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Morning Report for Wednesday 30 July 2008
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Top Stories for 30 July 2008
6:00 AM.Stormy weather, Mapua pollution, NZ First donations and World Trade Organisation talks. Audio
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Hoiho - The Yellow Eyed Penguin
6:01 AM.Listen to today's birdcall. Audio
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Stormy Weather
6:10 AM.Problems in Northland, Coromandel, and Waikato this morning, and some areas are also affected by power outages. Audio
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New Zealand's Kyoto Bill
6:16 AM.Victoria University has hosted a symposium on what happens once the current Kyoto Protocol runs out in 2012. Audio
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Pacific News
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 30 July 2008
6:22 AM.The latest from the farming and rural communities. Audio
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Waatea News
6:28 AM.The latest news from the Waatea team. Audio
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Stormy Weather (Part 2)
6:38 AM.Civil defence teams have been on full alert overnight, with many areas still soaked from the weekend's deluge. Audio
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New Zealand First Donations
6:41 AM.The Act Party leader Rodney Hide is considering laying a complaint with the Serious Fraud Office against Winston Peters. Audio
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Stormy Weather (Part 3)
7:09 AM.Reports from the Far North Civil Defence co-ordinator Bill Hutchinson, Lois Williams in Northland, and Andrew McRae in Hamilton. Audio
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Mapua Pollution
7:16 AM.The Mapua community is demanding answers following a report criticising the clean up of the village's polluted chemical site. Audio
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New Zealand First Donations (Part 2)
7:20 AM.The issue of donations to New Zealand First is again likely to dominate question time at Parliament today. Audio
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World Trade Organisation Talks
7:27 AM.The talks called to try to save the Doha world trade round have ended overnight, amidst acrimony and without any deal. Audio
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Stormy Weather - Traffic Update
7:36 AM.Updated roading information on weather affected areas. Audio
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Oil Prices Drop
7:38 AM.The price of oil has fallen to its lowest level since mid May amid signs of weakening demand. Audio
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EPMU to Campaign
7:40 AM.The country's largest union will be campaigning in this year's general elections. Audio
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Sports News
7:46 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Democracy for Tonga
7:50 AM.Tonga's new king has surpised his subjects with an unexpected announcement he will relinquish many of his powers in favour of democracy. Audio
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Putting Rugby First
7:54 AM.Are rugby's chances of becoming a globally popular sport being hamstrung by an undemocratic International Rugby Board? Audio
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Rugby Referee Resigns
7:57 AM.A West Coast rugby referee has resigned from the sport after receiving what he called serious verbal abuse from players. Audio
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Stormy Weather - Northland
8:06 AM.Northland finds itself cut off from the rest of the country this morning due to widespread slips and flooding. Audio
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Northland - Kaeo Rugby Club
8:08 AM.Nobody is more relieved last night's storm wasn't as bad as was first feared than the Kaeo Rugby Club. Audio
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Metservice Forecaster
8:12 AM.We're joined in the studio by Metservice forecaster Peter Kreft. Audio
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Mapua Pollution (Part 2)
8:17 AM.Ian Telfer reports on the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's report on the Mapua decontamination project. Audio
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America's Cup Wrangling Continues
8:20 AM.A New York judge has re-instated the Swiss and their original Spanish ally as the rightful organisers of the next regatta. Audio
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Olympics Security
8:24 AM.Around 100 thousand security officials have been drafted in to protect the games, as well as setting up surveillance systems. Audio
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Barack Obama Returns from Tour
8:28 AM.With Brent Budowsky, columnist for The Hill political newspaper in Washington. Audio
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Sports News
8:36 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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All Blacks Team Selection
8:40 AM.Joining us are former All Blacks coach John Hart, and former All Black captain Stu Wilson. Audio
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Building New Houses
8:45 AM.Some builders and subcontractors are beginning to suffer as the building of new houses slumps to a 22 year low. Audio
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Waatea News
8:49 AM.The latest news from the Waatea team. Audio
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Report on Climate Change
8:51 AM.Risk of storm surges, extreme waves and coastal flooding are being highlighted in a report on the impact of climate change in NZ. Audio
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Coronation of King George Tupou
8:53 AM.As part of the festivities Tonga's sports stadium was filled with over 10 thousand school children yesterday. Audio
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12th Annual Pie Awards
8:56 AM.It was a provincial bakery not a big city one that took out top honours. Audio