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Morning Report for Thursday 23 May 2013
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Dean, historian rough it in Taranaki backblocks
8:56 AM.A Cathedral dean and a museum historian are spending 10 days roughing it, sleeping in churchyards and community halls in an effort to get to know their rural Taranaki communities. Audio
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Another Chch school protests possible merger
8:53 AM.A day after the five Aranui schools learned their fate, another Christchurch school is holding a protest against the decision to merge it with a neighbouring school. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 23 May 2013
8:50 AM.A Tuhoe leader says a report justifying the police's move not to involve Iwi Liaison Officers in the 2007 Urewera raids shows their role is tokenistic; The Courts Minister is rejecting suggestions… Read more Audio
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Truckies call for law change
8:44 AM.The truck drivers' union is calling for law changes to protect drivers after a death and serious injury from a logging truck crash near Tolaga Bay on Monday. Audio
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Gay marriage passes crucial hurdle in Britain
8:40 AM.A bill legalising gay marriage has passed a crucial hurdle in Britain's Parliament. Audio
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Sports News for 23 May 2013
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 23 May 2013
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Christchurch business owners re-opening consent costs soar
8:28 AM.A Christchurch business owner says it's becoming increasingly difficult for businesses to re-open in the city, with soaring costs and staggering delays in the consent process. Audio
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Wellington could become smokefree
8:24 AM.Smokers would be banned from key areas of the Wellington's city centre and its beaches, if a proposal put forward to the Wellington City council is adopted. Audio
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Former diplomat says New Zealand faces foreign policy test
8:20 AM.A former senior diplomat says New Zealand is facing one of the biggest tests of its foreign policy, as it forges alliances with two superpowers. Audio
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NZEI say Aranui schools are government guinea pig
8:15 AM.The New Zealand Education Institute says plans to close four Christchurch schools, and merge them into one body is nothing more than a big Government experiment into super-sizing schools. Audio
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Reporter discusses reaction of Ruatoki community
8:12 AM.Our reporter Mani Dunlop spent the day in Ruatoki yesterday and joins us. Audio
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Police accused of not trusting iwi liaison officers
8:09 AM.Questions are being asked about police relations with Maori leading up to and during the Urewera raids. Audio
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Speculation rife NZ soccer star may be transferred to Arsenal
7:57 AM.All Whites captain Winston Reid has been tipped for a transfer to the English Premier League club Arsenal. Audio
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Energy analyst says govt should give heating rebates
7:53 AM.Rising electricity prices are expected to bite this winter with a new survey saying more than one third of people it questioned about heating their homes are expecting to struggle. Audio
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Former Napier councillor on trial in Canada
7:51 AM.A former Napier city councillor is on trial in Canada for the murder of his wife. Audio
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American tornado victims return to homes
7:47 AM.Rescue workers have ended their search for survivors in Moore, Oklahoma. Audio
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Sports News for 23 May 2013
7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Christchurch school merger described as experimental
7:39 AM.The Government's decision to close four Christchurch schools and merge them into one, is being described as a super-sizing experiment that could set a precedent for urbanising other schools. Audio
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Denniston decision expected today
7:36 AM.The Government is today expected to sign off on one of the major hurdles involved in allowing an Australian company to mine conservation land on the West Coast. Audio
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Man being questioned about Boston bombings turns violent
7:29 AM.In the US, a Chechen immigrant has been shot and killed in Florida, when he became violent while being questioned by Boston bombing investigators. Audio
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Man killed in machete attack in London
7:22 AM.A man believed to be a soldier has been killed in a machete attack and his two assailants shot by police in Woolwich in south-east London. Audio
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Ruatoki resident says she'll never forget Urewera raid
7:17 AM.Miria Tuhaka is one of the residents caught up in the operation, She joins us from Ruatoki. Audio
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Tuhoe residents consider compensation
7:13 AM.Russell Fairbrother, whose client Tame Iti was one of four people convicted after the raids, says the Police Commisioner Peter Marshall's concession means police are in no position to argue against… Read more Audio
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Urewera lawyers call Police Commissioner arrogant and flippant
7:09 AM.Lawyers acting for Tuhoe caught up in the Urewera raids say the Police Commissioner has been arrogant and flippant about the IPCA investigation into the operation which found the police broke the law.
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Morning Business for 23 May 2013
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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A soldier in London killed in machete attack
6:40 AM.A man believed to be a soldier has been killed and his two attackers are injured after a machete attack in Woolich in south-east London which government sources at one stage described it as a… Read more Audio
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Former police minister was not briefed on how the Urewera raids were conducted
6:37 AM.The Minister of Police at the time of the Urewera raids says she had no idea how the operation would turn out, but now regrets what happened. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 23 May 2013
6:27 AM.A Tuhoe leader says a report justifying the police's move not to involve Iwi Liaison Officers in the 2007 Urewera raids shows their role is tokenistic; The Courts Minister is rejecting suggestions… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 23 May 2013
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 23 May 2013
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Greens describe Chch school merger as experimental
6:12 AM.The Government's plans to close four Christchurch schools and merge them into one, are being described as a experiment which could set a precedent for urbanising other schools. Audio
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Ruatoki community to meet to discuss IPCA report
6:09 AM.Plans are underway to organise a special hui for the Ruatoki community to discussthe report into the 2007 Urewera raids that found police actions to be ''unlawful, unjustified and unreasonable''. Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 23 May 2013
6:00 AM.Urewera lawyers call Police Commissioner arrogant and flippant, Tuhoe residents consider compensation, Ruatoki resident says she'll never forget Urewera raid, Man killed in machete attack in suspected… Read more Audio