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Morning Report for Friday 4 September 2009
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Top stories for 4 September 2009
6:00 AM.No apology from Michael Laws who says Kurakaupapa kids are being politicized. More Interschool violence, this time in Porirua. The Auckland governance select committee is being described as a sham… Read more Audio
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Morning sports news
6:07 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Rodney Mayor unhappy with super city plans
6:11 AM.The Auckland governance select committee releases its report on the super-city legislation later today, but some say it's just a waste of time. Audio
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Australian bikie laws
6:13 AM.As more towns look at introducing tougher laws to crack down on bikie gangs, the United Nations is criticising moves in Australia to do just that. Audio
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Pacific News for 4 September 2009
6:20 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 4 September 2009
6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea news
6:28 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Otaki parents shocked at Mayor Laws' letter
6:38 AM.Parents of the Otaki schoolchildren berated by Wanganui mayor Michael Laws say they are shocked a community leader would act in such a way. Audio
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Four schools dealing with violent invasions
6:41 AM.Four high schools in Wellington and Auckland are now dealing with students involved in violent school invasions by groups carrying a weapon. Audio
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Urumqi unrest
6:44 AM.There's been another outbreak of unrest in the city of Urumqi, in China's Xinjiang region. Audio
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Morning Business News for 4 September 2009
6:48 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Wanganui Mayor a "disgraceful bully" - Iwi
7:09 AM.A disgraceful act of intimidation.That's what Wanganui mayor Michael Laws' letter to schoolchildren is being called. Audio
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Michael Laws has no regrets
7:13 AM.Despite the denials from Otaki School's principal and parents, he believes the children were put up to writing the letters and was taken aback by the anger they expressed. Audio
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Mana College student apologises for school invasion
7:16 AM.In an unusual development, one of the Mana College students who began the fight has been in contact with Radio New Zealand to apologise for what happened. Audio
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Students voice views on school scraps
7:18 AM.Reporter Clint Owens went to Porirua and spoke to teenagers from both Mana and Bishop Viard Colleges. Audio
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Principals speak
7:21 AM.Hedley Aitken from Bishop Viard College and Steve Bovaird from Lynfield College. Audio
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Super-city report a sham?
7:26 AM.The Auckland governance select committee is being described as a sham just hours before it releases its map of the new super city. Audio
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No price break despite record Mighty River Power profit
7:35 AM.Customers of Mercury Energy are still waiting for a price break, despite its parent company's record annual profit. Audio
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The Energy Minister responds
7:38 AM.Energy Minister, Gerry Brownlee commnets on power company profits. Audio
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Morning sports news
7:44 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Indonesia quake toll rises as relief operation begins
7:47 AM.At least 57 people have now been confirmed dead and thousands are homeless after the magnitude seven quake which struck off the Java coast of Indonesia on Wednesday night. Audio
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Breaks law to be changed
7:52 AM.The Labour Minister wants to change the law that guarantees workers rest and meal breaks. Audio
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Oil spill threat as ship grounded in Samoa
7:56 AM.A team of New Zealand marine pollution workers has arrived in Samoa to help locals facing the threat of an oil spill in Apia harbour after a ship was grounded. Audio
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Weapons increasingly used by students
8:09 AM.The head of the Association of Secondary Schools Principals says weapons including hammers and screwdrivers are increasingly being used in school yard fights. Audio
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Afghanistan elections
8:16 AM.Partial results from Afghanistan's presidential election last month, show incumbent Hamid Karzai inching towards re-election in a single round. Audio
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Emissions trading talks due to resume next week
8:22 AM.Talks are set to resume next week as National and Labour try to hammer out a deal on the emissions trading scheme with a December deadline looming. Audio
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Construction company awaiting sentence
8:26 AM.Heron Construction, the company that pleaded guilty over the drownings of two employees off Christchurch, is now awaiting sentencing. Audio
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Business update
8:30 AM.News from the business sector. Audio
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Morning sports news
8:36 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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17 year old upsets US open favourite
8:40 AM.A seventeen year old has beaten fourth seed Elena Dementieva at the US open. Audio
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''Bling bling'' bye bye for King of Pop
8:44 AM.Family and friends of Michael Jackson bid a final farewell to the 'King of Pop' today in a private ceremony at a Los Angeles cemetery. Audio
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Waatea news
8:47 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Activists cautious of waterfront development
8:50 AM.Activists remain on watch as Wellington and Auckland city authorities intensify development of their waterfronts. Audio
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Darwin 14-year-old evicted from state flat after dad dies
8:54 AM.In Australia a 14 year old girl evicted from a state flat just days after her father died has won an apology from the Northern Territory Government. Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:57 AM.To Canberra to join our correspondent, Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio