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Morning Report for Friday 23 March 2012
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:56 AM.Australian correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh, who is in Brisbane for the Queensland election. Audio
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Study shows babies watching television since birth
8:51 AM.A third of parents taking part in an Auckland University longitudinal study have told researchers their babies have been watching television since they were newborns. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 23 March 2012
8:48 AM.An audit has found Auckland Council's obligations to Maori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi need to be urgently addressed; The Crown's today expected to present its final evidence to the Waitangi Tribunal -… Read more Audio
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Outgoing DHB head says DHB have to adapt to tight finances
8:45 AM.The outgoing chief executive of the Auckland District Health Board says DHBs have to learn to live within their means. Audio
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Fears former Carisbrook stadium could lay idle for years
8:41 AM.A Dunedin business group are worried the site of the former stadium Carisbrook might lie derelict for years. Audio
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Sports News for 23 March 2012
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 23 March 2012
8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Audit finds Auckland Council not meeting Treaty obligations
8:28 AM.An audit has called for urgent changes to the way Auckland Council fulfils its Treaty of Waitangi obligations. Audio
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Kohanga whanau pitted against family in government
8:24 AM.The kohanga movement is continuing its attempts to break away from the Ministry of Education, saying outcomes for its children are compromised under the current structure. Audio
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Australia's most wanted man captured after 7 years on the run
8:19 AM.Malcolm Naden has been charged with murder and other offences after being tracked down to a remote hut in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales. Audio
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Maritime New Zealand tells of damage to Rena
8:16 AM.Salvors are hoping to return to the Rena today, after bad weather that caused further damage to the broken vessel, threw containers into the ocean, and another oil spill. Audio
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Extra caution advised at troublespots before road rule change
8:12 AM.There's less than 2 days to go before one of the biggest road rule changes in nearly 40 years. Audio
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Sarkozy promised clamp down following shootings
8:09 AM.Mr Sarkozy addressed the nation following the death of Mohamed Merah in a shoot out with police in the southern city of Toulouse. Audio
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Wellington regional council wants panel to consider supercity
7:58 AM.It wants an independent panel to investigate whether up to nine councils in the region could be combined to form just one ruling body. Audio
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Flight of the Conchords fans queue for tickets
7:55 AM.Fans of the musical comedy duo, Flight of the Conchords, have been queuing outside box offices overnight, hoping to secure tickets to their tour in June. Audio
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Controversial search and surveillance bill passes final reading
7:48 AM.Opposition MPs says the new laws go too far. Audio
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Sports News for 23 March 2012
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Less than two days until give way rules change
7:40 AM.On Sunday New Zealand will make one of the biggest changes to the road rules in nearly 40 years. Audio
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MFAT's reorganisation meetings leave confusion in their wake
7:29 AM.The Public Service Association says a meeting yesterday with managers at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has left them confused about who's in charge. Audio
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Union members have no trust in the ports anymore
7:27 AM.President of the Council of Trade Unions, Helen Kelly. Audio
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Ports keep union members out due to threats of violence
7:22 AM.More than 300 members of the Maritime Union formed a picket line outside the Ports of Auckland container terminal yesterday, when the company wouldn't let the workers back in. Audio
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ACC chair says 'not subject to ministerial influence'
7:14 AM.The chair of the Accident Compensation Corporation says he has complete faith his staff would never be influenced by political pressure. Audio
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French siege ends with death of gunman
7:09 AM.The police siege of an apartment building in the French city of Toulouse has ended with a dramatic shoot out, and the death of the gunman suspected of killing seven people. Audio
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Morning Business for 23 March 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Maritime Union meets with Ports of Auckland to discuss lockout
6:40 AM.The Maritime Union and Ports of Auckland meet, yet again, to discuss whether locked out workers can return to work. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 23 March 2012
6:27 AM.An audit has found Auckland Council's obligations to Maori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi need to be urgently addressed; The Crown's today expected to present its final evidence to the Waitangi Tribunal -… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 23 March 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 23 March 2012
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Obama, Key to attend nuclear summit in South Korea
6:15 AM.The US President Barack Obama is to make his first visit to the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea this weekend. Audio
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Television and digital advertising on the rise
6:12 AM.The Advertising Standards Authority says the rise has come at the expense of traditional mediums like newspapers. Audio
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Drivers react to the new give way rules
6:10 AM.There's less than 2 days to go before one of the biggest road rule changes in nearly 40 years. Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 23 March 2012
6:00 AM.French siege ends with death of gunman, ACC chair says 'not subject to ministerial influence', Ports keep union members out due to threats of violence, Union members have no trust in the ports, MFAT's… Read more Audio