Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Tuesday 21 August 2012

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06:00 Top Stories for Tuesday 21 August 2012

Foreign SAS on stand-by if needed in Bamyan, Defence Minister says April exit from Afghanistan likely, Wanganui council begins legal action against Wilson today, Search resumes for two climbers presumed drowned, Multi-million dollar gap in Auckland ticket project, Dunedin urged to build for Christchurch, NZ Kiwifruit growers worried about PSA symptoms. (28′59″)

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06:09 Key rules out return of SAS to Afghanistan in combat role

The Prime Minister has ruled out sending the SAS back to Afghanistan in a combat role, saying there are special forces troops from other coalition countries on stand-by if extra support is needed in Bamyan. (3′21″)

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06:18 Pacific News for 21 August 2012

The latest from the Pacific region. (3′44″)

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06:22 Morning Rural News for 21 August 2012

News from the rural and farming sector. (5′13″)

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06:27 Manu Korihi News for 21 August 2012

The Auckland Council has been told to be more transparent with Maori about its plans to sell off surplus properties; Steam vented communal hangi pits in Rotorua's Whakarewarewa Village are being repeatedly raided; A Maori GP in Northland has labelled comments on child poverty from the Social Development Minister as absurd; The Chilean Ambassador to New Zealand says a student exchange between Maori and indigenous Easter Islanders will get to the root of where early polynesians first found the kumara. (3′36″)

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06:36 Violence in Afghanistan worsening: correspondent

The Prime Minister says New Zealand will probably withdraw from Afghanistan as early as April next year. (3′26″)

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06:41 Snapper no longer to be part of Auckland ticketing system

The Snapper bus ticket system could be scrapped in Auckland, after the region's transport agency removed it from the new HOP public transport ticketing project. (1′53″)

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06:47 Morning Business for 21 August 2012

News from the business sector including a market report. (13′20″)

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07:08 Foreign SAS on stand-by if needed in Bamyan

Special forces troops from other coalition countries are on stand-by if extra support is needed in Bamyan, and the Prime Minister says there's no point sending the New Zealand SAS back to Afghanistan in a combat role. (3′37″)

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07:13 Defence Minister says April exit from Afghanistan likely

We are joined by the Minister of Defence Jonathan Coleman. (8′05″)

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07:21 Wanganui council begins legal action against Wilson today

The Wanganui District Council will this morning launch legal action to stop the sex predator Stewart Murray Wilson moving to their city. (4′02″)

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07:25 Search resumes for two climbers presumed drowned

A search in the seas off New Plymouth's Paritutu Rock is once again underway for the bodies of the two people still missing after they fell into the sea while climbing the rock almost two weeks ago. (2′11″)

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07:27 Multi-million dollar gap in Auckland ticket project

A multi-million dollar question mark hangs over Auckland's new public transport ticketing system this morning. (4′01″)

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07:36 Dunedin urged to build for Christchurch

The Dunedin City Council says the city could create a whole new industry building modular houses for Christchurch. (3′24″)

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07:40 NZ Kiwifruit growers worried about PSA symptoms

Symptoms of the vine disease, PSA, have appeared in some PSA-tolerant green Hayward and G3 gold varieties in the Bay of Plenty. (3′21″)

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07:45 Sports News for 21 August 2012

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

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07:48 Labour warned over same-sex marriage bill

The Labour Party's been told it needs to mend fences with its loyal, older Pacific voters over the same-sex marriage bill. (3′03″)

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07:52 KiwiRail considered NZ assembly of imported Chinese wagons

Just-released documents show Kiwirail considered importing and assembling rail wagons in New Zealand when it was looking at its options for new rolling stock. (3′08″)

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07:54 Govt's share sales plan kills future profit opportunity

Selling stakes in state-owned assets is being likened to killing the goose that lays the golden egg. (3′13″)

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08:08 Soldier deaths add impetus to leave Afghanistan

The Government has reaffirmed its support for the ongoing military mission in Afghanistan, and is adamant that the deployment will run its course, despite the deaths of five soldiers in just two weeks. (5′18″)

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08:14 New Zealand warned against hunting insurgents

Attention now turns to the ongoing role of the New Zealand forces, until they do withdraw, and a former Afghanistan politician says it would be a big mistake for the New Zealand defend force to extend its patrols beyond the Bamiyan province. (2′51″)

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08:22 Demonising sex offenders sends dangerous message

A social work specialist from Canterbury University says the attention being given to Stewart Murray Wilson is fuelling a dangerous misconception about sex offenders. (4′29″)

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08:22 Schools react to the removal of decile ratings by ERO

School principals say the Education Review Office's decision to drop decile ratings from their reports is a step in the right direction. (5′31″)

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08:27 Russian police keep hunting for "Pussy Riot" members

That's the new single from the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, released after the sentencing of three of its members for hooliganism. (3′29″)

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08:30 Markets Update for 21 August 2012

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. (36″)

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08:36 Sports News for 21 August 2012

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′27″)

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08:39 First time New Zealand woman soldier killed in combat

One of the soldiers killed on Sunday was Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker. Women were fully integrated into the New Zealand Armed Forces in 1977 and Lance Corporal Baker is the first New Zealand female soldier killed in combat. (2′42″)

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08:47 Manu Korihi News for 21 August 2012

The Auckland Council has been told to be more transparent with Maori about its plans to sell off surplus properties; Steam vented communal hangi pits in Rotorua's Whakarewarewa Village are being repeatedly raided; A Maori GP in Northland has labelled comments from the Social Development Minister on child poverty as absurd; The Chilean Ambassador to New Zealand says a student exchange between Maori and indigenous Easter Islanders will get to the root of where early polynesians first found the kumara. (3′27″)

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08:50 Chch urged to use rebuild to become 'accessible city'

Disabled people in Christchurch say they hope the new city centre will take account of their needs. (3′19″)

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08:54 "Mondayitis" all a matter of perspective

New research from the United States has shown that Monday doesn't deserve its reputation as the worst day of the week. (3′35″)

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