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Summer Report for Thursday 10 January 2013
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Kaka monitors at the Zealandia
8:56 AM.From August till February, in her spare time, Arts on Sunday presenter Lynn Freeman is part of a hardy bunch of kaka monitors at the Zealandia sanctuary in Wellington. Audio
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Cape Reinga has long been a must-see place for visitors
8:47 AM.Cape Reinga at the tip of the north island has long been a must-see place for visitors to the Far North, but until recently it's been a bit of a mission to get there and a bit of a let down for anyone… Read more Audio
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Dunedin tops exercise table
8:43 AM.Too many New Zealanders aren't getting enough exercise. Audio
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Surfing Update
8:40 AM.Let's check out the surf conditions for today with surfer Doug Young. Audio
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Sports News for 10 January 2013
8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Lyttelton Port Expansion Worries some Banks Peninsula Residents
8:25 AM.Lyttelton Port near Christchurch is now almost three and a half hectares larger than it was before the earthquakes - as earthquake rubble is dumped in the harbour to reclaim land. Audio
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Asteroid 'Apophis' heads towards Earth
8:20 AM.An asteroid measuring about 3-hundred metres across will pass by Earth today. Audio
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Job seekers 'too qualified, or have a bad attitude'
8:16 AM.Christchurch employers struggling to fill low-skilled job vacancies say applicants are either over-qualified, or have a bad attitude. Audio
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Global warming blamed for Australia's heat wave
8:13 AM.Australia's unprecedented heat wave is being blamed on global warming. Audio
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Calls for asbestos register in Christchurch
8:09 AM.An Earthquake Commission policy of covering over asbestos in quake-damaged Canterbury houses and not making that information publicly available, is being described as shortsighted and potentially… Read more Audio
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Place names: German influence
7:56 AM.Peter Dowling talks about the German influence on our place names: Franz Josef Glacier, Agassiz Glacier, Mount Kinkel, Liebig Range, Hochstetter, Blenheim, German Bay, Ransau, Neudorf. Audio
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Kayak fishing off Wellington's south coast
7:46 AM.Tim goes kayak fishing at Wellington's south coast. Audio
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Opposition parties say Treaty must be protected.
7:43 AM.We preview tonight's Outspoken programme on the place of the Treaty of Waitangi in our constitution. Audio
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Predictions of more jobs for Eastern Bay of Plenty
7:39 AM.Kawerau community leaders are hoping industry expansion will mean the area isn't badly affected by job losses at the paper mill, Mani Dunlop reports. Audio
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Rising building consents not enough to fill housing shortage
7:36 AM.It's a bumper time for building consents but will it be enough to meet the housing shortage, Nigel Stirling reports. Audio
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Markets Update for 10 January 2013
7:35 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 10 January 2013
7:26 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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NZ pilot says Tasmania fires worse than Victoria in 2009
7:22 AM.New Zealand helicopter pilot Dave Latham tells us about battling the Tasmanian bush fires. Audio
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Flooding hits Southland overnight
7:14 AM.Steve Wilde reports on overnight flooding in Gore. Audio
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Fears over future impact of asbestos in quake homes
7:09 AM.A policy of covering up asbestos in quake-damaged Canterbury houses is being condemned as shortsighted and a potential health hazard for future owners, Sophia Hesselgrave reports. Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 10 January 2013
7:00 AM.Criticism of a plan to leave asbestos in quake damaged Christchurch homes. Flooding and lightning strikes overnight in Southland and a helicopter pilot talks to us about battling the Bush fires in… Read more Audio
07:00 News
07:25 Newspapers from the main centres
07:30 News features
07:45 Summer feature
Was a shark attack in Golden Bay covered up? Nick Butcher finds out.
07:55 Place Names
Peter Dowling looks at the German influence on our place names.
08:00 News
08:25 Outspoken
What role should the Treaty of Waitangi play in our constitution? We’re discussing this on Outspoken tonight.
08:30 News
08:35 Surfing
Doug Young on the best spots to surf in this year.
08:45 Summer feature
Nick Butcher meets an octopus at the Island Bay Marine Education Centre.
08:55 Summer Birds
Lynn Freeman gets close and personal with the kaka.
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