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Audio from Monday 23 February 2009

Not all audio is available due to copyright restrictions.

06:01 Koekoea - Long Tailed Cuckoo

Listen to today's birdcall. (29″)

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06:01 Top Stories for 23 February 2009

Morning Report's Top Stories for the 23 February 2009. (31′18″)

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06:11 Enrolment Surge

Tertiary institutions say a surge in enrolments means they may have to start denying entry to some students. (2′34″)

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06:18 Pacific News for 23 February 2009

The latest from the Pacific region. (3′41″)

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06:22 Morning Rural News for 23 February 2009

News from the rural and farming sector. (5′07″)

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06:27 Waatea News

News from the Waatea team. (2′19″)

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06:36 Possible attackers to appear in court

A man will appear in the Manukau District court facing charges in connection with a violent attack on a war veteran. (1′43″)

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06:38 Greens co-leader to resign

The Green's co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons is expected to announce this morning that she will stand down from the Party's helm. (3′24″)

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06:47 Morning Business

News from the business sector including a market report. (13′42″)

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07:09 Doctor bonding

The voluntary bonding scheme for doctors, nurses, midwives, vets and teachers will include debt write offs and cash payments. (4′38″)

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07:15 Enrolment Surge 2

Tertiary institutions say they're facing pressure to turn students away in the face of a surge in enrolments. (3′53″)

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07:19 Bailing out business

The Government is to be asked to consider paying off the loans of private companies which go bust. (3′41″)

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07:21 RSA arrest

Eric Brady suffered a broken jaw and serious bruising when he was attacked in the car park outside the Papatoetoe RSA. (2′42″)

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07:27 Classic win

New Zealander Danny Lee has become the youngest player to win a professional European Tour event at the Johnnie Walker Classic. (5′14″)

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07:33 Cars in Christchurch

Christchurch police were out last night, as hundreds of young people converged on the city, which was hosting a car show. (3′53″)

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07:37 Oscar picks

Brad Pomerance says who he thinks will pick the major prizes. (5′21″)

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07:43 National Kapa Haka Festival

The National Kapa Haka Festival in Tauranga finished with a flourish, with all 36 teams taking to the stage to perform. (3′38″)

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07:45 Sports News

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (2′48″)

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07:52 Royal Shakespeare Haka

A production of The Taming of the Shrew opens when actors stumble out of a strip club and perform a version of the Ka Mate Haka. (3′43″)

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07:56 Toll ban

A rental car firm has banned customers from using Auckland's new toll road saying it will charge them $500 if they don't comply. (3′46″)

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08:09 Doctor bonding 2

Medical students looking to ease their loan burden will find out today what incentives the Government is offering. (6′40″)

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08:11 Fire memorial

Australians spent yesterday remembering those who died in the Victiorian bushfires in a national day of mourning. (7′37″)

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08:25 Berlin economic summit

European leaders meeting in Berlin have agreed on the need for sweeping changes to the global financial system. (3′55″)

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08:28 Recession surveys

New Zealand Institute director Benedikte Jensen joins us, as does the director of Research New Zealand, Emanuel Kalafatelis. (6′40″)

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08:33 Markets Update

A quick update of movements in the financial sector. (1′01″)

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08:40 Markets Update

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′59″)

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08:43 Telcos reject money

In a commissioned report Telecom, TelstraClear and Vodafone have said no to the Government's $1.5 billion cabling project. (4′23″)

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08:48 Waatea News

News from the Waatea team. (2′40″)

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08:53 Spiral of celebrity

British reality TV celebrity Jade Goody who has terminal cancer has just married her fiance who is on bail from prison. (4′39″)

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08:56 Australian correspondent - Phil Kafcaloudes

Two stories of Australians overseas. (3′21″)

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