Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Friday 3 August 2012

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06:00 Top Stories for Friday 3 August 2012

Rowers Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan power their way to New Zealand's first gold at the London Olympics. The government's accused of interfering in a judicial process by requesting a speedy Waitangi Tribunal decision on water rights and Hamilton gears up for Super 15 rugby final. (29′13″)

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06:12 Council engineer pressured to sign of CTV building design

The council engineer who signed off on the CTV building told his wife he was pressured to do so even though he thought the design was bad. (3′12″)

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06:16 Govt urged by Auckland council to keep fuel tax idea alive

The Auckland Council is armed with a new report which it hopes will persuade the Government to leave the door open for regional fuel taxes. (2′23″)

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06:18 Pacific News for 3 August 2012

The latest from the Pacific region. (4′03″)

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06:23 Morning Rural News for 3 August 2012

News from the rural and farming sector. (4′57″)

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06:28 Manu Korihi News for 3 August 2012

The head of Auckland's Te Whanau o Waipareira Trust, John Tamihere, says he has no problem with unregistered teachers running charter schools or kura hourua, the Waitangi Tribunal has faulted the Crown over the way it handled settlement negotiations with two tribes in the Wellington region, the Maori Council has accepted an invitation from the Maori Party to talk about water rights on Monday, the Maori Select Committee inquiry into how to improve the lives of Maori children has finished hearing submissions and is now focussing on compiling a report for parliament. (3′25″)

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06:38 New Zealand wins its first 2012 gold medal

Rowers Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan won the men's double sculls final, coming from behind to beat Italy and Slovenia. (1′56″)

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06:40 Changes may see Family Court counsellors abandon jobs

Changes to the family court process are said to have confirmed the worst fears of many professional counsellors. (2′24″)

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06:47 Morning Business for 3 August 2012

News from the business sector including a market report. (13′19″)

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07:09 Gold glory for New Zealand's double scullers

New Zealand has struck gold for the first time at the London Olympics, with rowers Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan coming from behind to win the men's double scull final. (3′59″)

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07:13 Men's pursuit team qualifies third fastest

The New Zealand men's pursuit team qualified third fastest for the next round of the track cycling competition, as the first of the Olympic track events got underway in London today. (2′37″)

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07:16 Govt warned Family Court overhaul could backfire

The Justice Minister is being warned her overhaul of the Family Court may backfire, putting counsellors out of business. (3′25″)

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07:20 Government putting sqeeze on Tribunal, says expert

A Treaty of Waitangi law expert, Mai Chen, says the Crown is putting the squeeze on the Waitangi Tribunal. (5′31″)

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07:26 Syria's slide into the abyss

The United Nations-Arab League joint special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, is to quit his job. (6′02″)

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07:37 Hamilton gears up for Super 15 rugby final

All eyes may be on the London Olympics, but in Waikato it's a different story. (3′36″)

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07:41 Top lawyer guilty of professional misconduct

The noted Auckland barrister, Barry Hart, has been found guilty of professional misconduct. (3′53″)

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07:45 Sports News for 3 August 2012

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (2′28″)

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07:49 Principals say charter schools could damage NZ's reputation

Secondary school principals are warning that the government's charter schools could damage New Zealand's good international reputation, by backing an experiment. (3′13″)

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07:52 Christchurch Cathedral must come down

The Christchurch Anglican Cathedral is coming down - the only question is, how much of the original building might be left as a foundation for the future. (3′28″)

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07:56 Final nights for 11 year Gilbert and Sullivan marathon

Tomorrow night is the beginning of the end for a unique marathon series of Gilbert and Sullivan productions. (3′42″)

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08:09 NZ Rowing ecstatic over gold medal

Rowers Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan are being celebrated by the New Zealand Olympic team, after claiming the country's first gold medal at the London Games. (3′04″)

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08:12 Will students thrive in "partnership schools"

In a year and a half the first charter schools will open their doors, and now the government's spelled-out exactly how they'll be run. (8′57″)

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08:22 Kiwirail derailment rate falling, despite rotting sleepers

Kiwirail is downplaying the risk posed by thousands of sleepers rotting under its rail network. (4′19″)

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08:26 Bus driver threatened with dismissal over train drama

An Auckland bus driver, suspended from work after she left her broken down bus on a railway crosing to alert an oncoming train, has been re-instated. (2′41″)

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08:29 Markets Update for 3 August 2012

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. (54″)

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08:35 Sports News for 3 August 2012

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (4′14″)

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08:39 Melbourne Convention Centre

The Government is pushing for private sector money in what would be a bigger and and brighter convention centre for Christchurch. (3′01″)

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08:43 Manu Korihi News for 3 August 2012

The head of Auckland's Te Whanau o Waipareira Trust, John Tamihere, says he has no problem with unregistered teachers running charter schools or kura hourua; the Waitangi Tribunal has faulted the Crown over the way it handled settlement negotiations with two tribes in the Wellington region the Maori Council has accepted an invitation from the Maori Party to talk about water rights on Monday; the Maori Select Committee inquiry into how to improve the lives of Maori children has finished hearing submissions and is now focussing on compiling a report for Parliament. (3′35″)

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08:43 Tongan Princess gets top diplomatic job in Australia

A Tongan community leader says the appointment of the King of Tonga's 29 year old daughter as high commissioner to Australia is a backward step for democracy in the kingdom and for Tongans in New Zealand. (3′17″)

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08:51 South is no longer the main land for sheep

The South Island has lost its sheep farming dominance. (4′03″)

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08:56 Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia

Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. (3′39″)

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