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Morning Report for Wednesday 16 November 2011
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Top Stories for Wednesday 16 November 2011
6:00 AM.Winston Peters says teapot tapes would shock older voters, Phil Goff says Key should respect older voters, Zac Guildford back in New Zealand, Cook Island News editor on Guildford return, Green Party… Read more Audio
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John Key quizzed over 'teapot' tape contents
6:10 AM.The New Zealand First party leader, Winston Peters says John Key may have made derogatory comments about elderly voters during his cup of tea with John Banks. Audio
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Pacific News for 16 November 2011
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 16 November 2011
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 16 November 2011
6:27 AM.A central North Island iwi has won its bid for a court hearing if all eight tribes involved in a Treaty deal can't decide how to divide up a huge forestry block; A grandson of one of two Maori… Read more Audio
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Peters suggests older people insulted in teapot conversation
6:35 AM.The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, has suggested older New Zealanders will feel insulted if details emerge of the cafe conversation between John Key and John Banks. Audio
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Morning Business for 16 November 2011
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Zac Guildford arrives back in New Zealand
7:09 AM.Zac Guildford, the All Black at the centre of controversy over alcohol fuelled incidents in Rarotonga, has arrived back in New Zealand, vowing to give up drinking. Audio
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Winston Peters says teapot tapes would shock older voters
7:10 AM.The New Zealand First party leader, Winston Peters says John Key may have made derogatory comments about elderly voters during his cup of tea with John Banks. Audio
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Phil Goff says Key should respect older voters
7:16 AM.The Labour Party's leader, Phil Goff, joins us. Audio
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Zac Guildford back in New Zealand
7:20 AM.Zac Guildford, the All Black at the centre of controversy over an alcohol fuelled incident in Rarotonga, has arrived back in New Zealand, vowing to give up drinking. Audio
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Cook Island News editor on Guildford return
7:25 AM.We're joined now by the editor of the Cook Islands News, John Woods. Audio
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Green Party says naming billboard defacer was right
7:28 AM.The Green Party says it did the right thing by naming the man who co-ordinated the defacing of National Party billboards. Audio
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Occupy Wall St protestors are evicted
7:36 AM.New York police have evicted Occupy Wall Street protesters from a park in the city's financial district, two months after they set up camp and sparked an international movement against economic… Read more Audio
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Occupy Auckland ratepayer bill growing by the day
7:39 AM.Back here, the five-week occupation of Auckland's Aotea Square looks set to cost city ratepayers more than 200-thousand dollars. Audio
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Sports News for 16 November 2011
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Mine inspectors back on stand at Pike royal commission
7:48 AM.Inspectors from the Department of Labour will return to the stand at the Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine Tragedy today. Audio
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Movie studios' concerns over 'union veto' behind law change?
7:52 AM.A law change that removed the right of New Zealand unions to object to foreign actors and entertainers working here appears to have been made solely to keep big movie studios in the United States… Read more Audio
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Hearing to be held over objections to Chch Santa Parade
7:55 AM.For the first time in the history of the Christchurch Santa Parade, a City Council hearing will be held about objections to the parade from disgruntled members of the public. Audio
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Cook Islands triathlete disappointed Guildford back in NZ
8:09 AM.The Cook Islands triathlete who has laid a formal complaint against Zac Guildford, says she is disappointed the All Black has been spirited out of Rarotonga and back to New Zealand. Audio
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British lawyer says Key hardly a News of the World-style victim
8:14 AM.The Prime Minister says there's no place in this country for what he calls News of the World-style news media coverage based on secret recordings. Audio
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Political commentators discuss 'tea cup' imbroglio
8:17 AM.We're joined now by the former vice-chancellor of Waikato University, Bryan Gould, who was also a senior Labour Party MP in Britain in the 1980s and directed Labour's campaign during the 1987 British… Read more Audio
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Grey Power president discusses supposed slur on seniors
8:24 AM.The latest speculation about the discussion between John Key and John Banks centres on the elderly. Audio
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Teachers expect decline in NCEA exam no-shows
8:27 AM.Teachers and principals are hoping fewer students will skip today's Level 1 English, the biggest NCEA exam, now they can earn merit and excellence endorsements in the subject. Audio
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Markets Update for 16 November 2011
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 16 November 2011
8:35 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Fishing boat runs aground near East Cape
8:40 AM.Two Gisborne fishermen stranded after their trawler ran aground near East Cape shortly after midnight are unlikely to be rescued until this afternoon. Audio
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Critics say National's plan to stop benefit fraud flawed
8:43 AM.The Council for Civil Liberties says the National Party's plan to crack down on benefit fraud will cost more money than it saves. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 16 November 2011
8:48 AM.A central North Island iwi has won its bid for a court hearing if all eight tribes involved in a Treaty deal can't decide how to devide up a huge forestry block; A grandson of one of two Maori… Read more Audio
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Heated debate at Te Tai Tonga electorate debate
8:50 AM.Candidates vying for the largest electorate in the country went head to head in an at times heated debate at Victoria University yesterday. Audio
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Tauranga businesses expects boost as beaches reopen
8:54 AM.Local businesses say the re-opening of most of the beaches along Tauranga's coast this morning signals the start of the Bay of Plenty's recovery from the Rena oil spill. Audio