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Morning Report for Tuesday 15 December 2009
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Top stories for Tuesday 15 December 2009
6:00 AM.The Prime Minister approves the flying of the controversial tino rangitiratanga flag on waitangi day, Fiji mops up after the first cyclone of the season, Peter Jackson's film The Lovely Bones… Read more Audio
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Thousands likely to have been displaced by Fiji cyclone
6:10 AM.Thousands of peple are likely to have been displaced by flooding in the wake of the category two cyclone that swept across Fiji yesterday. Audio
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Abu Dhabi supplies loan to troubled Dubai
6:15 AM.Dubai has received a ten billion dollar handout from United Arab Emirates neighbour Abu Dhabi to help pay off its debts. Audio
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Pacific news for 15 December 2009
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 15 December 2009
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea news for 15 December 2009
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Labour on the decision to fly tino rangatiratanga
6:35 AM.The Labour Party says the decision to fly the Maori tino rangatiratanga flag at official sites on Waitangi Day is a hollow gesture. Audio
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Fiji resort shuts temporarily to mop up after cyclone
6:40 AM.A resort in Fiji's Yasawa Island group says it has been forced to close temporarily due to extensive damage caused by Cyclone Mick. Audio
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Morning business for 15 December 2009
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Critics skeptical about Maori flag's unifying force
7:08 AM.The Prime Minister says its all about embracing diversity but critics of the new Maori flag say they are skeptical about it being a unifying force for the country. Audio
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PM on Maori flag
7:11 AM.The flying of the flag is a victory for the Maori Party. Audio
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Labour's Shane Jones on new Maori flag
7:15 AM.Tai Tokerau based, Labour list MP, Shane Jones discusses the issue. Audio
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Fiji's disaster team swings into action after Cyclone Mick
7:20 AM.Thousands of locals are likely to have been displaced by the flooding in the wake of Cyclone Mick. Audio
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The Lovely Bones premieres in Wellington
7:25 AM.In Wellington last night, the crowds came in their droves for the New Zealand premiere of Peter Jackson's new movie. Audio
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Telecom blames technical fault for outage
7:28 AM.Telecom says it's working on a compensation deal for customers of its XT mobile network, after an outage yesterday that affected tens of thousands of customers. Audio
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Split between poor and rich threatens climate talks
7:35 AM.African nations say they'll return to the U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen after winning assurances the conference will focus more on extending the Kyoto Protocol. Audio
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Copenhagen correspondent
7:38 AM.Reporting from Copenhagen is David Williams from The Press newspaper. Audio
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Sports news for 15 December 2009
7:42 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Compensation for injured firefighters unlikely
7:45 AM.The firefighters injured in last years Tamahere coolstore explosion look unlikely to receive compensation after it was revealed the owners, Icepak Coolstores are insolvent. Audio
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Deficits expected to be lower than previously forecast
7:50 AM.Today's half-yearly economic and fiscal update from the Treasury is expected to confirm inroads into its forecasts for future deficits. Audio
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Australian migrations to NZ nearly doubles over past decade
7:55 AM.The number of Australians moving to New Zealand is at an all-time high. Audio
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Canterbury farmers tally the damage after hail storms
7:57 AM.Some Canterbury farmers are facing large scale losses to their crops after hail storms in the province. Audio
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Winston Peters against choice of Tino Rangatiratanga flag
8:09 AM.The choice of the Tino Rangatiratanga flag to fly as the emblem of Maori on Waitangi Day is being opposed by Maori leaders at Waitangi itself. Audio
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African nations bring Copenhagen proceeding to a halt
8:15 AM.Tensions at the Copenhagen climate change conference have boiled over with African nations walking out of proceedings in protest over how the talks are proceeding. Audio
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Thousands likely to have been displaced by Fiji cyclone
8:15 AM.The Fiji Broadcasting Corporation says a young boy has been crushed by a falling tree in the highlands of Viti Levu where Cyclone Mick produced driving rain and winds gusting up to 150 kilometres per… Read more Audio
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Berlusconi remains in hospital following attack
8:20 AM.To Italy, where it's being asked how the bodyguards around Silvio Berlusconi failed to prevent a dramatic attack that's put the Italian Prime Minister in hospital. Audio
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Final destination of weapons from North Korea remains a mystery
8:26 AM.The final destination of a plane flying out of North Korea with rocket launchers and other weaponry on board remains a mystery. Audio
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Markets update for 15 December 2009
8:29 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports news for 15 December 2009
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Twizel residents come out against intensive dairy farming
8:40 AM."Enough is enough", according to a community meeting of 120 people held in Twizel last night that vowed to fight sixteen new intensive dairy farms in the central Omarama-Ohau region. Audio
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Conflicting evidence at conquest
8:48 AM.A coroner's court has heard conflicting evidence from witnesses who watched a police officer shoot a man dead in Christchurch two years ago. Audio
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Waatea news for 15 December 2009
8:50 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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New study finds getting married good for mental health
8:55 AM.A major new international study has found that getting married is good for your mental health. Audio
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Reports Moko the dolphin has been attacked
8:57 AM.There are reports Moko the dolphin has been attacked by a group of Gisborne youths as he played with swimmers at Waikanae Beach. Audio