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Morning Report for Tuesday 3 December 2013
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Top Stories for Tuesday 3 December 2013
6:00 AM.Chorus takes Commerce Commission decision to court, Government refuses to cut ACC motor vehicle levies, New Zealand's purchasing power is at its highest level in 40 years, Second Hobbit film has… Read more Audio
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Preferred consortium for Transmission Gully announced
6:08 AM.The Transport Agency has announced its preferred consortium to construct the one billion dollar Transmission Gully road project near Wellington. Audio
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NZ's terms of trade highest since 1973
6:12 AM.New Zealand's purchasing power has risen to its highest in 40 years. Audio
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Pacific News for 3 December 2013
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 3 December 2013
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 3 December 2013
6:27 AM.A member of the education panel of the Iwi Chairs Forum, Haami Piripi, says tribes aren't ruling out investing in Charter Schools down the track; Labour wants to gain the support of Maori voters, and… Read more Audio
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AA disappointed car registration fees won't be reduced
6:35 AM.The ACC Minister, Judith Collins, has dashed motorists' hopes of cheaper car registration. Audio
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Morning Business for 3 December 2013
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Chorus takes Commerce Commission decision to court
7:08 AM.The telecommunications company Chorus is taking the Commerce Commission to court over its ruling on copper broadband pricing. Audio
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Government refuses to cut ACC motor vehicle levies
7:12 AM.The Government has rejected a proposal that would have cut the price of registering a motor vehicle next year. Audio
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New Zealand's purchasing power is at its highest in 40 years
7:16 AM.Unions and an economist say the country's recovery from the 2007 global financial crisis isn't translating into more jobs and pay yet. Audio
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Second Hobbit film has premiere in Los Angeles today
7:20 AM.The much anticipated premiere of the second installment of the Hobbit trilogy takes place later in Los Angeles today. Audio
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Inside CYF: Social workers
7:28 AM.Child Youth and Family social workers deal with children suffering severe physical and sexual abuse, neglect and behavioural conditions - and some are dealing with up to 40 cases at a time. That… Read more Audio
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NCEA exams end today
7:40 AM.More than 143-thousand students sat 116 exams in the past four weeks, and four more, the last exams of the season, are taking place this morning. Audio
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Sports News for 3 December 2013
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Greens slam private partnership for Transmission Gully
7:48 AM.The Green Party says choosing a multinational consortium of companies to build Wellington's Transmission Gully roading project is a misuse of taxpayer money. Audio
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Transport Minister defends Transmission Gully funding
7:52 AM.Listening to that was Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee. Audio
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Auckland commuters tracked to understand lives
7:56 AM.The lives and commuting habits of dozens of Aucklanders have been under close scrutiny in a bid to make public transport more appealing. Audio
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ACC Minister refuses motor vehicle levy reductions
8:08 AM.The Government has rejected a recommendation to reduce the ACC levy paid by car owners until at least July 2015. Audio
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Positive terms of trade figures yet to take effect
8:15 AM.New Zealand's purchasing power is at its highest level in 40 years - but that's not showing up as more jobs and higher pay just yet. Audio
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Police continue to investigate Tauranga man's death
8:20 AM.The police in Tauranga are continuing to hunt for evidence linked to the death of a Neighbourhood Watch volunteer. Audio
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Prosecutors say Chch woman murdered her husband for insurance
8:24 AM.The High Court in Christchurch has been told a woman murdered her husband in order to cash in on his quarter of a million dollar life insurance policy. Audio
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Markets Update for 3 December 2013
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 3 December 2013
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Black Caps play West Indies in first Test in Dunedin
8:38 AM.The New Zealand cricketers are hoping to turn their season around when they meet the West Indies in the first Test in Dunedin this morning. Audio
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Warrant issued for Thai protest leader
8:42 AM.In Thailand a Bangkok court has issued an arrest warant for protest leader, Suthep Thaugsuban. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 3 December 2013
8:47 AM.A member of the education panel of the Iwi Chairs Forum, Haami Piripi, says tribes aren't ruling out investing in Charter Schools down the track; Labour wants to gain the support of Maori voters, and… Read more Audio
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Auditor General presents Kaipara report in Mangawhai
8:50 AM.The Auditor General will front up to ratepayers in Kaipara today - to present two long-awaited reports on their Council's debt fiasco. Audio
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Kahikatea forest restoration project in Abel Tasman
8:55 AM.One of the last remaining Kahikatea forests in the top of the South Island is set to be restored. Audio