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Morning Report for Wednesday 19 June 2013
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Top Stories for Wednesday 19 June 2013
6:00 AM.Afghan military take over security for all of Afghanistan;Time of death of Christine, Amber Lundy questioned at Privy Council;Dunne says party membership up after controversy;South Island prepares for… Read more Audio
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ANZ under spotlight in Australia and NZ in fees class action
6:14 AM.The funder of a mass legal action against the ANZ bank, over what it describes as unfair bank fees, says it has a multi-million dollar budget to take on other banks as well. Audio
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Pacific News for 19 June 2013
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 19 June 2013
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 19 June 2013
6:27 AM.Far North iwi will sign a unique agreement with eleven Government departments today - which the tribes say will help stop taxpayer money going into a 'deep dark hole'; The Transport Agency's been told… Read more Audio
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Emergency centre set up in Christchurch for expected snow
6:40 AM.Hundreds of Red Cross workers are on standby as the South Island prepares for heavy snow. Audio
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Morning Business for 19 June 2013
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Afghan military take over security for all of Afghanistan
7:07 AM.Afghan security forces have taken full control of military and security operations in their country. Audio
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Time of death of Christine, Amber Lundy questioned
7:14 AM.Lawyers for Mark Lundy have again pointed to what they say was bad science, used to establish the time of death of the convicted double murderer's wife and daughter 13 years ago. Audio
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Dunne says party membership up after controversy
7:19 AM.The United Future leader, Peter Dunne, says his party's membership has risen sharply following his shock resignation as Revenue Minister. Audio
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South Island prepares for snow and wind
7:23 AM.With the South Island bracing for heavy snow falls and strong cold southerlies, forecasters are predicting blizzard conditions when the bad weather arrives later today. Audio
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Football fans upset that Sky won't play English football
7:27 AM.Sky TV has lost the rights to broadcast the next season of the English Premier football League live on television. Audio
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Opponents vow to continue to fight Basin Reserve flyover
7:35 AM.Opponents of Wellington's Basin Reserve flyover aren't convinced by what they call cosmetic changes to the project , and are vowing to fight on. Audio
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G8 summit firmer on trade and tax-dodgers than on Syrian peace
7:37 AM.G8 leaders have thrown their weight behind calls for a peace conference on Syria to be held in Geneva "as soon as possible". Audio
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Sports News for 19 June 2013
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Government cracking down on organised crime
7:53 AM.If you send money overseas, your personal information could soon be in the hands of the police. Audio
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Labour outbursts prompt privileges complaint
7:55 AM.Fiery scenes at the Law and Order select committee last week have prompted a privileges complaint, accusing two veteran Labour Party MPs of behaving unacceptably in front of senior police officers. Audio
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Bob Hawke not ruling out mediating Labor's leadership woes
7:57 AM.The office of former Australian Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, hasn't ruled out mediating the Labor Party's leadership problems. Audio
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ANZ Bank faces big-budget class action
8:07 AM.Australian law firm Maurice Blackburn, the funder of a mass legal action against the ANZ bank, says it has a multi-million dollar budget to take on other banks as well. Audio
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Fonterra to stop taking milk from some farms
8:12 AM.Fonterra has decided it will no longer accept milk from farms that have used drilling waste to convert marginal land into dairy pasture. Audio
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NATO hands over security in Afghanistan, US reopens peace
8:15 AM.Nato has handed over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to government forces. Audio
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Major public transport revamp for South Auckland revealed
8:21 AM.The detail will be unveiled this morning of the first stage of a major overhaul of public transport in Auckland. Audio
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Auckland mayoral campaign spending too high, says candidate
8:27 AM.One of the contenders for Auckland's mayoralty says spending limits for the campaign are too high. Audio
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Markets Update for 19 June 2013
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 19 June 2013
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Fears arise that TPP momentumn may be lost
8:42 AM.Some business analysts are worried the start of free trade talks between the United States and the European Union could derail the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 19 June 2013
8:47 AM.The Transport Agency's been told to expand a current Rotorua road rather than laying a new major route on the east side of the city; Far North iwi will sign a unique agreement with eleven Government… Read more Audio
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Christchurch residents fear wider road will split community
8:50 AM.Some residents in the Christchurch suburb of St Albans are worried plans to widen one of the main roads into the city will split the community in two. Audio
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Czech Prime Minister resigns over aide scandal
8:53 AM.A political drama gripping the Czech republic has now culminated in the resignation of the country's Prime Minister. Audio
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Conservationist who initiated Morning Report bird call has died
8:57 AM.John Kendrick, the wildlife film-maker and sound recordist to whom we owe our bird calls on Radio New Zealand National, has died in Whangarei aged 91. Audio