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Morning Report for Tuesday 9 April 2013
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Water ban lifted in Wellington region
8:57 AM.The ban on outdoor water use in the Wellington region will be lifted at nine o'clock this morning, with the Regional Council saying it's thanks to conservation efforts from the public and some… Read more Audio
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Uncertainty over funding for temporary Christchurch Cathedral
8:55 AM.The Anglican Bishop of Christchurch says the church will continue building its temporary cathedral despite a judge's ruling that has cast doubt on whether insurance money for its damaged cathedral can… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 9 April 2013
8:52 AM.New Zealand's only Maori owned and controlled dairy company is signing a deal today with the Chinese company Shanghai Pengxin for milk from the former Crafar Farms to be processed into UHT products to… Read more Audio
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Businesses echo Treasury's positive view of economy
8:47 AM.Businesses are echoing the upbeat sentiments expressed by the Treasury in its latest stock-take of the economy. Audio
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Judge criticises lax alcohol laws
8:44 AM.A High Court judge has criticised alcohol laws as being lax, while sending a man to jail for a booze fueled attack which left the victim with serious brain injuries. Audio
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Prominent New Zealanders fight for 'freedom of expression'
8:41 AM.A group of prominent New Zealanders and environmental organisations have banded together to condemn planned legislation that would crack down on anti-mining protesters. Audio
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Sports News for 9 April 2013
8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 9 April 2013
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Tuwharetoa seek millions for storing water to feed Waikato dams
8:28 AM.The owners of the bed of Lake Taupo say they will push for as much as they can get from Mighty River Power in payment for storing the water which flows through its dams on the Waikato River. Audio
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Advocate says there's huge demand for leaked EQC information
8:25 AM.The man who was sent an EQC spreadsheet by mistake last month, says he has been inundated by people wanting information that is being held about their properties. Audio
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Residents voice hostility over Auckland's Unitary Plan
8:21 AM.Auckland Council representatives were met with open hostility in St Heliers last night at a public meeting to discuss the city's 30 year development blueprint. Audio
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British High Commissioner remembers Margaret Thatcher
8:18 AM.The British High Commissioner to New Zealand, Vicki Treadell is with us. Audio
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Thatcher, icon and outcast
8:08 AM.Margaret Thatcher, Britain's only female prime minister, has died at the age of 87. Audio
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Leadership woes bedevilling Maori Party - founding president
7:57 AM.The Maori Party's founding president, Whatarangi Winiata, wants a hasty resolution to its leadership tensions, which he says have bedevilled and badly distracted the party. Audio
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PM in China's Guangzhou
7:53 AM.The Prime Minister says it's possible that visitors from China could grow five-fold over the next five years. Audio
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Shell likes odds on gas in Great South Basin
7:48 AM.Protestors yesterday forced Shell New Zealand to abandon a community meeting about its plans to explore the Great South Basin. Audio
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Sports News for 9 April 2013
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Deputy Mayor fronts public meetings on 30 year plan
7:40 AM.Auckland Council Deputy Mayor, Penny Hulse, has been listening to what Cameron Brewer has to say. Audio
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Auckland Councillor says public concerned about 30 year plan
7:35 AM.An Auckland Councillor says there is an unprecedented level of concern from the public about the city's 30 year development blueprint. Audio
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Claims sea protest law changes against international laws
7:29 AM.A group of prominent New Zealanders and environmental groups are condemning a proposed law change which would restrict protests at sea - saying it is an attack on democratic freedoms, and breaches… Read more Audio
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Ex head of GCSB comments on leak of report on spy agency
7:23 AM.A report into the Government's electronic spy agency, leaked to the Dominion Post, says the bureau may have spied illegally on 85 people. Audio
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Former Labour MP discusses Margaret Thatcher's death
7:18 AM.We are joined now by Bryan Gould, who was a senior Labour MP in Britain for much of the time Margaret Thatcher was prime minister. Audio
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Former Conservative chief of staff discusses the Thatcher years
7:08 AM.Margaret Thatcher, Britain's most dominant leader of the second half of the 20th century has died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke. Audio
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Morning Business for 9 April 2013
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Veteran protester says law change not needed
6:42 AM.The peace activist who 40 years ago founded Peace Squadrons of small boats to protest against nuclear warship visits says moves to restrict protests at sea not only erode democratic freedoms but are… Read more Audio
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John Key pays tribute to Margaret Thatcher
6:35 AM.Speaking to reporters, John Key said he admired her fierce determination. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 9 April 2013
6:27 AM.Tuwharetoa is pushing for Mighty River Power to pay several millions of dollars a year for using the tribe's property; New Zealand's only Maori owned and controlled dairy company is signing a deal… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 9 April 2013
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 9 April 2013
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Labour says voters will punish Maori Party for leadership chaos
6:13 AM.The Labour MP, Shane Jones, says the Maori Party leadership wrangle is undignified, and Maori voters will punish the party for this chaos. Audio
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Baroness Thatcher has died
6:11 AM.The former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, has died. She was eighty-seven and Britain's longest serving Prime Minister of the 20th century. Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 9 April 2013
6:00 AM.Former Conservative chief of staff discusses the Thatcher years, Former Labour MP discusses Margaret Thatcher's death, Ex head of GCSB comments on leak of report on spy agency, Claims sea protest law… Read more Audio