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Morning Report for Wednesday 17 November 2010
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Top Stories for Wednesday 17 November 2010
6:00 AM.Prince William to marry long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton. Call for CEO pay to be regulated. MPs travel perk meeting set for tonight. Ministers' Wellington accommodation expenses up. Treaty minister… Read more Audio
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Welding blamed for deadly Shanghai high-rise blaze
6:12 AM.Four people have been arrested after the fire yesterday in a high-rise apartment block in Shanghai. Audio
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Way cleared for funding of road safety innitiatives
6:16 AM.The Government has approved funding for its high profile road safety projects for the next decade. Audio
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Pacific News for 17 November 2010
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 17 November 2010
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea News for 17 November 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Prince William to marry long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton
6:35 AM.In an announcement made overnight, the second in line to the British Throne said he proposed to Miss Middleton while holidaying in Kenya last month. Audio
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Auckland to have tighter controls on liquor
6:42 AM.The new Auckland Council may adopt much tighter controls on liquor licensing, at the council's first full business meeting today. Audio
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Morning Business for 17 November 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Prince William to marry long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton
7:09 AM.The second in line to the British throne proposed to Miss Middleton while on holiday in Kenya last month - giving her his mother's sapphire and diamond engagement ring. Audio
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News from Kate Middleton's home town
7:15 AM.Kate Middleton is from a small village in rural Berkshire, just west of London. We speak to BBC Radio Berkshire reporter, Faye Harland, about how the community is reacting there. Audio
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News of royal engagement breaks around the world
7:18 AM.The story is also very big in North Wales - where the couple are expected to live after the wedding. Audio
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Call for CEO pay to be regulated
7:20 AM.It has been revealed the Westpac Bank's chief executive is the highest paid person in New Zealand. Audio
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MPs travel perk meeting set for tonight
7:24 AM.MPs look set to end their controversial international travel perk when they meet at Parliament this evening. Audio
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Treaty minister says Taipa protesters 'can go to hell'
7:36 AM.The Minister of Treaty Negotiations has refused to meet Ngati Kahu protesters occupying land in the Far North - and said the group can go to hell. Audio
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Auckland Council urged to pass tough alcohol polices
7:40 AM.The new Auckland Council is set to vote on tough new alcohol polices amid fears the Government's liquor reforms won't be in place in time to stop a surge of liquor outlets opening in the city. Audio
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Sports News for 17 November 2010
7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Fans say partial sale of Phoenix football club won't work
7:47 AM.Supporters of the Wellington football club, the Phoenix, say the partial sale of the club to its fans won't work. Audio
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Kiwifruit industry meet to finalise plan to tackle vine disease
7:52 AM.Kiwifruit industry representatives meet the Minister of Biosecurity later today to work out a plan to tackle the vine disease crisis. Audio
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Cantabrians struggling to cope with constant shaking
7:55 AM.It's more tha 10 weeks since the seven point one magnitude Canterbury earthquake but the region continues to be shaken by aftershocks. Audio
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Prince William, Kate Middleton will marry next year
8:08 AM.The second in line to the throne, Prince William, will marry his long term girlfriend, Kate Middleton, next year. Audio
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New Zealanders respond to royal engagement
8:13 AM.And what do New Zealanders think of the impending nuptials? Audio
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Report calls for Hobbit-style tax breaks for finance jobs hub
8:17 AM.A report to the Goverment says Hobbit-style tax rebates could be needed to realise the Prime Minister's dream of building a financial services hub in New Zealand. Audio
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Gitmo detainees to receive millions of dollars
8:22 AM.The British Goverment has agreed to pay millions of dollars to a group of former terrorism detainees in order to avoid a lengthy court case. Audio
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Wild kiwifruit vines could be spreading disease
8:27 AM.The conservation group Forest and Bird is warning wild kiwifruit vines around Te Puke could be spreading the vine disease Psa. Audio
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Markets Update for 17 November 2010
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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An update on PSA infection from MAF
8:34 AM.MAF confirms that The PSA bacteria has spread beyond the Te Puke area. Audio
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Sports News for 17 November 2010
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Mana by-election debate
8:40 AM.The Mana by-election is just days away, and despite Labour's long reign in the electorate, the result is far from clear. Audio
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Waatea News for 17 November 2010
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Experts eye newborn iodine screening for possible use here
8:52 AM.Health officials are considering whether there's more they could do to screen for iodine deficiency in New Zealanders. Audio
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Water footprints set to make a splash among ethically minded
8:55 AM.Eco-conscious shoppers who scour supermarket aisles for sustainable products could soon have yet another ethical choice to think about - the water footprint. Audio