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Morning Report for Friday 4 February 2011
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Solo yacht racers prepare for perilous third leg
8:52 AM.Wellington plays host to another sporting event this weekend, the start of the third leg of the Velux-five-Oceans, round-the-world, solo yacht race. Audio
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Waatea News for 4 February 2011
8:50 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Councils, oil companies change tack on waahi tapu
8:45 AM.Councils and oil companies are moving to better protect sites sacred to Maori after the Waitangi Tribunal warned of increasing damage. Audio
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Labour promotes inexperienced MP to health spokesperson
8:41 AM.The Labour Party's reshuffle has seen a first-term MP promoted into the senior health portfolio. Audio
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Morning Sports News for 4 February 2011
8:37 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Markets Update for 4 February 2011
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Showcase for Wellington's waka opens without canoe
8:28 AM.The Mayor of Wellington says she can't give an assurance that the centrepiece of a new multimillion-dollar waterfront landmark will be in place for the Rugby World Cup. Audio
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Queensland residents start returning to damaged towns
8:25 AM.Returning to the situation in cyclone damaged Queensland, residents in Cardwell, which was in the direct path of Cyclone Yasi, have begun returning to their town. Audio
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New Zealand could be back in recession: economist
8:20 AM.An economist says the latest jump in unemployment confirms the country could be back in recession. Audio
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Jobseekers bear brunt of rising unemployment
8:16 AM.Unemployment rose sharply in the final three months of last year, with the number of people officially out of work jumping to 158 thousand. Audio
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Maori Party rift to overshadow Waitangi Day
8:09 AM.The deepening rift in the Maori Party seems set to overshadow Waitangi Day celebrations on Sunday. Audio
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Biosecurity incursions may be undermining exports
7:56 AM.Farmers and growers say the Ministry in charge of biosecurity isn't performing well enough and is undermining the country's billion dollar export market. Audio
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Survey says 15 pct of police officers threatened by guns
7:53 AM.Almost one in seven frontline police officers was threatened with a firearm last year, according to new research. Audio
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Morning Sports News for 4 February 2011
7:50 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Hone Harawira interview
7:44 AM.The Maori Party MP joins us. Audio
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Party's set to begin at Wellington Sevens
7:40 AM.It's the time of year when nuns, superheroes, men in togas and people in large colourful wigs gather at Wellington's Westpac Stadium for the capital's party of the year. Audio
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Titewhai Harawira on Maori Party rift
7:30 AM.I spoke to Nga Puhi kuia, and the mother of Hone Harawira, Titewhai Harawira earlier. Audio
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Maori Party rift deepens on eve of Waitangi Day
7:26 AM.On the eve of Waitangi, the rift between the Maori Party leadership and the party's Te Tai Tokerau electorate is widening. Audio
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Two missing after Queensland cyclone
7:22 AM.Queensland police say two men are still as missing in the Innisfail area, south of Cairns, as communities brace for flash flooding in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Yasi. Audio
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Death toll rises as violence escalates in Egypt
7:17 AM.Rival factions are entrenching their positions in Cairo's Tahrir Square as demonstations against President Hosni Mubarak's rule continue. Audio
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Economics correspondent on unemployment figures
7:12 AM.Our economics correspondent, Nigel Stirling, has been looking over the figures and joins us. Audio
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Government urged to spend on infrastructure to create jobs
7:09 AM.Unemployment sharply increased in the final three months of last year - up close to half a percent from six point four to six point eight percent. Audio
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Morning Business News for 4 February 2011
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Bad weather continues to batter Queensland
6:42 AM.As Northern Queenslanders begin the immense clean up operation following Cyclone Yasi, bad weather continues to pound the area. Audio
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Waatea News for 4 February 2011
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 4 February 2011
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 4 February 2011
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Kaeo residents confident flood aid will finally arrive
6:15 AM.Kaeo residents in the Far North, are cautiously optimistic they will finally receive a half a million dollar Government payout that is more than two years overdue. Audio
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Labour says jobs figures make mockery of Jobs Summit
6:10 AM.The Labour Party says the latest increase in the number of unemployed makes a mockery of the Government's Jobs Summit in 2009. Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 4 February 2011
6:00 AM.Unemployment is up, has New Zealand slipped back into recession? Violence erupts again in Cairo as anti Mubarak protestors hit back at the President's supporters and after the cyclone, flooding now… Read more Audio