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Morning Report for Thursday 4 July 2013
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13 year Blackcap NZ cricket veteran retires
8:56 AM.One of the public's favourite cricketers has now retired, with the third highest number of test wickets for the Black Caps. Audio
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People-led process yeilds results in Queenstown
8:52 AM.A community group's vision for the future of the Queenstown Lakes District is starting to yield results, with the local council adopting the first of its recommendations. Audio
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Threatened species found in proposed dam area
8:49 AM.A Hawke's Bay environment group says an important habitat of the endangered long tailed bat will be destroyed if the proposed $600 million Ruataniwha water storage dam goes ahead. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 4 July 2013
8:46 AM.Students and teachers at Gisborne's Kaiti School will march to meet their mayor today - as part of their campaign for Poverty Bay to be called Turanganui a Kiwa; The Maori Language Commission says… Read more Audio
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Police restructuring threatens public safety, says survey
8:42 AM.Restructuring and job losses within the police are threatening law and order, a third of surveyed staff say. Audio
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Can the Maori Party survive in 2014 and who will lead it?
8:40 AM.With two resignations in as many days the Maori Party is in turmoil. In the latest blow to the party its president Pem Bird has announced he is quitting. Audio
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Sports News for 4 July 2013
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 4 July 2013
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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A Te Reo lessson
8:25 AM.Maori names focus for this year's Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori. Audio
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Chris Tremain heads back to Chch to spend time with councillors
8:22 AM.Christchurch city councillors will meet with the Local Government Minister, Chris Tremain, to ask for a Crown manager to step in and sort out the consenting department. Audio
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Chch council to vote today on statutory manager
8:18 AM.The Christchurch City Council will vote today to surrender some of its powers in the latest development of the city's consent building saga. The council will then vote on a resolution to re-examine… Read more Audio
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Labour calls for inquiry into illegal spying by GCSB
8:13 AM.The Labour Party says there needs to be an inquiry into illegal spying by the Government Communications Security Bureau before any amendments are made to the law. Audio
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Concerns that funding boost for restorative justice inadequate
7:57 AM.Workers in the restorative justice sector say an increase in funding for conferences between criminals and their victims won't be enough to meet demand. Audio
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Maori Party president follows co-leader into retirement
7:52 AM.The Maori Party president Pem Bird is leaving the party at a time of turmoil and uncertainty, but insists his departure should not come as a surprise. Audio
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NZ Mururoa vets welcome declassified French military documents
7:47 AM.A New Zealander who was posted to Mururoa in 1973 says there's plenty of evidence to suggest the nuclear testing affected people's health. The pressure is mounting to compensate victims of the nuclear… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 4 July 2013
7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Pike River coal to be sentenced today
7:39 AM.Pike River Coal Limited will be sentenced today for failing to ensure the safety of the 29 men who died at its underground mine on the West Coast in 2010. Audio
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Bob Parker was sent consent report says councillor
7:28 AM.A former Christchurch mayor is questioning the incumbent mayor Bob Parker's claims he didn't know about part of a report detailing major problems with building consents issued by the city council. Audio
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Kim Dotcom says surveillance of entire population wrong
7:20 AM.Kim Dotcom says spying is not wrong, but surveillance of the entire population is. Audio
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Spat between Key and Dotcom played out in select committee
7:19 AM.John Key and Kim Dotcom met face to face for the first time when the internet enterprenuer appeared before the Intelligence and Security Committee. Audio
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Egypt on brink of military coup, Morsi remains defiant
7:10 AM.The uncertainty, high tension and turmoil continues in Egypt as the country teeters on the brink of a military coup. Audio
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Morning Business for 4 July 2013
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 4 July 2013
6:42 AM.A Maori academic says if the government helps with insuring marae, it could be undermining the mana involved with looking after marae and its taonga; The Iwi relationship board to Te Tairawhiti Health… Read more Audio
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Dotcom says New Zealanders don't know extent of spying
6:41 AM.The internet enterpreneur, Kim Dotcom, says an inquiry into spying would reveal just how extensive surveillance on New Zealanders already is. Audio
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Bob Parker distances himself from the council's chief executive
6:39 AM.A former Christchurch mayor says he finds it hard to believe that Bob Parker didn't know about a report detailing major problems with building consents. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 4 July 2013
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 4 July 2013
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Twenty two dead in Indonesian earthquake
6:14 AM.Twenty-two people have been killed, and more than 200 injured, in the 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia's Aceh province. Rescuers have been struggling with landslides and blocked roads to reach… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 4 July 2013
6:00 AM.Spat between Key and Dotcom played out in select committee; Kim Dotcom says surveillance of entire population wrong; Bob Parker was sent consent report says councillor; Pike River coal to be… Read more Audio