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Morning Report for Friday 22 October 2010
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Donna Demaio with news from Australia
8:56 AM.Let's cross to Melbourne for a chat with our correspondent Donna Demaio. Audio
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Recession squeezes immigrants out of labour market
8:50 AM.The shaky financial situation is seeing immigrants squeezed out of New Zealand's labour market. Audio
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Waatea News for 22 October 2010
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Lyttleton's port still has damaged but waterways on mend
8:44 AM.Christchurch's Lyttelton Port says business has picked up about five per cent, as shops replace stock lost in the earthquake. Audio
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Three more iwi gives Waikato River co-governance role
8:41 AM.Parliament has moved to give three more iwi a role in managing the Waikato River. Audio
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Morning Sports News for 22 October 2010
8:36 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Markets Update for 22 October 2010
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Dramatic improvement in monitoring of paroled prisoners
8:27 AM.Latest figures suggest the Corrections Department has succeeded in turning around an awful performance in monitoring prisoners who are on parole. Audio
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State Services head takes swipe at tertiary sector pay rises
8:23 AM.The State Services Commissioner, Iain Rennie, has taken a swipe at the tertiary education sector, questioning pay increases in the sector. Audio
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Thomas doubts police Crewe review will lead to answers
8:16 AM.The police are to take a fresh look at one of New Zealand's most enduring murder mysteries, but the man who spent nine years in jail after being framed for the crimes doubts it will lead to answers. Audio
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Fate of Hobbit films still hangs in balance
8:12 AM.For an international perspective on the row, we're joined now by entertainment writer Steve Zeitchik of the Los Angeles Times. Audio
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Still question marks over labour law changes for Hobbit
8:09 AM.It's still no clearer whether or not the government will change the labour laws to help the filming of the Hobbit in New Zealand. Audio
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Mulit-million dollar underground dam mooted by government
7:53 AM.The government has announced a plan to build a 200-million dollar underground dam around the Canterbury suburbs to minimise the impact of liquefaction. Audio
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Canterbury home rebuild to take two years
7:49 AM.Canterbury people whose homes were most damaged in last month's earthquake have waited nearly seven weeks to learn the future of their properties - and now they're being told it could be another two… Read more Audio
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Morning Sports News for 22 October 2010
7:46 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Natural Dairy has no fears over SFO Crafar farm inquiry
7:43 AM.The Hong Kong-listed company bidding to buy the Crafar family farms says it has nothing to fear from a Serious Fraud Office investigation and it will co-operate fully. Audio
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Police set to launch speeding crackdown
7:39 AM.The police are hoping another crackdown on speeding drivers will achieve a Labour weekend goal that has never been achieved - a fatality free weekend. Audio
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Arthur Thomas has no faith in police to shed new light
7:30 AM.Arthur Allan Thomas was twice convicted of the 1970 murders and spent nine years in jail before he was exonerated after a Royal Commission of Inquiry. Audio
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Thomas's supporters say review won't go far enough
7:27 AM.Some of Arthur Allan Thomas's closest supporters say that a police review of the homicide file of Jeanette and Harvey Crewe does not go far enough. Audio
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Economic Development Minister to meet with Warners
7:23 AM.There are suggestions the Government may step in and change labour laws in an effort to keep the production of the Hobbit here. Audio
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Call for wider inquiry after embattled judge resigns
7:19 AM.The complaints against Justice Wilson concern his failure to disclose he was potentially indebted to Alan Galbraith, QC, at a time when Mr Galbraith appeared as a lawyer before him. Audio
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Lawyer calls for inquiry into judicial appointments
7:17 AM.The resignation of embattled Supreme Court judge Bill Wilson means an investigation into allegations of misconduct against him will be abandoned. Audio
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Disgruntled actors consider splitting from Equity
7:14 AM.Splits appear to be developing among actors. Audio
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Government offers law change to keep Hobbit
7:10 AM.The Government has hinted it could change employment laws if it results in the film production of the Hobbit staying in the country. Audio
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Morning Business News for 22 October 2010
6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Lignite use would reduce carbon emissions - Solid Energy
6:41 AM.Solid Energy says mining Southland's vast coal reserves would be good for the planet's overall carbon emissions. Audio
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Government under pressure to help keep Hobbit here
6:39 AM.The Minister of Economic Development has hinted the government is prepared to change labour laws if it will keep the film production of the Hobbit in the country. Audio
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Waatea News for 22 October 2010
6:28 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 22 October 2010
6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 22 October 2010
6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Government will not budge on National Standards deadline
6:15 AM.The government won't budge on its 2012 deadline for primary teachers to report back on how National Standards are working. Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 22 October 2010
6:00 AM.The Government to look at changing the law to save The Hobbit, the Serious Fraud Squad looking into the company that wants to buy the Crafar Farms and from the situations vacant...One place on the… Read more Audio