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Morning Report for Thursday 14 April 2011
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Sex scandal in Australian Defence Academy widens
8:55 AM.In Australia, the Defence Minister Stephen Smith is receiving threats in the wake of a sex scandal at the Australian Defence Force Academy. Audio
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Country's largest recycling project for quake rubble
8:51 AM.Three Christchurch companies have begun the largest recycling project ever attempted in New Zealand. Audio
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Waatea News for 14 April 2011
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Christchurch's Heritage Hotel offers two weeks' redundancy
8:42 AM.Workers at Christchurch's Heritage Hotel are angry they've been given just two week's redundancy pay. Audio
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Parliament debates controversial Copyright Bill
8:39 AM.New law dealing with copyright infringements by internet users was debated under urgency in Parliament late last night. Audio
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Sports News for 14 April 2011
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 14 April 2011
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Air ambulances call for national air coordination desk
8:25 AM.Air ambulance chiefs want a national air-traffic control desk set up to coordinate all air-ambulance flights. Audio
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Law Society joins chorus attacking quake recovery legislation
8:21 AM.The Law Society is criticising the Government for rushing its Canterbury earthquake recovery legislation through Parliament under urgency. Audio
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Legal aid changes 'nationalising' lawyers
8:14 AM.The Criminal Bar Association is accusing the Government of nationalising lawyers with its massive expansion of the state funded Public Defence Service. Audio
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Grey District mayor concerned at liquidation plans
8:09 AM.The Grey District mayor says he's concerned that moves to liquidate Pike River Coal may put a complete stop to the recovery of victims' remains. Audio
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New postage stamps honour VC recipients
7:55 AM.New Zealanders awarded the Victoria Cross have been honoured with the release of stamps bearing their portraits. Audio
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Trade Minister says world trade talks on verge of collapse
7:52 AM.The Doha round of world trade talks worth potentially billions of dollars a year to New Zealand are on the verge of collapse, according to the Trade Minister. Audio
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Mubarak under arrest in hospital
7:48 AM.The former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is under arrest in hospital and his two sons are being held in jail. Audio
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Sports News for 14 April 2011
7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Third investigation in new Chch faultine makes headway
7:40 AM.Results from a multi-million dollar project that's trying to map out a hidden fault-line under Christchurch CBD are expected as early as in two weeks. Audio
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List of historic building to be destroyed grows
7:35 AM.The reality of just how many historic buildings will be lost to the Christchurch earthquake is now becoming apparent with Civil Defence adding another 123 buildings to the demolition list. Audio
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Auditor General does u-turn on Pansy Wong case
7:28 AM.Professor Andrew Geddis is a public law specialist at Otago University. Audio
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Investigation launched into Wong's use of travel perks
7:24 AM.The Auditor-General has launched an investigation of the travel perks used by the former National MP Pansy Wong and her husband Sammy, three months after she ruled one out. Audio
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Public Defender defends Public Defence Service
7:18 AM.The Minister of Justice, Simon Power, was too busy to talk to Morning Report this morning. Audio
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Public Defence Service comes in for criticism
7:15 AM.Lawyers say there will be miscarriages of justice if the Government expands the state-funded defenders service. Audio
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Former Pike River contractors seek company's liquidation
7:09 AM.43 former Pike River Coal contractors, who say they're owed almost 5 million dollars in unpaid bills, will apply to the courts this week to liquidate the company. Audio
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Morning Business for 14 April 2011
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Contractors will apply this week to liquidate Pike River Coal
6:35 AM.Lawyers for former contractors of the Pike River Coal company are applying to have the company wound up. Audio
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Waatea News for 14 April 2011
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 14 April 2011
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 14 April 2011
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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In sign life returning to normal, Christchurch libraries open
6:15 AM.More than half of Christchurch's libraries are now open for business after February's devastating quake. Audio
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Lawyers fear miscarriages of justice under new defence
6:13 AM.Lawyers say there will be more miscarriages of justice if the Government increases the size of the state-funded defenders service. Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 14 April 2011
6:00 AM.Former Pike River contractors seek company's liquidation. Public Defence Service comes in for criticism. Public Defender defends Public Defence Service. Investigation launched into Wong's use of… Read more Audio