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Morning Report for Friday 1 April 2011
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Midday Sports News for 1 April 2011
12:26 PM.The New Zealand Cricket boss Justin Vaughn says there is no hurry to pick a captain to replace Daniel Vettori. Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.Australia correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh on the NSW election. Audio
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Indian, Pakistan cricket fans hyped for World Cup final
8:50 AM.Two of the Globe's most fanatical cricket nations are getting ready to battle it out for the game's top honour at the Cricket World Cup final tomorrow. Audio
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Waatea News for 1 April 2011
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Japan's tsunami jolts Northlanders into civil defence action
8:41 AM.The tsunami that's laid waste to the Japanese coastline has jolted Northland communities into action on the civil defence front. Audio
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Sports News for 1 April 2011
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 1 April 2011
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Twenty-one die in Thai floods, landslides
8:28 AM.In Thailand at least 21 people have died in severe flooding and landslides in the south of the country. Audio
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Property tax, Working for Families loopholes cut off today
8:25 AM.The well-off will find it tougher to exploit loopholes in Working for Families and property investment rules from today. Audio
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Canterbury supports netball team's surprise home win
8:20 AM.And staying in Christchurch, it was a homecoming and a victory for the Canterbury Tactix last night when they played their first home game since their stadium was turned into a civil defence centre. Audio
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Quakes seriously delay Christchurch developments
8:15 AM.There is more evidence of life returning to normal in Christchurch with several infrastructure projects now up and running again. Audio
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LIbyan rebels mass for attack bouyed by Koussa defection
8:10 AM.Rebels in Libya are massing for a counter-attack against Muammar Gaddafi's forces, encouraged by news of covert US support and the defection of Libya's foreign minister. Audio
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Lawyer says new employment rules go too far
7:55 AM.A leading employment lawyer says giving employers the right to demand medical certificates from workers after just one day's absence opens the system up to abuse. Audio
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Productivity Commission begins work today
7:51 AM.Business commentator, Rod Oram, discusses the Productivity Commission. Audio
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Stiff opposition to Productivity Commission appointments
7:48 AM.The new Productivity Commission has got off to a rocky start, with Opposition parties objecting to the appointment of former ACT candidate and Treasury Secretary Graham Scott to the commission. Audio
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Sports News for 1 April 2011
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Top Stories for 1 April 2011
7:44 AM.Christchurch school standards, Japan nuclear plant, Libya, new Chch quake audio, prison smoking, English rugby clubs fuming. Audio
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English Rugby clubs fume over Twickenham match
7:40 AM.English Rugby clubs are so mad about the Crusaders playing at Twickenham they've threatened to blacklist the ground for next year's premiership final. Audio
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Emergency services warned of potential for prison riots
7:35 AM.Emergency services have been alerted to the possibility of riots in three months time when a total smoking ban takes effect in prisons. Audio
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New audio of Christchurch quake at the moment it hit
7:25 AM.When the destructive February earthquake hit Christchurch, one of our reporters, Bridget Mills, was recording an interview at the very moment the earth started shaking. Audio
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Libya shrugs off foreign minister's defection
7:20 AM.Libya's government has played down the defection of one of its top officials, saying it does not rely on individuals, no matter how high-ranking they are. Audio
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Japanese evacuation zone may have to be expanded
7:16 AM.United nations nuclear monitors have advised Japan to consider expanding the evacuation zone around the stricken reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Audio
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Calls for more leeway for Chch over national standards
7:10 AM.Christchurch school principals say they might not be able to implement the government's national standards properly because of the February earthquake. Audio
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Morning Business for 1 April 2011
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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New employment laws in place from today
6:40 AM.Major employment law changes come into force today with opponents warning the moves will undermine the rights of workers. Audio
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Christchurch schools call for leeway on national standards
6:35 AM.Christchurch school principals say they might not be able to implement the government's national standards properly because of the February earthquake. Audio
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Waatea News for 1 April 2011
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 1 April 2011
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 1 April 2011
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Union warns of riots in jails when smoking ban in force
6:12 AM.The Corrections Association is warning there is a strong chance of prison riots when a total smoking ban takes effect in three months time. Audio
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Radiation levels rise
6:10 AM.Radiation levels are rising in the waters close to the damaged Japanese Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, almost three weeks after the huge earthquake and tsunami. Audio