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Morning Report for Wednesday 6 April 2011
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Top-secret files shed new light on Cold War defection
8:53 AM.Previously top-secret files are shedding new light on one of Australia's greatest Cold War defection stories. Audio
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Telecom critical of 2degrees texting contest
8:48 AM.Telecom says one of its rivals is taking advantage of the mobile rates system, costing it tens of thousands of dollars. Audio
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Waatea News for 6 April 2011
8:44 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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In Libya, oil exports look set to resume
8:41 AM.In the rebel held east of Libya, oil exports look set to resume after a tanker arrived in the port of Marsa el Hariga. Audio
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Youth Law says student search breaches Bill of Rights
8:39 AM.A lawyer working for Youth Law says Education ministry plans to give schools the power to search students for drugs and weapons is ridiculous and a breach of the Bill of Rights Act. Audio
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Sports News for 6 April 2011
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 6 April 2011
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Oil industry frustrated at lack of environmental safeguards
8:26 AM.The oil industry and environmentalists are speaking as one saying they are frustrated the government has not yet put in place environmental protections for offshore drilling. Audio
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Minister sizes up Foreign Affairs for radical overhaul
8:22 AM.The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murray McCully has told his ministry he will continue to open up top diplomatic jobs to private candidates. Audio
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Government refuses to assist contractors at Pike River
8:18 AM.Meanwhile, the Government has refused to pay for legal representation for contractors working in the mine at the time of the disaster. Audio
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Labour MP says Pike River's claims 'disturbing'
8:14 AM.The Labour list MP for the West Coast, Damien O'Connor, says it's disturbing to hear the receivers of the Pike River coal mine do not have the funds to participate fully in the Royal Commission into… Read more Audio
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MP Shane Jones decries World Cup waka plan
8:09 AM.The Government has agreed to give the Auckland hapu, Ngati Whatua o Orakei nearly 2 million dollars to build a giant plastic waka on Auckland's waterfront. Audio
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Scientists scan Christchurch's unstable cliffs with laser
7:57 AM.Three-dimensional laser scans of the shattered cliff faces of Christchurch's seaside suburbs, are helping scientists work out if any more rocks are likely to fall. Audio
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TV stars reminisce over Avalon studios golden era
7:53 AM.Television stars of the past and present are lamenting the loss of Television New Zealand's Avalon Studios, which the state broadcaster says will be sold in two years. Audio
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Kiwirail expect to buy 2000 railway wagons from China
7:50 AM.Kiwirail is expected to announce in the next few weeks it is to buy more than two thousand railway wagons from China. Audio
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Sports News for 6 April 2011
7:47 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Century later, Shackleton's whisky judged a superb drop
7:41 AM.More than a century after being left behind in frozen Antarctica, the cork has been pulled on one of Ernest Shackleton's bottles of whisky. Audio
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In Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo has reportedly handed himself in
7:36 AM.In Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo has reportedly handed himself in to UN officials in the capital of Abidjan. Audio
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Canterbury DHB to begin bringing elderly back home
7:26 AM.It could be more than a year before many elderly people evacuated from Christchurch will be returned home. Audio
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Demolitions underway in suburban Christchurch
7:23 AM.Demolitions of suburban homes in the quake-ravaged city of Christchurch have begun. Audio
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Pike's former head say funding key for robust Commission
7:17 AM.Questions are being asked about why the Government should stump up with money for the Pike River coal company to have full legal representation at the Royal Commission into the mine disaster. Audio
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Sharples explains his support for giant waka
7:12 AM.The Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples, has been listening to that and joins us. Audio
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Taxpayer forking out 2 million for giant plastic waka for Cup
7:09 AM.The government is giving the Auckland hapu, Ngati Whatua o Orakei, nearly 2-million dollars to build a giant plastic waka as a Rugby World Cup showpiece. Audio
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Morning Business for 6 April 2011
6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Receivers for Pike River coal mine ask government for help
6:41 AM.The receivers for the Pike River coal mine have asked the government for financial help to prepare evidence for the Royal Commission into the deaths of 29 workers last November. Audio
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Giant plastic waka to be Cup hospitality centrepiece
6:39 AM.The government is to give the Auckland iwi Ngati Whatua o Orakei nearly 2 million dollars to build a giant plastic waka. Audio
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Waatea News for 6 April 2011
6:30 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 6 April 2011
6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 6 April 2011
6:20 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Demolitions of family homes start in suburban Christchurch
6:15 AM.Demolitions have begun in suburban Christchurch. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 6 April 2011
6:00 AM.First the Giant Rugby Ball, now the Giant plastic Waka! Who should pay to keep Pike River receivers at the Royal Commission and elderly people evacuated from Christchurch after the quake,may not go… Read more Audio