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Morning Report for Thursday 20 November 2008
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The war of the flowers
8:57 AM.The Auckland Flower Show opens to the public today. Audio
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Old Boys of Nelson College protect school artwork
8:54 AM.15 of the College's works went under the hammer last night at Dunbar Sloane in Wellington - raising more than 140,000 dollars. Audio
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Waatea News for 20 November 2008
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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UN experts release hard hitting report on Darfur
8:46 AM.It says the extension's urgently needed to combat"flagrant violations"of the arms ban by Khartoum and Darfur rebel groups. Audio
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Christchurch Police looking for a group of men
8:44 AM.This group of men sexually attacked a women at Corsair Bay near Lyttelton on Sunday. Audio
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149 NZ Troops off to East Timor
8:41 AM.New Zealand's maintaining its troop levels there despite Australia recently withdrawing 100 of its troops. Audio
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Markets Update for 20 November 2008
8:29 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Pirate vessel sinks after Indian navy fires upon it
8:26 AM.India's navy is patrolling the waters as part of an international effort to try to deter attacks on commercial shipping. Audio
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Kevin Rudd - One Year as Australian PM
8:22 AM.He's pulling in a 62 per cent approval rating as preferred Prime Minister in the latest polls. Audio
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Share prices fall on Wall Street
8:18 AM.The Dow Jones is currently down two and a half percent, and the Nasdaq is down three and a half percent. Audio
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It may get tougher for tourism industry
8:14 AM.About half the redundancies at Air NZ will be made among long-haul cabin crew, with the others coming from technical areas. Audio
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Labour leader Phil Goff last day as trade minister
8:09 AM.Mr Key told Morning Report after seven o'clock that pushing free trade was a priority at the summit. Audio
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Black Caps get ready for test against Australia
7:55 AM.The side is without key play maker, Jacob Oram. Audio
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Auckland city council toughen up on parking fines
7:52 AM.Aucklanders are well used to arguing to try to get out of paying their parking tickets. Audio
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A rescue plan for Hanover to be revealed
7:49 AM.Hanover says the debt restructuring plan will be designed to repay investors in full. Audio
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Sports News for 20 November 2008
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Stem cell breakthrough
7:40 AM.Doctors have successfully given a patient a new windpipe, grown using her stem cells. Audio
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Labour Party revealing it's shadow cabinet
7:35 AM.Labour leader Phil Goff has already announced that David Cunliffe will be the new finance spokesperson. Audio
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An independent inquiry into Nia Glassies murder underway
7:25 AM.Rotorua brothers Wiremu and Michael Curtis were this week found guilty of murdering three year-old Nia. Audio
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Air New Zealand axe 200 jobs
7:19 AM.The fallout from that global economic crisis is hitting home at Air New Zealand. Audio
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APEC leaders and ministers meeting in Lima, Peru
7:15 AM.Our economics correspondent Nigel Stirling is covering the Apec leaders and ministers' meetings. Audio
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John Key faces first challenge as PM
7:09 AM.John Key will be attending a crucial international summit on the global economic crisis. Audio
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Morning Business for 20 November 2008
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Genetically modified vaccines for horses
6:40 AM.Other critics say the horses would be better off being quarantined than vaccinated when sick. Audio
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Bad news for tourism industry
6:37 AM.Air New Zealand's announcement it is going to cut jobs is the latest in a series of bad news for the tourism industry. Audio
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Waatea News for 20 November 2008
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 20 November 2008
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 20 November 2008
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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'Please explain' - NZ Banks
6:09 AM.The OCR has dropped to six point five percent. Audio
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Piwakawaka - Fantail
6:01 AM.Listen to the fantail's call. Audio
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Top stories for 20 November 2008
6:00 AM.John Key off to APEC, Air NZ axe 200 jobs. Audio