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Morning Report for Friday 22 June 2012
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Top Stories for Friday 22 June 2012
6:00 AM.Rescue efforts under way from both Australia and Indonesia as boats carrying up to two hundred asylum seekers capsize in the Indian Ocean. The Bali bombmaker is sentenced to 20 years in jail and more… Read more Audio
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Aung San Suu Kyi makes historic address to UK parliament
6:11 AM.The Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has addressed both Houses of Parliament at London's historic Westminster Hall- a privilege normally reserved for heads of state alone. Audio
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Syrian pilot's defection symbolic
6:14 AM.The pilot of a warplane reported missing by the Syrian Air Force during a training mission has flown to neighbouring Jordan where he has been granted asylum. Audio
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Pacific News for 22 June 2012
6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 22 June 2012
6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 22 June 2012
6:26 AM.A former Ngai Tahu Fisheries employee turned MP, says companies have enough time to prepare for the re-flagging of foreign charter vessels, and should stop focusing on projected financial losses; An… Read more Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 22 June 2012
6:26 AM.A former Ngai Tahu Fisheries employee turned MP, says companies have enough time to prepare for the re-flagging of foreign charter vessels, and should stop focusing on projected financial losses; An… Read more Audio
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Boat carrying 200 capsizes near Christmas Island
6:36 AM.Christmas Island is preparing its hospital and medical staff to deal with up to 200 asylum seekers after the boat they were on capsized en route to Australia. Audio
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Govt could extend Christchurch rate flexibility scheme
6:40 AM.The Government may give local authorities more flexibility in rate setting if a new scheme is successful in Christchurch. Audio
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Morning Business for 22 June 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Scores missing after asylum boat capsizes
7:09 AM.Australia and Indonesia's maritime authorities have been searching overnight for survivors, after a vessel believed to be carrying two hundred boat people enroute to the Australia territory of… Read more Audio
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Outrage but no surprise over ACC bonus scheme
7:18 AM.Advocates for ACC claimants say they're outraged, but not at all surprised, that ACC staff receive bonus payments for moving claimants off the scheme. Audio
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ACC chief executive responds to criticism
7:21 AM.We asked the ACC Minister Judith Collins for an interview today but we did not receive a response to our request. Audio
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Huntly residents want Solid Energy to front up about problems
7:28 AM.Residents who live near the Huntly East Mine are demanding Solid Energy tell them first about gas problems at the mine, before going public. Audio
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Prosecutors want Breivik sent to psychiatric hospital
7:37 AM.As the trial of the self-confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik draws to close in Norway, prosecutors have used their final arguments to press for him to be declared insane. Audio
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Bumper GDP growth seen as a one-off evemt
7:42 AM.The fastest rate of economic growth in five years is being described as a one-off by both the Government and economists. Audio
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Sports News for 22 June 2012
7:46 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Terror campaign almost drive young couple away before killing
7:50 AM.The widow of Feilding farmer Scott Guy has told a jury she was so terrified by vandalism of their new home during construction that she wanted to leave the area. Audio
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Builders say homeowners refusing to pay for work
7:53 AM.Builders say they're getting the run around from a growing number of homeowners who refuse to pay up once their house is built. Audio
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Rally NZ under way, possibly for the last time
7:57 AM.Rally New Zealand revved into action this morning with the world's top rally drivers aiming to get their name on the trophy . Audio
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Greens say ACC explanations not good enough
8:09 AM.The chief executive of the Accident Compensation Corporation has defended a performance pay system that rewards staff for getting claimants off its books. Audio
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Political editor comments on Collins and ACC
8:15 AM.Listening to that was our political editor Brent Edwards. Audio
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Whanganui DHB meets to decide future of women's health
8:19 AM.After months of uncertainty, the Whanganui District Health Board will today decide the future of the regions threatened women's health service. Audio
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Demolition of Basin Reserve stand on the table
8:22 AM.The Wellington City Council is considering demolishing the Museum Stand at the Basin Reserve - and has put half a million dollars aside to do it. Audio
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As many as 90 boat people may have drowned
8:25 AM.Authorities fear as many as 90 people may have drowned, after a boat carrying up to 200 asylum seekers capsized en route to Australia. Audio
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Councillor says poll shows council out of step with public
8:28 AM.A Whangarei district councillor says an opinion poll on plans for a Hundertwasser building in the city shows the huge resentment in the community over the project. Audio
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Markets Update for 22 June 2012
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 22 June 2012
8:38 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Ireland hoping third time lucky
8:42 AM.They put on a determined show in the first test but got hammered and then came within seconds of a draw in last week's second test. Audio
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Questions remain in Fiji over path to 2014 elections
8:48 AM.The regime running Fiji has launched a campaign to register voters and work is about to start on the country's fourth constitution. Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio