Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

Audio from Thursday 14 January 2010

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07:00 Top Stories for Thursday 14 January 2010

Four New Zealander's are among the thousands missing after a severe earthquake in Haiti. (17′55″)

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07:10 Haiti quake witnesses tell

Three young children who are New Zealand citizens and their father are believed to be trapped under rubble after the earthquake in Haiti. (7′10″)

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07:17 Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister on Haiti quake

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Emma Reilly. (43″)

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07:18 Louis Ballinger of Oxfam

Louis Ballinger from aid agency, Oxfam, is heading to Port au Prince after arriving Santa Domingo in the neighbouring Dominican Republic. (1′57″)

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07:21 New details on Jordanian New Zealand facing terrorism charges

A Jordanian New Zealander who has been jailed in Lebanon has been visited by officials and is said to be safe and well. (3′23″)

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07:25 Sports news for Thursday 14 January

Sports headlines from the RNZ sports team. (2′37″)

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07:27 Hillary Clinton arrives tomorrow for two-day visit

The United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, arrives in Auckland tomorrow for a two-day visit which will focus on trade, security and the Pacific. (4′14″)

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07:37 Google threatens to leave China

The internet giant Google is threatening to pull out of China, saying it can't cope with the country's censorship. (2′55″)

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07:37 Newmarket Business Assn. Rugby World Cup fears

Newmarket's new $35 million rail station will officially open later today, boosting business and enabling shoppers to get from Queen Street to Newmarket in just 10 minutes. (2′59″)

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07:43 Lack of rain stretches water supplies to New Zealand towns

Sweltering temperatures and a lack of rain in parts of the country has led to water restrictions until the end of February. (3′19″)

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07:48 Pencarrow Lakes

The little nown Pencarrow Lakes south of the Wellington suburb of Eastbourne are said to be the most natural low and lagoons in the country. (8′14″)

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07:56 Tasman Glacier

We head to the top of New Zealand's longest glacier, the Tasman on the east side of Mount Cook. (2′45″)

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08:10 Haiti Earthquake traps New Zealand children

The three children who are New Zealand citizens and their father, a Haitian, were in the Port Au Prince hotel where they live when the quake struck. (6′09″)

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08:16 Aid agencies scramble to get aid to Haiti

Aid agencies scrambling to get help into Haiti are being hampered by severely disrupted communications and damaged infrastructure. (3′17″)

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08:20 Hillary Clinton arrives in Auckland tomorrow

The Secretary of State will have meetings with the Prime Minister John Key, which will also focus on trade and Pacific issues. (2′33″)

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08:25 Sports News for Thursday 14 January

Sports headlines from the RNZ sports team. (2′48″)

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08:26 Ministry of Health's swine flu vaccine plans

Just two months before the next wave of swine flu is expected to hit New Zealand, the Council of Europe's health chief Wolfgang Wodarg is claiming that swine flu is a"false pandemic"pushed by drug firms. (3′57″)

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08:31 ADHD treatment set for review

The Health Ministry is set to review treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder after moves by Australian authorities to move away from medication as the main treatment. (3′04″)

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08:35 Jellyfish heading south to popular tourist destinations

Visitors to Australia's Sunshine and Gold coasts could soon be forced to stay on the sand as poisonous irukandji and box jellyfish move south. (3′10″)

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08:38 Group will use dolphins' DNA to work out population size

A survey is about to begin to find out just how rare Maui's dolphins are. (3′08″)

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08:41 Whangarei RSA insulted likened to cannabis club operation

The Whangarei Returned and Services Association says its members are in uproar after the way the RSA is run was likened to the operations of New Zealand's first cannabis club. (3′51″)

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08:45 Tonga aiming to launch first rocket

The Government has given the go ahead for American company Interorbital Systems to launch a rocket for a commercial venture which includes developing a Tsunami satellite programme. (2′44″)

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08:49 Surf Report

Time now for a look at what happening in the world of surfing with Doug Young. (2′20″)

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08:51 Bugs - The Cicada

The Cicada. (4′10″)

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08:56 Mitchey Greig talks Skier Cross

The countdown is on for next month's Winter Olympics in Vancouver. (3′42″)

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09:15 National Horse and Pony Show starts in Dannevirke

The four day event which is in its twelfth year promises to be bigger and brighter than ever before. (4′05″)

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09:21 Sheep dairy farming has bright future in New Zealand

New Zealand is known for its sheep and dairy industries but seldom are the two but they're rarely connected. (5′57″)

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09:27 Plane crash near Bulls

Ambulance services say they attended a crash site at Santoft west of Bulls in the Rangitikei District at 8.20 this morning. (26″)

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09:30 Placenames: Maori contractions

Every place has a name and every name has a meaning. Enter Peter Dowling. (4′34″)

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09:35 New Zealand doctors expect calls for Haiti quake assistance

In the past New Zealand doctors have been quick to respond to calls for help in such disasters. (2′24″)

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09:40 Rowan's Journey Part Four

Rowan's back on her journey along the Ripiro - or Kauri - Coast on the western side of Northland. (8′24″)

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09:47 Plane crash near Bulls

The plane, understood to be an Air Force training craft, came down on Crown land next to the farm of Hugh Dalrymple. (2′16″)

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09:54 Fish of the Day: Mussel

With the government promising to turn the aquaculture industry into a billion dollar industry, we thought it prudent to take a bit of a closer look at one of the main"crops"- as it were - the Green Shell mussel. (2′41″)

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