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Morning Report for Wednesday 14 March 2012
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Top Stories for Wednesday 14 March 2012
6:00 AM.The Ports of Auckland stoush continues and gets dirty; new prudential rules wipe out a third of insurers in NZ; the ACC breach gets more complicated; Te Urewera trial nears end; Jock Hobbs remembered… Read more Audio
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Maui dolphin numbers drop to just 55 adults
6:15 AM.Government is not taking immediate action on species protection despite new research showing the Maui dolphin population has dropped to just 55 adults. Audio
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Pacific News for 14 March 2012
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 14 February 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 14 March 2012
6:27 AM.A Director of Crest Energy says its tidal turbine project in Kaipara Harbour is legitimate, and should go ahead despite opposition from local Maori who have imposed a rahui or customary ban over the… Read more Audio
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Union upset by leak about port worker
6:38 AM.The Maritime Union is outraged about the leak of personal information about a striking port worker to a blogger. Audio
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Jock Hobbs "never let you down"
6:40 AM.Tributes have been flowing-in for former All Black captain and long-time Rugby Union chairman Jock Hobbs who died yesterday aged 52 - including this one from a former Canterbury rugby captain Don… Read more Audio
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Morning Business for 14 March 2012
6:48 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Union accuses port of leaking private employee information
7:09 AM.The Maritime Union is accusing the Ports of Auckland of leaking confidential employee records, as the bitter industrial dispute between unionised workers and the company continues. Audio
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Port striker considers suing over breach of privacy
7:12 AM.Port worker Cecil Walker's astonished that so much of his private information was deliberately leaked and made public that he's considering suing. Audio
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New prudential rules wipe out one third of NZ insurers
7:15 AM.One in three insurance companies has decided to close their doors after the introduction of new rules designed to boost public confidence in the insurance market. Audio
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Calls for compensation to ACC privacy breach clients
7:20 AM.Lawyers have been inundated with calls from clients who are concerned their cases are among the thousands of ACC claims of which details were accidentally e-mailed to one ACC claimant. Audio
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Te Urewera raids trial draws to a close
7:23 AM.The trial of four people who the Crown alleges took part in military-style training camps in Te Urewera National Park is nearing an end, with the last two defence teams closing their cases today. Audio
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Jock Hobbs remembered for huge contribution
7:27 AM.Former All Black and Rugby Union administrator Jock Hobbs is being remembered for his huge legacy to the game of rugby and to New Zealand. Rachel Graham spoke to some of the people who knew him. Audio
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Former top Murdoch executive arrested in hacking probe
7:37 AM.British police investigating phone hacking by the News of the World newspaper have again arrested the former chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's News International, Rebekah Brooks. Audio
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Poor NZ families 'exporting' troubled teens into Victoria
7:40 AM.New Zealand Pacific Island youths are being partly blamed for the escalation of gang culture in Melbourne's west reaching crisis point. Audio
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Sports News for 14 March 2012
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Australian anti-logging bill raises concerns in NZ industry
7:46 AM.Canberra's Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill, which would ban the import of timber that is milled unsustainably, is being criticised as so vague that it risks trapping the innocent along with the… Read more Audio
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Labour's Cunliffe criticises Ports of Auckland
7:48 AM.In one of the Labour Party's strongest attacks yet on the Ports of Auckland, its economic development spokesperson says the company's plan to contract out its workforce will do nothing to make the… Read more Audio
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Pacific Blue pilot couldn't save passengers in emergency
7:52 AM.A Queenstown court has been told the pilot of a Pacific Blue 737, which flew out of the resort town in near darkness and an approaching storm in June 2010, left no safe options to save his passengers… Read more Audio
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Leaking of private information escalates bitter ports row
8:09 AM.The Council of Trade Unions President, Helen Kelly, says there's no doubt in her mind that it was the Ports of Auckland company that leaked the confidential information about a striking worker after… Read more Audio
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Lawyer discusses leak of private information to blogsite
8:12 AM.A barrister specialising in privacy law, John Edwards, talks to the programme about the confidential employee information being leaked to a third party in the Ports of Auckland industrial dispute -… Read more Audio
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Lawyer says ACC should offer compensation for privacy breach
8:19 AM.A lawyer specialising in ACC claims, Hazel Armstrong, says compensation should be offered to the 6,000 claimants whose privacy was breached when their records were accidently emailed to another ACC… Read more Audio
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Nine thousand performers to take to stage at Polyfest 2012
8:26 AM.Secondary schools across Auckland will empty out over the next four days as thousands of students swap the classroom for the stage as the 37th annual Polyfest cultural competition gets underway today.
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Markets Update for 14 March 2012
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 14 March 2012
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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More people seeking help with power bills
8:38 AM.Rising power prices mean more people are struggling to pay their bills, according to the Citizens Advice Bureau. Audio
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Papua New Guinea proposing to scrap sorcery law
8:43 AM.Papua New Guinea's law reform commission is proposing scrapping the country's Sorcery Act which differentiates between good and bad sorcery. It has been used as a defense for attacks on people who are… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 14 March 2012
8:48 AM.A Director of Crest Energy says its tidal turbine project in Kaipara Harbour is legitimate, and should go ahead despite opposition by local Maori, who have imposed a rahui or customary ban over the… Read more Audio
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Rugby Union head pays tribute to former chairman Hobbs
8:52 AM.The current chief executive of the New Zealand Rugby Union, Steve Tew says Jock Hobbs had carefully planned New Zealand's winning bid for the 2011 Rugby World Cup every step of the way. Audio
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Hobbs: 'Brave and wonderful friend'
8:55 AM.Sports commentators Keith Quinn and John McBeth not only watched Jock Hobbs as a player, they were also good friends. They both speak to Morning Report and reminisce on the wonderful life of the rugby… Read more Audio