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Morning Report for Friday 20 July 2012
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Top Stories for Friday 20 July 2012
6:00 AM.The Syrian Government launches a full military assault on the rebels in Damascus. Confidential medical records found on a Christchurch street and Whittall wants Pike Royal Commission re-opened. Audio
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24-hour strike on the eve of the Olympic Games
6:11 AM.Thousands of Home Office workers in Britain including Customs officers are to stage a 24-hour strike on the eve of the Olympic Games. Audio
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Teachers, principals want to remove government control
6:15 AM.Teachers and principals want their standard-setting and disciplinary body, the Teachers Council, to shrug off government influence and become entirely independent. Audio
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Pacific News for 20 July 2012
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 20 July 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 20 July 2012
6:28 AM.The Ministry of Justice has dismissed a claim by the Maori Council's barrister, that he's not receiving enough legal aid; The Green Party MP, Catherine Delahunty, is standing by her comment that the… Read more Audio
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Morning Business for 20 July 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Syrian govt deploys troops, helicopters in Damascus
7:09 AM.Syria government forces have stepped up their assault on the rebel forces they are battling in the capital Damascus. Audio
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Aleppo man tells of violence in surrounding towns
7:15 AM.It is not only Damascus where fighting is intensifying. Audio
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Patient records found on Christchurch street
7:17 AM.An investigation has been launched in Christchurch after more than 100 patient documents and health records were found on a suburban street. Audio
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Iwi leader backs talks with Government over water rights
7:20 AM.A leading member of the influential Iwi Leaders Group is backing an agreement between the Maori Party and the Prime Minister that Maori interests and rights in water should be negotiated between the… Read more Audio
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Brakes on Chinese wagons not good enough on arrival in NZ
7:23 AM.It has been revealed KiwiRail was forced to replace sub-standard brakes on all of its 500 Chinese made freight wagons before they entered service last year. Audio
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Whittall wants Pike Royal Commission re-opened
7:26 AM.The Pike River Royal commission will consider next week whether to re-open hearings into the mining disaster. Audio
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National Party conference this weekend
7:34 AM.The National Party goes into its annual conference this weekend after a rocky start to its second term in office. Audio
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Life expectancy jump biggest in 20 years
7:37 AM.Statistics New Zealand says last year's babies can expect to live to 91-and-a-half. Audio
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Sports News for 20 July 2012
7:41 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Uncertin future for council HQ after new building bought
7:45 AM.The country's largest local body is spending 104 million dollars on a new headquarters four times the size of it's present building. Audio
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Verdicts in finance company case little comfort for investors
7:49 AM.A group advocating for investors says the guilty verdicts handed to three men over the collapse of the finance company Capital and Merchant have come too late. Audio
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Half of New Zealanders not getting physical
7:52 AM.You may think of New Zealand as a sporting nation - but it turns out we are a country of couch potatoes. Audio
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Third time lucky for New Zealand Olympic javelin hope
7:56 AM.Continuing our series on the more active members of the population,Olympic athletes. Audio
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Red Cross says violence in Syria worsening
8:09 AM.The Syrian government is deploying troops, tanks, canons and helicopters in what's being called one of the bloodiest days of the uprising. Audio
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In New York the diplomatic impasse over Syria continues
8:13 AM.Russia and China have vetoed the lastest efforts at the The UN Security council to impose sanctions on Damascus. Audio
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Iraena Asher's good samaritan stung by coroner's criticism
8:16 AM.Two Piha women who took a distraught Iraena Asher into their home and looked after her on the night she disappeared are furious a coroner has said their actions contributed to the aspiring model's… Read more Audio
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Waitangi tribunal hearing ends today
8:23 AM.The Waitangi Tribunal's hearing into fresh water and geothermal water rights finishes today with closing submissions from the crown. Audio
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Parliament works overtime to progress treaty settlements
8:25 AM.While much of the attention this week has been on the Waitangi Tribunal hearing into water rights, Parliament has been working overtime pushing through treaty settlement legislation. Audio
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Magic hoping it'll be third time lucky in netball final
8:27 AM.The Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic hope it'll be third time lucky when they play in the trans-Tasman netball final against the Vixens in Melbourne on Sunday. Audio
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Markets Update for 20 July 2012
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 20 July 2012
8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Public only seeing fraction of oil exploration - Greenpeace
8:41 AM.The environmental group, Greenpeace, says the oil industry is deliberately keeping the public in the dark about the scale of oil drilling going on. Audio
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National Party has strengthened ties with US
8:44 AM.Under the National-led Government's foreign policy, ties with the United States have become ever stronger. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 20 July 2012
8:48 AM.The Green Party MP, Catherine Delahunty, is standing by her comment that the Crown is doing Treaty deals with iwi - and not making settlements; The Ministry of Justice has dismissed a claim by the… Read more Audio
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Christchurch supporters gearing up for super rugby semi
8:51 AM.The anticipation in Christchurch is building as the Crusaders make a bid for their first super rugby championship since 2008. Audio
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:54 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio