Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Friday 5 March 2010

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06:00 Top Stories for Friday 5 March 2010

Manukau store owners fear liquor will fuel more crimes; Navtej Singh's family blame the police for his death; New Zealand dollar to further slide against Australia; signs Otago-Southland DHB will back down on rest home policy; Telecom may distribute rivals' SIM cards to emergency staff; KiwiRail attempts to convince Govt of company's viability; and unease mounts over Kaipara tidal power project. (27′40″)

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06:15 Doctors hope to find cure for peanut allergies

Doctors in the United Kingdom hope to find a cure for potentially fatal peanut allergies as part of the largest ever medical trial to find a treatment. (3′58″)

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06:20 Pacific news for 5 March 2010

The latest from the Pacific region. (3′21″)

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06:23 Morning Rural News for 5 March 2010

News from the rural and farming sector. (5′15″)

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06:29 Waatea news for 5 March 2010

News from the Waatea team. (2′49″)

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06:39 Councillor fears more murders unless liquor laws are tightened

A Manukau City Councillor has again raised his concern about the number of stores selling alcohol in South Auckland on the back of the guilty verdict yesterday in the Navtej Singh murder trial. (2′22″)

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06:48 Morning business for 5 March 2010

News from the business sector including a market report.An Israeli soldier has just learned a Facebook lesson - the hard way. He's been court-martialled for posting advance notice of a raid in the West Bank. (12′17″)

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07:09 Manukau store owners fear liquor will fuel more crimes

Manukau City Councillor Daniel Newman says someone else will lose their life in South Auckland unless liquor licensing laws are tightened up. (3′58″)

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07:13 Navtej Singh's family blame the police for his death

The family of Navtej Singh still place some of the blame for his death on the police. The family want to know how it could take the police more than half an hour to respond to emergency calls made after the shooting. We spoke to the family spokesperson Daljit Singh. (2′30″)

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07:15 New Zealand dollar to further slide against Australia

A currency expert says the New Zealand dollar will continue to drop, as its Australian counterpart 'heads toward parity' with the United States dollar. (3′21″)

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07:19 Signs Otago-Southland DHB will back down on rest home policy

The Otago Southland District Health Board is back-peddling on plans to slash home support and introduce a six-month stand-down period for people referred to rest homes. (2′30″)

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07:21 Telecom may distribute rivals' SIM cards to emergency staff

Telecom is giving hospital staff simcards from rival company Two Degrees because of concerns over the reliability of its XT network. (4′57″)

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07:34 KiwiRail attempts to convince Govt of company's viability

The Northern Wairarapa and Napier to Gisborne rail lines are under threat, as the government looks to cut the costs of Kiwirail. (3′05″)

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07:37 Unease mounts over Kaipara tidal power project

There's growing unease in Northland over plans for a massive tidal power project in Kaipara harbour. (4′02″)

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07:43 Sports news for 5 March 2010

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

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07:45 Brisbane's Destiny Church Pastor walks out

Destiny Church has confirmed it uses EFTPOS machines to collect donations from parishioners, while others are asked to agree to automatic bank payments. (3′37″)

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07:50 New Zealand trans-Tasman rower heads into tropical cyclone

A New Zealander attempting to row across the Tasman is heading into a tropical cyclone forecast for today. (3′18″)

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07:53 Airline pilot flew for 13 years with fake licence

A Swedish pilot working for a Turkish airline has been arrested in Amsterdam just as he was about to take off with a hundred and one passengers on board. It turns out the pilots licence he'd been using for the past thirteen years was a forgery. (2′55″)

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07:56 Update on Week Two, International Arts Festival

A musical smorgasbord is being laid on this weekend as part of the New Zealand International Arts Festival in Wellington, from the delicacy of Schubert to the grandeur of Wagner. (4′00″)

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08:09 Lawyer to appeal conviction for aggravated robbery

The family of murdered shopkeeper Navtej Singh say they're no closer to answers over his death, despite the one guilty verdict in a month long murder trial which finished yesterday. (4′05″)

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08:15 Cutting red tape may help Pacific Islanders into homes

The Building and Construction Minister says a guide to building affordable houses being launched in Manukau City this morning will help low income Pacific Island and Maori families buy a home. (3′58″)

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08:18 Big shake-up on cards for science agencies

There could be a major shake-up in science funding if the findings of a Government-commissioned report are followed. (3′06″)

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08:21 Sell-out crowd will have big role in Phoenix semi

A sell-out crowd will be cheering for the Wellington Phoenix footballers this Sunday when they take on the Newcastle Jets in their second A-League semi-final at Westpac Stadium. (3′32″)

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08:28 Markets update for 5 March 2010

A quick update of movements in the financial sector. (1′07″)

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08:34 Sports news for 5 March 2010

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′43″)

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08:38 Developers eye abandoned Soho site in Ponsonby

People in the Auckland suburb of Ponsonby say they're anxious about what will become of an abandoned construction site almost twice the size of a rugby field. (3′25″)

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08:42 Heritage property tender stirs up interest in Wellington

Seventeen heritage properties, moved to make way for Wellington's inner city bypass, have created a storm of investor interest in the capital. (3′10″)

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08:50 Waatea news for 5 March 2010

News from the Waatea team. (3′02″)

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08:52 Killer wave hits Mediterranean cruise ship

Dramatic footage of a giant waves hitting a Mediterranean cruise ship has been broadcast. (4′05″)

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08:54 Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia

We cross to Melbourne now to join Phil Kafcaloudes. (5′15″)

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