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Morning Report for Wednesday 6 June 2012
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Queen's jubilee celebrations end on formal note
8:57 AM.Dickie Arbiter is a former press secretary to the Queen. Audio
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Diamond Jubilee celebrations end with tributes to Queen
8:53 AM.The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations have ended in London with a series of tributes paid to the monarch's sixty years on the throne. Audio
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Qantas dramatic profit fall due to international troubles
8:50 AM.Shares in the Australian airline, Qantas, have dived to an all-time low, after it forecast a ninety percent fall in its profit. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 6 June 2012
8:47 AM.The Maori Affairs Select Committee in Auckland is looking at ways to improve the health and education of tamariki; The Government has confirmed a Maori tertiary education provider is being… Read more Audio
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Housing New Zealand hotline number cost $300,000
8:43 AM.The Labour Party says the call centre 0800 number which replaced many Housing New Zealand offices, cost the taxpayer at least $300,000 in April, the first month since the change. Audio
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Right wing activists give evidence in Breivik trial
8:39 AM.Far right political leaders in Norway have told the Anders Behring Breivik trial today that Breivik was right to fear a Muslim takeover of the country. Audio
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Sports News for 6 June 2012
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 6 June 2012
8:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Visitors pour into Tolaga Bay for Transit of Venus
8:24 AM.The population of Tolaga Bay on the East Coast will almost treble today as one thousand visitors from all over New Zealand and beyond, descend on the town for a rare astromical event. Audio
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Police ACC investigation raises more questions - Labour
8:20 AM.The Labour Party says a police investigation into whether the Accident Compensation Corporation was threatened during a meeting with a claimant has raised more questions than it has answered. Audio
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Snow, rain hits roads across the country
8:16 AM.Roads are closing across the South Island, as a severe weather front moves through the country. Audio
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Decision on class sizes made after National won election
8:10 AM.The Education Minister says the government made the decision to increase class sizes after November last year. Audio
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Lady Gaga fans buzzing as the star arrives in Auckland
7:56 AM.She's got more than 25,000,000 followers on twitter - 9,000,000 more than Barack Obama - and is fifth on Forbes list of the most powerful celebrities in the world. Audio
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Syria expells 11 ambassadors and diplomats
7:50 AM.Syria has announced it's expelling ambassadors and diplomats from eleven Western countries in response to the co-ordinated expulsion of Syrian ambassadors by those states after the massacre of more… Read more Audio
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Al Qaeda no. 2 man target of drone strike in Pakistan
7:46 AM.Al-Qaeda's second-in-command, Abu Yahya al-Libi, a longtime public face of the terror network, has been killed in a drone strike according to US officials. Audio
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Sports News for 6 June 2012
7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Kiwisaver helps NZ sharemarket avoid global carnage
7:39 AM.Bulging Kiwisaver accounts are being singled out as one of the factors behind a relatively resilient performance from local shares in the face of faltering global markets. Audio
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Defence says Scott Guy case still a whodunnit
7:36 AM.The lawyer for the man accused of murdering Scott Guy in 2010 says plenty of other people had reason to want to kill the Feilding farmer. Audio
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Rare opportunity to view Transit in New Zealand skies
7:28 AM.Reporter Marcus Irvine comments on the impact of the snow at the Mt John Observatory in Tekapo. Audio
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Mid Canterbury farmers settle in for a big snow
7:27 AM.Robert Schikker farms at Mt Somers, near Ashburton. Audio
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Authorities watch for snow and rain across the country
7:24 AM.A severe weather front has begun moving across the country, as Civil Defence and Council staff keep an anxious watch on roads and power supplies. Audio
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ACC's claim of threat 'lack credibility' - Greens
7:20 AM.The Green Party says ACC's complaint to the police against Bronwyn Pullar was never credible, and was nothing more than a smokescreen to distract the media. Audio
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Education Minister responds to criticisms
7:12 AM.Yesterday Hekia Parata was asked repeatedly by our parliamentary chief reporter, Jane Patterson, why National did not campaign on the change in teacher student ratios during the election. Audio
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Union says 2000 schools will lose teachers
7:09 AM.New estimates show 2000 schools will lose teachers next year because of the Government's controversial changes to school staffing. Audio
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Morning Business for 6 June 2012
6:48 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Court cuts reoffending by Auckland's homeless
6:41 AM.A court aimed at reducing recidivist offending by Auckland's homeless population has cut reoffending by 60 percent. Audio
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Parata dodges question about class ratio policy
6:39 AM.The Education Minister, Hekia Parata, has faced questions about why the National Party did not campaign on its controversial plan to increase some class sizes in last year's general election. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 6 June 2012
6:27 AM.The Education Minister's office has confirmed a Maori tertiary education provider is being investigated over claims it's breaking the law by calling itself a university; The Maori Affairs Select… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 6 June 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 6 June 2012
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Queen greets crowds from Buckingham Palace
6:13 AM.The celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee have reached their culmination in London. Audio
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Greens says ACC complaint just a ploy to distract public
6:11 AM.The Green Party says a police decision to stop investigating ACC's complaint against Bronwyn Pullar proves the complaint was just a ploy to distract the public. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 6 June 2012
6:00 AM.Union says 2000 schools will lose teachers; Education Minister responds to criticisms; ACC's claim of threat 'lack credibility' - Greens; authorities watch for snow and rain across the country; mid… Read more Audio