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Morning Report for Wednesday 22 October 2014
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Historian waiting on results from King Harold search
8:56 AM.A scan of what's thought to be the final resting place of King Harold has been carried out in a bid to find out if the last Anglo-Saxon King of England survived the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Audio
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Australian police drop investigation into Balibo Five deaths
8:53 AM.Australian police have abandoned a five-year investigation into the deaths of four Australian and one New Zealand journalist in Timor Leste in 1975. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 22 October 2014
8:50 AM.A Maori Students' Association says ongoing fee hikes for tertiary study may rule tangata whenua out of top jobs; Meanwhile, a significant number of Maori people are returning home from Australia -… Read more Audio
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Phil Kafcaloudes remembers Gough Whitlam
8:43 AM.The former Australian Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, who died yesterday aged 98, will be remembered by some for the enormous change he led in his country. Audio
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New Zealand lose first cricket match of the season
8:39 AM.The Black Caps have not made a good start to the cricket season, with a six-wicket loss to South Africa in Mount Maunganui yesterday. Audio
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Markets Update for 22 October 2014
8:34 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Auckland now No1 in the Rail commuting stakes
8:29 AM.Auckland has inched past Wellington to become the city with the most train trips taken each year. Wellington's Manager of Rail Operations, Angus Gabara and the Chief Operating Officer of Auckland… Read more Audio
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Does New Zealand need an elite University?
8:24 AM.The vice-chancellor of AUT University, Derek McCormack, says allowing highly-ranked universities to charge higher fees would not work. Audio
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Struggling families don't believe Government plan eases concerns
8:22 AM.Families struggling to make ends meet say the Government's plan for its third term laid out in yesterday's speech from the throne did little to ease their concerns. Audio
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Parliament back in business
8:18 AM.Parliament is back in business after the state opening yesterday, with the Government's plan for the term laid out in the speech from the throne. Audio
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Expert says Pistorius sentence not light
8:14 AM.The South African athlete, has been given five years in jail for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Audio
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Man shot by police on Hauraki Plains, now stable in Hospital
8:09 AM.Waikato police have revealed details of a major shooting incident near the settlement of Kerepehi on the Hauraki Plains overnight. Audio
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Former Labor MP says ex-PM Gough Whitlam was a visionary
7:56 AM.The former Australian Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam has been described as a visionary who transformed Australia into what it is today. Audio
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Auckland Uni fee suggestion divides uni sector
7:53 AM.A suggestion from the University of Auckland that highly ranked universities should charge higher fees than other institutions has polarised the sector. Audio
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Paralysis breakthrough raises hope around the world
7:50 AM.Like being born again... that's the reaction from the paralysed man at the centre of ground breaking therapy which has resulted in him walking again. Audio
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Homeowners angered by Worksafe's asbestos report
7:46 AM.Homeowners and contractors are angered by a Worksafe investigation that concluded the risks from asbestos in the Canterbury Home Repair Programme are very low, and no action should be taken. Audio
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Trade Minister says cheap medicines won't be traded away
7:40 AM.The Trade Minister, Tim Groser, says medicines will not be made more expensive if New Zealand signs up to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. Audio
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Canadian soldier killed by suspected militant
7:36 AM.A Canadian soldier has been killed in the first fatal attack on Canadian soil involving Islamic militants. Audio
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Auckland the new train trip capital of New Zealand
7:25 AM.Auckland's fast-rising use of trains has now hit 12 million trips a year, inching past Wellington's 11.9 million trips for the year to September. Audio
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Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years for killing girlfriend
7:20 AM.Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in jail for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Audio
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Prime Ministers discusses government priorities this term
7:13 AM.Parliament is back in full swing, after the Governor General laid out the Government's plan for the next three years during his speech from the throne. Audio
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Major incident on Hauraki Plains
7:09 AM.The police in Paeroa have revealed details of a major incident near the settlement of Kerepehi on the Hauraki Plains overnight. Audio
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Jucy expands into Britain and Europe
6:58 AM.A New Zealand rental car company is entering the European market after increasing world-wide sales by 21 percent in the year ended June. Audio
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Hellaby Holdings says 1st qtr operating profit significantly up
6:56 AM.The managing director, John Williamson, told an annual meeting of shareholders in Auckland yesterday, the acutal numbers haven't been disclosed because the earnings for the three-months ended… Read more Audio
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Look at value not volume, trade body tells China exporters
6:54 AM.Exporters to China are being told there's too much focus on volume instead of value. Audio
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Massive lift in students fuels the record net migration boom
6:51 AM.Net migration to New Zealand hit records for both the September quarter and the year ended September but the major boost is coming from students who probably won't stay here long. Audio
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Fletcher Building says NZ economy underpins its confidence
6:48 AM.Fletcher Building is confident it can meet its forecast earnings for the current year, despite the tough global economic conditions and uncertainty ahead for the building industry across the Tasman… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 22 October 2014
6:27 AM.An Associate Professor at Waikato University says the government should be allocating about 200-million dollars a year towards Maori research; A Maori Students' Association, Nga Tauira Maori, says… Read more Audio
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Steven Joyce rules out fee rises for high-ranked universities
6:24 AM.A University of Auckland suggestion that highly ranked universities should charge higher fees than other institutions has polarised the sector. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 22 October 2014
6:00 AM.Major incident on Hauraki Plains, Prime Ministers discusses government priorities this term, Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five year in jail for killing girlfriend, Auckland the new train trip capital… Read more Audio