4 Aug 2010

Top Stories for Wednesday 4 August 2010

From Morning Report, 6:00 am on 4 August 2010

A New Zealand soldier has died in combat in Afghanistan; Cheap water, regular polls floated at super city debate; Farmers welcome government's new pastoral lease rents; Aid flights suspended in Pakistan; 5 killed in rare Lebanon/Israel border skirmish; Economists say jobs data suggest recovery on track; Union fears more job cuts in public sector on way.