhile, Australia's Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, the union that represented actors in The Hobbit dispute, says it still wants New Zealanders working on movies to be employed on… Read more Audio
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North Korea backs down after drills
8:26 AM.North Korea says it will not retaliate against what they're calling reckless provocations by South Korea. Audio
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Markets Update for 21 December 2010
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 21 December 2010
8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Cricket chief executive explains need for changes at top
8:40 AM.John Wright is the new Blackcaps coach, but it seems to have taken a calamitous series of results for New Zealand Cricket to do what many of its fans have been urging for years. Audio
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Western Australia struggling to cope with flooding
8:43 AM.Western Australian authorities are nervously watching levees around the coastal town of Carnarvon after the worst flooding in half a century. Audio
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Waatea News for 21 December 2010
8:47 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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New Zealand commits to ongoing police presence in Timor
8:49 AM.The Foreign Minister, Murray McCully, says New Zealand is ready to continue its police presence in East Timor, even if the United Nations scales back its efforts. Audio
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Full lunar eclipse expected tonight
8:52 AM.A full lunar eclipse is expected to turn the moon a reddish hue as it rises this evening. Audio
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Santa's workshop inundated with 125-thousand letters
8:56 AM.There's been a significant jump in the number of children issuing instructions to the man in red this year. Audio