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Morning Report for Tuesday 20 November 2012
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Top Stories for Tuesday 20 November 2012
6:00 AM.Labour to vote on leadership, Gaza fighting, suspected abduction of Timaru school boy, teacher's pay problems, Hobbit animal health conerns. Audio
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Pacific News for 20 November 2012
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 20 November 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi for 20 November 2012
6:27 AM.The Hawke's Bay iwi, Ngati Kahungunu, wants its people to get a guaranteed slice of the seasonal job market; Major primary industry players have got behind a drive for Maori to make more money from… Read more Audio
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David Shearer expected to get full backing of caucus
6:37 AM.Labour MPs are expected to fully support their leader at an urgent caucus meeting being held in Wellington today. Audio
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Morning Business for 20 November 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Labour's deputy says Shearer has full support
7:10 AM.David Shearer's leadership of the Labour Party will be put to the test today. Audio
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Labour faces prospect of debilitating leadership struggle
7:15 AM.Our political editor Brent Edwards was at the conference. Audio
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Death toll in Gaza reaches 100
7:20 AM.Hamas says the number of Palestinians killed by continuing Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has reached one hundred. Audio
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Police to speak again to injured Timaru school boy
7:23 AM.The police in Timaru will this morning continue speaking to an injured boy they suspect was abducted last week. Audio
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Schools fear staff holiday pay will be wrong
7:27 AM.With just one day before their end of year pay instructions are due, schools are complaining of new problems with the Novopay school payroll system. Audio
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Education ministry fronts up on latest payroll problems
7:30 AM.Ministry of Education Group Manager, Rebecca Elvy, discusses the payroll problems. Audio
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PETA alleges animal rights abuses
7:40 AM.The international animal rights organisation PETA has launched a major offensive against The Hobbit movie trilogy, alleging its makers contributed to the death and mistreatment of dozens of animals… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 20 November 2012
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Seasonal work small part of big Maori economic drive
7:50 AM.Maori want some of the vineyard and orchard jobs that go Pacific Islanders via the seasonal worker scheme. Audio
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North Island shellfish contaminated with paralytic poison
7:52 AM.People are being warned not to collect shellfish from much of the North Island's west coast. Audio
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Key at East Asia summit, holds talks with Chinese leader
7:56 AM.The Prime Minister is in Cambodia for the annual East Asian leaders' summit. Audio
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Former Labour figures say Shearer needs to act
8:10 AM.Labour MPs are falling in behind their leader, David Shearer, as they prepare for a vote on his leadership this afternoon. Audio
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Egypt steps up truce effort as Gaza strikes continue
8:15 AM.The United Nations Secretary General Ban ki-Moon has arrived in Cairo for talks, but so far his presence has failed to ease the conflict. Audio
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Maori economic development plan fails to inspire
8:25 AM.Plans to lift Maori economic achievement and living standards are being dubbed unimaginative, lacklustre and just plain 'blah'. Audio
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First NZ community owned windfarm hangs in balance
8:28 AM.An Otago community's dream of putting up its own windfarm appears to hang in the balance as it becomes more complex and more corporate. Audio
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Markets Update for 20 November 2012
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 20 November 2012
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Dismal Black Caps collapse against Sri Lanka
8:40 AM.Listeners of a certain age will remember the days when to be a supporter of New Zealand test cricket you had to be a bit of an optimist. Now it seems you need to be a masochist. Audio
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New rules for film production could boost number of movies
8:45 AM.New rules may boost the number of movies made in Auckland. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi for 20 November 2012
8:48 AM.The Hawke's Bay iwi, Ngati Kahungunu, wants its people to get a guaranteed slice of the seasonal job market; Major primary industry players have got behind a drive for Maori to make more money from… Read more Audio
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APN to sell South Island papers, community papers
8:51 AM.Cash-strapped APN New Zealand Media has announced plans to sell its South Island newspapers as well as the community papers it owns in Wellington. Audio
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Panic-buying of Twinkies begins after bankruptcy
8:57 AM.News that the company that makes the iconic American snack, Twinkies, is filing for bankruptcy, has started a run on the product, with the snacks selling on eBay for inflated prices. Audio