Morning Report

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The kihikihi or cicadas have made a late return this summer. Audio

Pacific Island governments involved in talks with New Zealand over new submarine cable links appear mainly unconcerned about their communications being further tapped. Audio

Transpower has been forced to scramble fast to secure proper IT protection for vital infrastructure when an important upgrade hit a series of snags. Audio

Seventy journalists working for Fairfax Media are set to lose their jobs because of an Australian cost-cutting drive. Audio

With Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully away in Fiji, the Government sent Minister Steven Joyce out to bat for it on its Saudi sheep deal during Parliamentary question time yesterday. Audio

The Labour Party says Pacific Islanders whose homes disappear under rising sea levels should be able to make a new life in New Zealand. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A high speed and fatal train crash in Germany last week has been blamed on human error. Audio

Bayer Pharmaceuticals is defending its decision to pull a free anti-coagulent drug from fifteen hundred patients with blood problems. Audio

Australian refugee advocates have welcomed the Prime Minister John Key's repeated offer to take asylum seekers under this country's refugee intake. Audio

The Government's stepped in to Auckland's Unitary Plan debate, saying the 30 year development plan must be completed on time by October. Audio