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Morning Report for Friday 14 May 2010
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News from Australia
8:56 AM.The latest from the Lucky Country. Audio
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Giant black hole could be two in one
8:51 AM.Astronomers say they've seen what appears to be a giant black hole being hurled away from its host galaxy at high speed. Audio
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Waatea News for 14 May 2010
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Researchers suggest ways to end cigarette sales
8:44 AM.Health researchers say cigarette and tobacco sales could be ended within a decade by adopting four simple policies. Audio
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Research suggests homework can harm kids
8:41 AM.Recent research suggests homework can be detrimental to primary school children. Audio
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New Zealand should follow Australian enrolment policy
8:39 AM.A leading unversity vice-chancellor predicts the Government will have to abandon its limits on university enrolments. Audio
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Sports News for 14 May 2010
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 14 May 2010
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Suspect says he didn't kill Michelle Beets
8:25 AM.The man who's believed to be the prime suspect in the murder of New Zealand-born nurse, Michelle Beets, has gone public to profess his innocence in an Australian tabloid. Audio
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Google collects information about NZ internet users
8:21 AM.Google, the Internet search engine and mapping behemoth, may know more about New Zealanders than it's been letting on. Tech expert Colin Jackson joins the programme. Audio
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Britain's new cabinet gives itself a pay cut
8:17 AM.Britain's new coalition cabinet has held its first meeting - and given itself a pay cut. Audio
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Maori want land back, not cannabalism jokes
8:15 AM.Maori say they're more offended by the Prime Minister's refusal to give Te Urewera lands back to Tuhoe, than comments he made about cannibalism. Audio
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Maori All Blacks and anti-apartheid campaigners welcome apology
8:10 AM.Former New Zealand Maori rugby representatives and anti-apartheid campaigners are welcoming the apologies from both the South African and New Zealand Rugby Unions for past discrimination during the… Read more Audio
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Mail centre fire in Auckland causes delivery delay
7:58 AM.For some Aucklanders, the mail will be delayed today. Audio
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Room rates could peak at four times normal during RWC
7:54 AM.Room rates at the height of next year's Rugby World Cup could be four times their normal rates but hoteliers insist customers will be happy. Audio
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Sports News for 14 May 2010
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Principals reiterate call for search and surveillance powers
7:45 AM.A 15-year old student has allegedly threatened to kill other pupils with a knife at Hamilton Girls' High School and has been charged in relation to the event. Audio
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People trafficking ring busted in Tonga
7:39 AM.Tonga's police commander Chris Kelley talks to Morning Report about the man and woman charged with human trafficking and the young women rescued by police in the Kingdom. Audio
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Identification of body likely today in Whanganui case
7:37 AM.Police searching for a missing Whanganui woman are expected to identify the body found in a ravine north of the city later today. Audio
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Redshirt leader shot in Bangkok
7:28 AM.The shooting of Red Shirt protest leader Khattiya Sawasdipol has sparked a new wave of violence in the Thai capital, Bangkok. Audio
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Political editor discusses latest twists in Tuhoe row
7:22 AM.Brent Edwards joins the show to discuss the political ramifications and potential fallout from the latest government wranglings with the Iwi, including the PM's less than circumspect comedy sketch. Audio
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For Tuhoe, historic day turns sour
7:18 AM.A day that Tuhoe had hoped would pave the way for an historic return of their homeland has become one of disappointment and even farce. Audio
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NZRU apology to Maori
7:14 AM.In what critics say is a long overdue move, the New Zealand Rugby Union and Board apologise to Maori over race-based selection of players during South Africa's apartheid era, which excluded New… Read more Audio
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South African and NZ rugby unions say sorry to Maori
7:10 AM.New Zealand and South Africa's rugby unions have both apologised to Maori for their exclusion from All Black teams touring the Republic during the apartheid era. Audio
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Morning Business for 14 May 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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BP reaches out to local fishermen during oil spill
6:41 AM.As British Petroleum's Gulf of Mexico eco-disaster continues to haemorrhage 210,000 gallons of oil a day, BP says it will pay all the clean-up costs and legitimate claims against the company. Audio
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Relations more strained on day set down for Tuhoe hui
6:38 AM.Tuhoe say much of the trust in its relationship with the Crown has been lost. Audio
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Waatea News for 14 May 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 14 May 2010
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 14 May 2010
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Visually impaired to benefit from new transport card
6:15 AM.Getting around Wellington will soon be easier for hundreds of sightless and visually impaired residents because of a unique new smart card, with a Braille feature, being issued to those who currently… Read more Audio
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Numbers of companies eligible for emissions subsidies soars
6:12 AM.The number of companies applying for taxpayer funded subsidies to keep them afloat under the emissions trading scheme has reached 800 compared with the 22 companies eligible under Labour's scheme. Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 14 May 2010
6:00 AM.South Africa and New Zealand rugby unions apologise to Maori; Tuhoe and the Crown; Red Shirt leader shot; body found in Whanganui River area and; people smuggling ring busted in Tonga. Audio