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Morning Report for Wednesday 18 May 2011
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Trans-Tasman hunt for a killer for guava moth
8:56 AM.The fruit industry is launching a trans-Tasman hunt for something that will kill a moth wreaking havoc on soft fruit and nuts from Northland to Waikato. Audio
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Lignite debate gets global focus
8:52 AM.The head of Solid Energy says Southland's lignite reserves should be used to give both the world's poor and New Zealanders a better life. Audio
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Waatea News for 18 May 2011
8:50 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Scottish murder trial with NZ twist nearing its end
8:46 AM.The trial of a Scottish man accused of murdering his wife in 1994 and attempting to murder his second wife in New Zealand in a similar fashion five years later is nearing its end in Glasgow. Audio
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Spy legislation gets human rights makeover
8:44 AM.New Zealand's spy agency, the Security Intelligence Service, will be required by law to act in accordance with human rights standards, in what it argues is a world first. Audio
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Sports News for 18 May 2011
8:38 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 18 May 2011
8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Magazine names key potential witness in Crewe murder case
8:28 AM.More than 40 years after the murders of Jeanette and Harvey Crewe, a magazine has named a woman it claims could have been a key witness. Audio
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Talks just ended between US, NZ foreign ministers
8:23 AM.Talks between the Foreign Affairs Minister and the United States Secretary of State have just concluded at the State Department in Washington. Audio
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CTV building to be focus of next Inquests
8:18 AM.The remaining victims of the Christchurch's CTV building will be the focus of a Coroner's inquest next month, as families of those killed in the February earthquake continue to question the safety of… Read more Audio
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Schools told to fudge charters to meet national standards
8:13 AM.The Principals' Federation says it's aware of at least five schools nationwide being told to fudge their charters so it looks like they are using national standards - even if they are not. Audio
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Building collapse injures Christchurch firefighters
8:09 AM.The partial collapse of a Christchurch building in an overnight blaze has sent three firefighters to hospital, and raised a possible link to the February earthquake. Audio
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Christchurch's Court Theatre finds new temporary home
7:57 AM.Christchurch's Court Theatre devastated by February's earthquake has found a temporary new home - an old grain store in the suburb of Addington. Audio
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Budget cutbacks threaten fragile economic recovery
7:48 AM.The budget will be delivered tomorrow and the Government says new spending will be restricted to contain the deficit and avoid a costly credit credit rating downgrade. Audio
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Sports News for 18 May 2011
7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Petrol costs credited with sparking higher public transport use
7:40 AM.The high price of fuel is being credited with helping boost public transport usage in Auckland to levels not seen since the 1950s. Audio
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Queen's historic visit to Ireland hailed a success
7:35 AM.One hundred years after her grandfather King George the Fifth visited his not particularly loyal subjects in Ireland, the Queen has made the first visit to the Irish republic by a British monarch. Audio
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Tributes flow for New Zealander killed on Gold Coast
7:27 AM.Nelson friends and family are paying tribute to Anthony Way, the New Zealand man stabbed to death in an apparent murder suicide on Australia's Gold Coast. Audio
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Family of quake victim question safety of building
7:22 AM.The family of a young man who died while protecting his sister during February's earthquake in Christchurch says the building they were in wasn't safe. Audio
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New Zealand criticised for not doing enough to help Fiji
7:19 AM.Fiji's Lieutenant Colonel Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara is calling on New Zealand and Australia to take a harder stance against what he calls Fiji's oppressive military regime. Audio
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Principals claim national standards figures artificially high
7:13 AM.School principals say Ministry of Education staff have told them to fudge information so it looks like they are using national standards even if they are not. Audio
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Firefighters survive collapsing Christchurch building
7:09 AM.Three Christchurch firefighters have been injured fighting a serious blaze in the city. Audio
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Morning Business for 18 May 2011
6:48 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Schools told to fudge charters
6:39 AM.School principals say Ministry of Education staff are advising them to make it look like they are using national standards even if they are not. Audio
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Firefighters injured in Christchurch
6:37 AM.Three firefighters have been taken to hospital after the second floor of the Christchurch building they were battling a blaze in gave way. Audio
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Waatea News for 18 May 2011
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 18 May 2011
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 18 May 2011
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Quake victim families want answers
6:14 AM.The families of some of those killed by falling rubble in February's Christchurch earthquake are desperate to know why buildings that had been deemed safe collapsed. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 18 May 2011
6:00 AM.Firefighters survive collapsing Christchurch building; Principals claim national standards figures artificially high; New Zealand criticised for not doing enough to help Fiji; Family of quake victim… Read more Audio