Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Wednesday 10 March 2010

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17:07 Ministry says jobs will go as it cuts its budget

The Ministry of Education says jobs will go as it carves 25 million dollars off its budget but won't confirm how many or from where. (5′04″)

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17:12 Killers of taxi driver go to jail

A Christchurch teenager will spend at least 15 and a half years behind bars after admitting he murdered a Christchurch taxi driver. (3′14″)

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17:15 Caution urged over terms of trade figures

The country's purchasing power with the rest of the world has jumped by the largest amount in 35 years - but there's a warning we've still got a long way to go. (3′18″)

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17:19 Maori Party raises fears over tertiary education changes

The Maori Party says it was not consulted over Government changes to tertiary education, which it fears could hurt Maori students the most. (2′47″)

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17:22 Care-givers guilty of killing disabled woman

The sister of an intellectually disabled woman killed at the hands of her caregivers says she blames herself for her death. (2′00″)

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17:24 Evening Business News for 10 March 2010

News from the business sector including a market report. (2′10″)

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17:26 Police thought to shot man wanted over Bali bombings

The President of Indonesia has confirmed that a top fugitive wanted over the 2002 Bali bombings has been killed in a police raid near Jakarta. (2′15″)

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17:29 Police say it could have been tragic after car hits station

Two police officers have been injured when a car crashed into the front doors and foyer of the Hamilton Central Police Station this afternoon. (1′50″)

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17:32 Evening sports news for 10 March 2010

An update from the RNZ sports team. (3′35″)

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17:36 Iran's president visits Afghanistan

Iran's president is about to meet with his Afghan counterpart, during his first trip to Afghanistan since he and Hamid Karzai were re-elected last year. (2′43″)

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17:39 Waihopai activists say they invoked the name of Jesus

A man who attacked the Waihopai spy station near Blenheim in 2008 has told a Jury he and his fellow activists invoked the name of Jesus as they slashed one of the station's satellite domes. (3′12″)

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17:42 What's gone wrong with this year's Girl Guide biscuits?

What's gone wrong with this year's batch of Girl Guide Biscuits? Some people are complaining they aren't up to scratch. (2′26″)

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17:45 Waatea news for 10 March 2010

News from the Waatea team. (2′26″)

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17:47 KiwiSaver members have false sense of security

A new survey has found that most KiwiSavers are living with a false sense of security about their investments. (3′57″)

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17:51 DNA extracted from eggshells of extinct birds

In a world first, scientists have extracted DNA from the fossilised eggshells of extinct birds - including moa. (3′51″)

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17:55 More medals missing from army museum

A stocktake of property at the the National Army Museum in Waiouru has finished in the red, revealing two sets of medals are missing. (2′53″)

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17:58 Long awaited sequel to Phantom of the Opera premiers in London

The sequel to one of the biggest phenomena in entertainment history The Phantom of the Opera has officially opened in London. (1′34″)

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18:06 Jobs to go at Education Ministry

Jobs at the Education Ministry are in for a shake-up as the Government demands 25 million dollars in savings over the next three years. (2′45″)

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18:09 Anne Tolley on education cuts

Listening to that was the Education Minister Anne Tolley. (4′38″)

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18:14 Australian and Indonesian leaders talk tough on people smuggling

The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have sealed an agreement to crackdown on people smuggling and prevent boatloads of asylum seekers from heading to Australia. (3′10″)

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18:17 Ignorance not bliss for KiwiSaver members

A new survey has found that most KiwiSaver members are living with a false sense of security about their investments. (3′03″)

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18:20 Evening Business News for 10 March 2010

News from the business sector. (2′50″)

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18:23 Pakistani villagers form militias to combat Taliban

In parts of northern Pakistan there are now signs of growing local resistance to the Taliban and the ideology they represent. (2′26″)

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18:26 Brown welcomes devolution of justice to Northern Ireland

For the first time in 39 years Northern Ireland will take over responsibility for policing and justice from London. (2′45″)

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18:28 Iwi representatives push for tobacco restrictions

Iwi representatives in Auckland are asking the Government to force tobacco companies to ask them for permission before selling cigarettes and tobacco in their district. (3′09″)

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18:34 Evening sports news for 10 March 2010

An update from the RNZ sports team. (2′53″)

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18:37 The latest news from Japan

For the latest news from Japan our correspondent in Tokyo, Robin Powell joins us. (5′03″)

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18:42 Biden upset with Israel over settlement plan

The American vice-president Joe Biden has accused Israel of undermining Middle East peace talks after it announced plans for another sixteen hundred houses in East Jerusalem. (3′40″)

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18:46 Waatea news for 10 March 2010

News from the Waatea team. (2′52″)

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18:50 Women and children raped in Haiti

The streets of earthquake devastated Haiti are becoming more dangerous as the pullout of U.S. troops approaches. (3′16″)

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18:53 Russian hackers considered best in the world

Russian hackers have earned themselves the dubious reputation of being some of the best criminal minds in cyberspace. (4′55″)

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18:58 German prince pays a princely sum

Princess Caroline of Monaco's husband Prince Ernst August of Hanover has been fined $384,000 for intentionally causing bodily harm to a hotel manager. (1′49″)

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