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Morning Report for Thursday 17 February 2011
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Top Stories for Thursday 17 February 2011
6:00 AM.Opposition says new investment deal threatens NZ; Japan suspends whale hunt; Defence Force mourns Private Kirifi Mila; Sea Shepherd claims victory over whaling suspension; Evidence in trial shows up… Read more Audio
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Ngati Kahungunu disagrees with drink driving ads for Maori
6:11 AM.The Automobile Association says drink driving safety messages are not getting through to Maori. Audio
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Price of milk, already at record levels, could go up again
6:15 AM.The price of milk, already at record levels, could go up again on the back of record prices for dairy products on world markets. Audio
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Pacific News for 17 February 2011
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 17 February 2011
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea News for 17 February 2011
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Despite rules, critics fear Australians may buy public assets
6:37 AM.Opposition parties say a provision in the new investment deal between New Zealand and Australia will not stop the ownership of state-owned assets going offshore. Audio
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Activists say Japan is bluffing over whale hunt suspension
6:40 AM.Anti-whaling activists are accusing the Japanese of bluffing, after they announced they were suspending their annual whale hunt in the Southern Ocean. Audio
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Morning Business for 17 February 2011
6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Opposition says new investment deal threatens NZ
7:09 AM.Opposition parties are raising the prospect of an Australian takeover of key New Zealand assets under the new trans-Tasman investment deal. Audio
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Japan suspends whale hunt
7:18 AM.Japan has suspended its annual whale hunt, citing harassment from environmentalists as its main reason. Audio
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Defence Force mourns Private Kirifi Mila
7:22 AM.The Defence Force is pledging to learn from any mistakes that may have contributed to the death of one of its soldiers in Afghanistan. Audio
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Sea Shepherd claims victory over whaling suspension
7:27 AM.Joining us now from the Southern Ocean is the president of Sea Shepherd, Paul Watson. Audio
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Evidence in trial shows up police radio shortcomings
7:35 AM.Evidence in the ongoing trial of a man charged with shooting a south-Auckland police officer has highlighted shortcomings in the police radio system. Audio
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Drink driving not getting through to Maori
7:40 AM.The Automobile Association says drink driving safety messages are not getting through to Maori. Audio
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Sports News for 17 February 2011
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Court of Appeal rules sleepover shifts deserve full pay
7:49 AM.The cost of paying the minimum wage to shift workers who sleepover for their job may have significant implications for the public health service. Audio
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Milk prices set to rise again this year
7:52 AM.The dairy giant Fonterra says it won't be able to hold back milk prices for much longer if commodity prices continue to rise. Audio
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Unrest in Middle East spreads to Libya
7:56 AM.Unrest in the Middle East has spread to Libya, where there have been violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police. Audio
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Opposition responds to Trans Tasman business deal
8:09 AM.Is it a big shot in the arm for Trans-Tasman business or a dangerous door allowing Australians to take over key New Zealand assets? Audio
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Business considers ramifications of investment deal
8:14 AM.As for the protocol itself, it will hike the threshold below which NO regulatory approval is needed for trans-Tasman investments. Audio
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Environmentalists vow to keep tracking Japan whale fleet
8:20 AM.Environmentalists say they will continue to track the Japanese whaling fleet despite Japan's decision to suspend the annual whale hunt. Audio
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Corrections comments on how prison drugs ring ran
8:23 AM.A police operation to crack a drugs ring run from inside Paremoremo prison has resulted in the conviction of notorious inmate Arthur Taylor. Audio
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World Bank warns food prices are at dangerous levels
8:27 AM.The head of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, is warning global food prices are reaching dangerous levels - increasing fears of more riots in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Central Asia. Audio
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Markets Update for 17 February 2011
8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 17 February 2011
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Government ministers wash hands of super city shambles
8:43 AM.Government ministers, including the Prime Minister, are washing their hands of the shambles surrounding Auckland's Independent Maori Statutory Board. Audio
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Tweaking Kiwisaver on agenda for Budget
8:48 AM.More than one-third of the country is enrolled in Kiwisaver, but the Savings Working Group says more could be done for the scheme to boost national savings. Audio
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Waatea News for 17 February 2011
8:50 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Northlanders fight to save rail link to Auckland
8:52 AM.Northland residents are dismayed by the strongest warning yet that the region could lose its rail link to Auckland. Audio
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Almost 64,000 babies born as birth rate rises 2 per cent
8:56 AM.The birth rate has jumped two percent in the past year, but nobody seems to be able to say exactly why. Audio
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NZ native birds deep in forest
8:59 AM.NZ native birds deep in forest Audio