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Morning Report for Monday 21 February 2011
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
8:57 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio
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US-New Zealand Partnership Forum begins in Christchurch
8:53 AM.A high powered meeting of business interests gets under way in Christchurch today, focusing on the Trans-Pacific-Partnership currently being negotiated between the US and Pacific rim countries. Audio
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John Key's in, Fergie and Obama are out
8:53 AM.What do the Duchess of York and the United States President have in common? Audio
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Upsets in first weekend of Super Rugby
8:48 AM.The start of the super rugby season saw two upsets with the Highlanders grinding out a slim victory against the hapless Hurricanes and the Blues coming from behind to beat one of the competition's… Read more Audio
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Waatea News for 21 February 2011
8:46 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Community group will fight TPPA
8:41 AM.We heard earlier from Stephen Jacobi, the head of the NZ US Council and Helen Kelly of the CTU about the high powered meeting of business interests which gets gets under way in Christchurch today. Audio
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Sports News for 21 February 2011
8:38 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 21 February 2011
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Kapa Haka could go global
8:28 AM.Organisers of the bi-annual Kapa Haka Championship say they expect it to gain even more interest during the next few years and it could even gain the kind of prominence as enjoyed by the likes of the… Read more Audio
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Black Caps start World Cup campaign with convincing win
8:25 AM.The New Zealand cricketers have started their World Cup campaign in convincing fashion, defeating Kenya in just two hours and 24 minutes on the Chennai pitch. Audio
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Legal action could have been avoided in police shooting case
8:21 AM.The lawyer for a man injured during a police shooting two years ago says current legal action could have been avoided, if his client had received an apology at the time. Audio
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Minister says Govt won't intervene on milk prices
8:14 AM.The decision by Fonterra to freeze milk prices for the rest of the year has been welcomed by consumer groups but there are calls for the Government to go further and force down the local price. Audio
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Libyan uprising claims scores of lives
8:10 AM.Libyans demanding an end to Muammar Gaddafi's four decades' rule are fighting for control of the streets of the country's second city Benghazi, where the death toll is mounting. Audio
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Aussie companies could be bringing REDgroup down
7:50 AM.So what went wrong for REDgroup? Audio
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REDgroup accused of marking up book prices
7:46 AM.The Australian administrators of the Whitcoulls, Borders and Bennetts bookshops have spent the weekend in New Zealand assessing the severity of the companies' financial problems. Audio
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Sports News for 21 February 2011
7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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UK tells consumers to cut down on red meat
7:40 AM.Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper is reporting the government will this week recommend to all people in the UK to eat no more than 500 grams of red or processed meat a week in order to protect them… Read more Audio
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Calls for Government milk price controls
7:35 AM.There are growing calls for the Government to intervene to force down the price of milk. Audio
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Beneficiary groups brace for welfare cuts
7:27 AM.Beneficiary groups say they are bracing themselves for calls for benefit cuts from the Welfare Working Group. Audio
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Hone Harawira disciplinary hearing to resume today
7:22 AM.The Maori Party will today resume its disciplinary hearing for the Te Tai Tokerau MP, Hone Harawira. Audio
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Unrest spreads through Middle East
7:20 AM.Unrest is now widespread in the Middle East and North Africa, sparked by Tunisia and Egypt's popular revolts. Audio
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Libya's Gaddafi hires mercenaries to fight protests
7:17 AM.A spokesperson for Human Rights Watch, Tom Porteous, says his organisation has confirmed 173 deaths, but expects the true tally is much higher. Audio
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Eyewitness describes protestors shot Libya
7:10 AM.Libyan troops have opened fire on anti-government protesters in a crackdown that's been described as a massacre. Audio
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Eyewitness describes protestors shot Libya
7:10 AM.Libyan troops have opened fire on anti-government protesters in a crackdown that's been described as a massacre. Audio
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Morning Business News for 21 February 2011
6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Beneficiary advocate fearful of welfare reform report
6:43 AM.The Welfare Working Group will provide the Government with its final recommendations on welfare changes tomorrow. Audio
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Waatea News for 21 February 2011
6:29 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 21 February 2011
6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 21 February 2011
6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Milk prices frozen
6:15 AM.Supermarket chains are following Fonterra's lead and freezing the price of milk for at least the rest of the year. Audio
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Top Stories for Monday 21 February 2011
6:00 AM.Eyewitness describes protestors shot Libya; Libya's Gaddafi hires mercenaries to fight protests; unrest spreads through Middle East; Hone Harawira disciplinary hearing to resume today; beneficiary… Read more Audio