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Morning Report for Thursday 27 March 2014
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Ireland needs ewes - not any more
8:57 AM.The organisers of the 16th Golden Shears World Championships in Ireland say they are now 'three bags full' after a last-minute public campaign to ensure the event could go ahead without a hitch. Audio
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Vatican removes Germany's 'bishop of bling'
8:53 AM.Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the controversial Bishop of Limburg from his post in Germany, who'd been suspended over his alleged lavish spending. Audio
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Academic warns about record-high Fonterra payout forecast
8:50 AM.Fonterra's forecast of a record-high payout for farmer shareholders is expected to be worth 14 billion dollars to the New Zealand economy, and that's excited the agricultural sector. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 27 March 2014
8:48 AM.Pregnant Maori women are being urged to take action and be vaccinated after an outbreak of unseasonal swine flu; An iwi negotiator says future Whanganui River resource consents will have to be… Read more Audio
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Nationwide community water testing project underway
8:42 AM.What's the difference between an ordinary person taking water samples and a freshwater ecologist? Very little if NIWA's prediction is true. Audio
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Planned legal change worries top courts
8:40 AM.The Chief Justice is warning politicians not to throw the baby out with the bath water, as they make changes to the law which governs the courts. Audio
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Sports News for 27 March 2014
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 27 March 2014
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Nelson hop farmer receives international award
8:26 AM.A hop producer in a small settlement near Nelson has been recognised for his pioneering work in organic hop production. Audio
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Banks conservative with low equity mortgage holders
8:23 AM.Latest figures show banks are still taking a cautious approach about lending to home buyers who have less than a 20 per cent deposit. Audio
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Police search for homeless Auckland man's killer
8:20 AM.The police will spend today combing through C-C-TV footage in an effort to find the killer of a homeless Auckland man. Audio
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New debris field for missing plane
8:14 AM.Around 120 floating objects detected at sea have provided a fresh lead in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing triple seven, in the Southern Indian Ocean. Audio
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Warnings of mudslide danger made decades ago
8:09 AM.An expert says a deadly mudslide in northern Washington could have been avoided, if his earlier warnings had been heeded. Audio
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30 year anniversary of Trades Hall bombing
7:56 AM.Today marks the 30 year anniversary of the attack which killed the building's caretaker, Ernie Abbott. No-one has ever been arrested for the bombing. Audio
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Student loan arrest threat prompts spike in calls from debtors
7:52 AM.The threat of arrest has prompted hundreds of people with student loans to contact the Inland Revenue Department to get their loan repayments in order. Audio
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Transport Agency's road safety director Ernst Zollner
7:50 AM.The Transport Agency's road safety director Ernst Zollner joins Morning Report. Audio
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The country's 100 riskiest intersections
7:47 AM.The country's 100 riskiest intersections have been named, the list topped by one in rural Auckland. Audio
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Sports News for 27 March 2014
7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Obama 'Europe and America stand as one'
7:38 AM.Countries in the European Union have been warned they're too dependent on Russian oil and gas, regarded as a liability in the current climate of political distrust. Audio
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Search for missing plane continues overnight
7:34 AM.Malaysia says new satellite images have revealed more than one hundred and twenty objects in the southern Indian Ocean that could be from the missing airliner. Audio
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Bleach attack man is sacked by Northland Council
7:25 AM.A Northland Regional Council worker attacked on his way to give evidence at a court case is highly critical of both his employer and ACC after what he says is a series of blunders, leading to his… Read more Audio
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Three homeless men killed in Auckland since August last year
7:20 AM.Police are searching through CCTV footage as they hunt for the killer of a homeless man who died after being attacked in Auckland last weekend. Forty nine year-old Maqbool Hussain was the third… Read more Audio
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Relationship between Mana and Internet Party hits roadblock
7:16 AM.Kim Dotcom's Internet Party will be formally launched today - but its potential marriage with the Mana Party seems to be over before it's even started. The two parties have had initial discussions… Read more Audio
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Mana Party president Annette Sykes
7:16 AM.Mana Party president Annette Sykes joins Morning Report. Audio
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Washington rescuers hope for 'miracle'
7:09 AM.Rescue workers are digging through piles of mud in a rural community in Washington State, where more than 150 people are still unaccounted for after a mudslide. A rain-soaked hillside collapsed… Read more Audio
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Morning Business for 27 March 2014
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 27 March 2014
6:27 AM.A health advisor is urging pregnant Maori women to take action and get vaccinated after several unseasonal outbreaks of swine flu; A tribal negotiator says future Whanganui River resource consents… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 27 March 2014
6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 27 March 2014
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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30th anniversary of Trades Hall bombing
6:16 AM.Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Trades Hall bombing on Vivian Street in central Wellington. The building's caretaker, Ernie Abbott, was killed in the explosion. The perpetrator was never… Read more Audio
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Southbury director shocked at lending practices
6:14 AM.A former director of a South Canterbury Finance parent company, Southbury Group, has told the High Court in Timaru he was shocked at some of the transactions carried out in the company's name without… Read more Audio
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Auckland police try to find killer of homeless man
6:12 AM.The police will spend today trying to piece together the last movements of a homeless Auckland man in an effort to find his killer. Maqbool Hussain's body was found by his cousins in a squat in the… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 27 March 2014
6:00 AM.Washington rescuers hope for 'miracle'; Relationship between Mana and Internet Party hits roadblock; Mana Party president Annette Sykes; Three homeless men killed in Auckland since August last year… Read more Audio