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Morning Report for Monday 23 March 2015
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
8:54 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio
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Wgtn takes over Akl as the city settling most refugees
8:50 AM.Wellington has overtaken Auckland as the city that accommodates the most refugees. Audio
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Unease over work, immigration for international students
8:47 AM.Educators are divided over using the promise of jobs and permanent residence to entice foreign students to this country. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 23 March 2015
8:44 AM.Parents who removed their children from a Maori immersion state school say they've been betrayed by the Ministry of Education; The national rate of people being hospitalised for rheumatic fever has… Read more Audio
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Convicted murderer turned PhD graduate
8:39 AM.Dr Paul Wood spent 11 years in prison for murdering his drug dealer at age 18, but completed Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Psychology and Philosophy while in prison. Audio
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More prisoners to study while in jail
8:36 AM.The offer of more places for people wanting to study while in prison is being hailed as a step in the right direction. Audio
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Guptill's knock lauded by former Black Cap Jacob Oram
8:27 AM.Martin Guptill cemented his place in cricketing history on Saturday, by recording the highest ever World Cup score of 237 not out. Audio
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Increase in refugee quota wont be considered til next year
8:23 AM.The government says it has no immediate plans to increase the number of refugees accepted into New Zealand each year. Audio
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A New Zealander fights for aid for Vanuatu
8:19 AM.Residents of Vanuatu's outer islands are still waiting for aid more than a week after Cyclone Pam tore across the archipelago Audio
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Social housing providers want more detail on state house sales
8:14 AM.But the Finance and Housing New Zealand Minister Bill English says the plan isn't dead and the Government is still working with social housing providers. Audio
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Government's social housing policy in ruins
8:11 AM.Opposition parties say the Government's social housing policy is in ruins following the Salvation Army's decision not to buy any state houses. Audio
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Weather clears in Wanaka for NASA balloon launch
7:57 AM.NASA is preparing to launch a gigantic super balloon from Wanaka in a test to see whether the area can be used for experiements into the future. Audio
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Police label annual Dunedin party unsafe
7:54 AM.The University of Otago says if the man who smashed an ambulance windscreen at a Dunedin street party turns out to be a student, he will face disciplinary action and could be expelled from the… Read more Audio
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Long-awaited free trade deal with Korea to be signed
7:51 AM.A free trade deal between New Zealand and Korea will be signed and sealed in Seoul today -- an agreement that's been tough to negotiate and has taken five years to conclude. Audio
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Phil Goff weighs in on wharf extension plan
7:45 AM.Listening to that was Labour's Auckland affairs spokesman and potential mayoral candidate Phil Goff. Audio
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Auckland mayor absent from wharf protest
7:41 AM.Listening to that is the Auckland Mayor Len Brown. Audio
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Crowds gather for protest against Auckland wharf expansion
7:38 AM.Protestors are demanding that the expansion of a downtown Auckland wharf is stopped. Audio
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Black Caps face South Africa for place in final
7:31 AM.Martin Guptill cemented his place in cricketing history on Saturday, by recording the highest ever World Cup score of 237 not out. Audio
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Comment from RNZ political editor
7:28 AM.Listening to that is our political editor Brent Edwards. Audio
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Nicky Hager on latest Snowden revelations
7:24 AM.The investigative journalist, Nicky Hager, says New Zealand's electronic spy agency spied on candidates vying to be the director general of the World Trade Organisation in a bid to help the New… Read more Audio
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Report on the state of Vanuatu's outer islands
7:19 AM.Residents on Vanuatu's outer Islands are running out of food and water and desperately need help. Audio
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Government responds to Salvation Army decision
7:16 AM.Listening to that is the Finance and Housing New Zealand Minister, Bill English. Audio
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Salvation Army not up for buying ex-state houses
7:11 AM.The Government's plans to sell off as many as eight thousand state houses to social housing providers has been dealt a major blow. Audio
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Morning Markets for 23 March 2015
6:58 AM.On Wall St, stocks rose following a fall in the US dollar, pushing the Nasdaq to a 15-year high and helping the S&P 500 snap a three-week string of losses. Audio
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Week ahead
6:57 AM.On the corporate front, Fonterra releases its half-year earnings on Wednesday, as does Kathmandu and Nufarm, while Hallenstein Glasson reports its half-year results on Friday. Audio
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Jim Parker in Australia
6:56 AM.Across the Tasman, and an investment bank has bowed to pressure from the New South Wales state government and doctored its research on a contentious privatisation plan. Audio
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Analyst: Xero now has a fighting chance in the United States
6:53 AM.The analyst who questioned whether Xero could succeed at all in the United States is now forecasting it will achieve a 5 percent market share there. Audio
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Pumpkin Patch will continue to improve company performance
6:51 AM.Pumpkin Patch says it remains on track to reap the full benefit of its plan to reverse the company's fortunes this financial year. Audio
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Lower milk costs expected to boost Fonterra's earnings
6:48 AM.Analysts are expecting a rebound in Fonterra's half-year earnings when it reports on Wednesday, thanks in part to lower milk costs. Audio
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Radio NZ's cricket correspondent on latest World Cup action
6:44 AM.A double ton from Martin Guptill ensured New Zealand's place at the semifinals of the Cricket World Cup. Audio
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Salvation Army rejects Govt's social housing plan
6:41 AM.The Government's plans to sell off as many as eight thousand state houses to social housing providers has been dealt a major blow. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 23 March 2015
6:28 AM.The national rate of people being hospitalised for rheumatic fever has dropped further than officials thought it would; The Ministry of Education has backed down after it was taken to court over its… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Monday 23 March 2015
6:00 AM.As the Salvation Army rejects its potential role in the government's social housing policy, we ask Bill English if it's a programme going nowhere. In Vanuatu, aid workers say the trickle of aid… Read more Audio