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Morning Report for Tuesday 1 June 2010
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Top Stories for Tuesday 1 June 2010
6:00 AM.Israeli government says activists bent on violence, Banks promises a Maori advisor for Auckland supercity, Judge to ask courts to stop full review of his conduct, Bay of Plenty tops list of drugged… Read more Audio
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Ministers insist NZ, Australia working closely on whaling
6:13 AM.The Foreign Ministers of New Zealand and Australia insist they are working closely together to end Japan's whaling in the Southern Ocean - despite major differences in their respective approaches to… Read more Audio
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Maori Party wants Haden to front over racist selection claims
6:15 AM.The Maori Party wants the former All Black, Andy Haden, to front up over his claim that the Crusaders franchise operates a racist selection policy. Audio
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Pacific News for 1 June 2010
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 1 June 2010
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea News for 1 June 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Auckland's largest iwi backs Maori advisor plan for supercity
6:42 AM.Auckland iwi and urban authorities are backing the idea of a Maori advisor for the new supercity mayor, saying it would be better than nothing. Audio
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Morning Business for 1 June 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Israeli government says activists bent on violence
7:10 AM.Israel is facing a storm of international fury after a deadly raid on a flotilla of six ships delivering aid to the Gaza Strip. Benjamin Netanyahu has called off a planned visit to Washington in the… Read more Audio
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Banks promises a Maori advisor for Auckland supercity
7:21 AM.Maori have been promised a voice on Auckland local government if the Auckland City mayor, John Banks, wins the supercity mayoralty. But while his main rival, the Manukau mayor Len Brown, has said he… Read more Audio
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Judge to ask courts to stop full review of his conduct
7:28 AM.Supreme Court judge Bill Wilson is to ask the courts to stop a full review of his conduct. For the first time in New Zealand a Judicial Conduct Panel has been convened to decide whether Justice Wilson… Read more Audio
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Bethune takes stand in Tokyo to deny assault
7:37 AM.The anti-whaling activist Pete Bethune has told a Japanese court it was never his intention to harm people when he threw stink bombs at a whaling ship during a confrontation in the Southern Ocean. Audio
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Aid flotilla is taken to Israeli port
7:41 AM.The seemingly bungled naval raid off the coast of Israel has drawn international condemnation, with a meeting of the UN Security Council underway in New York. Audio
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Sports News for 1 June 2010
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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More problems with offshore patrol vessel
7:48 AM.The second of two offshore patrol vessels long overdue for delivery to the Navy has broken down on its maiden voyage to New Zealand from Melbourne. Audio
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Worry over further delays of Hobbit film after director quits
7:52 AM.Screen actors are concerned the resignation of the director for Tolkien's Hobbit may leave the local film industry struggling. The Mexican-born director Guillermo Del Toro has quit his role, citing… Read more Audio
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Hauraki Council says cycleway doomed without more cash
7:55 AM.The Hauraki District Council says the planned Hauraki Plains Cycle Trail is doomed unless the government comes up with more money. The 108-kilometre trail is one of the seven quick-start trail… Read more Audio
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UN holds emergency meeting after Israeli raid
8:10 AM.The United Nations Security Council is in an emergency session in New York, in the wake of a deadly Israeli naval raid on an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip. Within hours of the clash, the… Read more Audio
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Bay of Plenty tops list of drugged drivers charged
8:22 AM.About one in five people charged under drug driving laws are from the Bay of Plenty. Audio
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Vanuatu volcano threatens international air travel
8:23 AM.An erupting volcano in Vanuatu is threatening international air travel. Wellington's Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre has reported an ash cloud covering 100 nautical square miles and stretching more than… Read more Audio
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Greens call for moratorium on NZ deepwater drilling
8:26 AM.The Green Party is calling for a moratorium on deepwater oil drilling off New Zealand's south coast until the industry can prove it is safe. Audio
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Markets Update for 1 June 2010
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 1 June 2010
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Tourism Ministry says cycleway project making progress
8:39 AM.A lack of funding means one of the cycleways for the planned national network might not go ahead. The Hauraki District Council says unless it gets more money from the Government, it's one hundred and… Read more Audio
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Tertiary education course overcharge not a rort says the QA
8:43 AM.A Qualifications Authority review shows the government is paying more than it should for some tertiary education courses. The Authority is tightening regulations to deal with the problem. Audio
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Waatea News for 1 June 2010
8:46 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Noted film-maker Merata Mita remembered as a 'pioneer'
8:49 AM.Some in the Film and Television Industry say the death of a noted film-maker marks the end of a generation of pioneering Maori onscreen creators. Merata Mita of Ngati Pikiao and Ngaiterangi died… Read more Audio
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Inaugural Music Month summit to inspire new musicians
8:53 AM.Almost 200 budding musicians packed an auditorium at the Auckland Museum for the inaugural Music Month Summit. Audio
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Winemakers switch from cork to plastic
8:56 AM.The romance and ceremony of popping a champagne cork may be on borrowed time in New Zealand. A handful of winemakers are switching from the centuries-old cork closure to a new plastic device. Audio