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Morning Report for Tuesday 13 August 2013
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US entrepreneur to announce plans for "Hyperloop" transport
8:56 AM.The inventor behind PayPal, Tesla cars, and SpaceX is now turning his attention to mass transit. Audio
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Cook Is community calls for govt support to save language
8:52 AM.The Cook Islands community is calling for official recognition of their language and more government support to ensure its survival in New Zealand. Audio
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School out for another week in American Samoa due to mess
8:49 AM.School's out for another week in American Samoa after classrooms were found to be rodent-infested and unsanitary. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 13 August 2013
8:45 AM.The Kohanga Reo National Trust board will meet in about an hour with a branch of Maori preschools, that held a protest, over the departure of the chief executive last week;A Maori business development… Read more Audio
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Mugabe tells opponents to "go hang"
8:41 AM.The Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has rejected claims of electorate fraud, and has told his opponents to "go hang." Audio
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Growing level of indebtedness in Auckland say community groups
8:39 AM.Auckland community groups report growing levels of indebtedness in recent months, with more families forced to live in their cars. Audio
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Sports News for 13 August 2013
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 13 August 2013
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Govt to boost payouts for seized land to speed up deals
8:24 AM.The Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson says the Government will boost some of the payments it makes for land seized under the Public Works Act in a bid to speed up such deals. Audio
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Meridian expected to increase sale price of Mighty River Power
8:20 AM.Analysts expect the forthcoming sale of part of Meridian Energy will bring the Government 400 to 700 million dollars more than it got from the earlier float of Mighty River Power. Audio
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China steps up its efforts to become clean and green
8:17 AM.One of the most damning criticisms of the 100 Percent Pure slogan came from China's state news agency in the wake of the Fonterra scare -- it called the gap between the slogan and New Zealand's… Read more Audio
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Advertising Standards Authority to rehear Pure complaint
8:13 AM.An environmental campaigner is set to have another attempt to get the Advertising Standards Authority to rule the 100 Per Cent Pure slogan misleading. Audio
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Athletics NZ thrilled with Adams' fourth world title
8:09 AM.The chief executive of Athletics New Zealand, Scott Newman, is in Moscow and joins us now. Audio
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Neon Roberts the subject of British documentary
7:58 AM.A major documentary will air in the UK featuring Neon Roberts - the boy whose New Zealander mum took him on the run to try and avoid him being treated for cancer with radiotherapy. Audio
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Day of reckoning approaches for Marryatt
7:54 AM.The day of reckoning is fast approaching for the chief executive of the Christchurch City Council, Tony Marryatt. Audio
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Egyptian protesters prepare for crackdown
7:47 AM.Supporters of the ousted Egyptian prime minister, Mohamed Mursi, have refused to leave their protest camps in spite of government threats to remove them by force. Audio
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Sports News for 13 August 2013
7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Gifted alpinist dies in avalanche
7:39 AM.The alpine community is mourning the death of 30-year-old climber Jamie Vinton-Boot. Audio
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The other Rudd stands up for Kiwis in Australia
7:36 AM.While his brother is busy courting the votes of Australians, Greg Rudd is championing New Zealanders' rights across the ditch. Audio
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Disability groups say they will fight to overturn law
7:27 AM.Disability groups and others say they will fight to overturn what they call an ugly and draconian new law governing payments to family carers. Audio
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Police still on the hunt for alleged kidnapper
7:24 AM.Police are seeking the public's help in the hunt for suspected kidnapper Phillip Layton Edwards. Audio
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Coach says Valerie Adams best ever women's shot putter
7:22 AM.Valerie Adams is the world shot put champion for the fourth straight time. Audio
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Government to ramp up compensation for landowners
7:19 AM.The Government plans to significantly ramp up the amount of compensation it gives landowners when it buys their property for public work - such as to build a highway. Audio
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Analysts say export future in China is bright
7:14 AM.The Government plans to change the law so a ministerial inquiry into the Fonterra contamination scare can be held more quickly, and with more powers. Audio
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Police commander discusses dramatic Tauranga rescue
7:12 AM.The area commander for the western Bay of Plenty, Inspector Clifford Paxton, joins us now. Audio
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Police officer hailed as hero after dramatic crash rescue
7:10 AM.A Tauranga police officer risked his life last night to to save a man after a van crashed into the harbour after a three-car pileup on the Maungatapu bridge. Audio
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Valerie Adams wins shot put at World Champs
7:09 AM.Valerie Adams has wom the shot put at the World Championships in Moscow. Audio
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Morning Business for 13 August 2013
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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John Key will go to China after inquiry into Fonterra
6:39 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, is hoping for a speedy inquiry into the Fonterra contamination scare, and says he will go to China as soon as it is finished to reassure consumers there. Audio
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Police officer saves passenger thrown into the sea
6:35 AM.A police officer risked his own life to save a passenger thrown into the sea after a vehicle accident in Tauranga last night. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 13 August 2013
6:27 AM.The Kohanga Reo National Trust board will today meet with a branch of Maori preschools, that held a protest, over the departure of the chief executive last week;The transitional chair of an Eastern… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 13 August 2013
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 13 August 2013
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 13 August 2013
6:00 AM.Valerie Adams has won the shot put at the World Championships in Moscow, Police officer hailed as hero after dramatic crash rescue, Police commander discusses dramatic Tauranga rescue, Analysts say… Read more Audio