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Morning Report for Thursday 24 May 2012
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Science Idol competition heats up
8:56 AM.Science and rap may seem like they have little in common, but one American biology teacher is bringing them together. Audio
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Calls for lower prices at home as global dairy prices fall
8:53 AM.Stretching the household budget could be getting marginally easier with cheaper prices for milk, cheese and butter on the back of a global slump in dairy prices. Audio
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Geoffrey Palmer heads Wellington's super city investigation
8:50 AM.The former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer is to lead an investigation into whether the capital could be turned in to a super city. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 24 May 2012
8:48 AM.Auckland Council has been told it's not giving any priority to meeting Maori needs through its planned spending over the next decade; A Resource Centre in Wairoa which Ngati Kahungunu iwi set up to… Read more Audio
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Long prison sentence for Pakistani doctor turned spy
8:43 AM.A Pakistani doctor thought to have helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden in Pakistan has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for treason. In a case that is expected to heighten tensions between… Read more Audio
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Plea bargaining on the rise in New Zealand
8:40 AM.A law specialist says there seems to be a growing trend towards plea bargaining in New Zealand courts which runs the risk of people getting off on lesser charges. Audio
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Sports News for 24 May 2012
8:34 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 24 May 2012
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Newborn son of woman who died in childbirth also dies
8:27 AM.The newborn son of a woman who died soon after giving birth at a Huntly birthing unit has died after two days in intensive care. The baby's mother, 20-year-old Casey Nathan, was rushed from Huntly… Read more Audio
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Facebook sued for allegedly misleading investors
8:22 AM.Shareholders have launched legal action against Facebook and its underwriters over the company's increasingly controversial flotation. Audio
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Navy to search for missing helicopter
8:21 AM.Navy divers will arrive at Lake Sumner in North Canterbury later today, to help search for a helicopter believed to have crashed there. The helicopter and its pilot, Michael Graeme Mehrtens, went… Read more Audio
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Cereal manufacturer says balancing books crucial in Budget
8:17 AM.Dick Hubbard has seen a number of Budget's come and go, since he founded his Hubbards cereal company more than two decades ago. Audio
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Goverment to close tax deduction loopholes
8:13 AM.The Finance Minister, Bill English, has indicated that with cost savings high on the agenda, the Budget, will close tax loopholes for high income earners. Audio
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Shane Jones says he'll take time to consider political future
8:09 AM.The Labour MP, Shane Jones says he'll take time to consider his future in politics, pending an investigation into his dealings with a Chinese businessman. Audio
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Budget goes digital
7:57 AM.More than a few trees have died in service of the New Zealand government's budgets. This year you'll be able to view the budget documents and speeches from your cellphone or tablet. Audio
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Asset sales hearings labelled a farce
7:53 AM.It has been revealed that the Treasury wrote its report on the select committee hearings into the Government's partial asset sales legislation before they were finished. Audio
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EU leaders meet in bid to head off eurozone crisis
7:49 AM.European leaders have arrived in Brussels for a meeting aimed at finding a way to keep the eurozone crisis from spiralling out of control. It is the first summit of the European Union's 27 countries… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 24 May 2012
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Excitement in Egypt as Presidential elections get underway
7:40 AM.Fifteen months after Hosni Mubarak was swept from power in Egypt after a popular uprising, Egyptians have gone to the polls to elect a president. Audio
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Auckland council approves Len Brown's budget
7:37 AM.Auckand's mayor has fought off renegade councillors to get his 10-year budget through, which includes a rate rise of nearly 4%. Councillors debated the super city's Long-Term Plan yesterday and… Read more Audio
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'Te Urewera four' to be sentenced
7:29 AM.One of the original accused in the Urewera raids case says no one in New Zealand wants to see the four being sentenced to go to jail. Audio
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English to deliver fourth Budget
7:23 AM.The Finance Minister, Bill English, is promising to deliver a sensible Budget this afternoon as the Government sticks to its aim of getting its books back into surplus in 2014-15. Audio
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Dotcom lawyers say FBI has taken evidence without permission
7:19 AM.Internet law expert Rick Shera discusses the FBI taking evidence from the Kim Dotcom case. Audio
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Kim Dotcom back in court to fight to move back into his mansion
7:15 AM.The Solicitor-General is refusing to comment on whether copies of electronic files seized at Kim Dotcom's mansion were taken to the United States illegally by the FBI. Audio
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Jones faces political uncertainty
7:09 AM.The Labour MP, Shane Jones, again faces an uncertain political future, after his party's leader stood him down and called for his actions to be investigated by the Auditor-General. Audio
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Morning Business for 24 May 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Trustpower welcomes partial sale of SOEs
6:41 AM.While many are decrying the Government's plan to partially sell state assets, about which more detail may be included in the budget, the private power company, Trustpower, says it can't come soon… Read more Audio
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Shane Jones wants an opportunity to clear his name
6:38 AM.The future of the Labour MP, Shane Jones hangs on a report from the Auditor General. Mr Jones has stood down from Labour's front bench over his decision to approve citizenship for a Chinese… Read more Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 24 May 2012
6:27 AM.A Resource Centre in Wairoa which Ngati Kahungunu iwi set up to help locked out and striking AFFCO meatworkers, has started winding down its operations; The Maori Trustee says Maori agribusiness is… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 24 May 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 24 May 2012
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 24 May 2012
6:00 AM.Shane Jones says he'll take time to consider political future; Kim Dotcom back in court to fight to move back into his mansion; Dotcom lawyers say FBI has taken evidence without permission; English to… Read more Audio