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Morning Report for Tuesday 12 October 2010
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Top Stories for Tuesday 12 October 2010
6:00 AM.Chris Carter's expulsion from the Labour Party; Games doping scandal and update; The Hobbit fiasco takes a new turn; Kahui family gives evidence and; the dive of the Greenback. Audio
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Energy Minister confident South Basin will produce dividends
6:11 AM.Todd Energy and ExxonMobil are quitting their search for oil and gas in the area due to its remote location and harsh environment yet the Minister remains bullish for future prospects. Audio
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Pacific News for 12 October 2010
6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 12 October 2010
6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea News for 12 October 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Chris Carter expelled from Labour Party
6:38 AM.The Labour Party's ruling council has decided to expel the Te Atatu MP, Chris Carter from the party. Audio
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Spada says Hobbit row holding other films to ransom
6:40 AM.The chief executive of Screen Production and Development Association says the row over the film project, the Hobbit, is affecting other films. Audio
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London bombing inquests begin
6:41 AM.Inquests have begun into the deaths of 52 people killed in the 2005 London bombings. Audio
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Labour Party's council expels Chris Carter from party
7:10 AM.The decision to expel the Te Atatu MP follows a meeting at Labour's headquarters in Wellington last night. Audio
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Political Editor Brent Edwards on Carter expulsion
7:16 AM.Brent Edwards and Geoof Robinson discuss the ramifications. Audio
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Commonwealth Games rocked by doping scandal
7:19 AM.The president of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Mike Fennell, says this was the first positive result from among the nearly thousand tests conducted. Audio
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Dissenting actors fight back against union's Hobbit action
7:24 AM.Dissenting actors staged a fight back last night against trade union activity they fear could ruin their chances of employment on the film project, the Hobbit. Audio
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Kahui family to give evidence at inquest into twins' death
7:27 AM.The members of the extended Kahui family, who are said to have stonewalled the police investigation into the deaths of Chris and Cru Kahui, are due to start giving evidence at a coroner's inquest into… Read more Audio
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US dollar continues to fall
7:29 AM.The US dollar has sunk to a 15-year low against the yen as it continues to slide against other major currencies. Audio
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Kaiapoi looks to rebuild buisness district following quake
7:38 AM.A plan to revitalise the centre of the small rural service town of Kaiapoi will be fast-tracked in the wake of the Canterbury earthquake. Audio
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Power link workers plan industrial action
7:41 AM.Some workers on one of the country's largest electricity projects in 50-years are preparing to take industrial action. Audio
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Sports News for 12 October 2010
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Inquest into July 7 London bombings gets underway
7:49 AM.London correspondent Olly Barratt talks about the inquest into the 2005 London bombings has begun in Britain. Audio
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All Whites face World Cup foes Paraguay
7:56 AM.New Zealand Football Chief Exec, Michael Glading, talks about tonight's clash with Paraguay, the team that knocked the All Whites out of the World Cup. Audio
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Chris Carter discusses his expulsion from Labour Party
8:09 AM.The former Labour Party MP, Chris Carter, says he's appalled by the way the party has behaved over his expulsion. Audio
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Commonwealth Games update
8:15 AM.Success for New Zealand on the track, while some of the gloss has been taken off the programme with the news that the Nigerian sprinter Damola Osayemi has tested positive for a banned substance. Audio
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Southland may not have seen the last of big oil investors
8:19 AM.The economic development agency for Southland says it's confident the region hasn't seen the last of big oil investors willing to take a risk in the Great South basin. Audio
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Government's retail deposit guarantee ends today
8:23 AM.The guarantee which led to 1.6-billion dollars of taxpayers' money being paid to the bondholders of failed finance company South Canterbury Finance ends today. Audio
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Laws apologises for calling Governor General fat Indian
8:27 AM.The Indian media are again reporting prominently comments by a New Zealand broadcaster. Audio
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Markets Update for 12 October 2010
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 12 October 2010
8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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New rules for water use in Canterbury just released
8:40 AM.Proposed new rules for water use in Canterbury have just been released in a massive document that's been six years in the planning. Audio
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Michelle Beets-accused 'admitted killing' - wife
8:43 AM.The wife of a man accused of murdering a New Zealand-born nurse in Sydney says her husband admitted the killing. Audio
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Waatea News for 12 October 2010
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Environment minister says ETS has rejuvenated forestry
8:49 AM.The Government says the Emissions Trading Scheme has rejuvenated the fortunes of New Zealand's forestry industry. Audio
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Pasifika students' subject choice faulted
8:52 AM.Secondary schools are being faulted for failing to ensure Pacific Island students choose subjects that get them into high paying jobs. Audio
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The traditional boys choir in deep trouble
8:56 AM.Choristers voices are breaking earlier than ever before. Audio