Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Tuesday 31 August 2010

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06:00 Top Stories for Tuesday 31 August 2010

South Canterbury Finance to make announcement on it's future to stock exchange; financial commentary on Hubbard; construction sector on brink of collapse; Auckland residents fear higher fees for waste-water; Auckland's Bird Cage tavern begins its move; investors in other Hubbard companies fear fall out from SCF; and thousands of operations post poned as medical staff strike. (30′21″)

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06:11 Construction industry hit by downturn

As many as twenty-thousand jobs could be lost from the construction industry, according to a new report from the Institute of Economic Research. (1′29″)

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06:13 Greens say new Auckland CCO appointee's reek of old boys club

The Green Party says the appointees to the boards of Auckland's new powerful council controlled organisations reek of a pakeha Old Boys club. (3′24″)

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06:18 Pacific News for 31 August 2010

The latest from the Pacific region. (3′50″)

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06:22 Morning Rural News for 31 August 2010

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

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06:28 Waatea News for 31 August 2010

News from the Waatea team. (2′25″)

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06:38 Fate of South Canterbury Finance to be announced this morning

The fate of one of the country's largest finance companies is due to be announced later this morning. (3′16″)

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06:47 Morning Business for 31 August 2010

News from the business sector including a market report. (13′05″)

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07:10 SCF to make announcement on it's future to stock exchange

In just over two hours the future of one of the country's largest finance companies could be decided. (7′16″)

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07:17 Financial commentator on Hubbard

We are joined by stockbroker and financial commentator Chris Lee. (5′16″)

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07:22 Construction sector on brink of collapse

A new report says the construction industry is on the brink of collapse and will shed twenty thousand jobs over the next 18 months. (4′20″)

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07:26 Auckland residents fear higher fees for waste-water

Auckland's water rates may be getting cheaper, but residents still don't know the long term cost of wastewater. (3′05″)

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07:28 Auckland's Bird Cage tavern begins its move

One of Auckland's oldest hotels is about to be moved to make way for a multi-million dollar motorway upgrade. (1′53″)

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07:35 Investors in other Hubbard companies fear fall out from SCF

South Canterbury Finance is working to avoid receivership, and is to announce what its calling a progress report in about two hours from now. (4′55″)

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07:40 Thousands of operations post poned as medical staff strike

Thousands of people around the country are expected to have their surgery cancelled or postponed in coming days, as radiographers and laboratory staff continue to take industrial action. (3′21″)

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07:45 Sports News for 31 August 2010

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′02″)

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07:48 Kiwirail signs $3m deal with IBM to make trains run on time

Kiwirail has signed a three million dollar deal with the global technology giant, IBM, in an effort to get its trains running on time. (3′24″)

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07:52 Report on IPCC says body must steer away from advocating policy

A report on the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, says the body must steer away from advocating policy or risk damaging its credibility. (4′11″)

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07:56 Reports Pakistan may dump players accused of match fixing

There are reports Pakistan may dump players caught up in the betting scandal revealed in a news of the world undercover investigation. (3′42″)

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08:09 Timaru, Sth Canterbury communities hit badly by SCF problems

South Canterbury Finance says its negotiating with a preferred bidder to provide the cash injection needed to keep the company afloat. (5′14″)

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08:15 Forecaster - non residential construction on verge of collapse

The Institute of Economic Research is predicting the construction industry will shed twenty thousand jobs in the next 18 months. (3′24″)

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08:19 Banks relax conditions for home loans

Banks are relaxing conditions for home loans, as they work to breath life back into the ailing residential property market. (3′40″)

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08:22 Police move to defend protective vests after criticism in court

The Police are rejecting criticisms of stab-proof vests, despite a senior officer telling a major trial that the armour was more of a hindrance than a help. (3′06″)

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08:25 90 day trial not a"fire at will"order - law firm

One of New Zealand's top law firms is warning employers that the ninety-day probation period is not a licence to fire at will. (3′16″)

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08:29 Markets Update for 31 August 2010

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. (38″)

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08:34 Sports News for 31 August 2010

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′48″)

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08:38 Health ministry panel faces neurosurgery campaigners

Over a thousand Dunedin residents told the Health Ministry why neurosurgery services should be retained in the city at a public meeting last night. (3′44″)

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08:42 Government looks at preventing wealthy receiving benefits

The government's looking at introducing further ways to prevent wealthy people from receiving welfare benefits. (2′44″)

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08:46 Waatea News for 31 August 2010

News from the Waatea team. (2′33″)

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08:48 Rise in motorbike deregistration since hike in ACC levies

Motorcyclists say figures, showing a major increase in bikes being deregistered and taken off the road, is hard evidence that new ACC levies are too high. (4′03″)

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08:52 Bones discovered in NSW's Belanglo State Forest

A human skull and other bones has been discovered in the forest that was used by notorious Australian serial killer, Ivan Milat, to conceal the bodies of his victims. (3′05″)

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08:57 U.S. Open begins under blue skies at Flushing Meadows

Number five seed Robin Soderling has avoided becoming the first big casualty of the U.S. Open with a 7-5 6-3 6-7 5-7 6-4 first-round victory over Andreas Haider-Maurer. (2′36″)

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