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Morning Report for Friday 29 June 2012
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:57 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Totaranui Road to re-open after six month closure
8:55 AM.Golden Bay is hoping its tourism will rebound after the road to one of its most idyllic beaches re-opens today. Audio
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Ministerial review team meets troubled Kaipara Council
8:51 AM.A ministerial review team will hold its first meeting today with the debt-ridden Kaipara District Council. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 29 June 2012
8:48 AM.Maori business leaders who've recently returned from China say the trip has already resulted in new export deals - including a five-tonne shipment of mussels to a Chinese town; One of five Maori… Read more Audio
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Obama healthcare scheme wins court approval
8:43 AM.The United States Supreme Court has delivered President Barack Obama a major political victory by upholding his package of health care reform. Audio
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Will heavy investment in Olympics boost medal haul
8:39 AM.More money than ever before has been poured into preparing New Zealand athletes for next month's London Olympics, but will that investment provide us with our biggest ever medal haul? Audio
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Sports News for 29 June 2012
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 29 June 2012
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Whale Centre will be country's first virtual museum
8:26 AM.A national museum about whaling has been launched at the old Perano Whaling Station in the Marlborough Sounds. Audio
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Barclays chief under mounting pressure to resign
8:23 AM.The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, says an investigation into interest-rate manipulation involving banks shows a systemic failure at the heart of the financial system. Audio
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Families reflect on first week of evidence about CTV collapse
8:20 AM.The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission hearing into the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building has ended for the week after four days of compelling evidence. Audio
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China likely to target power company sell-offs
8:15 AM.A visiting expert on China expects the country's state-owned companies to bid for shares in the Government partial privatisations of energy companies. Audio
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Megaupload case is heading back to court in USA
8:12 AM.Tomorrow the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a lobby group that advocates for free speech, privacy and consumer rights in the digital era, will ask a federal judge to order the return of data to a… Read more Audio
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Dotcom ruling may not affect extradition case, expert says
8:09 AM.An extradition expert says the evidence gathered during the police raid on Kim Dotcom's mansion could still be used in his extradition hearing, despite being gathered illegally. Audio
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Olympics uniform based on 1948 London kit
7:57 AM.The New Zealand Olympic uniform has been unveiled and has passed muster with both the athletes it's designed for and - more importantly - the fashion hierachy. Audio
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NZ veterans watch as Queen unveils Bomber Command memorial
7:54 AM.The Queen has unveiled a six million pound memorial to the 55,573 airmen of Bomber Command, who died during World War Two at a ceremony in London's Green Park. Audio
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Changes recommended to prisons after suicide
7:50 AM.A coroner has recommended the Corrections Department change the way it monitors prisoners after a man commited suicide in Christchurch Men's Prison last year. Audio
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Sports News for 29 June 2012
7:47 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Shanghai Pengxin is making farms 'unaffordable' says iwi
7:41 AM.Iwi who are part of a group mounting a legal challenge against the Crafar family farm sale to the successful Chinese bidders say they've been priced out of buying three of the farms. Audio
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Women's Refuge says minsiter had prior knowledge of problems
7:35 AM.The National Women's Refuges Collective says, contrary to her comments to Radio New Zealand, the Associate Social Development Minister Tariana Turia was informed of serious problems at a Palmerston… Read more Audio
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ACC's interim Board Chair discusses new charter
7:24 AM.We were unable to speak to the ACC Minister, Judith Collins, who is overseas, but joining us is ACC's interim board chair Paula Rebstock. Audio
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ACC's new agreement called mere lip service
7:21 AM.ACC claimants and their advocates say a new agreement between the minister and the corporation to rebuild the public's trust and confidence in the system is simply window dressing. Audio
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Scott Guy trial enters its final days
7:15 AM.The defence will continue its closing address this morning at the trial of the Scott Guy murder trial. Audio
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Dotcom's lawyer says ruling embarrassing for US Government
7:09 AM.The lawyers for the Megaupload founder, Kim Dotcom, are now considering their next move, after a high court judge yesterday ruled the police raid on his Auckland home was illegal. Audio
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Morning Business for 29 June 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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EU leaders meet in Brussels to seek eurozone solution
6:38 AM.European Union leaders have been meeting in Brussels but appear deeply divided over how to resolve the euro zone's debt crisis. Audio
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Search of Kim Dotcom's property found to be illegal
6:36 AM.Lawyers for the Megaupload founder, Kim Dotcom, say their client is considering his next steps, after a high court judge ruled the police raid on his Auckland home was illegal. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 29 June 2012
6:27 AM.One of five Maori social service providers losing a Family Start contract is choosing not to fight the decision in court - and will instead attempt to win back the business; Maori business leaders… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 29 June 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 29 June 2012
6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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London to be known as first ever Social Media Games
6:14 AM.Olympic athletes are being warned to be careful about their use of social media in particular what they post online when they are at the London games. Audio
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ACC critics say corporation's shift in focus shows promise
6:11 AM.Government plans to rebuild public trust in ACC are being cautiously applauded by some of the corporation's fiercest critics. Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 29 June 2012
6:00 AM.How much of a blow does yesterday's High Court ruling deliver to the extradition case against Kim Dotcom? The new deal to rebuild public confidence in the ACC ..advocates say they're far from… Read more Audio