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Morning Report for Tuesday 30 July 2013
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Television New Zealand closing youth television channel
8:54 AM.It seems one of the greatest 20th century inventions is failing to capture the imagination of New Zealand's youth, with the closure of TVNZ's U channel being blamed on a lack of buy in among 15 to 24… Read more Audio
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Labour: NZ may become low-wage centre for Australian companies
8:51 AM.The Labour Party is warning that New Zealand is becoming a low-wage destination for Australian companies. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 30 July 2013
8:47 AM.A Ruapehu iwi leader says it's own whanau welfare innovation plan has slashed domestic violence rates by half in its rohe; The Maori Party has issued a word of caution to Labour leader, David Shearer… Read more Audio
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Whanganui fence fails to neutralise debate
8:43 AM.The cost of an odour-neutralising fence that surrounds Whanganui's faulty wastewater plant is itself causing a stink among some ratepayers and councillors. Audio
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Auckland real estate agent rubbishes Labour's housing policy
8:38 AM.A high-end Auckland real estate agent who relies on foreign property buyers for half his business doubts the effectiveness of Labour's housing policy. Audio
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Sports News for 30 July 2013
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 30 July 2013
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Psychiatrist cleared over novel drug use - advocate responds
8:24 AM.A Dunedin psychiatrist has been cleared of wrongdoing after complaints he gave mental health patients an anaesthetic commonly used by vets to tranquillise horses. Audio
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Defence Minister has been assured Jon Stephenson not monitored
8:18 AM.It was the Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman who called for the review of the Defence Order. Audio
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Stephenson's employers say monitoring reports worrisome
8:15 AM.The US newspaper publishers that Jon Stephenson worked for in Aghanistan last year says the monitoring of the phone calls of journalists would be a worrying new step in surveillance. Audio
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Mayor backs dam proposal despite catastrophe warning
8:09 AM.An unpublicised report by the Hawke's Bay Regional Council says as many as a thousand people in the small town of Waipawa could be killed if dam proposed to be built thirty five kilometres north west… Read more Audio
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Investigations continue into deadly Italy bus crash
7:55 AM.It's still not yet known what caused a bus to crash through a barrier and plunge 30 metres into a ravine in southern Italy. Audio
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Pope says gay people shouldn't be marginalised
7:49 AM.Pope Francis has said gay people should not be marginalised, but integrated into society. Audio
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Sports News for 30 July 2013
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Dotcom extradition case heads to Supreme Court
7:41 AM.Lawyers for the German-born internet entrepreneur, Kim Dotcom take their fight to the Supreme Court today to get access to the evidence United States prosecutors plan to use against him. Audio
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National Party websites hacked
7:39 AM.Eleven National Party websites are down this morning after an online message claiming it was part of a protest against new spy legislation. Audio
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Psychiatrist cleared over novel off-label use of drug
7:36 AM.A long-awaited report into the treatment of mental health patients with an anaethestic drug that's also used as a horse tranquilliser has cleared a senior Dunedin-based pyschiatrist. Audio
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Jon Stephenson says NZDF asked for help to obtain metadata
7:24 AM.Joining us now from Greece is journalist, Jon Stephenson. Audio
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Hager maintains Defence Force monitored Stephenson calls
7:21 AM.The investigative journalist, Nicky Hager, is standing by his story that the Defence Force monitored the phone calls of a freelance journalist when he was in Afghanistan, despite the Force's adamant… Read more Audio
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Alarm that dam breach could destroy half of Waipawa
7:17 AM.A Hawkes Bay Regional Council report says if the proposed 600-million-dollar Ruataniwha Dam failed in an earthquake it would have catastrophic consequences for the Central Hawke's Bay town of Waipawa.
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Top NZ mountaineer and son feared dead in Pakistan
7:13 AM.Tributes are being paid to Marty Schmidt and his son, Denali. Audio
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Pakistani mountaineers honour New Zealanders killed on K2
7:09 AM.One of New Zealand's most accomplished mountaineers and his son have been killed in an avalanche on the world's second highest peak, K2, in Pakistan. Audio
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Morning Business for 30 July 2013
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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'High risk' Ruataniwha dam could flood Waipawa in major quake
6:40 AM.A Hawke's Bay resident who stumbled onto a report detailing the catastrophic consequences for her town if a proposed dam is breached during a major quake, says she's horrified at the discovery. Audio
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Hager maintains that Defence Force monitored phone calls
6:37 AM.The investigative journalist, Nicky Hager, is standing by his story that the Defence Force monitored freelance journalist Jon Stephenson's phone calls when he was in Afghanistan. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 30 July 2013
6:27 AM.A Ruapehu iwi leader says it's own whanau welfare innovation plan has slashed domestic violence rates by half in its rohe; Lands owned by two Waikato tribes will be better used thanks to agreement by… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 30 July 2013
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 30 July 2013
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 30 July 2013
6:00 AM.Pakistani mountaineers honour New Zealanders killed on K2, Top NZ mountaineer and son feared dead in Pakistan, Alarm that dam breach could destroy half of Waipawa, Hager maintains Defence Force… Read more Audio