Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Friday 18 January 2013

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07:00 Top Stories for Friday 18 January 2013

Islamist terrorists seize hostages at a gas facility in Algeria. Workers at the Stockton Mine on the West Coast agree to cut their hours to save their jobs and are the poor being forced off benefits into poverty? (28′24″)

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07:13 A military operation is ongoing in Algeria overnight

Professor George Joffee is a lecturer at the Department of Politics and International Studies in the University of Cambridge. (4′48″)

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07:17 Welfare numbers may point to 'hidden' unemployed

Advocates for the unemployed say figures showing a fall in beneficiary numbers, show the Government is forcing people into poverty. (3′27″)

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07:21 CTU economist critical of drop in benefit figures

Listening to that was the Council of Trade Unions economist, Bill Rosenberg. (3′20″)

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07:24 Stockton mine workers take cuts to shifts, pay

Workers at the Stockton mine on the West Coast have agreed to a cut in their hours as the mine's owner, Solid Energy, pushes to save 32 million dollars. (2′32″)

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07:26 Sports News for 18 January 2013

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′08″)

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07:34 Morning Business for 18 January 2013

News from the business sector including a market report. (3′16″)

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07:38 Kim Dotcom poised to launch MEGA one year on from raid

The internet tycoon Kim Dotcom has taken to the streets of Auckland to promote his new file-sharing site Mega, which he's promising will be like nothing else the internet has seen. (5′01″)

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07:43 New insurance policies criticised by CHCH residents

Short term insurance polices are being criticised as unaffordable and not comprehensive enough to protect Canterbury homeowners. (3′09″)

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07:46 World awaits Armstrong 'drug cheat' confession to Oprah

The world of cycling is holding its breath today as it awaits revelations about what exactly Lance Armstrong said to Oprah Winfrey in a tell all interview scheduled to air this afternoon. (2′44″)

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07:49 Govt won't force relocations to Canterbury - PM

The Prime Minister, John Key says making people on the unemployment benefit shift to Canterbury is always an option but not one that the Government is currently considering. (3′09″)

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07:52 Bringing the dawn chorus back to Picton

Caitlin talks to the team that wants to bring the dawn chorus back to Picton. (5′58″)

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08:08 Casualties confirmed in Algerian hostage crisis

Algerian forces have moved against Islamic militants holding hostages at a gas plant in eastern Algeria, but there's confusion over the outcome. (4′25″)

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08:13 John Key makes first trip to Antarctica

John Key is expected to leave for Antarctica later this morning for the start of a three-day visit, his first trip to the continent since becoming Prime Minister. (3′46″)

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08:17 Coca-Cola CEO says anti-corporate attitude damaging business

Comments from the outgoing chief executive of Coca-Cola Amatil in New Zealand have ignited debate about the so-called tall poppy syndrome. (5′26″)

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08:22 Long term solutions being sought for wastewater plant

Long-suffering Whanganui residents living with foul smells from the city's failing wastewater plant are being told it may be beyond repair. (2′44″)

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08:25 Construction begins on world's longest waterslide

A hill near Helensville, in Auckland, is soon to play host to a very slippery kind of fundraiser. (2′36″)

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08:28 Morning Business for 18 January 2013

News from the business sector including a market report. (3′14″)

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08:36 Sports News for 18 January 2013

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′26″)

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08:39 Behind the scenes at Te Papa

At the National Museum, Te Papa the vast display of Maori artifacts are chosen from a pool of thousands of pieces collected, donated, and repatriated from other corners of the world over the years. (6′56″)

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08:47 An inside look into a Taranaki natural gas production plant

The Pohokura gas field in Taranaki provides about 40 percent of the natural gas used to fuel homes and businesses throughout the country. (6′29″)

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