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Morning Report for Tuesday 15 March 2011
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Huge landslips found deep underneath Cook Strait
8:56 AM.Scientists have completed the first comprehensive survey of one of the world's largest underwater canyon systems - and it's all on Wellington's back door step. Audio
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Confusion over New Zealand's tsunami warning
8:52 AM.The Assistant Director at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii is rejecting criticism that it removed New Zealand from its tsunami watchlist too soon. Audio
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Waatea News for 15 March 2011
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Local insurance premium hikes on cards after disasters
8:43 AM.Hikes of ten percent or more on local insurance premiums likely in the wake of a run of recent natural disasters. Audio
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Christchurch: return of 60-thousand quake 'refugees'
8:41 AM.Civil Defence says as many as sixty thousand people are expected to return to Christchurch after fleeing the city because of last month's earthquake. Audio
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Markets Update for 15 March 2011
8:35 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 15 March 2011
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Key rules out extra compensation for China quake victims
8:28 AM.The Government's ruled out extra money for families of Chinese victims of the Christchurch earthquake while Chinese authorities continue to push for special consideration. Audio
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Japan quake a blow to New Zealand economy
8:25 AM.Economists are calling the Japanese earthquake another blow to the fragile state of the New Zealand economy. Audio
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Japan struggles to clear up after quake, fix nuclear crisis
8:20 AM.The Daily Telegraph's Julian Ryall is Sendai near the quake's epicentre and says entire villages and towns have been wiped off the map. Audio
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Japanese government accused of ignoring nuclear warnings
8:14 AM.Critics of Japan's nuclear programme, including the Green Action organisation, accuse the Japanese Government of ignoring warnings about safety. Audio
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Japanese officials continue to downplay nuclear fears
8:09 AM.Cooling system failures at three reactors have led to explosions. Engineers are pumping in seawater to cool them, amid fears of further explosions and radiation leaks. Audio
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Agriculture minister defends domestic milk market
7:55 AM.A MAF report on the domestic milk market says the Ministry was not able to properly investigate whether competition is keeping a lid on prices. Audio
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Guilty verdict for attempted murder of policeman
7:52 AM.Neshanderan Rajgopaul has been found guilty of the attempted murder of Constable Jeremy Snow in South Auckland. Audio
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Sports News for 15 March 2011
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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UK rugby fans stay positive about uncertainty over Cup
7:45 AM.In the UK, fans and travel agents are staying positive about any changes to the Rugby World Cup schedule forced by the Christchurch earthquake. Audio
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Turia says she would ban smoking if she could
7:36 AM.The Government has confirmed it will adopt the goal of making New Zealand virtually smoke-free by 2025 as part of its response to a Maori Affairs select committee inquiry into tobacco. Audio
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Inquiry welcome as long as no witch hunt - engineers
7:26 AM.Structural and seismic engineer, Adam Thornton, says people need to know why the buildings in the city collapsed, and engineers need to know if there were any systemic or unsuspected failures. Audio
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Royal Commission to examine building standards
7:21 AM.The Prime Minister expects the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch quake to report within a year. Audio
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Relief workers battle to save lives in Japan
7:19 AM.Francis Marcus, the spokesman for the International Federation of the Red Cross, talks about having to deal with the desperate situation in Sendai. Audio
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New Zealanders want out of nuclear plant zone
7:15 AM.Jessica Harvey from Tauranga lives in the city of Fukushima and is desperate to evacuate, but there's no way to get out. Audio
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Japan struggles to stabilise third Fukushima nuclear reactor
7:11 AM.Technicians are battling to stabilise the damaged Fukushima power station where the nuclear fuel rods at a third reactor have been exposed with a risk of a meltdown. Audio
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Waatea News for 15 March 2011
6:47 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Business for 15 March 2011
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Tokyo man's mission to be reunited with family
6:38 AM.Tokyo salesman Tsuneki Sato is trying to get to Sendai to help his parents and find his grandmother and uncle, who live in the quake stricken Miyagi province in the north-east. Audio
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Philippines follows Chinese in call for extra compensation
6:28 AM.The Philippines government is asking for extra compensation for its citizens killed in the Christchurch earthquake, a similar plea is being made by China. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 15 March 2011
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 15 March 2011
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Turia says anti-smoking goal boldest move ever
6:16 AM.Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia says she wants to ban smoking outright and says the Government's smoke-free goal is the boldest public health move ever. Audio
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Defence Minister receives NATO briefing on Afghanistan
6:14 AM.NATO updates defence ministers about the Afghanistan mission while Afghan President calls for all foreign troops to withdraw. Audio
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Japan earthquake update
6:12 AM.Deathtoll reaches 1,500 and is mounting. Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 15 March 2011
6:00 AM.The latest news on the seismic tragedy in Japan; Royal Commission of Enquiry into building standards announced post Christchurch quake. Audio