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Morning Report for Monday 10 August 2009
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
8:55 AM.Phil Kafcaloudes reports on the new Australian Sex Party, Madeleine McCann, and Melbourne's Film Fest strife with it's Chinese sister city. Audio
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Manson prosecutor opposes parole bid
8:54 AM.As Americans mark the 40th anniversary of the Charles Manson cult murders in Los Angeles that claimed the lives of actress Sharon Tate and six others, three of his followers are angling to be freed… Read more Audio
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Tolling needed to bring forward Tauranga motorway project
8:49 AM.The public will have to agree to tolls which could last for 35 years if work on a crucial stretch of motorway near Tauranga is to start. Audio
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Waatea news
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Don't get left in the lurch when you say"I do"
8:42 AM.The Department of Internal Affairs say there is a growing number of non-registered celebrants officiating at weddings and civil unions, but getting registered celebrants to sign off the paperwork. Audio
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Ashes series level after England implode
8:39 AM.Australia has embarrassed England in the third cricket test at Headingley and now has the upper hand in the battle for the Ashes. Audio
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Sports news
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets update
8:29 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Bid to keep John Key's primary school open goes to minister
8:25 AM.A Christchurch primary school's plea to remain open goes to the government today. Audio
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David Bain heads overseas but plans to seek financial redress
8:19 AM.David Bain has left New Zealand and will spend the rest of the year in Europe. Audio
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New Zealand's Tongans gather to support ferry victims
8:15 AM.Hundreds of New Zealand-based Tongans gathered in Auckland yesterday to pray and show their support for those affected by the Tongan ferry disaster. Audio
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Relatives of missing in Tongan ferry disaster wait at dock
8:10 AM.The head of the New Zealand Navy dive team trying to locate the wreckage of the sunken ferry Princess Ashika off the coast of Tonga has warned that the search will be long and challenging. Audio
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New firm finally begins taking over Auckland lab testing
7:57 AM.After a long and bitter legal row, a new firm today begins taking over all community medical testing in Auckland. Audio
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Union warns of disruption looming to phone services
7:48 AM.The union representing hundreds of striking telephone engineers says there may be major disruption to the repair of many phone services across the country from today. Audio
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Sports news
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Environment Ministry spends nearly $1 million on makeover
7:40 AM.Papers given to Radio New Zealand under the Official Information Act show $920,000 has been spent on restructuring, including $200,000 to make offices"open plan". Audio
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Labour says pollution reduction efforts should mirror EU's
7:37 AM.Labour's energy and climate change spokesperson Charles Chauvel. Audio
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Minister's review of electricity sector goes to Cabinet today
7:34 AM.Cabinet will today consider reform of the electricity sector, including a proposal that power companies give a rebate to consumers who use less during power saving campaigns. Audio
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Nearly a million evacuated as typhoon bears down on China
7:27 AM.Nearly one million people have been evacuated as a typhoon bears down on the south-east coast of China. Audio
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32-year-old charged with assault of dead Kaitaia toddler
7:24 AM.A 32-year old woman will appear in Auckland District Court today charged with the assault of a two-year-old Kaitaia child who died in Auckland's Starship hospital yesterday. Audio
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New York air crash claims New Zealand pilot's life
7:22 AM.A New Zealand helicopter pilot has been confirmed as one of the nine victims of a mid-air collision over New York. Audio
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Dive team in desperate search in Tonga
7:14 AM.So the grim reality is that 93 people remain missing, with New Zealand navy divers back out searching today. Audio
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93 still missing from Tonga ferry sinking
7:09 AM.93 people are still missing and still only two bodies have been found following the sinking of the Tongan ferry, The Princess Ashika. Audio
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Morning business
6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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NZer lines up for 1000km Mongolian horse race
6:43 AM.A former Tekapo man is about to begin the only charity race in the world that can trace its origins to Genghis Khan. Audio
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Noordin Mohammad Top may not be dead
6:40 AM.Doubt has been cast over whether the mastermind of multiple suicide bombings in Indonesia has been shot by police. Audio
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Survivor of Tonga ferry sinking tells of no time to react
6:35 AM.A top level investigation is being launched into the Tonga ferry disaster even as the potential death toll rises towards 100. Audio
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Waatea news
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 10 August 2009
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific news for 10 August 2009
6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Surge in complaints to Insurance Ombudsman
6:15 AM.Tough financial times have seen complaints to the Insurance and Savings Ombudsman soar. Audio
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Top Stories for 10 August 2009
6:00 AM.Relatives of missing in Tongan ferry disaster wait at dock, New Zealand's Tongans gather to support ferry victims, New York air crash claims New Zealand pilot's life, Nearly a million evacuated as… Read more Audio