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Morning Report for Tuesday 16 November 2010
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"Torpedo" sensors track pink and white marble terrace ruins
8:55 AM.Scientists are planning to launch torpedo-like submarine sensors to try to find out what happened to a New Zealand feature once touted as the eighth wonder of the world. Audio
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Waatea News for 16 November 2010
8:51 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Ross Paterson says govt must help Te Puke kiwifruit growers
8:46 AM.Having given up, for now on eradicating the vine-eating disease PSA, the Government is promising to help the kiwifruit industry to contain the cankor. Audio
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Judicary changes challenge 'principles of fair trial'
8:40 AM.There's alarm being expressed in some legal quarters over radical changes to the criminal justice system that the government's calling the biggest in 50 years. Audio
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Sports News for 16 November 2010
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 16 November 2010
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Far North residents greet Ngati Kahu protest with... muffins
8:28 AM.A band of Far North residents fed up by the occupation of a council reserve in Taipa have decided to hold their own sit-in. Audio
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Labour has to defend record in Mana by-election
8:25 AM.Despite being in opposition, the Labour Party is being forced to defend its record in the Mana by-election. At a candidates meeting in Cannon's Creek, Labour's Kris Faafoi had to fend off attacks not… Read more Audio
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Poor performance expected in international science test
8:22 AM.Educators and researchers are predicting a poor outcome for New Zealand school children in an international maths and science test that started this month. Audio
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Bank complaints double following ING failures
8:18 AM.The Banking Ombudsman says had it's busiest year ever, with more than double the usual number of complaints. The office investigated more than 700 complaints in the year to June, and it says about… Read more Audio
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Australia insists on transparency on travel for its MPs
8:14 AM.Repeated travel rorts during the mid-1990s led to major changes for Australian politicians. Audio
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Green party calls for full 'clean up' of expenses
8:09 AM.The Green Party is calling for a total overhaul of MPs expenses and allowances, describing the Prime Minister's moves to axe the international travel entitlement as weak and piecemeal. Audio
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Ireland under pressure to accept EU bail-out
7:56 AM.Ireland is coming under renewed pressure to accept a bail-out from the European Union over fears its economy is on the verge of collapse. The Irish Times is reporting the government is in talks with… Read more Audio
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Action planned to stop out-of-control North Shore parties
7:54 AM.The leaders of local boards in Auckland's North Shore are determined to stop the spread of drunken disorder in their area. Young people pelted police officers with bottles and fueled a bonfire with… Read more Audio
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Legal experts concerned justice system reform may go too far
7:49 AM.Lawyers are worried changes to the legal system could erode the right to a fair trial. The Justice Minister Simon Power is calling his shake-up of the criminal justice system as the biggest reforms in… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 16 November 2010
7:46 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Wong's husband's business shares electorate office address
7:42 AM.Labour Party Leader Phil Goff says the National MP Pansy Wong should take responsibility for her husband's use of the international travel perk and front up to the public. Audio
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Future of Sir Ed's watches still up in the air
7:38 AM.Sir Edmund Hillary's widow could be charged a penalty fee of up to two hundred thousand dollars for withdrawing a collection of watches belonging to Sir Edmund from sale in Switzerland. Audio
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Kiwifruit growers say no clear instructions to fight PSA
7:27 AM.A former Zespri chairman says growers with PSA infected orchards have not been given clear instructions on how to fight the disease. The comment follows the government's announcement it's embarking on… Read more Audio
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PM's hand forced on travel perk - Labour
7:09 AM.The MPs international travel perk is set for the chop - but the Opposition is giving John Key no credit for the move, saying his hand has been forced. This comes just days after Pansy Wong was forced… Read more Audio
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Morning Business for 16 November 2010
6:45 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Maritime NZ delays report on whaling crash
6:39 AM.The former skipper of the Ady Gil, Pete Bethune, wants to know why a report into the collision between his vessel and the Japanese whaling security ship the Shonan Maru 2, is yet to be made public. Audio
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Act leader Rodney Hide supports end to travel perk
6:36 AM.Political parties across the spectrum are supporting the Prime Minister's call for the international travel perk for MPs to end. Audio
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Waatea News for 16 November 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 16 November 2010
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 16 November 2010
6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 16 November 2010
6:00 AM.Labour says PM's hand forced on travel perk, Kiwifruit growers say no clear instructions to fight PSA, Bank complaints double following ING failures, Far North residents greet Ngati Kahu protest… Read more Audio