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Morning Report for Wednesday 5 October 2011
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Key Anzac defence position rediscovered at Gallipoli
8:57 AM.The most extensive archaeological survey of the Gallipoli battle field has discovered Malone's Terraces, a vital Anzac defence position long thought to have been destroyed. Audio
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Mock hospital opens at Auckland University
8:52 AM.From today Auckland University medical students now have access to a mock hospital, complete with an emergency room, wards and mannequins that die in their beds. Audio
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Anderton - four political parties, no regrets
8:50 AM.One of Parliament's elder statesmen, Jim Anderton, has delivered his final speech in Parliament, after a career spanning 27 years and no fewer than four political parties. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 5 October 2011
8:47 AM.The seafood sector of the South Island's biggest iwi has reported its second successive record return; The national museum says it's likely to take several years before 20-Maori heads being sent back… Read more Audio
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Facebook may be gathering data from non-users too
8:45 AM.The Australian blogger who discovered Facebook has been monitoring users when they surf other websites says the social media company may be gathering data on people who are not even Facebook users. Audio
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A vessel has hit a reef and is listing just outside Tauranga
8:42 AM.Sophie Hazelhurst from Maritime New Zealand. Audio
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Sports News for 5 October 2011
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 5 October 2011
8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Seattle prepares to welcome Amanda Knox home
8:28 AM.The American student, Amanda Knox, is flying home to Seattle after a court in Italy yesterday overturned her sentence of murdering her British flat mate, Meredith Kercher. Audio
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Weak bridges means few heavier logging trucks on roads
8:24 AM.A failure to upgrade the country's bridges and a complex charging regime means almost no logging trucks that are allowed to carry heavier than usual loads are actually on the road. Audio
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New Zealand wins million dollar international study into flu
8:21 AM.Every Aucklander who is admitted to hospital next year with severe respiratory illness will become part of a major study of influenza. Audio
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Mayor's casting vote expands Auckland's fan zones
8:17 AM.Auckland's Rugby World Cup fan zones are to expand but only after a heated council debate which included blunt criticism of the cup minister Murray McCully. Audio
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Next World Cup could go ahead without the All Blacks
8:10 AM.The man in charge of organising the 2015 Rugby World Cup says it will go ahead, even if the All Blacks are not part of it. Audio
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Manawatu Gorge road closed another two months
7:56 AM.The transport agency says the road through the Manawatu Gorge is so unstable that traffic will have to be diverted onto windy back routes for another two months. Audio
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Harawira says moko should get same respect as haka
7:52 AM.The leader of the Mana Party, Hone Harawira, says a ban on people with moko entering bars is racist. Audio
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Sports News for 5 October 2011
7:48 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Finance Minister being accused of dropping ball
7:46 AM.The Finance Minister is being accused of dropping the ball over the Crown retail deposit guarantee scheme. Audio
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Bill English responds to criticism over deposit scheme
7:41 AM.The Finance Minister, Bill English. Audio
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Principal says Ministry appointing unqualifed assistants
7:27 AM.A Whangarei principal says the Ministry of Education is appointing unqualified people as advisers to schools to enforce National Standards. Audio
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Dozens killed in Somalia bomb attack
7:23 AM.At least 70 people have been killed and another 50 injured in a suicide bomb attack in the capital of Somalia, Mogadishu. Audio
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Mayor's casting votes expands Auckland's fan zones
7:20 AM.It has taken the mayor's casting vote to secure Auckland Council funding to expand the city's rugby world cup fan zones. Audio
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2015 RWC organiser talks about All Black boycott threat
7:14 AM.Is the most famous team in world rugby replaceable, as the IRB chief executive Mike Miller says? Audio
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All Black foes say it wouldn't be a World Cup without them
7:10 AM.There's been more reaction to suggestions New Zealand could pull out of the next Rugby World Cup if financial changes aren't made in the way the IRB divides up the profits from the tournament. Audio
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Morning Business for 5 October 2011
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Big changes to criminal procedure pass into law
6:39 AM.The Government has finally passed what it says are the biggest reforms of criminal procedure in 50 years. Audio
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RWC would be 'empty' with All Blacks but would survive
6:37 AM.A former Wallaby says a Rugby World Cup would be an empty tournament without the All Blacks. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 5 October 2011
6:27 AM.The national museum says it's likely to take several years before 20-Maori heads being sent back to New Zealand can be returned to their tribes; China's appetite for koura, or crayfish, is helping to… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 5 October 2011
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 5 October 2011
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Councillor calls RWC minister an 'idiot' in funding debate
6:11 AM.It has taken the mayor's casting vote to secure Auckland Council funding to expand the city rugby world cup fan zones. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 5 October 2011
6:00 AM.All Black foes say it wouldn't be a World Cup without them; 2015 RWC organiser talks about All Black boycott threat; Mayor's casting votes expands Auckland's fan zones; Dozens killed in Somalia bomb… Read more Audio