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Morning Report for Wednesday 23 July 2014
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MPs trade barbs as final sitting session gets underway
8:56 AM.Parliament's final sitting session has begun with a rowdy debate - as MPs used each other's campaign slogans to taunt each other across the debating chamber. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 23 July 2014
8:54 AM.Metservice is signalling it will add the letter 'h' to Whanganui on its weather maps. A Moriori leader believes funding for a new museum on the Chathams would be better spent saving the last remaining… Read more Audio
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Joko Widodo elected President of Indonesia
8:48 AM.Joko Widodo has been elected as Indonesia's new president. But he's already facing claims that the election process was fraudulent. Audio
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Pasifika teachers "burning out" from extra workload
8:45 AM.The union for Pasifika secondary teachers says they're burning out from increased pressure to lift NCEA achievement for Pasifika students. Audio
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Coroner criticises under reporting of aviation near-misses
8:40 AM.An expert witness at the inquest into the fatal 2010 mid-air collision at Feilding Aerodrome says under-reporting of near misses is endemic and is having deadly results. Audio
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Fear factor motivates games athletes
8:36 AM.Reigning world champions and defending Games champions will be doing their best to better the six gold medals won in Delhi, when the 2014 Commonwealth Games begin in Glasgow on Thursday. Audio
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Markets Update for 23 July 2014
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Disappointment and Joy greet Basin Reserve flyover decision
8:26 AM.People have reacted with both disappointment and joy to the decision not to allow the 90-million-dollar flyover at the Basin Reserve to go ahead. Audio
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Valerie Adams named flag bearer in Glasgow
8:20 AM.As we've been reporting this morning, Valerie Adams has been named as the Commonwealth Games flagbearer in Glasgow. Audio
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EU talks sanctions for Russia
8:17 AM.In Europe the EU is considering formal sanctions against Russia for its role in the disaster. Our Brussels correspondent Jack Parrock joins us. Audio
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Australia will continue hunt to find those responsible for MH17
8:15 AM.The Australian Treasurer, Joe Hockey, is visiting New Zealand. With more than 30 Australians having died in the crash, Mr Hockey told me his government's main objective remains to find those… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 23 July 2014
8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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What happened to Whanganui on Metservice maps?
7:57 AM.More than four years ago, the government ordered all Crown agencies to put the letter 'h' in Whanganui. Audio
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Wellingtonians celebrate scrapping of Basin Reserve flyover
7:53 AM.People living near the Basin Reserve in Wellington are celebrating news a controversial flyover proposal has been axed. Audio
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Paula Bennett defends setting up taskforce
7:49 AM.The Local Government Minister, Paula Bennett thinks so, and is setting up a taskforce to work with councils and the public to weed out unnecessary regulation. Audio
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Cunliffe responds to mayors
7:43 AM.We're joined by Labour leader, David Cunliffe. Audio
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Mayors lukewarm on Regional Development Fund
7:42 AM.Provincial mayors are lukewarm about a proposed 200-million dollar boost to the regions in an election promise from Labour. Audio
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Britain to hold public inquiry into Russian dissident's death
7:38 AM.Britain has announced it will hold a public inquiry into the poisoning death of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko. Audio
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Prime Minster is accused of breaking his word over apology
7:29 AM.The Prime Minister is being accused of inconsistency and of having a 'wibbly wobbly' stance regarding his apology - or lack of one - to the woman at the centre of the Malaysian diplomat case. Audio
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Australian treasurer promises to look at NZ access to welfare
7:28 AM.The Australian Treasurer, Joe Hockey, has promised to look at giving New Zealanders in Australia greater access to social welfare. Audio
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Bodies on their way to Netherlands
7:16 AM.The first bodies of victims from flight MH 17 are expected to arrive in the Netherlands soon. We're joined now by Radio Netherlands reporter Helene Michaud. Audio
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European monitors say MH17 wreckage has been tampered with
7:10 AM.European monitors in Ukraine say pieces of the wreckage at the crash site of the Malaysian airliner have been cut into with a power saw, compromising their investigation into the tragedy. Audio
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Sports News for 23 July 2014
7:03 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Morning markets for 23 July 2014
6:58 AM.US stocks are up as data shows inflation has failed to gain a foothold in the world's largest economy, while hopes rise for an easing of tensions in Ukraine. Audio
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Tech companies regard NZX as a good bet
6:57 AM.Technology companies are continuing to list on the stock exchange as investors have shown an appetite for high-growth companies with ambitious plans and sometimes little revenue. Audio
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Venture Investment Fund helps more than 100 start-up companies
6:55 AM.The Venture Investment Fund has helped more than a hundred new companies get started with seed capital, but many more are still looking for help. Audio
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MOA group says sales are up sharply following structure changes
6:52 AM.Craft beer brewing company, Moa, says the company has doubled its market share and increased its sales by 95 percent in the past nine months. Audio
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A fund manager says an OCR hike on Thursday is iffy
6:50 AM.Harbour Asset Management is bucking conventional wisdom by calling the Reserve Bank's decision on whether to raise interest rates on Thursday a fifty-fifty call. Audio
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Wellington Mayor responds to decision on flyover
6:46 AM.The Wellington mayor, Celia Wade Brown, says the independent Board of Inquiry's rejection of the Basin Reserve flyover will be scrutinised by the council. Audio
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Abbott says rebels tampered with evidence
6:40 AM.The Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, says evidence at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines MH17 was tampered with on an industrial scale as part of an apparent cover-up attempt. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 23 July 2014
6:28 AM.The Maori Language Commission is calling on the MetService to start using the correct spelling of Whanganui. A Moriori leader believes funding for a new museum on the Chathams would be better spent… Read more Audio
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Update from our team at the Commonwealth Games
6:24 AM.The New Zealand team is just moments away from announcing who will be the flag bearer for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on Thursday morning. Our reporter Tim Graham joins us from Glasgow. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 23 July 2014
6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 23 July 2014
6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Govt disappointed by Basin Reserve decision
6:15 AM.The Government's disappointed plans to build a controversial flyover in Wellington have been scuttled. Audio
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Sports News for 23 July 2014
6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 23 July 2014
6:00 AM.Govt disappointed by Basin Reserve decision, Abbott says rebels tampered with evidence, Wellington Mayor responds to decision on flyover, European monitors say MH17 wreckage has been tampered with… Read more Audio