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Audio from Monday 26 July 2010

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06:00 Top Stories for Monday 26 July 2010

Criminals unlikely to be affected by airgun law change, Collins says high-powered air guns are favoured by criminals, Local Cambodian community waiting for guilty verdict, Rob Hamill awaits Khmer Rouge verdict, Leaders go head to head in first Australian debate, Police in Germany defend the way they handled security at a techno festival, Embattled chief executive of BP to resign, Opposition parties criticise the Governments energy strategies. (29′59″)

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06:11 United States, South Korea begin series of military exercises

The United States and South Korea have begun a series of joint military exercises in the Sea of Japan. (3′15″)

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06:15 Opposition parties say energy strategies are empty rhetoric

Opposition parties are criticising the Government's long-awaited energy strategies, saying they are empty rhetoric. (2′44″)

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06:18 Australia's only leaders debate produces few fireworks

Australia's first and only leaders debate had little in the way of fireworks last night as both contenders stuck to the script on policy and areas where they believe their opponents are weakest. (2′13″)

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06:20 Pacific News for 26 July 2010

The latest from the Pacific region. (3′52″)

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06:24 Morning Rural News for 26 July 2010

News from the rural and farming sector. (4′57″)

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06:29 Waatea News for 26 July 2010

News from the Waatea team. (2′41″)

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06:39 Criminals will still be able to obtain airguns: mother

The mother of a police officer killed by a high-powered air rifle doubts tough new licensing rules will keep the weapons out of the hands of criminals. (2′50″)

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06:42 Cambodia war crimes tribunal prepares to deliver verdict

An international war crimes tribunal is preparing to deliver its first verdict on the Khmer Rouge atrocities committed during the 1970s. (2′55″)

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06:47 Morning Business for 26 July 2010

News from the business sector including a market report. (12′23″)

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07:09 Criminals unlikely to be affected by airgun law change

The Police Association and other groups doubt a crackdown on high-powered air guns will keep the weapons out of the hands of criminals. (3′21″)

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07:12 Collins says high-powered air guns are favoured by criminals

Listening to that is the Minister of Police, Judith Collins. She joins us now. (4′25″)

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07:16 Local Cambodian community waiting for guilty verdict

One of the chief perpetrators of Pol Pot's horror regime in Cambodia will discover his fate at a war crimes tribunal today. (4′17″)

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07:21 Rob Hamill awaits Khmer Rouge verdict

A former New Zealand Olympic rower, Rob Hamill is now in Cambodia, seeking to understand what lead the Khmer Rouge regime to kill his brother. (2′58″)

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07:25 Leaders go head to head in first Australian debate

The first and only leaders' debate of Australia's 2010 election campaign was marked by a lack of new insight and repeated barbs about the way the country's Prime Minister came to power. (3′42″)

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07:29 Police in Germany defend the handling of security at a festival

The police in Germany are defending the way they handled security at a techno festival which resulted in 19 partygoers being crushed to death. (2′43″)

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07:36 Embattled chief executive of BP to resign

Reports out of Britain say the embattled chief executive of BP, Tony Hayward, will resign within the next 24 hours. (3′38″)

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07:40 Opposition parties criticise the Governments energy strategies

The Labour and Green Parties have criticised the government's Energy Strategies, saying they're too focused on fossil fuels and pay only lip service to renewable energy. (4′36″)

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07:45 Sports News for 26 July 2010

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (2′53″)

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07:48 Calls for auditor general to investigate airport deal

A group of Queenstown business owners say they will ask the auditor general to review a decision by the Queenstown Lakes District Council to sell off part of the town's airport. (3′42″)

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07:52 Māori language specialists say Te Reo still endangered (Māori version)

Today marks the beginning of Māori Language week. (4′11″)

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07:52 Māori language specialists say Te Reo still endangered

Today marks the beginning of Māori Language week. (3′42″)

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07:56 Kiwi cyclist can hold head high after Tour De France

The New Zealand cyclist, Julian Dean has capped a highly successful Tour de France with a third placing in today's final stage of the epic race. (3′20″)

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08:09 Air rifle licencing too little, too late

A plan to a crackdown on high-powered air rifles has been criticised as too little, too late. (7′22″)

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08:16 Dame Silvia Cartwright speaks on Khmer Rouge trial

The first of the Khmer Rouge leaders to go on trial for the Cambodian genocide of the 1970s will learn his fate later today. (4′08″)

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08:25 Gillard thought to win Australian election debate

If television's election gimmick the worm is to be believed, incumbent Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, won the one and only election debate between Australia's two largest party leaders. (4′59″)

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08:29 Markets Update for 26 July 2010

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. (52″)

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08:35 Sports News for 26 July 2010

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (4′12″)

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08:39 Greens, Auckland dignitaries launch rail loop campaign

A collection of Auckland dignitaries, including a Supercity mayoralty candidate, are throwing their weight behind a Green Party campaign to fast track the building of a train tunnel under Auckland's central business district. (3′11″)

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08:40 Industry thinks 'cash for clunkers' idea might work here

The Labor leader announced the system as part of Labor's climate change policy to get older vehicles off the roads. (2′51″)

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08:46 First summit between NZ and ASEAN leaders in October

The first ever summit between a New Zealand Prime Minister and the ten leaders of countries making up the Association of South East Asian Nations is to be held in October. (3′50″)

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08:50 Waatea News for 26 July 2010

News from the Waatea team. (2′26″)

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08:52 Kaitaia locals take back Museum exhibits in protest

Far North people angry at changes at the Kaitaia museum have begun removing exhibits - including valuable Maori artifacts - in protest. (4′21″)

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08:53 Surprise discovery near Stonehenge

For millennia the huge archaeological monument in Stonehenge, in the southwest of England, has stood as a site of wonder and mystery. (3′02″)

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08:57 Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia

We cross to Melbourne to join Phil Kafcaloudes. (2′43″)

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