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Morning Report for Thursday 26 January 2012
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Top Stories for Thursday 26 January 2012
6:00 AM.PNG mudslide leaves scores buried;Family die in landslide in Fiji;Two Western aid workers rescued from somalia kidnappers;Update on Fiji floods;Hunt continues for fugitive Norwegian… Read more Audio
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Christchurch council to meet minister in bid to resolve rift
6:10 AM.The Christchurch city council will meet the local government minister Nick Smith tomorrow in a bid to stop the deeply riven council from falling apart. Audio
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One year on from Egypt uprising
6:15 AM.It's exactly one year since the Egyptians first came out on to Tahrir Square in Cairo demanding the resignation of their then president, Hosni Mubarak. Audio
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Pacific News for 26 January 2012
6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 26 January 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 26 January 2012
6:27 AM.Coastal iwi in Bay of Plenty want a royal commission of inquiry into the Rena disaster; a north Taranaki hapu is meeting with the New Plymouth Council and the Historic Places Trust tomorrow after… Read more Audio
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Norwegian adventurer has long history of flouting rules
6:35 AM.A Norwegian adventurer who is thought to be sailing to Antarctica in the face of official condemnation has a history of thumbing his nose at authority. Audio
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Morning Business for 26 January 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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PNG mudslide leaves scores buried.
7:10 AM.Rescue teams are at the site of a deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea. Tumbi village near Tari in the country's Southern Highlands, is covered in millions of cubic metres of rock and soil. Audio
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Family die in landslide in Fiji
7:14 AM.In Fiji where the western district of Vitu Levu is continuing to be affected by heavy rain, a family of four including two young children have been killed when their house was buried by a landslide. Audio
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Two Western aid workers rescued from somalia kidnappers
7:17 AM.US Special forces have rescued two Western aid workers from kidnappers in Somalia. Audio
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Update on Fiji Floods
7:20 AM.Back now to our story on Fiji, where a family of four including two young children have been killed when their house was buried by a landslide. Audio
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Hunt continues for fugitive Norwegian adventurer
7:20 AM.A navy inshore patrol vessel will today continue hunting for a Norwegian adventurer who is fleeing New Zealand authorities. Audio
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Victim's twin sister says new expedition is suicide mission
7:25 AM.Charlene Banks, is the twin sister of Leonard Banks, one of the three men who lost their lives on last year's expedition. Audio
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Cyberspace legal expert says Dotcom extradition is complex
7:27 AM.The three men who were arrested with the German internet mogul, Kim Dotcom, on charges of internet piracy will find out today if they will be bailed. Audio
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Auckland port growth may harm waterfront spruce-up
7:35 AM.A group of Aucklanders says the redevelopment of the city's waterfront is threatened by the expansion plans of the council-owned port company. Audio
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Second wave of evictions take place at Aotea Square
7:40 AM.More evictions have started in Aotea Square. Audio
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Sports News for 26 January 2012
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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PM signals getting books back into surplus has got tougher
7:48 AM.The Prime Minister has signalled getting the Government's books back into surplus by 2014 - 2015 has got tougher in the wake of more pessimistic forecasts about world economic growth. Audio
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Reserve Bank to review cash rate for first time this year
7:53 AM.The Reserve Bank governor, Alan Bollard, will review the official cash rate for the first time this year later this morning. He's not expected to move the cash rate from its record low of 2.5 per… Read more Audio
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Democrats pleased with Barack Obama address
7:56 AM.The US President, Barack Obama has attacked income inequality in his third State of the Union speech. Audio
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Antarctic ice 'worst in 40 years' for would-be adventurer
8:07 AM.As the navy search continues for a notorious Norwegian adventurer, his unsanctioned expedition to the Antarctic is being described as extremely reckless. Audio
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Norway says New Zealand must find rogue adventurer
8:12 AM.From Norway, the authorities say until Mr Andhoy enters Antarctic waters, effectively breaking their national law, the onus is on New Zealand to locate him. Audio
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Family of four feared dead in Fiji
8:15 AM.In the flood ravaged Western district of Fiji a family of four has died, following a landslide at a village in the Ba district. Audio
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Christchurch council meet minister in bid to stop infighting
8:20 AM.Christchurch's city councillors are to hold a behind-closed-doors meeting with the local government minister tomorrow in a bid to avoid the council imploding. Audio
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Anderton says Christchurch council has long been a failure
8:23 AM.Jim Anderton was a Christchurch MP for 27 years until the last election, and unsuccessfully challenged Bob Parker for the Christchurch mayoralty in the 2010 local body elections. Audio
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Federer faces off against Nadal in clash of tennis titans
8:27 AM.Roger Federer faces off against his greatest foe Rafael Nadal today in the first of the mens' semi-finals at the Australian Open. Audio
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Markets Update for 26 January 2012
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 26 January 2012
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Labour plans for year ahead under Shearer
8:40 AM.The Labour Party caucus has begun its post-election review as it comes to terms with a new leader, and another term in Opposition. Audio
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Bennett says mandatory abuse reporting finding favour
8:42 AM.The Social Development Minister, Paula Bennett, says people are warming to the idea of mandatory reporting of child abuse. Audio
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East Coast oil drillers upbeat about quest for oil
8:46 AM.East Coast oil drillers have given an upbeat account of their quest for oil at a meeting called by Hawkes Bay Regional Council. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 26 January 2012
8:48 AM.Coastal iwi in Bay of Plenty want a royal commission of inquiry into the Rena disaster; A north Taranaki hapu meets with the New Plymouth Council, and the Historic Places Trust tomorrow after Maori… Read more Audio
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Elderly conservationist charged with assaulting kiteboarder
8:52 AM.An elderly conservationist has been charged with assault - after an encounter with a kiteboarder on a Northland beach. Audio
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Citizen Kane to be shown at Hearst castle for the first time
8:56 AM.The Oscar award-winning film, Citizen Kane, caused a big stir in 1941 when it was released. The newspaper baron, William Randolph Hearst, believed that the film's main character, Charles Foster Kane… Read more Audio