Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Tuesday 9 June 2009

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06:00 Top stories for 9 June 2009

Health Minister mulls further measures against swine flu. Cabinet considers limits on council spending, public votes. Economists expect Bollard to keep OCR unchanged. Richard Worth's future as MP still uncertain. North Korea's jailing of US journalists inflames animosity. Grandmother says abandoned girl doing well in China. Lee denies hiding from Mt Albert candidate debate. (33′36″)

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06:18 Pacific news for 9 June 2009

The latest from the Pacific region. (4′24″)

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06:23 Morning Rural News for 9 June 2009

News from the rural and farming sector. (5′20″)

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06:27 Waatea news

News from the Waatea team. (2′43″)

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06:39 Swine flu rules beefed up

Health Officials tackling the spread of swine flu say while they don't expect to force people to stay at home, it's important they now have the option. (2′30″)

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06:41 Public-private partnerships being touted to Pacific leaders

Using public-private partnerships to develop infrastructure in the Pacific has been a key issue at the Pacific Wave Economic conference in Auckland. (3′09″)

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06:47 Morning business

News from the business sector including a market report. (12′51″)

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07:09 Health Minister mulls further measures against swine flu

Medical officials can now force people with swine flu into quarantine, as the government steps up the fight against the virus. (6′07″)

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07:15 Cabinet considers limits on council spending, public votes

The proposals are set out in a Cabinet Paper under the name of the ACT leader and Local Government Minister Rodney Hide. (3′02″)

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07:18 Economists expect Bollard to keep OCR unchanged

Another announcement on the Official Cash Rate is due on Thursday, and it takes place against a backdrop of rising longer term interest rates. (4′49″)

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07:24 The future of MP Richard Worth is still uncertain

A week after his resignation as a government minister, Richard Worth's future as a National Party MP remains uncertain. (3′01″)

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07:27 North Korea jailing of US journalists inflames animosity

US President Barack Obama says he is"deeply concerned"by North Korea's sentencing of two US journalists to 12 years' hard labour. (3′48″)

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07:42 Lee denies hiding from Mt Albert candidate debate

Melissa Lee says she's not shielding herself from the public eye despite her non-attendance at a candidate debate on the super-city last night. (3′19″)

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07:44 Sports news

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (2′58″)

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07:46 Murder accused NZ man has no record of domestic violence

Police in the United States say they had no reports of domestic violence on record relating to the Auckland man who has been charged with the second degree murder of his wife. (14′03″)

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07:49 Hopes new plan will end squabbling over water supplies

The Government has launched a new plan to end years of bickering and manage New Zealand's water supplies properly. (3′09″)

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07:53 British Labour Party hammered at EU polls

Britain's Labour Party has suffered its worst post-war election result, as the pressure continues to mount on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to step down. (3′18″)

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07:53 Train disruption angers Wairarapa commuters

Commuters are again complaining about unreliable timekeeping on Wellington's rail network - and this time, it's those traveling to and from Wairarapa. (3′35″)

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07:56 Another casualty at scandal hit Cronulla Sharks

It's going from bad to worse for the Cronulla Sharks rugby league team. (4′04″)

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08:09 Schools debate swine flu response

The Government has given medical officials the power to isolate people at risk of swine flu. (6′11″)

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08:15 Laws backs plan for compulsory council referendums

Local councils could be forced to hold referendums if they want to spend money on non-core activities. (10′26″)

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08:26 Dairy farms urge RBNZ to cut cash rate to rein in dollar

Dairy farmers warn that keeping the Official Cash Rate unchanged could mean a loss to the economy of more than a billion dollars over the next 12 months. (3′39″)

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08:30 Markets update

A quick update of movements in the financial sector. (43″)

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08:35 Sports news

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′55″)

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08:40 Queenstown Lakes District ratepayers have their say

The Queenstown Lake District Council's debt is set to balloon to nearly half a billion dollars in the next decade - prompting a flood of submissions on the draft 10 year plan. (3′34″)

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08:43 Architects claim their title is being falsely represented

The statutory board that registers architects says the title 'architect' is being falsely used in property supplements for commercial gain. (3′00″)

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08:47 Waatea news

News from the Waatea team. (2′25″)

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08:50 NZ airlines plan further cutbacks as recession deepens

The airline industry is in crisis and is likely to lose 8 billion US dollars worldwide this year, according to the International Air Transport Association. (3′42″)

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08:57 Craft beer brewers lobby for a tax break

A Nelson pub has launched an online petition to oppose a possible increase in alcohol tax. (2′01″)

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