Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Tuesday, 24 November 2009

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06:00 Top Stories for Tuesday 24 November 2009

Jobless figures better than predicted; minister says job situation improving; opposition continues against ETS deal; Maori Authorities say ETS deal stunts job prospects; Supreme Court grants rare hearing for Crown appeal; political massacre rocks Philipines; Australia tightens security on Christmas Island after brawl; and body of principal to return to school. (duration: 31′35″)

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06:19 Pacific news for 24 November 2009

The latest from the Pacific region. (duration: 3′51″)

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06:28 Waatea news for 24 November 2009

News from the Waatea team. (duration: 2′35″)

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06:38 Ad agency reflects improving job market

New figures show the number of people going on the dole is dropping, and the total number is well below Treasury's forecasts. (duration: 3′05″)

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06:41 National get Maori Party support for ETS

Legislation amending the emissions trading scheme will come back to Parliament today after the Government won the support of the Maori Party. (duration: 3′00″)

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06:47 Morning business for 24 November 2009

News from the business sector including a market report. (duration: 13′29″)

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07:09 Jobless figures better than predicted

New figures show the number of people collecting the unemployment benefit is dropping, at the same time as the Government is poised to make an announcement about one of its job schemes. (duration: 3′47″)

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07:13 Minister says job situation improving

The Minister of Social Development Minister Paula Bennett comments on the job situation. (duration: 2′37″)

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07:16 Opposition continues against ETS deal

The previous Government's emissions trading scheme, which is barely more than a year old, will be consigned to history this week after Parliament pushes through a replacement. (duration: 3′38″)

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07:20 Maori Authorities say ETS deal stunts job prospects

The Federation of Maori Authorities represents 153 Maori authorities across the country and administers about 800,000 hectares of land. (duration: 2′22″)

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07:23 Supreme Court grants rare hearing for Crown appeal

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal against a murder aquittal for the first time in New Zealand's legal history. (duration: 4′49″)

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07:27 Political massacre rocks Philipines

The mutilated bodies of twenty one politicians, journalists and civilians have been discovered in the southern Philippines, just hours after they were abducted by gunmen. (duration: 4′35″)

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07:36 Australia tightens security on Christmas Island after brawl

Australia has tightened security on Christmas Island following a brawl there between 150 Afghan and Sri Lankan asylum seekers. (duration: 5′23″)

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07:42 Body of principal to return to school

The body of Bay of Plenty regional councillor and Rotorua principal Hawea Vercoe is expected to be taken to his school this morning. (duration: 4′10″)

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07:46 Sports news for 24 November 2009

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (duration: 2′47″)

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07:50 Fake internet drugs claim to be from New Zealand

Medsafe is warning people to watch out for herbal products being sold online that claim to have been clinically tested in New Zealand. (duration: 3′25″)

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07:54 Rumblings in the racing industry over proposed merger

A racing industry taskforce has recommended forming a single racing body in a move it says would save $11 million a year. (duration: 2′34″)

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07:56 Heatwave hits Dunedin

The words "31 degrees" and "Dunedin" do not, as a rule, go together. (duration: 1′59″)

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07:58 Berlusconi features in book by female escort

The private life of the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, is about to come under more scrutiny with the publication this week of a book by a female escort. (duration: 1′57″)

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08:09 Numbers on dole declining

The Government is set to announce an extension of its Jobs Ops scheme later today. (duration: 7′01″)

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08:17 Te Rarawa leader applauds Key's approach to ETS

Far North Maori with large tracts of low-value pine forest say the carbon-credit deal for iwi foresters is a ray of hope for their hapu. (duration: 3′54″)

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08:38 Sports news for 24 November 2009

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (duration: 3′12″)

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08:42 ACT leader outlines ETS concessions to National

The ACT Party says National has been both too lazy and too hasty in its push to amend the ETS. (duration: 4′10″)

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08:47 British MPs want higher pay

There's a growing debate in Britain about whether MPs should be paid higher salaries in the wake of the recent expenses scandal. (duration: 3′12″)

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08:51 Waatea news for 24 November 2009

News from the Waatea team. (duration: 2′30″)

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08:53 Taxi industry doing it tough

Job losses are expected in the taxi industry as it weathers tough times. (duration: 3′03″)

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08:57 New rules for whisky

New rules governing what can go on the label of Scotch whisky come into force in Britain today. (duration: 3′10″)

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