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Morning Report for Thursday 29 April 2010
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Australia's Pauline Hanson selling up but not to Muslims
8:54 AM.Pauline Hanson's turning her back, not just on Australian politics but on Australia full stop. She's heading to Britain and her fifty-nine hectare Queensland country retreat, billed as Pauline's… Read more Audio
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Thai troops open fire on protestors
8:53 AM.The sounds of Thai troops opening fire on crowds of Red Shirt protestors on the outskirts of Bangkok, as tensions between the two sides reached flash-point. Audio
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Waatea News for 29 April 2010
8:51 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Auckland leaders go one more round over Queens Wharf
8:44 AM.Just when the debate about how to develop Auckland's Queens Wharf seemed to be over, two local leaders have engaged in one more round of naming-calling over the future of two cargo sheds. Audio
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Radio New Zealand broadcaster Elma MaUa dies
8:37 AM.Veteran Radio New Zealand journalist Elma MaUa has died in Wellington at the age of 61. The Cook Islands-born broadcaster was one of the founding staff members of Radio New Zealand International. Audio
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Sports News for 29 April 2010
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 29 April 2010
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Waiheke votes to officially recognise Maori burial site
8:26 AM.A Maori burial site on Waiheke Island has been given official recognition, after pressure from local iwi. Audio
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Concerns about lake and river levels in Southland
8:19 AM.Southern lake and river levels remain dangerously high with more heavy rain forecast. Audio
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Troubled finance company makes new offer to investors
8:14 AM.The troubled finance company St Laurence has defied its trustee, seeking to go straight to investors to avoid receivership. Audio
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Imperial Tobacco talks about tobacco tax increase
8:09 AM.An overnight increase in excise tax means smoking costs more today than it did yesterday. A bill passed under extraordinary urgency has increased the tax on a packet of roll-your-own tobacco by 24%… Read more Audio
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Gordon Brown caught calling a voter a bigot
7:56 AM.The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been caught on tape calling a voter a bigotted woman - only a week before the UK goes to the polls. Audio
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Military funeral for ANZAC day helicopter crash victims today
7:54 AM.A formal military funeral will be held today at Ohakea Airforce Base to farewell the three crewmen killed in a helicopter crash on ANZAC Day. Audio
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European stocks freefall over Greece financial crisis
7:50 AM.European stock markets are continuing to fall over fears Greece is on the verge of financial meltdown. Crisis talks are taking place in Germany, but its reluctant to pledge taxpayer funds, after… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 29 April 2010
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Securities Commission chair discussed new regulator
7:40 AM.The Government is to appoint a super regulator of the corporate sector after a string of failures by finance companies. The new Financial Markets Authority will combine the functions now carried out… Read more Audio
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Mystery continues to surround killing of NZ nurse
7:37 AM.Mystery continues to surround the killing of a New Zealand nurse outside her Sydney home. Audio
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Queenstown under threat from Lake Wakatipu
7:25 AM.Heavy rain warnings for southern lakes already groaning from an earlier deluge have put Queenstown and Te Anau residents on high alert. Audio
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Reserve Bank expected to keep OCR on hold for now
7:23 AM.The Reserve Bank is expected to leave the official cash rate on hold when it announces its latest decision. Audio
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Government makes sweeping changes to financial sector
7:20 AM.Sweeping changes are to be made to the way the financial sector is controlled in the wake of a series of company failures. Audio
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ASH says tobacco ban would be better than price hikes
7:16 AM.Ben Youdan of ASH thinks that tobacco should be banned. Audio
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Maori Party says tobacco tax increase will save lives
7:13 AM.Tariana Turia says the increase is the result of a year of discussions with National Party Ministers Audio
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Overwhelming political support for tobacco tax increase
7:09 AM.Smokers now have to pay more for their cigarettes after an overnight excise tax increase. Audio
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Morning Business for 29 April 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Gordon Brown in bigot blunder
6:42 AM.The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been forced to apologise to a pensioner after being caught on tape calling her a bigoted woman. Audio
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Government accused of hypocrisy over tobacco tax
6:39 AM.The Government's being accused of hypocrisy for pushing through an increase in tobacco excise, but refusing to do the same for alcohol. Audio
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Waatea News for 29 April 2010
6:29 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 29 April 2010
6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 29 April 2010
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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School sports are just not cricket
6:15 AM.Punching, kicking, rule-breaking and swearing is rife among school sports players, according to a new survey in Britain. Audio
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Top stories for Thursday 29 April 2010
6:00 AM.Overwhelming political support for tobacco tax increase, Maori Party says tobacco tax increase will save lives, ASH says tobacco ban would be better than price hikes, Government makes sweeping changes… Read more Audio