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Morning Report for Wednesday 29 August 2012
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Dig for King Richard III underway in a Leicester carpark
8:57 AM.Archaeologists are digging up a council carpark in Leicester in the hope of finding where King Richard the third was buried. Audio
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Report says Southland could thrive off low-carbon industries
8:54 AM.A new report says hundreds of jobs, and tens of millions of dollars could be created in Southland, even if lignite mining in the region is canned. Audio
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Afghan analyst says Taliban threats to NZ troops are real
8:51 AM.An Afghan political analyst and former official in Afghanistan's foreign ministry says the New Zealand government should believe the threats by the Taliban against New Zealand soldiers. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 29 August 2012
8:48 AM.The Government says there are signs of good progress being made with Treaty settlement negotiations with Tuhoe; Accusations that a Crown agent and a senior Maori welfare manager had a personal dislike… Read more Audio
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Corrections staff defend delay in resuscitating Dixon
8:44 AM.Corrections staff have defended the almost 10-minute delay in resuscitating Antonie Dixon, saying it was too dangerous to enter his cell any sooner. Audio
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laywers attempt to clear Bluerint confusion for CHCH CBD owners
8:39 AM.Less than a month after the blueprint for Christchurch's new central business district was made public, the questions and confusions are piling up. Audio
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Sports News for 29 August 2012
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 29 August 2012
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Mitt Romney officially announced as Presidential candidate
8:27 AM.The Republican Mitt Romney is to be officially announced as Barack Obama's presidential rival at a conference in Florida today. Audio
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Doubling of speed cameras debated
8:21 AM.The number of speed cameras could potentially double on New Zealand roads in the next three years. Audio
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Whanganui councillor at prison for Wilson's release
8:14 AM.Just before six o'clock this morning a prison van transported Wilson from Whanganui Prison about half a kilometre down the road to one of several special residential units outside the main block… Read more Audio
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Parole Board still to decide on Wilson
8:08 AM.The notorious sex offender, Stewart Murray Wilson, is out of prison, but the Parole Board has yet to rule on his reintegration programme. Audio
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Gay marriage bill expected to pass first reading today
7:56 AM.The Labour MP sponsoring a members' bill legalising same-sex marriage says most opposition so far has come from churches. Audio
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Supermarkets creaming milk profits
7:52 AM.The farm gate price of milk is set to fall with Fonterra revising downward its forecast for the 2012-13 season. Audio
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West Coast miners called to urgent meeting
7:48 AM.Redundancies are rumoured at the Spring Creek mine on the West Coast, after workers were notified of a meeting with Solid Energy to take place later today. Audio
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Sports News for 29 August 2012
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Child payments proposed to help fight poverty
7:39 AM.Professor Jonathan Boston, the co-chair of the Expert Advisory Group which released the report, listened to that report, and told me that his priority in tackling child poverty would be to raise… Read more Audio
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Opposition parties accuse MP of flippancy over poverty
7:35 AM.Opposition parties are urging the Government to act after a report released yesterday found the rate of child poverty has doubled in the past thirty years. Audio
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Isaac expected to hit New Orleans as a hurricane today
7:25 AM.Tropical Storm Isaac has become a hurricane and the US National Hurricane Center says it's expected to hit the city of New Orleans later today. Audio
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New drug testing legislation aims to humilate beneficiaries
7:20 AM.The Drug Foundation is warning a proposed new drug testing regime for beneficiaries could create a bigger problem than the one it sets out to resolve. Audio
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$10 million set aside for more speed cameras
7:16 AM.The number of speed cameras could potentially double in the next three years. Audio
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Latest from outside Whanganui Prison
7:13 AM.Our reporter, Tim Graham joins us from outside Whanganui Prison. Audio
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Whanganui District Council to reject Stuart Murray Wilson
7:08 AM.In the past hour, the serial sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson has been released from prison. Audio
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Morning Business for 29 August 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Australian change to carbon tax scheme could suit NZ
6:39 AM.Australia has just announced a radical change to its carbon tax scheme. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 29 August 2012
6:27 AM.Accusations that a Crown agent and a senior Maori welfare manager had a personal dislike for each other have been made at a hearing into the axing of a valuable social services contract; An Auckland… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 29 August 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 29 August 2012
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Wilson released from Whanganui Prison
6:09 AM.The serial sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson has just minutes ago been released from prison. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 29 August 2012
6:00 AM.Whanganui District Council to reject Stuart Murray Wilson, Latest from outside Whanganui Prison, $10 million set aside for more speed cameras, New drug testing legislation aims to humilate… Read more Audio