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Morning Report for Tuesday 2 October 2012
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Christchurch Cathedral bells meet their maker in UK
8:57 AM.Repairs to the Christchurch Cathedral bells have begun at the John Taylor Bell Foundry in Leicestershire. Audio
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Safety 2012 World Conference gets underway
8:53 AM.International experts from around the world are in the capital this week, hoping to come up with ways to make the world a safer place. Audio
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Corporate heavyweights pull ads from Alan Jones's radio show
8:50 AM.The Australian broadcaster 2GB is refusing to distance itself from its controversial host Alan Jones, despite the mass walk out of major advertisers. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 2 October 2012
8:46 AM.Ngati Kahungunu iwi has come up with an innovative approach to help whanau from Wairarapa to northern Hawke's Bay become tobacco free; A facilitator of a hikoi for young Ngai Tahu descendants to… Read more Audio
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Otago University goes it alone on new dental school
8:43 AM.Otago University says it has given up trying to get the Government to help pay for a new dental school, and will find the money itself. Audio
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Used car prices skyrocket following new import rules
8:40 AM.The motor vehicle industry is blaming government regulations for a big lift in the price of used cars. Audio
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Sports News for 2 October 2012
8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 2 October 2012
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Falling crime rates testament to police policies, experts say
8:25 AM.Latest statistics released by the police show the crime rate is continuing to fall. Audio
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GM cow could produce allergy-friendly milk
8:21 AM.Scientists in New Zealand have bred the first ever cow to produce milk that is "hypo-allergenic", or only slightly allergenic. Audio
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Key heading to Hollywood to promote New Zealand film
8:14 AM.The film industry says a whirlwind tour of Hollywood by the Prime Minister, will keep New Zealand in the minds of top filming executives. Audio
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Questions raised over GCSB review
8:08 AM.A senior government official has been called in to review the Government Communications Security Bureau, following the illegal surveillance of Kim Dotcom. Audio
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New Zealand needs to get its cruise ship act together
7:55 AM.Hundreds of Tourism Industry Association members are gathering in Wellington today. Audio
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Carbon traders report higher deforestation
7:51 AM.Carbon traders say much of their business these days is coming from people who want to tear trees out, not put them in. Audio
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Sports News for 2 October 2012
7:47 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Australian interest rate decision may cause NZ dollar to fall
7:43 AM.The Reserve Bank of Australia is today deciding whether it will cut interest rates - a move that could have a big impact on the New Zealand dollar. Audio
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Obama and Romney prepare for first TV debate
7:37 AM.It's just five weeks until the US presidential election, and the American president, Barack Obama, and the republican vying for his position, Mitt Romney, are preparing for the first televised debate… Read more Audio
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NZ bundled out of Twenty20 World Cup after nailbiter
7:28 AM.New Zealand has been knocked out of the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka after the team's second Super Over defeat of the tournament. Audio
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Inquiry into substandard conditions for Samoan migrants
7:24 AM.There are claims Samoan migrants recruited to work in a meat plant in the Waikato township of Benneydale are living in substandard conditions. Audio
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Treasury paints gloomy picture for economy
7:18 AM.In the three months to the end of March, the economy grew one percent and then another zero-point-six percent in the June quarter but the Treasury says growth at these levels will not continue into… Read more Audio
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High level official sent to review GCSB operations
7:09 AM.An official occupying one of the most senior positions in the Government has been drafted in to review the government spy agency, the GCSB, to make sure it sticks to the law following its bungled… Read more Audio
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Morning Business for 2 October 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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New Zealand First says operational review far from adequate
6:37 AM.The New Zealand First leader says an operational review of the Government Communications Security Bureau is nowhere near adequate, in lieu of a full and independent inquiry into the Dotcom case. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 2 October 2012
6:26 AM.Ngati Kahungunu has come up with an innovative approach to help whanau from Wairarapa to northern Hawke's Bay become tobacco free; A facilitator of a hikoi for young Ngai Tahu descendants to traverse… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 2 October 2012
6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 2 October 2012
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Benneydale in the spotlight over migrant workers
6:09 AM.The Waikato District Health Board is investigating claims that Samoan migrants recruited to work in a meat plant in the remote township of Benneydale, are living in substandard conditions. Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 2 October 2012
6:00 AM.High level official sent to review GCSB operations; Treasury paints gloomy picture for economy; Inquiry into substandard conditions for Samoan migrants; NZ bundled out of T20 World Cup after… Read more Audio