Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Monday 6 September 2010

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06:00 Top Stories for Monday 6 September 2010

River could burst banks in shaken Christchurch, Christchurch remains shut down as safety fears continue, Police report on Christchurch's second night under curfew, Fear drives people to seek shelter in welfare centres, Fox Glacier struggles to come to terms with horrific crash, Auckland copes with radiographers strike, braces for next, Victorian floods"worst in 15 years". (30′45″)

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06:10 More than 4,000 claims already lodged with EQC

The Earthquake Commission has received more than four-thousand earthquake-related claims but is describing this as just the tip of the iceberg of the 100-thousand claims it expects to be lodged. (2′39″)

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06:14 Troops maintain downtown cordon in Christchurch

Troops will step in to help police the cordon in central Christchurch. (1′57″)

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06:16 SkyCity says safety up to scratch after SkyWalk incident

Skycity is defending the safety procedures for its walkway near the top of Auckland's Sky Tower after the police spent hours negotiating with a man during an incident on the attraction. (1′31″)

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06:18 Pacific News for 6 September 2010

The latest from the Pacific region. (3′56″)

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06:24 Morning Rural News for 6 September 2010

News from the rural and farming sector. (5′08″)

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06:29 Waatea News for 6 September 2010

News from the Waatea team. (6′44″)

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06:39 Flooding threat for earthquake ravaged Canterbury

The Canterbury Civil Defence Duty Manager, James Thompson, says the Waimakariri River could breach its banks just south of Kaiapoi, and as a preacaution they have evacuated the Riverlands Holiday Park. (2′35″)

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06:41 Historic house battered by wind rain and earthquakes

At Glenroy, near Mt Hutt, the historic homestead of Gunyah was severely damaged by the initial quake. (2′25″)

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06:44 Cabinet to decide on govt's contribution to quake clean up

Cabinet will today decide how the Government will contribute to the clean up in Canterbury following Saturday's massive earthquake. (3′01″)

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06:50 Morning Business for 6 September 2010

News from the business sector including a market report. (9′04″)

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07:10 River could burst banks in shaken Christchurch

The state of emergency in Christchurch has just been extended until midday on Wednesday. In latest developments Canterbury Civil Defence is now warning people to prepare for potential flooding, only two days after the major earthquake that caused widespread damage to much of the region. (4′59″)

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07:14 Christchurch remains shut down as safety fears continue

Christchurch city remains shut down this morning as authorities seek to make the city safe after Saturday's massive earthquake. All schools are closed today, workers in the central city are being told not to go to work and city buses are cancelled. (4′40″)

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07:19 Police report on Christchurch's second night under curfew

A 12-hour curfew covering the centre of Christchurch has been lifted. This is the second night that the police have maintained a lockdown of the central business district. (3′23″)

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07:23 Cabinet to focus on Canterbury reconstruction

At 11am Cabinet will be updated on the extent of the disaster and decide how the Government will contribute to the rebuild and clean up efforts. (3′26″)

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07:27 Fear drives people to seek shelter in welfare centres

Fear and sleep deprivation have driven many people to seek shelter over the weekend at the city's four welfare centres. 219 spent last night in the centres. (3′18″)

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07:36 Fox Glacier struggles to come to terms with horrific crash

Investigators from the Transport Accident Investigation Commission are expected to soon take their first look at the burnt-out remains of the plane that crashed in Fox Glacier killing all nine on-board. (2′36″)

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07:38 Christchurch CBD update

Jessica Maddock reports from inside the cordon in central Christchurch. (2′16″)

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07:41 Region at quake's epicentre fares better than neighbours

The area at the epicentre of Saturday mornings massive earthquake has suffered a lot less damage than the areas around it. (2′53″)

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07:45 Sports News for 6 September 2010

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′00″)

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07:49 Auckland copes with radiographers strike, braces for next

Despite having called off all strike action for now in Christchurch, radiographers will still go ahead with a nationwide strike at all other public hospitals throughout the country. (4′02″)

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07:53 Black Ferns win Rugby World Cup -- again

The New Zealand Women's Rugby Team, the Black Ferns, has won the World Cup, beating England in the final 13 points to 10. (2′59″)

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07:55 Victorian floods "worst in 15 years"

Dozens of communities across Victoria remain under threat from floodwaters. Weary State Emergency Service crews are battling to get on top of hundreds of calls to repair storm-damaged houses after a wild weekend of weather. (4′28″)

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08:11 Christchurch mayor discusses latest updates after quake

Monique Devereux speaks to Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker. (4′37″)

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08:15 Cabinet to discuss next steps for reconstruction in Canterbury

The Prime Minister will ask Cabinet to decide on the next steps for the reconstruction of Canterbury. The ministers of Civil Defence, Agriculture and Social Development will be giving briefings on developments. (3′49″)

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08:19 Many Canterbury schools closed until Wednesday

Schools, kindergartens and creches have been ordered to stay closed until at least Wednesday in the civil defence emergency zone covering Christchurch, Waimakariri, and Selwyn. (3′30″)

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08:23 Fonterra gives $1 million to earthquake fund

The dairy company Fonterra has announced a $1 million donation towards the recovery efforts. (1′53″)

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08:25 Experts say larger earthquake could hit South Island

Geologists say the South Island is likely to be hit with another, even larger, earthquake sometime in the next 50 years. Teams of earthquake experts are in Canterbury studying the previously undetected fault responsible for Saturday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake and dozens of aftershocks. (4′22″)

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08:29 Markets Update for 6 September 2010

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. (1′13″)

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08:36 Sports News for 6 September 2010

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′52″)

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08:40 Canterbury quake expected to hit NZ economy in short term

Economists and business leaders predict the Canterbury earthquake will lead to a rash of business failures and cut economic growth this year. (3′32″)

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08:43 Economic impact on Christchurch CBD

Jessica Maddock reports from the Christchurch CBD and discusses what the empty businesses mean for the Canterbury economy. (1′57″)

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08:45 Experts to begin formal ID of Fox Glacier crash victims

The tiny town of Fox Glacier has been devastated by the plane crash that killed nine people over the weekend. Four of the victims were local men, four were overseas tourists, and one was a dive master from Australia who had been working in this country. (2′09″)

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08:49 Waatea News for 6 September 2010

News from the Waatea team. (1′37″)

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08:50 Leading super city mayoral candidates battle it out in pub quiz

It was a battle of wits to see who could tickle the most funny bones at a pub quiz featuring Auckland's leading super city mayoral candidates. (2′36″)

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08:52 Cambridge University beats Waikato in annual boat race

A hole in their boat, which was taking in some water, didn't deter the visiting Cambridge University rowing eight from taking out the Great Race on the Waikato River. (2′41″)

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08:55 Silver Ferns hurting after series loss to Australia

The New Zealand netballers are hurting after choking in the final quarter of the deciding match in the three-test series against Australia. (2′10″)

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08:57 Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia

Australia still hasn't got a government. (2′42″)

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