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Morning Report for Thursday 24 October 2013
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Prince George christened
8:57 AM.Prince George has been christened in London. Audio
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New Zealand's top IT companies continue to grow
8:54 AM.New Zealand's top information technology companies are continuing to surge in growth and some say software could one day usurp dairy as the country's biggest export product. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 24 October 2013
8:51 AM.A manager at the Hauraki Maori Trust Board believes bureaucracy is preventing it from looking after more of the tribe's children or young people in State care; The principal Maori advisor to Child… Read more Audio
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Greens question why oil well didn't require marine consent
8:45 AM.The Green Party is questioning how the Government can assure the public that deep sea oil drilling will follow strict regulations, when a well off the coast of Raglan was approved without public… Read more Audio
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Doctors union wants to know more about what budgeting agency does
8:41 AM.The union representing senior hospital doctors is backing a call from the Labour Party for more transparency from a government agency that's trying to trim 700 million dollars from health spending. Audio
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Sports News for 24 October 2013
8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 24 October 2013
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector Audio
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Residents not properly informed over dam - Barker
8:27 AM.The newly elected Hawke's Bay Regional councillor, Rick Barker, says the former council has failed to keep residents informed about the proposed Ruataniwha Dam. Audio
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Increased taxes needed to meet cost of aging population
8:23 AM.A new report from the The Institute of Economic Research says increased taxes and reduced government spending are needed to help meet the cost of our aging population. Audio
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Ex-Post head says mail delivery cuts international trend
8:19 AM.The former chief executive of New Zealand Post says the company is having to deal with the same problem affecting all the world's mail delivery companies - a severe decline in their core business. Audio
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Iwi want kids in state care to be placed with whanau
8:15 AM.Iwi want the more than two-thousand Maori children in State care out of the hands of strangers. Audio
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More from a Portfolio Manager
8:13 AM.Joining us is William Curtayne a Portfolio Manager from Milford Asset Management. Audio
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Government says sale a success despite lack of interest
8:09 AM.The Government is determined to press ahead with its partial privatisation programme despite a lukewarm response to the sale of shares in Meridian Energy. Audio
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Police Association says cuts to non-sworn staff a risk
7:56 AM.The police union says the removal of back-office staff is putting public safety at risk as frontline officers are forced to pick up the slack. Audio
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Adoption law reform bill causes war of words
7:52 AM.A bill to update the adoption laws has been scuppered at its first reading, being rubbished by Government MPs as a lazy, sloppy piece of work. Audio
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Furious Merkel demands answers over claims of phone tapping
7:47 AM.A furious German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called the United States President Barack Obama after being told the US may have spied on her mobile phone. Audio
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Sports News for 24 October 2013
7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Outdoors instructors say parents need to demand competence
7:39 AM.A top mountaineering instructor says parents should demand to know the experience and training levels of outdoor education trainers. Audio
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Akl's mayor calls for more protection
7:36 AM.The mayor of Auckland, Len Brown, is calling for more protection for people in public office. Audio
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NSW bushfires downgraded, Defence forces blamed for one blaze
7:26 AM.The Rural Fire Service is warning residents in fire-affected areas not to become complacent, after the downgrading of warnings for major blazes burning across New South Wales. Audio
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New Zealand Post chair discusses future of Post
7:21 AM.With us in our Wellington studio is Sir Michael Cullen. Audio
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Reduction to postal delivery shocking and unjustified
7:17 AM.Up to a thousand jobs will be lost as New Zealand Post responds to falling mail volumes. Audio
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Russia drops priracy changes against Greenpeace activists
7:13 AM.Russia has dropped the piracy charges against 30 Greenpeace activists. Audio
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Bill English defends the Meridian Energy share float
7:09 AM.The Government says it will press on with its asset sales programme despite a lukewarm market response to the sale of shares in Meridian Energy. Audio
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Morning Business for 24 October 2013
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Piracy charges dropped for Greenpeace activists
6:40 AM.Russia has dropped the piracy charged against 30 Greenpeace activists. Audio
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Labour says Govt has given Meridian Energy away for a song
6:38 AM.The Labour Party says the Government has essentially given half of Meridian Energy away and says its asset sales programme is officially a failure. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 24 October 2013
6:27 AM.A manager at the Hauraki Maori Trust Board believes bureaucracy is preventing it from looking after more of the tribe's children or young people in State care; The principal Maori advisor to Child… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 24 October 2013
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 24 October 2013
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 24 October 2013
6:00 AM.The Government says Opposition parties have sabotaged the Meridian Energy float. Piracy charges are dropped against Greenpeace activists and up to a thousand jobs are at risk at New Zealand Post. Audio