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Morning Report for Wednesday 13 November 2013
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Top Stories for Wednesday 13 November 2013
6:00 AM.UN global appeal launched to raise money to help Philippines. Mental health chief holds back on using powers to tackle Maori seclusion. Education Minister launches review of school interventions… Read more Audio
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Peter Fats farewelled by rugby who's who, thousands of fans
6:13 AM.New Zealand's most famous piano mover and former Manu Samoa captain, Papali'itele Peter Fatialofa, will be laid to rest in south Auckland later today. Audio
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Pacific News for 13 November 2013
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 13 November 2013
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 13 November 2013
6:27 AM.A Waikato runanga says hospitals are locking up Maori mental health patients because some staff view them as coming from "an aggressive warrior race"; The Waitangi Tribunal is to present its report in… Read more Audio
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Tropical rains hamper relief efforts after typhoon Haiyan
6:35 AM.Survivors of typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines have had to cope with heavy rain and strong winds as a tropical depression passed over parts of the country. Audio
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Morning Business for 13 November 2013
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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UN Global appeal launched to raise money to help Philippines
7:08 AM.The United Nations has launched an appeal for 365-million-dollars to help relief efforts in typhoon-hit areas of the Philippines. Audio
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Mental health chief holds back on tackling Maori seclusion
7:14 AM.The Government's top mental health adviser is resisting using his powers to force hospitals to do more to cut the amount of time Maori patients spend locked up. Audio
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Education Minister launches review of school interventions
7:17 AM.The Education Minister, Hekia Parata, has launched a review of the use of commissioners at schools in difficulty. Audio
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Fallout continues for Radio Live hosts
7:25 AM.The fallout has continued for the two Radio Live hosts taken off air following an interview about sexual abuse. Audio
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Engineers try to figure out cause of power outage
7:35 AM.Transpower engineers have been working overnight with their German counterparts to figure out power was cut to ten percent of North Island customers yesterday. Audio
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Doubt cast over local employment prospects from dam
7:42 AM.Hawke's Bay Maori say the proposed Ruataniwha dam will do nothing to improve high Maori unemployment in the region and could cause further job losses. Audio
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Sports News for 13 November 2013
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Tongariro iwi skeptical about government's next step
7:49 AM.Three central North Island iwi have welcomed a Waitangi Tribunal report detailing a raft of Crown breaches against them but say they have their doubts the Government will listen. Audio
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The New Zealand Herald turns 150
7:54 AM.The New Zealand Herald celebrates its one hundred and fiftieth birthday today. Audio
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All Whites prepare to take on Mexico in World Cup qualifiers
7:57 AM.New Zealand will play the world's 24th ranked team in front of more than 100-thousand fans at a sold-out Azteca stadium in Mexico City. Audio
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New rainstorms in the Phillippines batter typhoon survivors
8:08 AM.The president of the Philippines, Benigng Aquino, has revised down the death toll from typhoon Haiyan. Authorities now say closer to 2-thousand people have died rather than the 10-thousand initially… Read more Audio
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New Zealand NGOs co-ordinate their response to typhoon Haiyan
8:14 AM.More than a dozen relief agencies are working to raise money and support their partner organisations in the Philippines. Audio
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National MPs accused of letting communities down over sky city
8:20 AM.Some National Party MPs are being accused of letting their communities down by sticking to the party line, rather than following their conscience and sinking the Sky City convention centre… Read more Audio
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Auckland community still worried about convention centre deal
8:22 AM.Meanwhile, Auckland's council and community groups say they're deeply concerned about the effect of the deal. Audio
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Northland unitary council mooted
8:25 AM.Northland may be the next region to be unified under one council. Audio
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Markets Update for 13 November 2013
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 13 November 2013
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Students disadvantaged by error in NCEA exam
8:38 AM.NCEA students sitting their German exam yesterday got a nasty surprise when they discovered questions they couldn't understand. Audio
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Christchurch East by-election candidates go head-to-head
8:41 AM.The candidates vying to become the MP for Christchurch East have put forward their ideas of how they'd fix the problems faced by the quake-hit area. Audio
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Auckland Council seeks more sponsorship
8:42 AM.Auckland Council is sizing up how much sponsorship might be available for everything from major facilities, to community events and programmes. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 13 November 2013
8:45 AM.A Maori health provider in Hamilton is questioning whether locking up mental health patients is a legitimate treatment in today's world; The Waitangi Tribunal is to present its report in to Treaty… Read more Audio
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Commercial bungy jumping turns 25
8:49 AM.It's 25 years since the first commercial bungy jumps began in Queenstown. Audio
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Rafting teams head to Bay of Plenty for world champs
8:54 AM.Sixty-seven teams from 30 countries are in Bay of Plenty to take part in the World White Water Rafting Championships which start today. Audio