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Morning Report for Thursday 11 February 2010
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Bid to save Patea meatworks chimney fails
8:56 AM.A plea to preserve a lofty memorial to the old Patea Freezing works has failed. Audio
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Buller Mayor to resist cuts to health
8:52 AM.The Buller Mayor Pat McManus says locals will resist moves to reduce health facilities in the district. Audio
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Waatea news for 11 February 2010
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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CEO responds to DHB's decision to investigate hospice
8:43 AM.The Hawke's Bay District Health Board has set up an independent investigation into the standard of patient care at Cranford Hospice. Audio
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Taxi companies want mandatory cameras, not screens
8:39 AM.Taxi companies say the Government should choose security cameras and ditch the idea of safety screens when it picks new mandatory safety measures. Audio
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Sports news for 11 February 2010
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets update for 11 February 2010
8:29 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Five roading options to be presented on Basin Reserve
8:25 AM.The New Zealand Transport Agency is set to publish five options for revamping roading around Wellington's Basin Reserve. Audio
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Ashika sinking inquiry hears of problems with Minister
8:21 AM.The former Transport Minister of Tonga has been criticised for mishandling his portfolio, in the leadup to the Princess Ashika ferry disaster. Audio
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Helen Clark on development, Pacific economy and taxes
8:15 AM.Pacific leaders are meeting in Vanu'atu this week to discuss how the global economic recession is affecting people in developing countries. Audio
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Fitzsimons leaves Parliament with parting shots
8:12 AM.The institution of Parliament has come under attack from one of its own. Audio
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British government loses torture appeal
7:54 AM.The British government has lost an Appeal Court bid to stop the disclosure of secret information relating to the alleged torture of a UK resident by US authorities. Audio
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Bill aims to strip all prisoners of right to vote
7:50 AM.All prisoners could be stripped of the right to vote, under legislation to be debated in Parliament later this year. Audio
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Sports news for 11 February 2010
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Paula Bennett pledges to get tough on beneficiaries
7:38 AM.The Social Development minister is promising to plough ahead with making solo-mothers on the Domestic Purposes Benefit complete at least 15 hours a week of training or work. Audio
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Maori Party says GST rise could threaten support for govt
7:35 AM.The Maori Party's finance spokesperson says the party will consider dropping its support for the Government if GST is raised to 15 percent. Audio
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Surgeon swears at obese woman
7:27 AM.A surgeon has been reprimanded after a foul-mouthed outburst against a morbidly obese woman who asked him about gastric bypass surgery. Audio
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Tertiary Education minister discusses new initiatives
7:23 AM.Joining us is the newly appointed minister in charge of Tertiary Education, Steven Joyce. Audio
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Government pushes for more trade training
7:19 AM.The Government is demanding secondary schools and teriary institutions place more emphasis on the trades and training people for work. Audio
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State housing preferential treatment claims rife
7:16 AM.Advocates for state housing tenants say there may be more cases of corrupt officials after an investigation was launched into a Housing New Zealand employee. Audio
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Contact raises prices for half of its customers
7:12 AM.One of the largest electricity companies, Contact Energy, is raising prices by 5 percent, hitting 300 thousand customers in the pocket. Audio
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Morning business for 11 February 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Former hospice director worried about Cranford morale
6:40 AM.A former Medical Director of Cranford Hospice in Hastings has welcomed a decision by the Hawke's Bay District Health Board, to initiate an independent investigation into the standard of patient careā¦ Read more Audio
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Housing New Zealand investigates bribery claims
6:35 AM.Housing New Zealand is investigating whether one of its employees accepted bribes for helping tenants. Audio
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Waatea news for 11 February 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 11 February 2010
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific news for 11 February 2010
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Australian Wheat Board admits corrupt payments to Iraq
6:12 AM.The Australian Wheat Board - AWB - has confirmed for the first time it was involved in corrupt payments during the oil-for-food program in Iraq. Audio