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Morning Report for Wednesday 4 November 2009
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Humpback whales visit Milford Sound
8:57 AM.The frisky East Coast dolphin isn't the only marine star grabbing our attention these days. Audio
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Let there be rain...or maybe snow
8:53 AM.When the rains fail all farmers here can really do is wait...and wait for the next downpour. Audio
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Wellington's Festival of Arts programme launched
8:50 AM.It's that time again, when Wellington begins gearing up for the biennial International Festival of the Arts. Audio
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Waatea news for 4 November 2009
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Black Caps lose heavily to Pakistan
8:43 AM.Pakistan made 287, a total the Black Caps never threatened. Audio
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Immigration a key to New Zealand's economic success
8:40 AM.Business, worker and migration groups have welcomed a report highlighting immigration as a key to New Zealand's economic success. Audio
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Sports news for 4 November 2009
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets update for 4 November 2009
8:30 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Fears Kennedy Killer in grave danger in new prison
8:26 AM.There are fears the man who assassinated Robert Kennedy may himself be killed after being transferred to a minimum security prison. Audio
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Republicans expected to win US gubernational elections
8:22 AM.A rejuvenated Republican party is expected to win a raft of elections in the United States today, exactly a year after President Barack Obama was elected to office. Audio
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Dollar down for now but trend is upwards
8:16 AM.The Kiwi dollar is continuing its bumpy ride, with expectations it may soften some more over coming days if only to rise again a little further out. Audio
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Fiji watcher says travel bans not working
8:09 AM.New Zealand is considering whether to expel Fijian diplomats in a tit for tat move after Fiji gave expulsion notices to the heads of the New Zealand and Australian High Commissions in Suva. Audio
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Security guards stop hedgehogs going up in smoke
7:58 AM.Security guards have been employed at one of Britain's largest Guy Fawke's fireworks displays to stop hedgehogs nesting in the bonfire. Audio
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Eight hundred coal miners are on strike over pay and conditions
7:55 AM.Eight hundred coal miners are on strike over pay and conditions at mines at Huntly and the West Coast. Audio
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Government u-turn on fruit in schools
7:52 AM.The government has backed off plans to dump the the Fruit in Schools scheme that gives children in poorer schools one piece of fruit a day. Audio
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Survey measures productivity gains from broadband
7:47 AM.For the first time the productivity gains for businesses from having broadband have been measured in a major survey. Audio
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Sports news for 4 November 2009
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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AirNZ to update fleet with Airbus A320s
7:39 AM.Air New Zealand plans to buy 14 new Airbus A320s to replace its domestic fleet of Boeing 737s. Audio
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Questions over the value of Shell deal
7:36 AM.Oil industry insiders and politicians are questioning the value of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund and Infratil getting into the retail side of the oil business. Audio
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More hours worked not translating into jobs
7:28 AM.The recession might officially be over but the pick-up in the economy hasn't flowed through into more jobs. Audio
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GPs voice concern over community testing
7:25 AM.Auckland District Health Board chairman Pat Snedden. Audio
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GPs pass no confidence in Labtests
7:22 AM.Around a hundred and fifty doctors have passed a vote of no confidence in Labtests, the company that holds the contract for community medical testing in Auckland. Audio
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Karadzic appears in front of war crimes trial
7:18 AM.A defiant Radovan Karadzic has appeared in front of the Yugoslav War Crimes tribunal for the first time. Audio
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Heads of NZ and Australian missions expelled from Fiji
7:09 AM.The heads of the New Zealand and Australian High Commissions have been expelled from Fiji over claims both countries have interfered with the functioning of the Fijian judiciary. Audio
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Morning business for 4 November 2009
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Top diplomats told to leave Fiji
6:38 AM.New Zealand's acting deputy High Commissioner and the Australian High Commissioner have been given 24 hours to leave Fiji. Audio
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Waatea news for 4 November 2009
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 4 November 2009
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific news for 4 November 2009
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Top stories for 4 November 2009
6:00 AM.* New Zealand and Australia's top diplomats are ordered out of Fiji * Auckland GPs say they've no confidence in the city's labtesting regime * The Government's interest in the oil business puzzles… Read more Audio