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Morning Report for Monday 13 June 2011
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
8:56 AM.News from the Lucky Country. Audio
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Zimbabwe sports minister supports possible cricket tour
8:51 AM.Zimbabwe's Sports Minister, David Coltart, explains why a New Zealand cricket tour of his country should go ahead in the face of opposition to the Mugabe regime. Audio
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Human rights advocate - NZ shouldn't host Zimbabwe cricketers
8:50 AM.Human rights campaigner John Minto says New Zealand should stop Zimbabwean cricketers from playing here while Robert Mugabe remains in power. Audio
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Waatea News for 13 June 2011
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Another incident at Hawkes Bay prison
8:42 AM.The Corrections Department says a six-hour long stand-off at the prison started after a fire broke out in an inmate's cell at about six o'clock yesterday afternoon. Audio
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Inquest into deaths of 106 of quake victims get under way
8:39 AM.The inquest into the deaths of over a hundred of February's earthquake victims will get underway in Christchurch today. Audio
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Sports News for 13 June 2011
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 13 June 2011
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Negative reaction to Sky City plan
8:25 AM.The Maori Party 's Te Ururoa Flavell, who is the sponsor of the Gambling Harm Reduction Amendment Bill, has been following Sky City's plans and joins the programme. Audio
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Sky city will foot convention centre bill - at a price
8:20 AM.Sky City has been chosen by the Government to build a $350-million convention centre in Auckland and the casino operator says it will foot the entire bill, but at a price. Audio
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King's students arrive to news of their peer's death
8:16 AM.For the fourth time in less than 18 months, the school day will begin today at the exclusive King's College in Auckland in the shadow of tragedy. Audio
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Disruptions continue at Christchurch airport
8:14 AM.We hear from the CEO at Christchurch Airport, Jim Boult. Audio
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Officials say ash cloud could linger for days
8:09 AM.The Civil Aviation Authority says ash from a Chilean volcano could continue to disrupt air travel for days to come. Audio
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First Gabrielle Giffords photos since Tuscon shooting
7:57 AM.Two photos of a smiling Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona have been released by her office. Priscilla Huff reports from Washington DC. Audio
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Silver Ferns turn the tables on Australia
7:51 AM.The New Zealand netballers have bounced back from a first test loss to beat Australia in a closely fought final match in their two-test series in Auckland last night. Audio
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Syrian troops storm Jisr al Shougour
7:46 AM.Activists say Syrian troops used tanks and helicopter gunships to take control of the northwestern town of Jisr al Shougour. Audio
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Sports News for 13 June 2011
7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Govt denies setting dangerous precedent with Skycity deal
7:38 AM.The Economic Development Minister David Carter says he's hoping legislation on Sky City's proposed expansion could be drawn up before the election. Audio
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Convention centre deal comes with strings attached
7:36 AM.Plans for a national convention centre in Auckland hinge on the law being changed to allow more gambling in an adjacent casino. Audio
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Lieutenant Colonel Tevita Mara gets 2-day visa for New Zealand
7:27 AM.An Auckland based Fijian pro-democracy group says the decision to allow a former military officer entry to New Zealand will further damage the relationship between the two countries. Audio
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Tragedy strikes at exclusive Auckland school
7:19 AM.Auckland's King's College is reeling this morning after the death of David Gaynor, the school's fourth student in less than 2 years. Audio
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Airport updates on volcanic cloud cancellations
7:16 AM.Radio NZ reporters are at both Wellington and Auckland airports and give us an idea of what travellers are facing. Audio
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Passenger chaos as ash cloud sees flights cancelled
7:09 AM.Days of disruption are looming for airline travellers as a huge ash cloud from a Chilean volcano hovers over the country. Audio
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Morning Business for 13 June 2011
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Death of schoolboy 'surreal' says chaplain
6:43 AM.The chaplain at Kings College, the Reverend Warner Wilder, is describing the weekend tragedy, which involved the death of Year 13 student David Gaynor, as surreal. Audio
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Fiji Govt disappointed by decision to let Colonel Mara visit
6:40 AM.Fiji Government spokesperson, Sharon Smith Johns, tells of disappointment but not surprise at New Zealand allowing former military officer, Lieutenant Colonel Tevita Mara, into the country. Audio
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Thousands of travellers disrupted by Chilean ash cloud
6:37 AM.A huge high altitude cloud of volcanic ash is now above virtually the whole country and is expected to cause further disruption for thousands of flyers again today. Audio
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Waatea News for 13 June 2011
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 13 June 2011
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 13 June 2011
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Volcanic cloud disrupts southern skies
6:11 AM.At least four airlines, including Jetstar and Qantas, are cancelling domestic and international flights in Australia and New Zealand. Eileen Cameron is at Auckland airport. Audio
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Top Stories for Monday 13 June 2011
6:00 AM.The latest on the volcanic ash cloud and the travel disruption it's causing; more tragedy for exclusive Auckland school; Fiji military dissident gets brief New Zealand travel visa and; Govt convention… Read more Audio