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Morning Report for Thursday 7 June 2012
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Transit of Venus at Tolaga Bay
8:55 AM.Alison Ballance, from Radio New Zealand's Our Changing World programme, joined the crowds gathered at the Hauiti marae at Tolaga Bay yesterday morning to take part in the 2012 Transit of Venus Project… Read more Audio
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Healthier prison meals lead to complaints from prisoners
8:51 AM.Prisons have recorded a big surge in complaints about the food they're serving up with official figures showing inmates are now laying almost twice as many food complaints as they did in 2008. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 7 June 2012
8:48 AM.A collective of North Island iwi is considering buying and operating its own fishing vessel following changes to the way foreign fishing boats must operate in local waters; Lawyers for Te Whanau a… Read more Audio
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Scientists survey environmental impact on Rena
8:44 AM.This month scientists will be scouring sandy beaches and rocky shorelines in the Bay of Plenty as they try to work out how the environment has fared since the container ship Rena ran aground eight… Read more Audio
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Conservationists fume over eels in petfood
8:39 AM.Conservation minded scientists urging protection for New Zealand's long-finned eel say they are outraged at the discovery the fish are ending up as pet food. Audio
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Sports News for 7 June 2012
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 7 June 2012
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Education professor says small classes improve teaching
8:22 AM.Prime minister John Key, speaking from London, says the government has to do a better job of explaining government policy to New Zealand parents while his education minister Hekia Parata has had the… Read more Audio
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Ethics professor doubts baby ban policy
8:15 AM.Debate is swirling around a controversial Government proposal to allow court-ordered sanctions, to stop some parents from having more children. To discuss this we are joined by Andrew Moore, an… Read more Audio
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Flooding eases on West Coast
8:12 AM.Ten people were evacuated from two homes in Coal Creek, near Greymouth, because of flooding. The Grey District Mayor, Tony Kokshoorn, updates the programme. Audio
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Clear but cold day follows snow in Canterbury
8:09 AM.Freezing temperatures and icy roads are the new menace across Canterbury this morning, as yesterday's severe weather system moves on. Audio
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Father admits not locking gun away
7:58 AM.Scott Guy's father has told the High Court in Wellington that his farm gun was not locked away in a safe, but hidden behind a cupboard on the day his son was shot dead. Audio
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Kim Dotcom's extradition hearing could be delayed
7:54 AM.The ongoing legal battle over evidence seized from Kim Dotcom's house during a police raid could delay his extradition hearing. Audio
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Opposition accuses Govt of rushing privatisation
7:50 AM.Opposition parties are accusing the Government of trampling over parliamentary process as it rushes its controversial asset sales legislation through the finance and expenditure select committee. Audio
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Sports News for 7 June 2012
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Yet more financial difficulties in the Eurozone
7:41 AM.The ratings agency Moody's has downgraded the ratings of six German banks including the country's second-biggest lender Commerzbank. Luis Garicano is a Professor of Economics and Strategy at the… Read more Audio
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Orion works through the night to restore power
7:40 AM.Power was cut to thousands of homes when the snow hit yesterday, with many left without electricity overnight. Orion lines company chief executive Rob Jamieson updates the programme. Audio
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Snow and ice on Christchurch roads
7:37 AM.The North Canterbury area manager for the New Zealand Transport Agency, Barry Stratton, updates the programme. Audio
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School groups say save money and keep school staffing levels
7:28 AM.School sector groups say the government can avoid cutting teacher numbers and save millions of dollars from its education spending by cutting staffing at the education ministry and deferring new… Read more Audio
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State eugenics or common sense?
7:22 AM.The Prime Minister denies the cabinet ever discussed the possibility child abusers could be sterilised. The former Green MP and campaigner on welfare issues, Sue Bradford, and the national director of… Read more Audio
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National's child abuse plan may struggle for political support
7:18 AM.The National Party's proposal to give the courts the power to order some parents not to have any more children may struggle to gain support from its parliamentary allies. Audio
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Hundreds spend a cold night after power cut
7:13 AM.With many in Christchurch still living in earthquake damaged houses, the cold snap has prompted a call for temporary emergency shelters. Daphne Lewis-Mannix lives in a quake-damaged home in New… Read more Audio
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Christchurch still at standstill due to snow
7:09 AM.While the sever weather system has moved offshore from the Garden City, plummeting temperatures are now the concern for the city and surrounding districts. Audio
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Morning Business for 7 June 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Farmers were prepared for worse snow
6:40 AM.Federated Farmer's Grain and Seed Chairperson for the Upper South Island, Murray Rowlands is out in the cold at his farm in Darfield. Audio
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Road closure update
6:38 AM.The extreme weather has caused havoc on the roads overnight, we update you with the state of closures and driving conditions this morning. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 7 June 2012
6:27 AM.A collective of North Island iwi is considering buying and operating its own fishing vessel following recent changes to the way foreign fishing boats must operate in local waters; Lawyers for Te… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 7 June 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 7 June 2012
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Recommended water consumption challenged
6:15 AM.An Australian dietetics researcher has found that while dietary authorities encourage people to consume eight glasses, or two litres, of water daily for optimal health, that advice is misinformed. Audio
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Canterbury schools consider whether to open
6:15 AM.Schools in Canterbury are now considering whether to open this morning, after snow forced many to close yesterday. The Vice President of the Principal's Federation, Philip Harding, talks about the… Read more Audio
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Peter Dunne expresses astonishment at National policy
6:13 AM.United Future has called National's proposal to give courts the power to order some parents not to have any more children, intolerable. Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 7 June 2012
6:00 AM.With icy conditions overnight in the South ..a call for more help for those living in Canterbury's quake damaged homes. National's political allies baulk at the idea of courts ordering some parents… Read more Audio