Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Friday, 22 January 2010

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07:00 Top stories for Friday 22 January 2010

A french photographer defends photographing two New Zealand SAS servicemen on patrol in Kabul. Seventy five thousand Haitians are buried in a mass grave and the Maori Party says it wants to challenge Labour's relationship with Maori at the Ratana celebrations. (duration: 26′21″)

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07:10 SAS Willie Apiata photo upsets Govt and Defence

New Zealand Defence forces in Afghanistan are today dealing with two difficult issues, the publication of a photograph of SAS troops in Kabul and references to biblical passages discovered on gunsights used by soldiers there. (duration: 3′51″)

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07:14 Lobby group criticises gunsight bible references

The SAS photograph issue comes at the same time as references to biblical passages are being discovered in the form of codes inscribed on gunsights used by New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan. (duration: 4′54″)

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07:19 Mental health patient charged with murder

Both the police and Waikato District Health Board say they will investigate an incident which has resulted in a mental health patient being charged with murder. (duration: 1′46″)

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07:21 Maori Party sends message to voters at Ratana

The Maori Party says its arrival at this year's Ratana celebrations will send a message that despite being part of the Government, it's still independent of National. (duration: 3′52″)

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07:25 Sports news for 22 January 2010

An update from the RNZ sports team. (duration: 2′55″)

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07:29 75,000 Haitians buried in mass graves

Seventy five thousand Haitians have been buried in mass graves amid fears the earthquake death toll could be more than double that number. (duration: 4′24″)

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07:40 Defence Minister on Afghanistan SAS photo

The publication of photos of New Zealand SAS troops in Afghanistan and the use of biblical references on rifle sights is causing issue for the Defence Force. (duration: 5′21″)

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07:45 Obama reins in America's banks

United States President Barack Obama has proposed plans to limit the size of American banks. (duration: 1′51″)

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07:48 News from the financial markets

For an update on the markets we're joined by Keith Ferguson, an investment adviser with Craigs Investment Partners based in Wellington. (duration: 1′54″)

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07:50 Officials study the need to toughen company registration rules

Questions about whether New Zealand's rules on company registration are too lax and are being exploited by fraudsters have prompted the Commerce Minister Simon Power to call for a review. (duration: 2′56″)

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07:53 Land tax would be"unfair"for Maori

Maori businesses and the Maori Party are criticising a proposed land tax, saying Maori would be hit especially hard. (duration: 3′54″)

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07:57 Former All White attacked by dog

Former All White Stu Jacobs paid a heavy price after stepping in to help a man and his dog being attacked by a bull mastiff. (duration: 2′22″)

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08:10 Defence Force criticises papers for SAS photo

Defence force officals are expected to meet with managers from the New Zealand Herald newspaper to discuss the publication of a photo showing two New Zealand SAS soldiers on deployment in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. (duration: 4′21″)

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08:14 The editor of the Dominion Post responds

The Editor of the Dominion Post, Bernadette Courtney joins us now. (duration: 3′03″)

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08:17 Annual Ratana Pa celebrations

The Maori Party says its arrangements for attending Ratana Pa this year send a message that is an independent political movement. (duration: 2′11″)

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08:19 Brash backs tax changes but says they should go further

The former Reserve Bank Governor and National Party leader Don Brash is welcoming proposed changes to the tax system, even though they are less radical than plans he put to the Government last year. (duration: 2′47″)

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08:22 Sports news for 22 January 2010

An update from the RNZ sports team. (duration: 3′05″)

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08:27 Fashionistas next financial crisis victims

Fashionistas are set to be the next victims of continuing straitened financial times. (duration: 3′24″)

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08:32 Stiff opposition to Fiji's decision to send military man to NZ

Fiji's decision to send a senior military figure as its representative to New Zealand has been met with stiff criticism. (duration: 2′41″)

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08:35 Former top diplomat puzzled by Fiji's approach

Joining us now Terence O'Brien, a former top diplomat and international relations specialist . (duration: 2′27″)

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08:38 Public health calls for potting mix masks

Canterbury's Medical Officer of Health is calling for masks to be provided with potting mix after ten cases of legionnaires disease in the region since November. (duration: 2′39″)

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08:40 Earthlike planets could be studied by the 2020s.

Earthlike planets could be found and studied by space probes as early as the 2020s, according to Nasa scientist, Dr Jack Lissauers. (duration: 3′03″)

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08:44 Business news for 22 January 2010

News from the business sector including a market report. (duration: 2′41″)

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08:47 Programme for underpriviliged children has its first intake

A government funded programme for underprivileged children has had its first intake this summer, with activities including rugby, boxing, tennis and hip hop. (duration: 4′08″)

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08:51 Sweet NZ wines now allowed into lucrative European market

A long standing import ban has kept New Zealand winemakers out of the lucrative European market. (duration: 2′14″)

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08:53 SciTech for 22 January 2010

Technology news with Peter Griffin. (duration: 2′33″)

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09:09 Proposed tax changes could trigger drop in house prices

We're joined now by the chair of Massey University's Real Estate Analysis Unit, Professor Bob Hargreaves, along with Peter McDonald , the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand president . (duration: 4′51″)

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09:14 Pakistan snubs US Defence Secretary

A split appears to be emerging between the United States and Pakistan over fighting the Taliban. (duration: 2′49″)

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09:17 New vehicle sales tipped to grow in 2010

There's optimism sales of new vehicles will rebound slightly this year following a horror 2009, in which sales plummeted by 28%. (duration: 3′09″)

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09:22 Prince William takes to centre court

Prince William has upstaged the stars of tennis at the Australian Open. (duration: 2′55″)

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09:25 What's Going On? Raggamuffin

To tell us more I'm joined by Leesa Tilley. (duration: 1′56″)

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09:27 WGO Taupo Jousting Tournament

Nic Harrison is here to tell us more. (duration: 1′17″)

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09:28 Revealing Auckland's Secret Hideaways

The Auckland Regional Council runs many camp sites in their area including one at the Tapapakanga Regional Park on the back road between Auckland and Thames. Camp host Jim Rollisen has been staying there for weeks and joins us now, from the top of a nearby hill I understand! (duration: 2′25″)

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09:31 Not everyone gets a summer holiday

Spare a thought for the many who haven't had the luck of enjoying the start of summer, and have been busily working right through the holiday period. Kim Baker Wilson visited some of those, who've been striving to keep holiday-makers safe. (duration: 7′18″)

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09:43 Placenames: Superceded Names

With Peter Dowling. (duration: 3′48″)

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09:47 Bug of the Day: Huhu Grub

We talk with Entomologist, Allen Heath. (duration: 2′58″)

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09:52 Ashburton farmer's plan to bring back blue ducks falls flat

In the heart of Canterbury, a twenty-five minute drive from Ashburton, a retired farmer has crafted a bird oasis. (duration: 6′24″)

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