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Thursday 31 May 2012, with Geoff Robinson & Simon Mercep
Audio from Thursday 31 May 2012
Not all audio is available due to copyright restrictions.
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Top Stories for Thursday 31 May 2012 ( 24′ 33″ )
06:00 Firefighters in Doha tell of the devastating scene as they tried in vain to rescue children trapped in this week's shopping mall fire. The parents of the triplets killed in the fire speak of the tragedy and more heat on the Education Minister over class sizes, teachers gather to protest at a breakfast meeting attended by Hekia Parata.
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Thousands of teachers organise against class size changes ( 3′ 31″ )
06:10 The secondary teachers union says the government is putting out inconsistent messages about its plan to increase class sizes.
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Pacific News for 31 May 2012 ( 4′ 06″ )
06:18 The latest from the Pacific region.
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Morning Rural News for 31 May 2012 ( 5′ 05″ )
06:22 News from the rural and farming sector.
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Manu Korihi News for 31 May 2012 ( 3′ 27″ )
06:27 Waikato-Tainui says it's not fair that Tami Iti has received the same jail sentence as a hunter who accidentally killed someone; A rugby club is defending its use of a Whanau Ora grant - which is facing political criticism; The Minister for Whanau Ora, Tariana Turia, says Winston Peters hasn't grasped what the new social welfare initiative is aiming to achieve; The Meatworkers Union in Hawke's Bay says ongoing trust between the union and the meat company AFFCO will be the cornerstone of a new site agreement at the Wairoa sheep and beef plant.
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NZ ex-pat says Doha mall fire could have been prevented ( 2′ 45″ )
06:37 Harrowing tales are emerging of the deadly fire which killed New Zealand triplets in Doha two days ago.
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Calls for govt agency to oversee body recovery from mines ( 3′ 08″ )
06:40 The lawyer for the families of the Pike River Mine disaster says a government agency should be given responsibility for body recovery so that families are no longer left on their own when it comes to retrieving their loved ones.
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Morning Business for 31 May 2012 ( 13′ 15″ )
06:46 News from the business sector including a market report.
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Doha firefighters have harrowing tale of failed rescue bid ( 5′ 18″ )
07:09 Firefighters in Doha have told of the devastating scene as they tried in vain to rescue children trapped in this week's shopping mall fire.
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Education Minister fails to front on class sizes ( 3′ 43″ )
07:15 The Minister of Education is refusing to talk about controversial changes to class sizes and teacher job losses signalled in the budget that have unions, teachers and principals around the country up in arms.
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Teachers protest new class size ratios ( 1′ 39″ )
07:19 Our reporter Teresa Cowie is with protesting teachers on the Mana Esplanade in Whitby, north of Wellington.
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Rugby World Cup posts smaller loss than expected ( 6′ 12″ )
07:21 Last year's Rugby World Cup lost less money than was expected.
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Government denies raising hopes of Pike River families ( 3′ 19″ )
07:27 The Government is denying it ever raised the expectations of Pike River families about the possibility of recovering the bodies of the 29 men killed in the mine.
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Parents of dead triplets remember their children ( 4′ 14″ )
07:35 Martin and Jane Weekes, the parents of the triplets, Lillie, Jackson and Willsher, have spoken for the first time of the deaths of their children.
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Sports News for 31 May 2012 ( 2′ 50″ )
07:44 An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Police still want sightings of Czech tourist ( 4′ 04″ )
07:47 Police investigating the of a Czech tourist in Central Otago say the last sighting of her could help yield vital clues about what happened in the lead up to her death.
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Calls for tougher asset testing in aged care. ( 3′ 34″ )
07:55 There are calls for the Government to make more elderly people pay for their own residential care, in order to fix chronic underfunding of the sector.
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Jane and Martin Weekes tell of their love for their children ( 1′ 32″ )
08:10 The parents of the triplets who died in a shopping mall fire in Doha have spoken publicly about the love and joy the children brought to their lives.
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Expats says Doha fire was accident waiting to happen ( 3′ 06″ )
08:11 Firefighters in Doha have told of the devastating scene as they tried in vain to rescue the children trapped in this week's shopping mall fire.
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Victim's sister says it's a relief the recovery debate is over ( 3′ 00″ )
08:14 The sister of one of the 29 men killed in the Pike River explosions says her family is relieved all the talk about getting the men out is over.
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Scope of Auditor-General immigration inquiry widens ( 3′ 27″ )
08:18 The Auditor-General is to widen an investigation into the Labour MP Shane Jones' decision on an immigration application to include the department's own processes.
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Assange to be extradited to Sweden for questioning ( 4′ 05″ )
08:21 The British Supreme Court has ruled that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradicted to Sweden, where he'll face sex offence allegations.
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Former News of the World editor detained over phone hacking ( 4′ 26″ )
08:26 The former editor of the News of the World has been arrested under suspicion of perjury, the latest development in the phone hacking scandal that has engulfed British media and politics.
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Markets Update for 31 May 2012 ( 52″ )
08:30 A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
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Sports News for 31 May 2012 ( 3′ 50″ )
08:36 An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Public hearings on Christchurch's draft annual plan begin today ( 3′ 22″ )
08:40 The Christchurch City Council will this morning begin hearing from about two hundred locals keen to have their say on the draft annual plan for the quake-damaged city.
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Government to review Kaipara debt ( 2′ 47″ )
08:44 Staying with rates and further north, the embattled mayor of the Kaipara District has welcomed an offer of help from the government to tackle its rates and debt crisis.
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Manu Korihi News for 31 May 2012 ( 3′ 26″ )
08:47 A rugby club is defending its use of a Whanau Ora grant - which is facing political criticism; The Minister for Whanau Ora, Tariana Turia, says Winston Peters hasn't grasped what the new social welfare initiative is aiming to achieve; Waikato-Tainui says it's not fair that Tami Iti has received the same jail sentence as a hunter who accidentally killed someone; The Meatworkers Union in Hawke's Bay says ongoing trust between the union and the meat company AFFCO will be the cornerstone of a new site agreement at the Wairoa sheep and beef plant.
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Peter O'Neill voted in as PNG prime minister for third time ( 1′ 56″ )
08:51 Peter O'Neill has been sworn in as Papua New Guinea's prime minister.
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Australia mine workers rebel against influx of NZ workers ( 3′ 35″ )
08:54 Australian miners insist they have nothing against New Zealanders working across the Tasman despite union concerns about the influx of foreign workers.
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Advisory group warns about education quality ( 2′ 54″ )
08:56 A government advisory group has warned that a large number of under-five-year olds - especially those in poor neighbourhoods - may not be receiving a good quality education.
Presenter:
Geoff Robinson
Presenter:
Simon Mercep
The most authoritative and comprehensive coverage of local and world events to be found on morning radio happens from 6:00am to 9:00am every weekday on Radio New Zealand National.
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Photograph by Ross Henderson. Crown Copyright 2004, Department of Conservation.
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