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Morning Report for Wednesday 23 May 2012
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Auckland astronomers keep track of SpaceX in space
8:57 AM.The task of keeping track of what SpaceX is doing has been contracted to the Auckland University of Technology. Audio
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Sleep expert says UN criticism of NZ health and safety outdated
8:53 AM.The United Nations is criticising New Zealand for failing to set maximum working hours in its workplace health and safety laws. Audio
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Road sector warns urgent change needed or roads will suffer
8:50 AM.The roading sector says tens of millions of dollars a year could be saved if there is a major shake up of how the industry operates. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 23 May 2012
8:47 AM.One of the Iwi Leaders who helped to end the AFFCO dispute says he's relieved the suffering of the locked out workers has ended; Dave Taurima who works in the freezers at the Wairoa plant, says the… Read more Audio
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Customs dogs found hundreds of millions of drugs at border
8:42 AM.Front line Customs dogs have sniffed out 17 millions dollars worth of drugs in the past year, stopping them from being smuggled into the country. Audio
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Medium business owner says Govt must tap into beneficiaries
8:39 AM.The Auckland-based concrete and mortar manufacturer, Cemix, employs 29 people nation-wide, and while the chief executive Bhav Dhillon says the recession has had an impact, it hasn't stopped the… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 23 May 2012
8:34 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 23 May 2012
8:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Former refugee welcomes 'overdue' fishing rights legislation
8:25 AM.A worker on board a foreign charter fishing vessel, who says he was abused on the ship, is relieved new legislation will bring working conditions in line with New Zealand employment laws. Audio
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Further falls in milk price could be on horizon
8:24 AM.Fonterra is forecasting the lowest income for its farmers in four years for next season, after steep falls in prices on world dairy markets. Audio
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Education sector says Budget increase won't go far
8:21 AM.Education is part of the Budget getting an increase tomorrow but teachers and principals say it will not go far. Audio
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Buller electricity supplies 'at risk' warns Meridian
8:13 AM.The company is axing its 85 megawatt dam because it says its chances of getting access to adjacent land from the Department of Conservation are too low to make it worth persisting. Audio
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US praises NZ role in shutting down global porn ring
8:09 AM.The United States government has praised the role played by New Zealand after a global swoop on child pornographers. Audio
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Slow earthquakes discovered on the Alpine Fault
7:56 AM.Scientists working on the South Island's Alpine Fault have discovered a 50 kilometre section prone to small earthquakes that last up to half an hour. Audio
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First private rocket blasts off for space station rendezvous
7:52 AM.The SpaceX Falcon 9 has become the first privately owned rocket to be sent to the international space station. Audio
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Auckland councillors challenge mayor's long term plan
7:47 AM.The Auckland mayor, Len Brown, may have a mutiny on his hands with nine Auckland councillors planning to table an alternative 10-year budget today. Audio
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Sports News for 23 May 2012
7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Farmworker guilty of murdering South African supremacist
7:37 AM.A black farmworker has been found guilty in South Africa of murdering the white supremacist leader, Eugene Terreblanche. Audio
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Fishing boat slave worker thrilled with new laws
7:35 AM.A man, who says he was used as slave labour on a foreign charter fishing vessel, says he is thrilled the law will be changed to bring the boats under New Zealand employment laws. Audio
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Solid Energy says it faces challenges as share sales loom
7:23 AM.One of the energy companies the Government is putting up for partial sale warns it faces signficant business challenges. Audio
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Cancellation of hydro dam scheme marks end of an era
7:20 AM.The electricity industry is conceding the age of big hydro schemes is at an end after the termination of a large project on Buller River yesterday. Audio
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Fighter jets scrambled to escort US passenger plane
7:18 AM.Two United States fighter jets have been scrambled to escort a transatlantic flight that was diverted over concern a passenger was behaving suspiciously. Audio
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Harsh words from judge as Emily Longley's killer sentenced
7:14 AM.A British judge has told the killer of New Zealand teenager Emily Longley to stop thinking about champagne, Bentleys and women and instead concentrate on why he is now serving a life sentence. Audio
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Dotcom's US lawyer says FBI unfairly intervening
7:09 AM.An American lawyer for Kim Dotcom says the FBI is unfairly intervening in the New Zealand judicial system. Audio
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Morning Business for 23 May 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Shipley calls for reporting of gender diversity in business
6:40 AM.The former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley, is calling for New Zealand to match Australia in making the reporting of the number of women at the top of publicly listed companies mandatory. Audio
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Buller warned about energy supply security after dam decision
6:37 AM.Meridian's chief executive says axing the company's plans to dam the Mokihinui River could leave Buller and the West coast vulnerable to electricity shortages. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 23 May 2012
6:27 AM.A tribe at the foot of Tongariro National Park says delays at the Waitangi Tribunal may force the iwi into direct negotiations with the Government; More than one hundred locked workers at AFFCO's… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 23 May 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 23 May 2012
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Indonesia cuts Schapelle Corby's prison term cut by five years
6:14 AM.The Australian convicted drug smuggler, Schapelle Corby, has been granted a five-year cut to her prison term in Indonesia, paving the way for an early release. Audio
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Foreign fishing crews could still be abused
6:12 AM.The Labour Party says the crew of foreign chartered fishing vessels may still be abused during the transition period to new rules. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 23 May 2012
6:00 AM.Dotcom's US lawyer says FBI unfairly intervening; Harsh words from judge as Emily Longley's killer sentenced; Fighter jets scrambled to escort US passenger plane; Cancellation of hydro dam scheme… Read more Audio