Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Friday 26 February 2010

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06:00 Top Stories for Friday 26 February 2010

Major problems hit 111 phone calls in Auckland, Heatley resigns as fallout over MPs spending claims first scalp, Whangarei mayor surprised by Heatley resignation, Political editor comments on expenses row, Health Ministry investigates yacht spending, Plans to mine on conservation land being cut back, Dunedin fire continues to grow. (30′55″)

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06:09 Problems with emergency phone services

As we've been reporting in the news, there's another major Telecom failure in Auckland this morning. (52″)

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06:11 Experts discuss how well the job summit worked

A year ago tomorrow, the jobs summit brought together some of New Zealand's brightest thinkers to discuss the best way to keep jobs during the recession. (2′19″)

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06:18 Pacific news for 26 February 2010

The latest from the Pacific region. (3′39″)

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06:22 Morning Rural News for 26 February 2010

News from the rural and farming sector. (5′03″)

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06:27 Waatea news for 26 February 2010

News from the Waatea team. (2′45″)

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06:35 Phil Heatley resigns from his Housing and Fisheries portfolios

Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee won't be following Phil Heatley and resigning from his ministerial post, despite both being in hot water over their credit card use. (1′54″)

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06:39 Cross party talks in the US to kickstart healthcare reform

Barack Obama has invited Republicans and Democrats for six hours of talks designed to break the deadlock on healthcare reform. (1′44″)

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06:41 Drinking water planning"variable"

An investigation by the Audit Office has found one in four city and district councils are poorly placed to meet future demands for drinking water. (2′59″)

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06:47 Morning business for 26 February 2010

News from the business sector including a market report. (14′08″)

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07:09 Major problems hit 111 phone calls in Auckland

It's the wake up call Telecom bosses won't want - yet another communications failure, this time affecting the emergency 111 service in Auckland. (7′24″)

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07:16 Heatley resigns as fallout over MPs spending claims first scalp

The increased openness about Parliamentary and Ministerial expenses has claimed its first victim, with the resignation of Phil Heatley from the Cabinet. (3′14″)

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07:19 Whangarei mayor surprised by Heatley resignation

Phil Heatley's resignation from the Cabinet has been met with surprise and disappointment in his Whangarei electorate. (3′27″)

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07:24 Political editor comments on expenses row

We invited Mr Heatley, the Prime Minister John Key, the Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee and the Labour Party leader Phil Goff on to the programme this morning- they declined. (4′55″)

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07:29 Health Ministry investigates yacht spending

The Health Ministry has widened its investigations into spending by its former chief nurse, Mark Jones, after discovering he spent 12 hundred dollars of taxpayers' money chartering a yacht. (4′46″)

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07:38 Plans to mine on conservation land being cut back

The Government is believed to be cutting back on its plans to mine on conservation land. (3′26″)

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07:42 Dunedin fire continues to grow

There have been no breaches overnight of the perimeters set up by firefighters battling the Mount Allen Blaze. (3′23″)

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07:45 Sports news for 26 February 2010

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (2′51″)

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07:49 12 and 13 year olds can now face Youth Court

The Youth Court has been given tougher penalties to deal with young offenders. (5′06″)

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07:55 International Arts Festival opens today

From Mahler to revolting mannequins, shaolin monks to death defying circus acts - we will travel from the deep blue sea to outerspace, and see acts from Sweden and Ireland to India Latvia. (5′29″)

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08:09 111 calls largely restored in Auckland

A major Telecom systems failure this morning has seen parts of Auckland go without 111 emergency calls for more than three hours. (4′21″)

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08:13 MPs spend less on expenses as accountability grows

MPs seem to be getting the message that the public doesn't like the idea of them living the high life at the taxpayers' expense. (5′03″)

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08:18 The week of the apology

From politicians to sports figures, car makers to business executives, we've seen a flurry of carefully worded, carefully managed apologies unfold. (3′36″)

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08:23 National hui on Treaty claim for frequencies

A national hui will be held this morning on securing management rights for Maori over television and telecomunication frequencies. (3′08″)

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08:27 New Zealanders saving habits

New Zealanders are being called lazy investors, with the business community urging people to become more savvy about their savings. (3′49″)

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08:29 Markets update for 26 February 2010

A quick update of movements in the financial sector. (1′06″)

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08:35 Sports news for 26 February 2010

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

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08:39 Australian cricketers arrive for tour

The Australian cricketers have arrived in Wellington at the start of a five week tour and already there are signs of transtasman niggle. (2′11″)

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08:42 Unemployment a year on from job summit

It's one year tomorrow since the Prime Minister's Job Summit, which harnessed the collective brain power of the country's leading thinkers in business, education, iwi and government. (3′23″)

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08:45 Minister says DHBs failing to meet cancer treatment goals

The Health Minister says it's unacceptable that district health boards are failing to meet cancer treatment goals. (3′12″)

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08:48 Waatea news for 26 February 2010

News from the Waatea team. (1′45″)

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08:52 Rivals gear up for Nelson trolley derby

The lights have been burning late into the night in backyard sheds around Nelson as competitors finish building their racing machines for the city's annual trolley derby. (4′00″)

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08:55 Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia

We cross to Melbourne to join Phil Kafcaloudes. (4′05″)

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