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Morning Report for Monday 18 April 2011
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Top Stories for Monday 18 April 2011
6:00 AM.Hundreds turn out for quake updates after Saturday shock. Civil Defence's John Hamilton outlines weekend damage, Mandatory reporting of abuse overwhelms services says Academic, Three men to appear in… Read more Audio
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Woman charged with trying to murder two children due in court
6:08 AM.A woman charged with trying to murder two young children in Christchurch is due to appear in court later today. Audio
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Paula Bennett wants more discussion about child abuse cases
6:16 AM.The mandatory reporting of child abuse by medical professionals and teachers has been included in a Green Paper being developed by the Government. Audio
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Pacific News for 18 April 2011
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 18 April 2011
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Waatea News for 18 April 2011
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team Audio
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Some Christchurch residents say strong aftershock final straw
6:36 AM.Some residents in the Christchurch suburb of Bexley say Saturday's 5 point 3 magnitude aftershock is the final straw. Audio
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Morning Business for 18 April 2011
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Hundreds turn out for quake updates after Saturday shock
7:08 AM.Geologists are warning that significant numbers of homes in the Christchurch hill suburbs will have to be abandoned. Audio
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Civil Defence's John Hamilton outlines weekend damage
7:14 AM.Engineers are still assessing the damage caused by Saturday's aftershock. Audio
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Mandatory reporting of abuse overwhelms services : Academic
7:24 AM.The mandatory reporting of child abuse by medical professionals and teachers is being floated in a discussion paper which is to be released by the Government later this year. Audio
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Three Men to appear in Dunedin district court today
7:27 AM.Three men will appear in the Dunedin District Court later this morning charged with the murder of James Matthew Ellis. Audio
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First NZer wins Hamilton V8 race
7:30 AM.A New Zealand driver has won Hamilton's V8 SuperCar race for the first time in the four year history of the event. Audio
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Ratana questions support for Labour
7:38 AM.First it was Damien O'Connor who rocked the boat over his position on the Labour Party List, now its the Ratana Church. Audio
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Career criminal sentenced today for murder
7:41 AM.White supremacist Malcolm Chaston will today be sentenced for murdering Christchurch woman, Vanessa Pickering. Audio
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Sports News for 18 April 2011
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Syria's State of Emergency to be lifted by next week
7:48 AM.Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Syria, despite promised reforms by President Bashar al-Assad. Audio
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Labour calls for power subsidies in Christchurch
7:54 AM.The Labour Party is calling for electricity subsidies to help struggling families who are facing a long, cold winter living in quake-damaged homes in Christchurch. Audio
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North-East Queensland surprised by 5.2 quake
7:58 AM.Seismologists are warning of more aftershocks in north Queensland, after a 5 point two earthquake near Bowen, south of Townsville on Saturday night. Audio
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More large aftershocks expected for Christchurch
8:08 AM.Residents are being warned they may have to endure more large aftershocks for some time yet. Audio
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Christchurch's CTV resumes broadcasting tonight
8:14 AM.The city's regional television station, CTV, begins broadcasting its daily news bulletins again later this afternoon. Audio
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Anger at likely student loan cuts
8:18 AM.The aviation industry says it's being unfairly targeted by the government's moves to cut the cost of the student loans scheme. Audio
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Labour says Govt management of oil unsafe
8:21 AM.Just one person is responsible for checking the safety of all of New Zealand's oil wells, according to a report from the Environmental Defence Society. Audio
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Mandatory abuse reporting doesn't work: SA professor
8:23 AM.An Australian expert says mandatory reporting of child abuse hasn't worked across the Tasman, and would probably fail in New Zealand too. Audio
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Markets Update for 18 April 2011
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 18 April 2011
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Egypt's former PM, interior and finance ministers to be tried
8:39 AM.Egypt's former prime minister and the former interior and finance ministers are to be tried on corruption charges. Audio
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Law Soc opposes linking Youth Justice with legal aid
8:41 AM.The New Zealand Law Society says it hasn't been listened to in the drawing up of proposed changes to the youth justice system. Audio
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Waatea News for 18 April 2011
8:45 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Could Queens become more common?
8:47 AM.Pressure to change Britain's 300-year-old royal succession law has increased as the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton draws near. Audio
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Census of Kiwis living overseas launched
8:51 AM.The estimated one million New Zealanders living overseas are being urged to take part in a global census of New Zealanders abroad. Audio
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
8:56 AM.Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio