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Morning Report for Tuesday 6 March 2012
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Genetics may be behind kakapo deaths
8:55 AM.A narrow gene pool might be behind a string of deaths of young kakapo. Audio
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Diabetes NZ outraged at a proposal to stop funding tests
8:51 AM.Diabetes New Zealand says it's outraged at a proposal to stop funding some glucose tests that sufferers describe as a life-line for their illness. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 6 March 2012
8:48 AM.A prominent Maori academic from Hawke's Bay, says retired High Court judge Sir Rodney Gallen from Havelock North who died on Saturday, was highly regarded by members of Ngai Tuhoe; The Chairman of… Read more Audio
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Mighty River Power first up for partial privatisation
8:43 AM.The sale of shares in the first company the government will partially privatise, Mighty River Power, is expected to be popular with investors. Audio
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Chris Cairns says accusation reduced career to dust
8:39 AM.The former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns has told the High Court in London, that an accusation of match-fixing has reduced his career to "dust". Audio
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Sports News for 6 March 2012
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 6 March 2012
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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New website means quicker information about earthquakes
8:26 AM.A new website to provide faster earthquake information will be up and running later this morning. Audio
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Republicans prepare for Super Tuesday
8:21 AM.In The United States, Republican hopefuls for the Presidency are still going all-out for Super Tuesday. Audio
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Harawira urges Maori Party to quit Government over asset sales
8:12 AM.Section Nine of the existing SOE Act requires the Crown do nothing that breaches the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio
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Port strike action spreads south
8:09 AM.The industrial action at Auckland's port has spread to Wellington, where a dispute between port workers and the capital's port company heads to the Employment Court today. Audio
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27 police killed in a series of attacks in Iraq
7:58 AM.In Iraq, at least 27 police officers have been killed in a series of attacks in the western town of Haditha. Audio
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Pacific Blue pilot faces court over reckless use of aircraft
7:54 AM.Film footage of what the Civil Aviation Authority is calling a reckless take off by a Boeing 737 pilot will be shown to the Queenstown District Court today. Audio
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Russians protest Vladimir Putin's victory
7:47 AM.Thousands of Russians have flooded in to Pushkin Square in Moscow to protest an election result that many say was rigged. Audio
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Sports News for 6 March 2012
7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Auckland council calls for moves on housing affordability
7:38 AM.Auckland Council says urgent and bold action is needed to tackle a housing affordability crisis in the city. Audio
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Pacific leaders say cuts to migration will cause hardship
7:27 AM.Pacific community leaders say the Government's plans to cut back on family migration to New Zealand are ill-considered and will lead to hardship and more overstayers. Audio
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Further lockouts today in Affco dispute
7:24 AM.A further 200 Affco meat workers have been locked out from early this morning. Audio
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Algerian father says NZ govt interfering in domestic dispute
7:19 AM.The father at the centre of a international custody battle being played out in Algeria has accused the New Zealand government of trying to kidnap his children. Audio
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SOE Minister explains sales plan
7:15 AM.Joining us now in our Wellington studio is the State Owned Enterprises Minister, Tony Ryall. Audio
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Opposition say state-owned assets sale legislation a con
7:12 AM.Opposition parties say the Government's legislation to partially sell four state-owned energy companies is a con. Audio
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Auckland Ports' industrial action spreads to Wellington
7:09 AM.The industrial action on Auckland's waterfront has spread to Wellington, with a dispute between port workers and the capital's port company Centreport heading to the Employment Court today. Audio
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Morning Business for 6 March 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Meatworkers strike again today after more lockouts
6:42 AM.More than two hundred meat workers have been locked out of their Bay of Plenty workplace this morning. Audio
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Wellington's port caught up in Auckland industrial unrest
6:36 AM.Three hundred members of the Maritime Union at the Ports of Auckland are striking for a month over a new collective agreement. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 6 March 2012
6:27 AM.A highly regarded Maori academic from Hawke's Bay, has paid tribute to a retired High Court judge Sir Rodney Gallen from Havelock North, who died on Saturday; The head of a Trust which aims to build a… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 6 March 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 6 March 2012
6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Labour says government's asset sales legislation flawed
6:09 AM.The opposition Labour Party says the Government's legislation to sell shares in four state-owned energy companies is full of holes. Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 6 March 2012
6:00 AM.Auckland Ports' industrial action spreads to Wellington, Opposition parties say legislation to partially sell state-owned assets is a con, SOE Minister explains sales plan, Algerian father says NZ… Read more Audio