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Morning Report for Thursday 23 December 2010
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Top Stories for Thursday 23 December 2010
6:00 AM.Crafar farms potential buyers; Canterbury blazes; Solicitor-General wants to appeal ruling in favour of families of families of disabled adults and; documented UFO sightings quashed. Audio
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Thailand lifts its state of emergency in Bangkok
6:15 AM.Thailand is finally lifting its state of emergency in Bangkok - eight months after violent anti-government protests ripped through the capital. Audio
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Pacific News for 23 December 2010
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 23 December 2010
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea News for 23 December 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Report into high electricity prices due for release today
6:37 AM.An eagerly awaited report into high wholesale electricity prices is likely to be released today. Audio
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Morning Business for 23 December 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Landcorp says still interested in Crafar farms for right price
7:10 AM.The government has declined a Chinese bid to buy the Crafar farms prompting renewed calls for Landcorp to purchase the properties and stop them falling into foreign hands. Audio
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Landcorp remains keen to buy Crafar dairy farms
7:12 AM.Cheif rural reporter Kevein Ikin gives comment on the Crafar farms story. Audio
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Waimate fire burns fiercely
7:16 AM.With a dozen blazes breaking out across Canterbury yesterday, the worst of the fires was still burning in Waimate overnight, and has already affected up to 178 hectares of both conservation and… Read more Audio
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Solicitor-General wants to appeal against landmark ruling
7:21 AM.The Solicitor-General plans to seek leave to appeal against a landmark court ruling that found in favour of families of disabled adults. Audio
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Documented UFO sightings dismissed by astronomers
7:24 AM.They say seeing is believing and that theory could lend some weight to two thousand pages about possible UFO sightings released by the New Zealand Defence Force yesterday. Audio
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Kaikoura UFO sightings still a mystery
7:28 AM.Australian journalist, Quentin Fogarty, was part of a team that went up in 1978 to document the flashing lights seen above Kaikoura. Audio
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Barack Obama signs law ending gay military ban
7:38 AM.The US President has relegated the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy to history - signing a landmark law allowing gay people to serve openly in the US military. Audio
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Spending moderate in lead up to Christmas
7:40 AM.There are just two shopping days left before Christmas but retailers say people across the country are spending modestly. Audio
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Sports News for 23 December 2010
7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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CYF ordered to explain how it missed years of abuse
7:47 AM.Child Youth and Family are asking how they missed the serious and horrific abuse of a nine year old girl, who social workers have dealt with for most of her life. Audio
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Waitangi petroleum report bolsters activists' protest plans
7:50 AM.Environmental campaigners say the Waitangi Tribunal's findings on the petroleum industry will boost plans for direct action against oil and gas prospectors. Audio
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Animal lovers trawl through shops for pet Xmas presents
7:57 AM.Ever since Jesus was born in a manger, animals have been part of the Christmas story. Audio
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Genetic weapon against Varroa mite developed
8:10 AM.Scientists have developed a genetic technique that could wipe out the Varroa mite parasite that kills honey bees. Audio
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British Cabinet minister stripped of responsibilities
8:13 AM.After just seven months, Britain's Coalition government's showing signs of major cracks, with a Cabinet Minister from the Liberal Democrats stripped of his responsibilities after a major gaffe. Audio
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Goff dismisses claims Israeli spy protest motivated by trade
8:17 AM.A claim that New Zealand deliberately over-reacted when suspected Israeli spies were arrested here six years ago has been dismissed as nonsense by the foreign minister at the time, Phil Goff. Audio
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Ivory Coast on verge of civil war
8:22 AM.France and Germany are urging their citizens in Ivory Coast to leave, as the east African nation lurches closer to civil war. Audio
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Jewellers angry at warning about white gold jewellery
8:27 AM.The Commerce Commission is warning jewellers to make sure customers know that some white gold jewellery is coated with rhodium, which may have to be replaced regularly. Audio
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Markets Update for 23 December 2010
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 23 December 2010
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Councillors' plan for Te Anau retreat sparks complaints
8:38 AM.Invercargill's mayor, Tim Shadbolt, is facing a mini rebellion among his councillors over plans to spend 12-thousand dollars on a three-day council retreat at Te Anau next month. His Worship and… Read more Audio
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Freedom campers told to stay on the beaten track
8:43 AM.A new campaign has been launched to try to control freedom camping. Audio
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Waatea News for 23 December 2010
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Beatles Abbey Road pedestrian crossing given historical status
8:51 AM.There's always been 'something' about that pedestrian crossing on the Beatles' Abbey Road album cover. Now, the crossing has been recognised for its cultural and historical importance. Audio
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Put another locust on the barbie
8:56 AM.Forget putting another shrimp on the barbie - an enterprising Australian says locusts are the answer. Audio