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Morning Report for Monday 14 May 2012
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Top Stories for Monday 14 May 2012
6:00 AM.Turangi car crash, HIV positive primary school student, Avondale fruit fly, Monday-ising public holidays, Greece politics, tax cuts, internet acccess for schools. Audio
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Support for Chief Coroner's call for change to system
6:10 AM.The chief coroner has won backing for his call to change the way coroners' recommendations are handled. Audio
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Top Afghan peace negotiator assasinated
6:15 AM.One of Afghanistan's top peace negotiators has been assasinated in his car during rush hour in Kabul. Audio
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Pacific News for 14 May 2012
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 14 May 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 14 May 2012
6:27 AM.The Maori Council says it's lined up some of the best researchers in the world for its Waitangi Tribunal hearing over freshwater and the sell-off of stakes in some state owned assets; Trustees of a… Read more Audio
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Candlelight vigil for Boston students killed near Taupo
6:35 AM.An American exchange student remains in critical condition this morning, after a car accident near Turangi that killed three others. Audio
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150 people mobilised for fruitfly operation
6:38 AM.Authorities say the chance of a widespread fruitfly infestation is looking increasingly unlikely- but that hasn't stopped them from sending more than a hundred extra staff to Auckland this week to… Read more Audio
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Morning Business for 14 May 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Fatal crash blamed on poor road design
7:10 AM.In the aftermath of the crash questions are being asked about the state of the road where the crash occurred. Audio
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Family of boy with HIV to meet with local primary school
7:15 AM.The principal of a Whangarei primary school has called a meeting today with the family of a boy who is HIV positive. Audio
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Strict surveillance for more fruit flies in Avondale
7:18 AM.Agriculture officials says the area where a Queensland fruit fly was discovered will remain under strict surveillance for at least another 10 days. Audio
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Legislation Monday-ising ANZAC and Waitangi gains support
7:22 AM.A proposed law to give people a day off work on Mondays when Waitangi Day or Anzac Day fall on weekends looks likely to get through its first reading in Parliament. Audio
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Greek political leaders divided over austerity measures
7:28 AM.Greece remains in the grips of a political deadlock, after talks to form an emergency coalition government failed to make progress. Audio
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Greens say Government borrowing to give tax cuts
7:35 AM.The Green Party says new figures show the Government's tax cuts have increased borrowing by 2 billion dollars. Audio
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Ministry seeks unlimited internet access for schools
7:40 AM.New Zealand school children will have unlimited internet access under a new deal the government is trying to negotiate. Audio
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Sports News for 14 May 2012
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Auckland residents concerned about mega-brothel in city centre
7:50 AM.Some Aucklanders who oppose plans to build a mega-brothel say it could destroy families and lead to a seedy central city. Audio
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Court stops Donna Awatere Huata working at Maori land trust
7:52 AM.Donna Awatere Huata says she has been left in limbo by a Maori Land Court decision that has prevented her collecting a six figure salary at a trust overseeing land in the Hawkes Bay. Audio
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Two Maori livestock farmers action AFFCO boycott
7:55 AM.Two Maori livestock farmers in Northland are to boycott the Talley-owned meatworks, AFFCO. Audio
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Turangi crash highlights need for road improvements
8:15 AM.An American exchange student remains in critical condition this morning, after a car accident near Turangi that killed three others. Audio
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Heavy trucks scheme boosts productivity
8:18 AM.There are now more than ten thousand fewer truck journeys as a result of a two year old scheme designed to boost productivity. Audio
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Ratepayer revolt threatened in Mangawhai
8:23 AM.A group of Northland residents are calling for government intervention in a dispute over rates rises. Audio
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Newcomers in Hansen's first All Black squad
8:28 AM.The new All Black coach Steve Hansen has named his wider training group and there are some new faces. Audio
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Markets Update for 14 May 2012
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 14 May 2012
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Wellington women to lead diamond jubilee flotilla
8:40 AM.A Wellington woman has been chosen to paddle in a dragon boating crew of breast cancer survivors as part of the Queen's diamond jubilee pageant in London next month. Audio
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Uganda arrests Kony deputy
8:45 AM.Ugandan authorities say they are a step closer to capturing Joseph Kony, the rebel leader made famous by an internet campaign earlier this year. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 14 May 2012
8:48 AM.The Maori Council says it's lined up some of the best researchers in the world for its Waitangi Tribunal hearing over freshwater and the sell-off of stakes in some state owned assets; The body… Read more Audio
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New businesses emerge in post-quake Christchurch
8:52 AM.Despite some - sometimes inconceivable - setbacks, new and innovative businesses are starting to emerge in post-quake Christchurch. Audio
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
8:55 AM.Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes Audio