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Summer Report for Wednesday 11 January 2017
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NZ’s history of ‘relentlessly Pākehā’ newsrooms
8:55 AM.There are still too few Māori in NZ’s newsrooms, a media researcher says. Read more Audio
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Changes needed to improve school performance
8:52 AM.Education experts say changes to teacher training and the way subjects are taught to low-achievers could help New Zealand children do better in high profile international tests. Audio
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State house sell off shaping as election issue
8:46 AM.In November,The Government announced it wanted to sell two-and-a-half-thousand homes in Christchurch to a private provider with the aim of speeding up the building of new homes for those in need. Audio
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Obama gives farewell speech today
8:43 AM.Barack Obama is set to give his farewell speech later this afternoon. Audio
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NZ youth vulnerable to porn addiction
8:40 AM.A sex therapist says young New Zealanders are vulnerable to developing addictions to pornography because they're not taught how to deal with online porn. Audio
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Firearms council says amnesty won't stop black market
8:33 AM.The Council of Licenced Firearms Owners says an amnesty on illegal guns will not keep them out of the hands of criminals. Audio
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Business News for 11 January 2017
8:29 AM.Business news update with Jonathan Mitchell. Audio
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Actor Sam Neill remembers Michael Chamberlain
8:26 AM.The father of the baby taken by a dingo in the Australian outback 37 years ago has died aged 72. Audio
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Wellington Airport trespasses convicted plane hijacker
8:23 AM.Wellington Airport has banned the country's only convicted plane hijacker, whose prison sentence ends next month. Audio
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Hope for first home buyers with latest house price figures
8:20 AM.It's election year and housing looks set to be a big issue. Audio
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Cold weather freezes Europe
8:17 AM.Up to 50 people have died as cold weather freezes parts of Europe. Audio
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Fire cuts off Otago town
8:10 AM.About 50 firefighters from around the Queenstown district are tackling a major scrub fire which has cut off Glenorchy and left its residents without power. Audio