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Morning Report for Monday 11 June 2012
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Top Stories for Monday 11 June 2012
6:00 AM.John Key back from Europe and facing the polls; Police net tightens on man alleged to have shot officer; grim predictions on future savings costs; Dark Sky Reserve in Mackenzie/Aoraki area; extreme… Read more Audio
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Savings industry says future pension costs underestimated
6:11 AM.The body representing the savings industry says the Government and individuals are seriously underestimating future pension costs. Audio
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Three dead and several injured in Alabama shooting
6:16 AM.Police have been giving very few details about the shooting, and a press conference has just got underway at the local police station. Audio
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Pacific News for 11 June 2012
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 11 June 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 11 June 2012
6:27 AM.More than a million dollars has been granted to a Maori research unit to develop international guidelines on how Maori human tissue is harvested, stored and used in treatments; A fifteen year fight -… Read more Audio
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Border alert for cop shooter
6:41 AM.Authorities are concerned that Murray Toleafoa, a Tribesman gang member wanted for shooting at a police officer in central Auckland, could flee the country. Audio
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Morning Business for 11 June 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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John Key talks about Merkel meeting, polls
7:09 AM.Prime Minister John Key met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin at the end of his Europe visit and after arriving back in New Zealand yesterday said Spain and the worsening Eurozone crisis… Read more Audio
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Political editor discusses trends in political polls
7:18 AM.The latest political polls are out and we look at the implications. Audio
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Frightening predictions on future super costs
7:24 AM.The body representing the savings industry says the Government and individuals are seriously underestimating future pension costs. Audio
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South Is landscape an International Dark Sky Reserve
7:28 AM.Thousands of square kilometres of South Island landscape, in the Mackenzie Basin and surrounds, have been declared a Dark Sky Reserve because of its clear night skies. Audio
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South Islanders brace for bitter southerlies
7:36 AM.South Islanders are being warned to prepare themselves for strong and bitterly icy winds as another cold front moves in today. Audio
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First round of Parliamentary elections take place in France
7:40 AM.The Socialist party has won the majority of the votes in the first round of France's parliamentary elections overnight. Audio
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Police hunt man they say shot officer
7:41 AM.Detective Inspector Scott Beard outlines the latest police activity in the hunt for the Murray Toleafoa. Audio
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Sports News for 11 June 2012
7:46 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Hospitals gear for electronic medicines switchover by 2014
7:49 AM.Public hospitals are preparing to change the way they manage medicines for patients, from paper-based to electronic systems. Audio
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Syrian opposition elects new president as violence continues
7:52 AM.The new leader of the Syrian opposition movement, Abdel Basset Sida says the rule of President Bassar Al Assad is nearing its end. Our correspondent in neighbouring Lebanon, Mitch Prothero, says the… Read more Audio
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North-South rugby likely to raise only tens of thousands
7:56 AM.The first North versus South rugby match in the professional era looks likely to raise only a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of dollars expected. Audio
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Spain's loans a welcome relief
8:09 AM.Spain's Prime Minister says the credibility of the Euro has been saved but the Institute for Economic Research's principal economist, Shamubeel Eaqub, says it's only a short term fix. Audio
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Longer lives necessitate far greater retirement savings
8:13 AM.A report out today into the future retirement income of New Zealanders says private savings will have to be boosted to reflect the increasing longevity of the population. Labour Party finance… Read more Audio
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Hundreds flock to Fletcher expo in Christchurch
8:20 AM.Hundreds of Cantabrians flocked to a careers expo hosted by Fletcher Building this weekend looking for jobs with the business. Audio
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Aoraki/Mackenzie becomes international dark sky reserve
8:23 AM.The more than four-thousand kilometre swathe covering Aoraki/Mount Cook national park and the Mackenzie Basin makes up what is now the largest dark sky reserve in the world, and just the fourth for… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 11 June 2012
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 11 June 2012
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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All Blacks shine in first post-RWC outing
8:39 AM.The All Blacks have scored a resounding victory in their first outing since the Rugby World Cup. Discussing the game are our rugby reporter, Barry Guy, and the rugby commentator, Keith Quinn. Audio
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Students lucky to escape South Island high country
8:44 AM.Small natural hot pools are being credited with keeping two American students alive, after they became trapped adverse weather conditions near Arthur's Pass. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 11 June 2012
8:48 AM.A fifteen year fight - to build the first kura kaupapa Maori or Maori language immersion school at the top of the South Island - is nearly over; More than a million dollars has been granted to a Maori… Read more Audio
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Long-lost study explores sexual habits of Adelie penguins
8:52 AM.London's Natural History Museum has unearthed a landmark study into penguins that reveals the shocking sexual habits of the Adelie Penguin. Audio
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News from Australia with Donna Field
8:55 AM.An Australian lawyer detained in Libya and pre-schoolers' mental health to be scrutinised. Audio