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Morning Report for Wednesday 16 February 2011
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Secrets, leaks dominate trans-Pacific trade talks
6:11 AM.Secrets and leaks are dominating the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks currently being held in Chile. Audio
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NZ and Australia move towards closer integration
6:15 AM.So is it true that, that the two countries are getting closer together, and is there anything to fear? Audio
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Christchurch residents could face hike to bail out AMI stadium
6:15 AM.Christchurch rates could go up an additional 1% in order to pay off some of the city's rugby stadium's multi-million dollar debt. Audio
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Pacific News for 16 February 2011
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 16 February 2011
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea News for 16 February 2011
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Single economic market inches closer
6:35 AM.The Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, will be formally welcomed to Parliament this morning. Audio
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Morning Business for 16 February 2011
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Gillard hails historic, economic trans-Tasman ties
7:10 AM."Mateship."It's a word that's resonating from the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard as she continues her first official visit to New Zealand. Audio
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Government orders new fleet of luxury BMWs
7:17 AM.The government is proceeding with replacing its fleet of 34 ministerial BMW's despite calls from ministers for New Zealanders to tighten their belts in recessionary times. Audio
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Missing British tramper found after five days in the bush
7:20 AM.Rescuers have found a British tramper lost in bush for five days without any provisions. Audio
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Berlusconi to stand trial over underage sex allegations
7:25 AM.The Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, is to stand trial over allegations he paid for sex with an under-age prostitute. Audio
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First-time gun licence applicants on the rise
7:35 AM.The number of people applying for gun licenses has doubled in the past five years. Audio
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Senior doctors say work pressures cause burnout in many
7:38 AM.Senior doctors say overwork and burnout are becoming a major problem in the health sector and more must be done to recognise it. Audio
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SAS troops help in aftermath of suicide bombing in Kabul
7:40 AM.Its been confirmed New Zealand SAS troops were involved in the aftermath of a suicide bombing of a shopping mall in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. Audio
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Top Stories for 16 February 2011
7:44 AM.Julia Gillard visit, government orders luxury cars, tramper found, Berlusconi trial, gun licences, Afgan SAS. Audio
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Sports News for 16 February 2011
7:46 AM.The latest news from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Ministry of Education National Standards' leader quit
7:47 AM.Critics of the national standards in reading, writing and maths say the policy has been put in jeopardy by the resignation of a senior Ministry of Education manager. Audio
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Government defends Community Max welfare projects
7:50 AM.The Government is defending its Community Max welfare projects from criticism they have cost hundreds of thousands of dollars with little to show for it. Audio
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Calls to create wool marketing co-operative
7:53 AM.Sheep farmers are being called on to form a farmer-owned wool marketing co-operative to help prevent what its backers say is a foreign buy-out of New Zealand's wool export trade. Audio
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Erebus family members head for Antarctica
7:57 AM.More than 100 people whose relatives were killed in the Erebus disaster are being flown to Antarctica today to see where their loved ones lost their lives. Audio
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Interview with Australian PM Gillard
8:10 AM.A special relationship -"mateship". That has been the theme of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's visit to New Zealand. Audio
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Analysis of Gillard's visit
8:22 AM.To talk more about the state visit by the Australian Prime Minister we are joined by our Political Editor Brent Edwards. Audio
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Botany by-election candidates hold first public debate
8:29 AM.Candidates vying to be the new MP for the country's most diverse electorate have held their first public debate. Audio
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Markets Update for 16 February 2011
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 16 February 2011
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Egypt seeds unrest throughout Middle East
8:40 AM.Unrest continues to spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa following the toppling of Egypt's 30-year ruler, Hosni Mubarak, during the weekend. Audio
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Govt says boot camps for young offenders are working
8:45 AM.The Ministry of Social Development has reported initial findings that 8 out of 17 people who've been in boot camps have not reoffended, a near 50% success rate which the Government says is a good… Read more Audio
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Waatea News for 16 February 2011
8:50 AM.The latest news from the Waatea team. Audio
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Chilean miners contemplated cannabalism while underground
8:55 AM.The thirty-three men trapped in a Chilean mine for 69 days contemplated suicide and cannabilism while underground, according to a new book. Audio