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Morning Report for Thursday 28 June 2012
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Reefton has biggest snowfall in 50 years
8:57 AM.The west coast town of Reefton has been blanketed by its biggest snowfall in 50 years. Audio
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Euro 2012 semi goes into extra time
8:54 AM.The first semi-final at the Euro 2012 football tournament between Spain and Portugal in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk has gone into extra time, with the score tied at nil-all at full-time. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 28 June 2012
8:50 AM.A lawyer for the Maori Council says a Supreme Court ruling on the ownership of a part of a river bed is extremely helpful to its own water rights case; Meanwhile, the hapu says it's excited to be able… Read more Audio
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Vocational Pathways to steer students towards work
8:46 AM.The Government has launched a programme to help school students choose a career. Audio
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Press editor moves to troubled Melbourne paper
8:40 AM.The editor of Christchurch's Press newspaper is taking over as editor in chief of the Melbourne daily, The Age. Audio
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Sports News for 28 June 2012
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 28 June 2012
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Australia needs to rethink asylum seeker policy
8:26 AM.A bill allowing the offshore processing of asylum seekers passed through the lower house of Australia's parliament last night. Audio
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Five charged over prison guard bashing
8:23 AM.Five inmates are facing a raft of charges over the beating of a Rimutaka Prison guard who suffered serious head injuries. Audio
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ACC sensitive claimant left 'broken' after four reviews
8:18 AM.As we said earlier on Morning Report, more people are coming forward alleging unfair treatment by the ACC. Audio
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Study: 90-day trial encourages bosses to take on staff
8:14 AM.About 40 percent of employers surveyed by the Labour Department who have given someone a job using the 90 day trial period say they would not have been able to take on a new worker without it. Audio
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NZ First leader questions four month inaction over refuge
8:09 AM.The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, says it beggars belief that the Whanau Ora minister wasn't aware of serious financial irregularities at a Maori Women's Refuge he revealed in Parliament… Read more Audio
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Update on Euro 2012 first semi-final
7:57 AM.Portugal and Spain are currently locked at nil-all in the first semi-final at the Euro 2012 football championship in the Ukraine capital, Kiev. Audio
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Cost to build new Wellington-Levin expressway blowing out
7:54 AM.The Green Party says the cost to build one of the Government's roads of national significance as has blown out by 300-million dollars. Audio
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Barclays fined $US453 million over lending rate manipulation
7:52 AM.The British bank Barclays has been ordered to pay 453 million US dollars in fines to British and United States authorities after admitting it manipulated key interbank lending rates. Audio
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Sports News for 28 June 2012
7:48 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Priest who braved bullets on Bloody Sunday hails meeting
7:43 AM.One person who took special delight in watching today's handshake was the former Catholic bishop of Derry, Edward Daly. Audio
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Eruption detection system upgrade makes snow fields safer
7:37 AM.An upgrade of the eruption detection system, at one of the country's most active volcanoes, Mount Ruapehu, has just been completed. Audio
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Criticisms about ACC's culture continue to mount
7:27 AM.More people are coming forward alleging unfair treatment at the hands of ACC. Audio
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At least one dead in second asylum seeker boat sinking
7:24 AM.Three people are missing and believed to be dead, after a boat carrying 134 asylum seekers capsized north of the Australian territory of Christmas Island yesterday. Audio
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Hapu says Supreme Court ruling could set a precedent
7:20 AM.A hapu that has won the right to claim a section of the Waikato riverbed believes the decision could set a precedent for other iwi. Audio
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Brittle concrete used in construction of CTV building
7:17 AM.A forensic structural engineer who inspected the Canterbury Television Building after it collapsed says the concrete used in its construction was unusually brittle. Audio
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Closing arguments to begin in Scott Guy trial
7:13 AM.The defence case in the Scott Guy murder trial opened and closed yesterday with just two witnesses called. Audio
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Turia angry officials didn't tell her about refuge problems
7:09 AM.The Associate Minister for Social Development and Whanau Ora Minister is demanding to know why officials left her in the dark about serious financial problems at a Maori Women's refuge. Audio
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Morning Business for 28 June 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Govt says too early to judge implications of court ruling
6:40 AM.The Attorney-General says it's too early to judge the exact implications of a Supreme Court decision on part of the Waikato River, in terms of possible Maori ownership. Audio
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Officials will be summoned to explain to minister
6:37 AM.The Whanau Ora Minister is demanding to know why officials have left her in the dark about serious financial problems facing a Maori Women's refuge. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 28 June 2012
6:27 AM.A lawyer for the Maori Council says a Supreme Court ruling on the ownership of a part of a river bed is extremely helpful to its own water rights case; Meanwhile, the hapu says it's excited to be able… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 28 June 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 28 June 2012
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 28 June 2012
6:00 AM.Why did Tariana Turia learn about a troubled Maori Women's Refuge from Winston Peters, rather than her own officials? More ACC claimants reveal personal dealings with the Corporation to highlight… Read more Audio