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Morning Report for Wednesday 16 December 2009
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Top stories from Wednesday 16 December 2009
6:00 AM.Wellington's Transmission Gully gets the go-ahead, British prosecutors look again at how New Zealander Blair Peach died 30 years ago, Labour urges the Government to loosen the purse strings, Climate… Read more Audio
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Third Supercity Bill passes third reading
6:15 AM.Efforts to set up the new structure for the Auckland Supercity moved a step closer last night with the third and final supercity bill passing its third reading. Audio
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Pacific news for 16 December 2009
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 16 December 2009
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea news for 16 December 2009
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Gully road gets green light
6:35 AM.There's relief even from critics, that a decision has finally been made to go ahead with Transmission Gully. Audio
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Talks underway again at Copenhagen
6:38 AM.Pressure is on to break a deadlock at the global climate talks as the deadline to reach some kind of agreement looms. Audio
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Morning business for 16 December 2009
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Reaction to Transmission Gully plan
7:08 AM.After decades of hand-wringing and uncertainty, some of those directly affected by the Transmission Gully roading project north of Wellington are expressing relief that a final decision has been made.
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Political reaction to Gully ranges from aghast to accepting
7:14 AM.To discuss this further are the Green Party's Wellington Transport spokesperson Sue Kedgley and the Wellington Council's spokesperson for transport issues, Andy Foster. Audio
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Secret Blair Peach report given to Prosecutors
7:17 AM.Prosecutors in the UK are reviewing the thirty-year-old case of the death of New Zealander Blair Peach. Audio
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Prosecutors review Blair Peach death after 30 years
7:22 AM.Celia Stubbs, Blair Peach's former partner comments on the issue. Audio
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Labour asks Bill English not to play Ebenezer Scrooge
7:25 AM.Labour is asking Finance Minister Bill English not to play Scrooge and to loosen the budget purse strings following a better than expected economic forecast. Audio
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Political editor analyses economic forecasts
7:28 AM.Political editor Brent Edwards comments. Audio
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Nick Smith speaks from Copenhagen
7:35 AM.Climate change talks in Copenhagen are stalling just days before world leaders arrive to try to finalise a deal. Audio
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Iceberg off West Australia posing a major threat to shipping
7:40 AM.A massive iceberg seventeen hundred kilometres off the coast of West Australia is splitting up into hundreds of pieces. Audio
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Sports news for 16 December 2009
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Telecom offers freebies to make up for XT network glitch
7:50 AM.Telecom will be making all calls from its XT network to its landlines and mobiles free this weekend. Audio
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Fisheries officers raid four fish and chip shops and restaurant
7:55 AM.Fisheries officers have this morning raided four fish and chip shops and a restaurant in Wanganui over the illegal purchase of more than one hundred and forty kilograms of paua. Audio
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Gold coin toll might be price for use of Transmission Gully
8:09 AM.Motorists are likely to pay a toll to help fund the newly approved Transmission Gully highway. Audio
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Companies fined over Tamahere cool store explosion
8:14 AM.The prosecution of two companies convicted for there part in the Tamahere coolstore explosion is to be tested in a higher court. Audio
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Harawira praises decision to adopt Maori flag
8:16 AM.Tai Tokerau MP Hone Harawira has accused opponents of a national maori flag of being mean spirited. Audio
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Rescue deal for Hanover faces final vote with investors
8:20 AM.This morning investors in the troubled finance firm Hanover will vote on whether to accept a 400 million dollar rescue deal proposed by the rural services firm Allied Farmers. Audio
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Hanover deal set for vote today but naysayers abound
8:22 AM.Financial advisor Murray Weatherston thinks the proposal is not good enough, he comments. Audio
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Rain has denied New Zealand a series win against Pakistan
8:42 AM.As you've heard in our sports bulletins this morning, rain has denied New Zealand cricketers a series win against Pakistan in the third and final test at Napier. With the game ending in a draw, it was… Read more Audio
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Treasury picks lower unemployment
8:43 AM.The unemployment rate is expected to peak in the next three months but its still likely to be some time before the dole queue shortens significantly. Audio
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Negotiations start on Free Trade deal with US
8:47 AM.United States officials have formally announced Barack Obama's intention to negotiate a free trade deal involving New Zealand. Audio
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Waatea news for 16 December 2009
8:50 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Children of prisoners likely to end up in jail themselves
8:53 AM.A study into the children of prison inmates, says they suffer from an alarming range of physical, emotional and mental health issues. Audio
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Enterprising octopus claims coconut shells as home
8:57 AM.An enterprising octopus has surprised researchers by using coconut shells for shelter. Audio