Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Thursday 14 June 2012

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06:00 Top Stories for Thursday 14 June 2012

NZ to give foreign investors right to sue govt in trade talks; Trade minister discusses leaked trade talks documents; Doha fire caused by a fluorescent light failure; Prime Minister stands by his ACC Minister; Labour's Andrew Little insists Minister must quit ACC role; Government denies acting with arrogance over Sky City deal; Russia and US at odds over Syria conflict. (29′48″)

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06:13 Government denies acting with arrogance over Sky City deal

The Minister of Economic Development says it's not arrogance to proceed with the Sky City deal, rather it's confidence that due process has been followed. (1′56″)

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06:19 Pacific News for 14 June 2012

The latest from the Pacific region. (4′08″)

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06:23 Morning Rural News for 14 June 2012

News from the rural and farming sector. (4′54″)

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06:28 Manu Korihi News for 14 June 2012

Whanau Ora is being highly praised by the top-ranking Maori police officer, who says the policy is helping to get young Maori offenders back on the right track; The Department of Conservation says its decision to terminate a family's tenancy of a property in the Coromandel isn't a land ownership dispute; A group of scientists are digging to the bottom of the hangi pit to find out why the Earth's magnetic field has changed over the centuries - which is important to navigation; The Ministry of Culture and Heritage says Maori artefacts and taonga could be unearthed in Christchurch during the rebuild. (3′17″)

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06:37 New Zealand cedes rights to foreign investors in trade talks

Leaked documents from trade talks show New Zealand has agreed to give foreign investors the right to sue the Government in international courts over policies that cause them financial loss. (2′14″)

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06:40 Prime Minster says he won't be standing ACC Minister down

The Prime Minister is rejecting calls from the Labour Party to sack his ACC Minister over her handling of the public corporation and its privacy breaches. (1′51″)

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06:43 Diesel fumes found to cause cancer

The World Health Organisation has found fumes from diesel engines can cause an increased risk of cancer. (1′26″)

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06:47 Morning Business for 14 June 2012

News from the business sector including a market report. (12′25″)

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07:09 NZ to give foreign investors right to sue govt in trade talks

Leaked documents from trade talks show New Zealand has agreed to give foreign businesses the right to sue the Government in international courts for policies that cause them financial loss. (3′43″)

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07:14 Trade minister discusses leaked trade talks documents

The Trade Negotiations Minister, Tim Groser. (4′53″)

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07:18 Doha fire caused by a fluorescent light failure

A technical report has found a light in the roof of a Nike shop in the mall failed, causing the fire which killed 19 people, including young triplets from New Zealand. (4′15″)

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07:23 Prime Minister stands by his ACC Minister

The Prime Minister is standing by his ACC Minister, Judith Collins, despite calls from the Labour Party for her to be sacked over her handling of the public corporation and its privacy breaches. (3′39″)

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07:27 Labour's Andrew Little insists Minister must quit ACC role

Labour's ACC spokesperson, Andrew Little. (5′16″)

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07:37 Government denies acting with arrogance over Sky City deal

The Government denies it's acting with arrogance over the Sky City deal, after comments from senior ministers that a deal will be signed, whether an Auditor-General inquiry has been completed or not. (3′23″)

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07:41 Russia and US at odds over Syria conflict

Russia and the US have become involved in a war of words over the conflict in Syria. (4′21″)

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07:45 Sports News for 14 June 2012

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (2′56″)

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07:50 Wife of accused says relationship with Scott Guy improved

The wife of murder accused Ewen Macdonald has told a jury her husband had turned over a new leaf in his relationship with Scott Guy in the time leading up to his killing. (3′19″)

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07:55 Efforts begin to find job for highly regarded Maori doctor

Efforts are under way to ensure a highly regarded Maori doctor remains in the far north after he threw in his job with a Kaitaia-based Maori health authority. (4′10″)

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07:57 Report says deaths of one in five could have been avoided

A new government report says the deaths of one in five stillborn or newborn babies could have been avoided. (2′55″)

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08:10 Minister dismisses TPP paper

The Trade Negotiations Minister Tim Groser is dismissing a paper which says the Government has signed a trade agreement which would allow international companies to sue over laws that affect their profitability. (6′22″)

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08:20 Bollard must mull sagging world economy in OCR decision

The Reserve Bank is expected to keep the official cash rate unchanged when it makes it announcement in about half an hour. (7′41″)

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08:25 Auckland night clubs say violent behaviour is increasing

Auckland City night clubs are skeptical a new council-led taskforce will be able to solve the problem of boozy, violent behaviour in the central city. (4′15″)

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08:29 Markets Update for 14 June 2012

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

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08:35 Sports News for 14 June 2012

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (4′41″)

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08:39 Museum law prevents council from cutting executive's salary

The Dunedin city council says it is powerless to reduce the salary of the Otago Museum's head because of an Act of Parliament. (3′29″)

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08:47 Manu Korihi News for 14 June 2012

The country's top-ranking Maori police officer is praising Whanau Ora - saying the policy is helping help to get young Maori offenders back on the right track; The Department of Conservation says its decision to terminate a family's tenancy of a property in the Coromandel isn't a land ownership dispute; The Ministry of Culture and Heritage says Maori artefacts and taonga could be unearthed in Christchurch during the rebuild; A group of scientists are digging to the bottom of the hangi pit to find out why the Earth's magnetic field has changed over the centuries - which is important to navigation. (3′18″)

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08:52 Hawke's Bay farmers say water plan could boost local economy

Central Hawke's Bay farmers backing a 220-million-dollar water storage project say it could give the district a boost for the next 50 years. (3′23″)

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08:55 Britain's deputy Prime Minister tells of News Corp threats

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has told the Leveson inquiry into media ethics that someone linked to News International made threats to the Liberal Democrats. (3′17″)

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08:58 70 years today since US Marines arrived in New Zealand

Today marks 70 years since the US Marines landed in Wellington during the Second World War. (1′32″)

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