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Morning Report for Friday 27 March 2015
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:56 AM.And we'll cross now to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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34,000km weekend round trip for Black Caps final
8:51 AM.Thousands of New Zealand cricket fans will descend on Melbourne for Sunday's historic Cricket World Cup final against Australia. Audio
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Sixth season will be the last for Downton Abbey
8:47 AM.The Crawley family and staff at Downton Abbey will say farewell this Christmas. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 27 March 2015
8:44 AM.Crown is presenting an official apology to a South Taranaki tribe today in Hokitika; A Maori researcher says the threat of shutting down remote Aboriginal communities impinges on the rights of all… Read more Audio
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Statue of Gallipoli artist to be unveilled today
8:40 AM.A 300-kilogramme bronze statue of Gallipoli artist Horace Moore-Jones will be unveiled in Hamilton today. Audio
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More than 200 world-class surfers in Taranaki
8:37 AM.More than 200 of the world's best surfers have descended on Taranaki this week for the New Zealand Surf Festival. Audio
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Crown heads to Hokitika to apologise for Parihaka jailings
8:35 AM.The Crown is presenting an official apology to a South Taranaki tribe today in Hokitika for illegally incarcerating men from Parihaka in the South Island in the 1800s. Audio
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Northland reporter reviews byelection campaign
8:27 AM.Our Northland reporter Lois Williams has been following the campaign and is in our Whangarei studio. Audio
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Winston Peters says he's being 'demonised' by National
8:21 AM.After at first being given zero chance by the Prime Minister in tomorrow's Northland byelection, the New Zealand First leader Winston Peters appears poised on the brink of a historic win. Audio
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Co-hosts to meet at CWC Final
8:17 AM.The Cricket World Cup co-hosts Australia and New Zealand will meet in Melbourne on Sunday for a much anticipated tournament final. Audio
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Airline boosts cockpit protocols after Germanwings crash
8:13 AM.French prosecutors say the 28-year-old German, Andreas Lubitz, was in control of the Airbus A320 and set it on its fatal descent. Audio
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NASA attempts to launch giant balloon from Wanaka.
7:58 AM.NASA is once again attempting to launch its gigantic super pressure balloon from Wanaka this morning. Audio
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Defence wraps up case by saying Lundy not a killer
7:54 AM.Mark Lundy's defence team began its closing argument in his murder trial yesterday by attacking the integrity of investigators and the change of some key facts by the Crown. Audio
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Dargaville voters: Government running down rail and roads
7:50 AM.On the last day before the Northland by-election, Kaipara people are asking the government to explain why it's allowed rail to quietly die -- and why the trains no longer come to Dargaville. Audio
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HMNZS Canterbury is about to dock at Epi
7:43 AM.HMNZS Canterbury is about to dock at Epi island in Vanuatu after a short stopover in the capital Port Vila. Audio
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IPCA to release report on death of Auckland man in police cells
7:39 AM.A long-awaited report on the investigation into the death of a drunk Auckland man in police cells last year will be released today. Audio
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Ports of Auckland to launch PR campaign tomorrow on expansion
7:36 AM.Ports of Auckland looks likely to face a legal challenge to its planned wharf extension. Audio
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National says polls won't tell full story in Northland
7:26 AM.National's campaign manager Stephen Joyce joins us. Audio
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National staring down the barrel of historic northland defeat
7:22 AM.The National Party looks set suffer an historic defeat in tomorrow's Northland byelection with yet another poll showing its candidate Mark Osborne is trailing well behind Winston Peters. Audio
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NZ to meet Aust. as India are knocked out of the CWC semi-final
7:17 AM.It's the Cricket World Cup final that many commentators predicted but which only the bravest New Zealand fans were prepared to put money on. Audio
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Co-pilot intentionally destroys plane that killed 150
7:11 AM.French prosecutors say the co-pilot of the Germanwings plane which crashed in the Alps on Tuesday deliberately flew the aircraft into a mountain. Audio
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SeaDragon full-year sales expected to be double last year's
6:58 AM.SeaDragon is expecting its full-year sales to more than double last year's result, due to a strong supply of raw materials and steady forward orders. Audio
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Morning markets for 27 March 2015
6:58 AM.On Wall St, the Dow Jones Index is down 54 points to 17,664. Audio
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Lower kiwi and tax not likely to stymie online sales
6:56 AM.A lower New Zealand dollar and possible taxing of overseas purchases are not expected to make much difference to the growth in online retail sales. Audio
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Questions raised over Korea FTA
6:55 AM.Opposition parties have raised concerns with trade negotiators over whether New Zealand's free trade deal with Korea will make the country more vulnerable to legal challenges. Audio
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Greens react to leaked TPP document
6:52 AM.Fears that multinationals will have greater rights to sue governments have been heightened by the latest leak on the details of a proposed Pacific-wide trade deal. Audio
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Authorities taking action against growing tide of corruption
6:50 AM.An accounting firm says authorities are taking action against a growing tide of domestic corruption in Australasian businesses. Audio
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Former captain says NZ can beat Aust. in cricket final
6:45 AM.Many commentators had tipped the co-hosts of the tournament would end up meeting in the final but former Black Caps captain, Stephen Fleming, says he had his doubts the New Zealand side would make it… Read more Audio
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Australia will rest up ahead of Cricket World Cup final
6:44 AM.Australia and New Zealand will square off in the Cricket World Cup final on Sunday after the defending champions India lost the semi-final in Sydney last night. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 27 March 2015
6:28 AM.A Maori researcher says the threat of shutting down remote Aboriginal communities impinges on the rights of all indigenous people; A reveiw into mining tests at Karangahake has found the activities… Read more Audio
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Polls suggest Winston in a landslide
6:20 AM.Two polls this week have suggested the New Zealand First leader Winston Peters will win the Northland by-election in a landslide tomorrow -- shattering the grasp the National Party has had on the… Read more Audio
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NZ will meet Aust. in Sunday's Cricket World Cup final
6:11 AM.New Zealand will meet Australia in Sunday's Cricket World Cup final, after the defending champions India were bundled out of the tournament. Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 27 March 2015
6:00 AM.A chilling twist to the Airbus crash, as the co pilot is blamed for deliberately flying into the ground. It's a Trans Tasman cricket finale after Australia downed India in Sydney overnight and name… Read more Audio