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<title>RNZ: Morning Report</title>
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<description>The most authoritative and comprehensive coverage of local and world events to be found on morning radio happens from 6:00am to 9:00am every weekday on Radio New Zealand National.</description>
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  <title>Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia</title>
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    <![CDATA[Let's have a chat to our Australian correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh, who's speaking to us from Queensland.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:57:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Zebras' stripes discourage flies, says scientists</title>
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    <![CDATA[The age-old mystery of how zebras got their stripes might have been solved -- and it's all about flies.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:54:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Manu Korihi News for 10 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[The tribal-led Independent Constitutional Working Group, says a lot of Maori appear to have abandoned hope of parliament ever delivering for them; A new era of partnership begins today between the Hamilton City Council and Waikato -Tainui iwi; An iwi fiercely opposed to deep-sea oil drilling is sending a representative to an international conference on sustainability, energy and the environment; Bay of Plenty Regional Council says if a trial aimed at preventing the release of nitrogen and phosphorous from the bed of Lake Rotoehu is successful, it could be used in bigger lakes in the region.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:51:00 +1300</pubDate>
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<item>
  <title>Trade Minister warns US not to use trade talks against China</title>
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    <![CDATA[New Zealand says it will pull out of regional trade talks if they become a vehicle to contain the rise of China.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:48:00 +1300</pubDate>
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<item>
  <title>Radio Live decision sets precedent for broadcasters</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[That was the Prime Minister, John Key, on Radio Live last year, a broadcast that has now been referred to the police by the Electoral Commission.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:41:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Sports News for 10 February 2012</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:38:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Markets Update for 10 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:32:00 +1300</pubDate>
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<item>
  <title>Navy commander rejects reports he endangered yacht</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The officer in charge of HMNZS Wellington when it searched for the stricken yacht, Berserk, has rejected claims his ship told the crew to leave a safe harbour in the middle of an Antarctic storm.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:27:00 +1300</pubDate>
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<item>
  <title>All Blacks continue to have honours heaped on them</title>
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    <![CDATA[The All Blacks are continuing to sweep all before them.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:23:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Maori party says being in govt has helped Treaty argument</title>
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    <![CDATA[The Maori Party is adamant being a government support party has helped put more pressure on National to include a Treaty of Waitangi clause in legislation paving the way for asset sales.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:20:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>CTU economist questions banks' high level of profitability</title>
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    <![CDATA[As we reported earlier, profits for the main street banks soared in the second half of last year, with the big five's profits rising collectively by 25 percent.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:16:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Building panel explains just what went wrong with CTV building</title>
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    <![CDATA[An inquiry ordered by the Government has found the CTV building which failed massively in the February Christchurch earthquake did not meet building standards when it was constructed in 1986.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:09:00 +1300</pubDate>
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<item>
  <title>Should the next England football manager be English?</title>
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    <![CDATA[English football is in turmoil after the sudden resignation of its manager, Fabio Capello yesterday.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:57:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>NZ woman claims Empire State stair race</title>
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    <![CDATA[Wellington athlete Melissa Moon is the stair climbing champion of New York, after claiming her second womens title in the race up the Empire State Building.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:55:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Solid Energy planning newcoal mine development</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Solid Energy has unveiled plans to mine five million tonnes of coking coal at Stockton Opencast Mine, north of Westport.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:52:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Fate of expensive Rugby World Cup's Cloud undecided</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The fate of one of the most expensive legacies of the Rugby World Cup - the Cloud - is up in the air.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:47:00 +1300</pubDate>
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<item>
  <title>Sports News for 10 February 2012</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:45:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Commission told Pike was disaster waiting to happen</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The Royal Commission into the Pike River mine explosion has been told the mine was a disaster waiting to happen.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:41:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Fall in number of jobless masks true labour market picture</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The number of people without jobs is falling but economists say that news is masking worrying developments in the job market.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:36:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>All Blacks clean up at Halberg Awards</title>
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    <![CDATA[The All Blacks have cleaned at the Halberg Awards.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:29:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Potential breakthough in the bid to bailout Greece</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[After weeks of discussion Greek politicians have finally agreed a deal over fresh austerity measures.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:26:00 +1300</pubDate>
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<item>
  <title>Major banks profits rise 25 percent in second half of 2011</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[We don't need reminding that the world economy is going through tough times but in the banking sector at least, it's not all gloomy.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:21:00 +1300</pubDate>
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<item>
  <title>Child killed in Motueka school field</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[A five year old boy has been killed in an accident at Motueka High School.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:18:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Checks of more than 300 other buildings</title>
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    <![CDATA[With the finding that the CTV building did not meet prevailing standards when it was built in 1986, the Housing and Building Department has already started checking other buildings from the era.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:12:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Housing department starts countrywide building checks</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[A man whose wife was one of the 116 people killed in the CTV building in the February earthquake says he may consider legal action against those responsible for its failure.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:09:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Morning Business for 10 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[News from the business sector including a market report.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:48:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Asset sales unpopular with Chch councillors</title>
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    <![CDATA[Staying in Christchurch and the suggestion the Council should sell some of its assets to help pay for the rebuilding of the city.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:38:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Minister says failures in CTV building have been identified</title>
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    <![CDATA[The Housing and Building Department has started checking other buildings after an inquiry yesterday found the Canterbury Television building in Christchurch did not meet prevailing standards when it was built in 1986.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:36:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Manu Korihi News for 10 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[A new era of partnership begins today between the Hamilton City Council and Waikato -Tainui iwi; The tribal-led Independent Constitutional Working Group, says a lot of Maori appear to have abandoned hope of parliament ever delivering for them; An iwi fiercely opposed to deep-sea oil drilling is sending a representative to an international conference on sustainability, energy and the environment; Bay of Plenty Regional Council says if a trial aimed at preventing the release of nitrogen and phosphorous from the bed of Lake Rotoehu is successful, it could be used in bigger lakes in the region.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:26:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Morning Rural News for 10 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[News from the rural and farming sector.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:21:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Pacific News for 10 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[The latest from the Pacific region.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:17:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Argentina to go to the UN over the disputed Falkland Islands</title>
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    <![CDATA[Argentina's president, Cristina Fernández, now says she'll go to the United Nations after Britain announced it was sending one of its most modern naval destroyers to the region.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:13:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Top Stories for Friday 10 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[After a damning report into the CTV building, how many other Christchurch buildings had faults when the earthquake struck? Police investigate the tragic death of a five year old and when so many businesses are struggling, how did the country's big banks increase profits by a quarter?
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Scientists reach lake 4 kilometres under Antarctica</title>
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    <![CDATA[For the first time ever Russian researchers have drilled into a lake that's been trapped underneath Antarctica for at least 15 million years.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:56:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Restaurant takes snapper off menu over sustainability</title>
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    <![CDATA[An award-winning Wellington restaurant will take snapper off its summer menu because it rates poorly in an environmental group's consumer guide for sustainably caught fish.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:52:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Manu Korihi News for 9 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[The President of the New Zealand Jewish Council says he's still offended by a holocaust reference made by a Taranaki language lecturer, but he's prepared to listen to him; Violent teenage girls in Hamilton are being tamed by a project run by Maori and the police; Three leading Maori food and drink brands have been clustered under one name, in a bid to boost exports; The Sir Hugh Kawharu Foundation is today bringing together up and coming Maori leaders and business people in Auckland at Maori Business Leadership Symposium.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:49:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Politicans say desecration of Hobson's grave 'despicable'</title>
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    <![CDATA[The desecration of the grave of New Zealand's first Governor, William Hobson, has been universally condemned by political leaders, who are calling it dishonourable and despicable.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:45:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Sports News for 9 February 2012</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:38:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Markets Update for 9 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:32:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Apple growers say licensing scheme stymies exports</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Some apple growers say they've been denied access to the newly opened Australian market.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:28:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120209-0828-apple_growers_say_licensing_scheme_stymies_exports-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1309639"/>
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  <title>Labour says NZOA deputy chairman should resign</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The Deputy Chairman of New Zealand on Air, Stephen McElrea has been accused of having a conflict of interest in the decision to fund a documentary on the government's Whanau Ora policy.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:24:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>50 cent rise to wage a pittance - workers</title>
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    <![CDATA[Workers paid the minimum wage say the latest increase of fifty cents an hour is a pittance and is unlikely to make it much easier for low income earners.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:20:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Chch Press editor says frustration with council intensifying</title>
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    <![CDATA[The Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, has made plain his frustration with the performance of the Christchurch City Council, calling the mayor, Bob Parker, a clown and saying that he's at the end of his tether.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:16:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Maternity proposal to place extra pressure on mothers</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[A Whanganui womens group says a proposal to move specialist maternity services to Palmerston North is likely to put extra pressure on expectant mothers.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:12:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Electoral Commission refers PM's radio show to police</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The Electoral Commission is referring a radio show hosted by the Prime Minister to the police, over a possible breach of electoral law.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:09:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Sports writer tips All Blacks for top Halberg award tonight</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[World Cup success is expected to give the All Blacks the top award when New Zealand's sporting talent is recognised at the annual Halberg Awards in Auckland tonight.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:57:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Trainee doctors live with Pacific family to improve GP skills</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Trainee doctors at the University of Otago are being prescribed a dose of real life with a Pacific family to learn how to treat Pacific patients.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:54:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>The race for the White House reignites</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum has swept all three contests in Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado as the contest to be the Republican nominee for the Presidency continues.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:48:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120209-0748-the_race_for_the_white_house_reignites-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="2066125"/>
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  <title>Sports News for 9 February 2012</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:45:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Syrian troops resume their bombardment of Homs</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[For a fifth day, Syrian forces have continued to pour artillery fire into parts of the city of Homs which oppose the government.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:39:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Aspects of Pike River investigation challenged</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The Department of Labour investigation into the Pike River mine explosion and the way it was carried out has been challenged at the Royal Commission inquiring into the disaster.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:35:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120209-0735-aspects_of_pike_river_investigation_challenged-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1453606"/>
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  <title>Hui reinforce message from Maori</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The Finance Minister, Bill English, hosted the hui.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:26:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Maori make clear to government distaste at hasty hui</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Maori have given the government a clear message they aren't happy with the consultation process around the partial sale of four state owned companies.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:21:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120209-0721-maori_make_clear_to_government_distaste_at_hasty_hui-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1454996"/>
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  <title>Brownlee says frustration growing with Christchurch council</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, says he's nearing the end of his tether with the Christchurch City Council.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:17:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120209-0717-brownlee_says_frustration_growing_with_christchurch_council-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1590710"/>
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  <title>Chief Executive outlines reasons for maternity care travel</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The Whanganui District Health Board Chief Executive, Julie Patterson.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:12:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Opponents say Wanganui's maternity plans could endanger lives</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The opponents of a plan to do away with specialist maternity care in Whanganui say the move could put hundreds of babies each year at additional risk of lifelong and severe health problems.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:09:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Morning Business for 9 February 2012</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[News from the business sector including a market report.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:47:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Could ethics oversight changes hurt clinical trials?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The group responsible for overseeing the ethics of medical experiments says a plan to reduce its role will put participants in clinical trials at risk.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:39:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Opponents to maternity care plan worry about risk to babies</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Opponents of a plan to do away with specialist maternity care in Whanganui say the move could put hundreds of babies each year at risk.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:37:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Manu Korihi News for 9 February 2012</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Violent teenage girls in Hamilton are being tamed by a project run by Maori and the police; The President of the New Zealand Jewish Council says he's still offended by a holocaust reference made by a Taranaki language lecturer, but he's prepared to listen to him; The Sir Hugh Kawharu Foundation is today bringing together up and coming Maori leaders and business people in Auckland at Maori Business Leadership Symposium; Three leading Maori food and drink brands have been clustered under one name, in a bid to boost exports.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:27:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Morning Rural News for 9 February 2012</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[News from the rural and farming sector.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:21:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Pacific News for 9 February 2012</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The latest from the Pacific region.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:18:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Domestic netball teams may have to be privatised to survive</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[A former Netball New Zealand board chair says some domestic netball franchises may need to be privatised if they can't get their books out of the red.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:12:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120209-0612-domestic_netball_teams_may_have_to_be_privatised_to_survive-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1071316"/>
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  <title>Maori Party condemns treaty protest grave desecration</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The Maori Party co-leader, Tariana Turia, says she doesn't condone the desecration of the grave of New Zealand's first Governor, with the spray painted words, lies and honour tiriti.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:09:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Top Stories for Thursday 9 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[Opponents say Wanganui's maternity plans could endanger lives; Chief Executive outlines reasons for maternity care travel; Brownlee says frustration growing with Christchurch council; Maori make clear to government distaste at hasty hui; Hui reinforce message from Maori; Aspects of Pike River investigation challenged; Syrian troops resume their bombardment of Homs.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Records - and competitors - tumble at Masters Games</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The records are tumbling and the injuries are mounting up at the 23rd Masters Games in Dunedin.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:55:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Social media content continues to leak out of Syria</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, is visiting the Syrian capital for talks with President Bashar al-Assad, as intense violence continues.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:53:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120208-0853-social_media_content_continues_to_leak_out_of_syria-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="803760"/>
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<item>
  <title>Political crisis in Maldives</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The President of the Maldives has resigned after a police mutiny.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:51:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Manu Korihi News for 8 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[Members of New Zealand's second largest iwi will now have the chance to express their views to the Government, over its intention to partially sell off four state owned enterprises; The Taranaki Daily News says it regrets taking out of context holocaust comments made by a Taranaki language lecturer; The Maori Broadcasting Funding Agency says there aren't enough people with training and experience to produce programmes that promote te reo Maori; It may be the height of summer, but a Turangi-based iwi is busy insulating hundreds of houses.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:48:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Navy barge hits rocks off Tutukaka</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[A navy vessel is taking on water after hitting rocks on off Tutakaka, Northland.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:45:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Lawyer says mandatory child abuse reporting is necessary</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[A South Auckland lawyer says mandatory reporting of child abuse is necessary, in light of a second conviction for the abuse of a 9 year old Auckland girl.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:42:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120208-0842-lawyer_says_mandatory_child_abuse_reporting_is_necessary-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1008937"/>
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  <title>Republicans see politics in Eastwood Super Bowl ad</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The most talked-about advertisement of the Super Bowl half-time is being described as one of the loudest flashpoints yet in the early re-election campaign of President Obama.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:38:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120208-0838-republicans_see_politics_in_eastwood_super_bowl_ad-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1309725"/>
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<item>
  <title>Sports News for 8 February 2012</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:35:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120208-0835-sports_news_for_8_february_2012-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1286999"/>
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  <title>Markets Update for 8 February 2012</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:29:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/business/bus-mnr-20120208-0829-markets_update_for_8_february_2012-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="279234"/>
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  <title>Queensland evacuees wait to return to their homes</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Residents in the Queensland town of St George are facing a new threat, with flood waters damaging the local sewage treatment plant and contaminating waters.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:26:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120208-0826-queensland_evacuees_wait_to_return_to_their_homes-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1311743"/>
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  <title>Parliament to consider Monday-ising Waitangi, Anzac holidays</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[A proposed law to Monday-ise Waitangi Day and Anzac Day when they fall on weekends will be considered this year.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:22:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120208-0822-parliament_to_consider_monday-ising_waitangi_anzac_holidays-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1220491"/>
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  <title>Property council wants changes to Christchurch CBD rules</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The New Zealand Property Council is calling for significant changes to the draft plan for rebuilding Christchurch, saying the plan as it stands is too restrictive and undermines the business community.
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:13:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120208-0813-property_council_wants_changes_to_christchurch_cbd_rules-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="3238848"/>
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  <title>Russia says the Syrian President is ready for dialogue</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Syria has had a high profile and controversial visitor.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:09:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120208-0809-russia_says_the_syrian_president_is_ready_for_dialogue-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1177012"/>
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<item>
  <title>Rescue workers continue search after Philippines quake</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Rescue workers in the Philippines are searching for survivors after an earthquake triggered landslides that killed dozens of people.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:56:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120208-0756-rescue_workers_continue_search_after_philippines_quake-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1165021"/>
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  <title>New system for posting parcels being giving thumbs down</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Customers could be charged extra for wrapping their own parcels, under a new postal system being considered for a nationwide roll out.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:52:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Auckland council demands new powers to tackle housing costs</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The Auckland Council wants greater powers to help create more affordable housing.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:48:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120208-0748-auckland_council_demands_new_powers_to_tackle_housing_costs-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1188015"/>
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<item>
  <title>Sports News for 8 February 2012</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:45:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Legal experts at odds over Maori bid for water ownership</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Maori rights to the ownership of rivers and lakes are now on the agenda of the Waitangi Tribunal after the Maori Council, supported by eleven hapu groups, lodged a claim yesterday.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:39:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120208-0739-legal_experts_at_odds_over_maori_bid_for_water_ownership-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="2200930"/>
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  <title>Pike River inquiry resumes to look into cause of explosion</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The Pike River Royal Commission resumes today for the first time this year and will look at the immediate cause of the explosions that killed 29 men.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:36:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120208-0736-pike_river_inquiry_resumes_to_look_into_cause_of_explosion-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1136516"/>
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  <title>Norwegian explorer back in Antartica without permission</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[A Norwegian explorer who led a fatal Antarctica trip last year says he is now back in Antarctic waters on a second unauthorised trip.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:26:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120208-0726-norwegian_explorer_back_in_antartica_without_permission-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1351223"/>
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  <title>Property Council believes Christchurch city plan is restrictive</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The New Zealand Property Council says Christchurch's draft central city plan is too restrictive and undermines the business community's efforts to rebuild.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:23:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120208-0723-property_council_believes_christchurch_city_plan_is_restrictive-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1109412"/>
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  <title>Russia bids to stop the escalating violence in Syria</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[In Syria as the diplomatic debate continues to rage, so does the violence.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:19:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120208-0719-russia_bids_to_stop_the_escalating_violence_in_syria-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1455390"/>
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  <title>Turia responds to Peters' criticism</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The minister responsible for Whanau Ora is Tariana Turia.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:14:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120208-0714-turia_responds_to_peters_criticism-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1735911"/>
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  <title>Peters denounces Whanau Ora as a 'giant koha scheme'</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, is labelling the Whanau Ora programme a giant koha scheme after learning a Wellington businessman received a three thousand dollar grant to organise a family get together.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:10:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120208-0710-peters_denounces_whanau_ora_as_a_giant_koha_scheme-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="1583428"/>
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  <title>Morning Business for 8 February 2012</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[News from the business sector including a market report.
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:47:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/business/bus-mnr-20120208-0647-morning_business_for_8_february_2012-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="4310144"/>
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  <title>Maori Council secretary speaks about water claim</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The Maori Council has filed a claim with the Waitangi Tribunal for iwi ownership of rivers and lakes.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:41:00 +1300</pubDate>
  <enclosure url="http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20120208-0641-maori_council_secretary_speaks_about_water_claim-00.ogg" type="audio/ogg" length="881607"/>
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  <title>Wellington man defends Whanau Ora grant</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[A Wellington businessman is defending the three-thousand-dollar grant he's received under Whanau Ora, saying he and his family are worthy recipients.
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:38:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Manu Korihi News for 8 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[The Taranaki Daily News says it regrets taking out of context holocaust comments made by a Taranaki language lecturer; Members of New Zealand's second largest iwi will now have the chance to express their views to the Government, over its intention to partially sell off four state owned enterprises; It may be the height of summer, but a Turangi-based iwi is busy insulating hundreds of houses.
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:27:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Morning Rural News for 8 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[News from the rural and farming sector.
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:22:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Pacific News for 8 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[The latest from the Pacific region.
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:18:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Debate grows over Thai lese-majeste law</title>
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    <![CDATA[Debate over Thailand's Lese Majeste law is heating up, with a group of law professors calling for the penalties to be loosened.
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:15:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Top Stories for Wednesday 8 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[Peters denounces Whanau Ora as a 'giant koha scheme', Turia responds to Peters' criticism, Russia bids to stop the escalating violence in Syria, Property Council believes Christchurch city plan is restrictive, Norwegian explorer back in Antartica without permission.
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia</title>
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    <![CDATA[Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:57:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Facebook a trap for those with low self esteem</title>
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    <![CDATA[A psychology researcher has released a study showing that for some people, sharing their thoughts on Facebook could wind up costing them real-life friends.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:55:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>School children talk about the Treaty</title>
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    <![CDATA[The Treaty of Waitangi is one of the eight principles that under-pin the school curriculum.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:52:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Manu Korihi News for 7 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[A tribal-led group looking at the basic rules which New Zealanders should all live by says it will consult with iwi from next month. The Ministry of Education says it's coming under increasing pressure from iwi and the Government over the Treaty of Waitangi; An early childhood centre has been officially opened in the small Bay of Island town of Kawakawa - set up and run by the Ngati Hine Health Trust; Christchurch will today formally bid to host the biggest Maori performance event on the calendar - Te Matatini National Festival.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:48:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Queen Elizabeth II marks diamond jubilee</title>
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    <![CDATA[60 years ago, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth the Second , which means the Queen has become only the second British Monarch to reach her Diamond Jubilee.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:43:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Namibian fossil could represent 'world's first animals'</title>
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    <![CDATA[Scientists digging in a Namibia park have uncovered fossils that they believe to represent the earth's first animals, millions of years before animal life was thought to have existed.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:39:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Sports News for 7 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:36:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Markets Update for 7 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:30:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Care needed around wasps and bees</title>
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    <![CDATA[Experts and exterminators say people need to take care around wasps and bees after a man was killed and a woman hospitalised by stings during the long weekend.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:26:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Sevens manager calls for tougher penalties for streakers</title>
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    <![CDATA[The organisation that runs the Wellington Rugby Sevens Tournament is calling for pitch invaders to face stiffer penalties.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:22:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Marae may end politicians' visits after Waitangi protests</title>
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    <![CDATA[Politicians may not be welcomed on to the Waitangi Marae next year, after protesters interrupted a speech by the Prime Minister, John Key, at the weekend.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:16:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Maori resource managment expert on Waitangi Tribunal claim</title>
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    <![CDATA[We talk to senior lecturer in Maori Resource Management at Victoria University, Dr Maria Bargh.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:12:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Smith says new Waitangi Tribunal could be hugely divisive</title>
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    <![CDATA[The Environment Minister, Nick Smith, says a pending Waitangi Tribunal claim over New Zealand's freshwater resources could be hugely divisive.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:09:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>PNG ferry sinking to be investigated</title>
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    <![CDATA[Papua New Guinea's government says it will carry out a full investigation into last week's ferry sinking, which has left six people dead and at least one-hundred still missing.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:53:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Big freeze strikes Europe with a vengance</title>
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    <![CDATA[The death toll from Europe's cold snap keeps on climbing.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:50:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Star ratings could measure earthquake safety of buildings</title>
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    <![CDATA[A new five star rating system that evaluates the earthquake strength of buildings is being developed, and one of its creators says it could be up and running as early as April.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:47:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Sports News for 7 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:43:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Drunken NZers in London spark complaint</title>
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    <![CDATA[Waitangi Day celebrations in London have led to a complaint about drunken New Zealanders.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:39:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Pressure mounting on Maori Party to walk</title>
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    <![CDATA[The Maori Party is coming under increasing pressure to walk away from its deal with the National Party.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:36:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Power bill hike is likely say industry observers</title>
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    <![CDATA[Wholesale electricity prices are rising as a long dry spell in the South Island has left hydrolake levels at just under 80 percent of the average for this time of year.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:28:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Floods continue to threaten south-west Queensland</title>
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    <![CDATA[Residents in parts of south-west Queensland have been evacuated, as floods threaten the region for the third time in two years.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:23:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Fighting intensifies in Homs</title>
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    <![CDATA[In Syria there are reports of rockets, shells and mortars being used in the latest violence in the city of Homs, in the heaviest bombardment yet of the opposition stronghold.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:18:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Environment Minister responds to Maori claims</title>
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    <![CDATA[Environment Minister, Dr Nick Smith, responds to Maori claims to control freshwater.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:11:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Maori lodge claim for energy assets</title>
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    <![CDATA[The Maori Council will today lodge claims with the Waitangi Tribunal that could throw a spanner in the works of the government's plan to partly privatise four state-owned energy companies.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:09:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Morning Business for 7 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[News from the business sector including a market report.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:46:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Water rights bid not an attempt to derail asset sales</title>
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    <![CDATA[A bid for Maori authority over freshwater will be lodged with the Waitangi Tribunal today by the Maori Council and eleven supporting hapu groups.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:37:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Manu Korihi News for 7 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[The Ministry of Education says it's coming under increasing pressure from iwi and the Government over the Treaty of Waitangi; A tribal-led group looking at the basic rules which New Zealanders should all live by says it will consult with iwi throughout the country from next month; An early childhood centre has been officially opened in the small Bay of Island town of Kawakawa - set up and run by the Ngati Hine Health Trust; Christchurch will today formally bid to host the biggest Maori performance event on the calendar - Te Matatini National Festival.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:27:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Manu Korihi News for 7 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[The Ministry of Education says it's coming under increasing pressure from iwi and the Government over the Treaty of Waitangi; A tribal-led group looking at the basic rules which New Zealanders should all live by says it will consult with iwi throughout the country from next month; An early childhood centre has been officially opened in the small Bay of Island town of Kawakawa - set up and run by the Ngati Hine Health Trust; Christchurch will today formally bid to host the biggest Maori performance event on the calendar - Te Matatini National Festival.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:27:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Morning Rural News for 7 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[News from the rural and farming sector.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:22:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Pacific News for 7 February 2012</title>
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    <![CDATA[The latest from the Pacific region.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:18:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Capt Scott's grandson delighted to work on Antarctic project</title>
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    <![CDATA[The grandson of the famous ill-fated Antarctic explorer, Robert Scott, says he has a new appreciation for his grandfather's achievements, after a month on the frozen continent.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:13:00 +1300</pubDate>
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  <title>Tens of thousands turn out for Waitangi celebrations</title>
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    <![CDATA[Tens of thousands of people turned out around the main centres to celebrate Waitangi Day.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:11:00 +1300</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Maori lodge claim for energy assets; Environment Minister responds to Maori claims; fighting intensifies in Homs; floods continue to threaten south-west Queensland; power bill hike is likely say industry observers; pressure mounting on Maori Party to walk; Drunken NZers in London spark complaint; and star ratings could measure earthquake safety of buildings.
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