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Morning Report for Friday 30 September 2011
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Top Stories for Friday 30 September 2011
6:00 AM.Afghan governor demands explanation over SAS information; PM says there'd be no honour in withdrawing from Afghanistan; Radio New Zealand political editor comments; Fitch credit rating agency… Read more Audio
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Researchers challenge received wisdom on wage gap
6:10 AM.The country's top economics think-tank is challenging official thinking on why wages in New Zealand lag so far behind those in Australia. Audio
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New law could give Hutt City Council right to remove graffiti
6:13 AM.Legislation allowing the Hutt City Council to enter private property to remove graffiti has been introduced to Parliament. Audio
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Pacific News for 30 September 2011
6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 30 September 2011
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 30 September 2011
6:27 AM.A lecturer at Victoria University's School of Maori Studies wants the Electoral Commission, to act on the results of an internet survey on the voting habits of Maori living in Australia; The Maori… Read more Audio
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Ministers at odds over nature of SAS role in Afghanistan
6:37 AM.The government appears to be at odds over the exact nature of the New Zealand SAS's role in Afghanistan. Audio
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Warriors one game away
6:39 AM.The Warriors are one game away from winning the NRL Grand Final for the first time but face a formidable opponent when they play Manly in Sydney on Sunday night. Audio
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Morning Business for 30 September 2011
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Afghan governor demands explanation over SAS information
7:09 AM.The Governor of Wardak province in Afghanistan is demanding to know where the New Zealand SAS got its military intelligence from, for what he says was a lethal raid on an innocent family this week. Audio
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PM says there'd be no honour in withdrawing from Afghanistan
7:14 AM.The death of Lance Corporal Leon Smith has raised the issue of the SAS role in Afghanistan. Audio
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Radio New Zealand political editor comments
7:18 AM.The PM continues to say NZ is not in a combat roll in Afghanistan. Audio
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Fitch credit rating agency downgrades New Zealand
7:22 AM.The credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings, has cut New Zealand's rating by one notch, saying the country's growing external debt is a problem. Audio
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NZ insurer decides to stop providing earthquake cover
7:25 AM.Hundreds of New Zealand's churches are to lose earthquake cover. Audio
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Warriors fans gear up for big weekend
7:29 AM.This week in many homes, pubs and workplaces the talk hasn't been of Ritchie or Dan or Ma'a - but of Manu, Simon and Shaun. Audio
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Pool games ending, only NZ assured of quarter final spot
7:37 AM.Heading into the final round of pool matches, New Zealand is the only team assured of a place in the quarter-finals, although there are a couple of other teams who shouldn't have too many problems… Read more Audio
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Think-tank takes swipe at Treasury wage gap analysis
7:41 AM.The country's top private economics think-tank has taken a swipe at Treasury's analysis of why wages in New Zealand lag so far behind those in Australia. Audio
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Sports News for 30 September 2011
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Giant step for China in new space race
7:50 AM.The Chinese space programme has taken a giant leap - upward - with the successful launch of its first space station module. Audio
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Douglas bids parliament second, final farewell
7:54 AM.The 42 year political career of Sir Roger Douglas finally came to a close last night when he gave his valedictory speech to Parliament. Audio
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Dunedin gang neighbours want Black Power out
7:56 AM.Some Dunedin residents around the scene of a second armed offenders callout in a week say they want the Black Power gang out of their district. Audio
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New Zealand journalist explains SAS combat role
8:09 AM.The death this week of Lance Corporal Leon Smith in Afghanistan has again raised the issue of New Zealand's role in the conflict. Audio
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Germany approves bailout by large majority
8:14 AM.The speaker of the Bundestag, Wolfgang Thierse, has announced that the lower house of the German parliament, has voted by a large majority to back a beefed up bailout fund for troubled economies in… Read more Audio
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V8 Supercar event may leave Hamilton
8:20 AM.Hamilton's contract to host the V8 Supercars looks set to be cut short. Audio
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Arch-rivals Scotland and England meet in World Cup decider
8:23 AM.The traditional foes England and Scotland will battle it out at Auckland's Eden Park on Saturday, in what may be one of the must-see games of the Rugby World Cup. Audio
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All Blacks squad named to play Canada
8:26 AM.All Black Keiran Read has been named to start in Sunday's clash with Canada in Wellington, after missing the first three matches of the tournament through injury. Audio
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Markets Update for 30 September 2011
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 30 September 2011
8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Prisoners go big on quit-smoking patches, lozenges
8:38 AM.Three months after their tobacco fix was stubbed out, some prisoners are wearing too many nicotine patches and overdosing on lozenges to ease their cravings. Audio
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Labour's aged care policy could involve extending asset tests
8:42 AM.Labour's new aged care policy could extend asset testing to those with less money in the bank when it comes to deciding who qualifies for subsidised rest home care. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 30 September 2011
8:45 AM.The Maori child advocacy trust Te Kahui Mana Ririki, is putting great faith in a Maori Affairs Select Committee inquiry, which will examine the status and wellbeing of Maori children; A lecturer at… Read more Audio
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Ngapuhi summoned to meet Treaty Negotiations minister
8:47 AM.Ngapuhi leaders at odds over the iwi's massive treaty claim will meet in Wellington today, in a bid to find common ground. Audio
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All species could be discovered during this century
8:52 AM.An Auckland scientist says all the species on earth could be discovered this century. Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:56 AM.Was a killing ordered by the underworld? Audio