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Morning Report for Tuesday 15 May 2012
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Fiordland penguin will be released back into the wild
8:57 AM.A Fiordland penguin that washed up on the south coast of Australia is going to be released back into the wild. Audio
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Programme underway in Porirua for young Pasifika families
8:53 AM.The Wellington Kindergartens association is hailing a new programme that trains Pacific Island families to become early childhood educators for their own pre-school children. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 15 May 2012
8:47 AM.A Maori physician says the rise in prescription charges means whanau will be forced to choose between spending on medicines and putting food on the table; Meanwhile, a Maori health researcher says the… Read more Audio
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Ministry has one month to appeal parental caregiver ruling
8:43 AM.Parents caring for their disabled children are waiting to hear whether a court ruling allowing them to be paid will be appealed. Audio
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Sea Shepherd - charges against Watson politically motivated
8:40 AM.The leader of the Sea Shepherd conservation group, Paul Watson, has been arrested in Germany, and may be extradited to Costa Rica. Audio
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Sports News for 15 May 2012
8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 15 May 2012
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Researcher believes tui song is key to species survival
8:27 AM.Massey University researchers have found the tui has a repertoire of more than 300 songs, and some could even have thousands. Audio
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Electricity suppliers confident despite dry weather
8:24 AM.Regulators and generating companies are confident the country will avoid a power crisis this winter despite the South Island lakes being low. Audio
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Spin doctor defends Tony Blair's ties to Rupert Murdoch
8:19 AM.Tony Blair's former press secretary Alastair Campbell has denied there was any express or implied deal between the Blair government and Rupert Murdoch before the 1997 election. Audio
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Unions say planned labour law changes favour employer
8:15 AM.Trade unions say proposed changes to employment laws will give employers the power to walk away from worker negotiations at will, if they're not getting their way. Audio
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Cancer community welcomes 97 million boost for better care
8:12 AM.The $40 million from the increased prescription charges has been promised to be spent in cancer wards. Audio
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Fears higher prescription charges will discourage visits to GP
8:09 AM.Advocates for those on low incomes are worried the increase in prescription charges will deter people from visiting the doctor. Audio
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Two-week old baby first to benefit from Angel Flight
7:56 AM.A 14-day-old baby has become the first patient helped by a new charity providing free flights for people too sick or too poor to travel by road for medical treatment. Audio
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Survivors taunt Breivik "young Norwegians can swim"
7:51 AM.Young Norwegians wounded in Anders Behring Breivik's shooting rampage have testified for the first time, detailing how he coldly hunted them down. Audio
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Sports News for 15 May 2012
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Big increase in people expecting house prices to rise
7:41 AM.The number of people expecting house prices to rise in the coming year is at a two-year high. Audio
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Family carers hope 13-year legal fight over
7:37 AM.A group of parents who have had their right to be paid to care for their disabled children upheld by the Court of Appeal say it's time for the Health Ministry to stop litigating and start talking with… Read more Audio
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Elliot Turner admits perverting the course of justice
7:29 AM.The British man accused of killing his New Zealand girlfriend, Emily Longley, has pleaded guilty to the charge of perverting the course of justice. Audio
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New Zealand photojournalist freed from a Zimbabwean prison
7:26 AM.A New Zealand photojournalist detained in Zimbabwe is now free and back in Europe. Audio
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Unions baulk at proposed employment law changes
7:17 AM.The Council of Trade Unions says changes to industrial relations laws being considered by the government are the worst attack on workers' rights since the 1990s. Audio
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Mana Party warns price increase could have fatal consquences
7:10 AM.The government has signalled more increases in user pays charges after increasing the cost of prescriptions for the first time in 20 years. Audio
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Morning Business for 15 May 2012
6:48 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Opposition Parties call for the Government to drop legal fight
6:41 AM.Opposition parties are calling for the Government to drop its legal battle against a group of families fighting to be paid to care for their disabled children. Audio
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Mana Party warns price increase could result in children dying
6:38 AM.The Mana Party leader Hone Harawira says an increase in prescription charges will have fatal consequences. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 15 May 2012
6:27 AM.A Maori physician says the rise in prescription charges means whanau will be forced to choose between spending on medicines and putting food on the table; A southern Taranaki iwi says the public needs… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 15 May 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 15 May 2012
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Careers assistance scheme launched in Auckland
6:14 AM.Students in Auckland will soon have access to a whole new world of careers advice, as local companies open their doors to show off the jobs they can offer. Audio
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Lawyer says labour law changes will send workers overseas
6:11 AM.An employment lawyer says Government plans to change labour laws will erode workers' conditions, prompting more of them to head overseas. Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 15 May 2012
6:00 AM.Mana Party warns prescription price increase could have fatal consquences; unions baulk at proposed employment law changes; New Zealand photojournalist freed from a Zimbabwean prison; Elliot Turner… Read more Audio