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Morning Report for Tuesday 18 March 2014
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Fringe Festival gives new art an audience
8:57 AM.Dunedin's annual fringe arts festival has taken over the city giving thousands of people a glimpse of new artists and their sometimes out-there ideas. Audio
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Queenstown boom time are back as investors flock to resort.
8:50 AM.Three of Queenstown's derelict construction sites are taking on a new lease on life as an economic turn around brings investors back. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 18 March 2014
8:47 AM.A Motiti Island hapu spokesperson is continuing to push for the Rena wreakage to be taken away, despite elders from another sub-tribe on the Island saying it could result in someone's death; Theā¦ Read more Audio
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Technology being use to cut medication errors in hospital
8:45 AM.Health experts say technology being trialled in Auckland will reduce harm and inconvenience for patients by preventing medication errors. Audio
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Education groups fear hidden agenda for education
8:38 AM.Primary teachers and principals say the Government needs to declare its hand about whether there is a hidden agenda to introduce a punitive regime for regulating schools. Audio
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Sports News for 18 March 2014
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 18 March 2014
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Greens claim Government trying to pull wool over public's eyes
8:29 AM.The Green Party says the Government is trying to pull the wool over the public's eyes by claiming its Roads of National Significance programme has benefits when it doesn't. Audio
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Teina Pora seeks bail ahead of appeal
8:25 AM.Twice convicted murderer and rapist Teina Pora faces a bail hearing today, exactly 21 years since he was jailed for crimes he says he never commited. Audio
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More hapu likely to back Tuhoronuku mandate
8:22 AM.Nominations close Friday for hapu representatives to help negotiate Nga Puhi's Treaty settlement. Audio
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Terrorism unlikely motive in missing plane
8:19 AM.Searches have started in two air corridors for the missing Malaysian aircraft, as authorities continue to investigate the jet's disappearance. Audio
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Christchurch flood protection may be funded by EQC
8:15 AM.Large scale flood protection measures are being proposed in Christchurch that could mean landowners would no longer be eligible for an EQC payout. Audio
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All eyes on Russia as Crimea declares independence from Ukraine
8:10 AM.All eyes are now on Moscow, after the Crimean Parliament formally declared independence from Ukraine and applied to join Russia. Audio
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Kiwirail says asbestos risk is minimal
7:57 AM.The union representing rail workers is disputing Kiwirail's claims that its locomotives which were being tested for asbestos will be back in service soon. Audio
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Govt defends family commissioner's political goals
7:55 AM.The Government says it's a bit rich for Labour to demand a families commissioner resign because she wants to be National Party candidate, when Labour already has a candidate from the same office. Audio
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Father appalled by delay to tourism review
7:50 AM.The review of the sector was prompted in 2009 by British father Chris Jordan after his daughter Emily drowned while riverboarding on the Kawerau River. Audio
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Adventure tourism audit company puts operations on hold
7:46 AM.The company given the job of auditing adventure tourism operators has put its business on hold because it says it hasn't received enough funding and support from the Government. Audio
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Sports News for 18 March 2014
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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One year since George Taiaroa's death
7:44 AM.It's one year this week since the road worker George Taiaroa was murdered near Tokoroa, and the killer is still at large. Audio
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Greenpeace sues Russia over Arctic 30
7:38 AM.Greenpeace is suing Russia before the European Court of Human Rights over the detention of its members during last year's protest against Arctic drilling. Audio
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Mick Jagger's girlfriend found dead
7:35 AM.Mick Jagger's girlfriend, the fashion designer L'Wren Scott, has been found dead in her New York apartment. Audio
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John Key arrives in China
7:29 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, arrives in China today to brief leaders there on the outcome of the Government investigations into the Fonterra botulism scare. Audio
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Security analyst on missing aircraft
7:20 AM.Authorities are intensifying their investigation into the two pilots on board the Malaysian aircraft which vanished ten days ago. Audio
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Council wants to use EQC money to build flood protection
7:16 AM.The Christchurch City Council and the Earthquake Commission are devising a wholesale solution to the city's flood protection. Audio
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EU leaders impose sanctions after Crimea referendum
7:10 AM.European Union leaders and the United States have imposed travel and asset sanctions on Russian and Ukrainian officials, after the referendum in Crimea yesterday. Audio
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Morning Business for 18 March 2014
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Australia will lead Indian Ocean search for missing plane
6:35 AM.Australia is taking the lead in the search in the southern Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane as authorities investigate the possibility of a hijacking. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 18 March 2014
6:27 AM.The Hokianga Hapu and Whanau Collective has scored a victory from a fractured claims funder; A Motiti Island hapu spokesperson is continuing to push for the Rena wreckage to be taken away, despiteā¦ Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 18 March 2014
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 18 March 2014
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Strong economic forecast doesn't tell the whole story
6:14 AM.The New Zealand Economy is forecast to grow strongly for the next two years and consumer confidence is riding at a nine year high. Audio
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South Canterbury Finance trial judge won't step down
6:10 AM.The $1.6 billion South Canterbury finance fraud trial will be able to continue today now that the judge has rejected a bid by defence lawyers to throw him off the case. Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 18 March 2014
6:00 AM.Crimea, Chch flood protection, missing aircraft, Key in China, Mick Jagger's girlfriend dies, Greenpeace sues Russia, one year since George Taiaroa's death. Audio