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Morning Report for Friday 27 August 2010
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.We cross to Canberra to join our correspondent, Kerry-Anne Walsh . Audio
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Waatea News for 27 August 2010
8:53 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Black Ferns gearing up for final pool game against Wales
8:52 AM.The Women's Rugby World Cup in England is well underway, with the Black Ferns strong favourites to take out the title for the fourth time in a row. Audio
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More banks may follow ASB's lead on equity release loans
8:50 AM.More banks are expected to follow ASB's lead in offering equity release loans to elderly homeowners. Audio
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Record number of Northlanders stand for regional council
8:45 AM.Record numbers of Northlanders are competing to become regional councillors in the October elections. Audio
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Sports News for 27 August 2010
8:40 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 27 August 2010
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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New Zealanders' gaffes may be denting China trade deals
8:28 AM.Cultural clumsiness may mean New Zealanders trying to strike trade deals in China are losing out. Audio
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Medical experts say sleep apnoea going untreated
8:25 AM.Medical experts say New Zealand's doing a poor job of diagnosing and treating a common sleep-related breathing disorder. Audio
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Friends of mentally ill man say police should have done more
8:20 AM.Friends and family of a mentally ill man who went missing from Wellington hospital in 2008, say the police should have done more to help. Audio
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Debt collectors being considered for overseas student loans
8:15 AM.The Government has admitted it's looking at using private debt collectors to help recover student loans owed by borrowers who are now overseas. Audio
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NZ police pursuit policy 'lagging 20 years' - US expert
8:05 AM.A leading international expert on police pursuits says the New Zealand force is 20 years behind the play in the way it approaches them. Audio
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Feilding holds candlelight service tonight in wake of deaths
7:57 AM.The Feilding community is coming together tonight to help put recent tragedies behind it. Audio
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Rugby World Cup Minister appeals to Auckland to lift game
7:53 AM.The Minister for the Rugby World Cup is pleading for Auckland tourist operators and politicians to lift their game in preparing for the tournament. Audio
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Defence head to take over as head of electronic spy agency
7:50 AM.The chief of the Defence Force will retire before the end of the year to take over as head of the Government's electronic spy agency. Audio
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Sports News for 27 August 2010
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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MI5 suspected eminent NZ scientist worked for Soviet Union
7:42 AM.Declassified secret files in Britain have revealed the country's spy masters had one of New Zealand's most eminent scientists in their sights. Audio
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Slow start to Kiwisaver home buyer scheme
7:40 AM.The Kiwisaver first home deposit scheme is off to a slow start with just 120 applications so far. Audio
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Calls for more police action when hospital patients go missing
7:27 AM.Friends and family of a mentally ill man who went missing from Wellington hospital in 2008, say the police should have done more to help. Audio
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Unions claim they're helping narrow wage gap with Australia
7:23 AM.Unions are claiming they're helping narrow the wage gap with Australia. Audio
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Govt looks at hiring debt collectors to chase students overseas
7:18 AM.The Government is looking at using overseas debt collectors to chase up student loan repayments. Audio
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Elderly couple dies after police chase in Christchurch
7:05 AM.An elderly couple died in central Christchurch last night when their car was hit by a vehicle being chased by police. Audio
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Morning Business for 27 August 2010
6:50 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Labour accuses Government of hiding bad unemployment figures
6:40 AM.The Labour Party is accusing the Government of hiding bad unemployment figures. Audio
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Police chief tells of horror pursuit smash that killed two
6:35 AM.An elderly couple died in central Christchurch last night when their car was hit by a vehicle being chased by police. Audio
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Waatea News for 27 August 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 27 August 2010
6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 27 August 2010
6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Claims police no longer searching for missing mental patients
6:15 AM.The Mental Health Foundation says the police are giving more priority to missing trampers than missing psychiatric patients - and that's resulting in unnecessary deaths. Audio
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Poll shows public want government to fund alternatives to oil
6:10 AM.A survey commissioned by the Worldwide Fund for Nature shows seventy percent of respondents think the Government should be investing in public transport and alternative forms of fuel. Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 27 August 2010
6:00 AM.Elderly couple dies after police chase in Christchurch; Government looks at hiring debt collectors to chase students overseas; Unions claim they're helping narrow wage gap with Australia; Calls for… Read more Audio