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Morning Report for Wednesday 25 July 2012
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Football Ferns ready to play in opening Olympic event
8:57 AM.A 40-thousand-strong crowd is expected to watch the match at Millenium Stadium in Cardiff. Audio
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Sweet victory again for Kihikihi bakery
8:54 AM.Out of about four and a half thousand pies, it was another sweet victory for husband and wife duo Shane and Kathy Kearns of Viands Bakery in Kihikihi. Audio
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Scientists say open access research inevitable in NZ
8:50 AM.The British Government is to open up access within two years, and other countries are making similar moves. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 25 July 2012
8:48 AM.The Government is being lobbied to allow the Maori Trustee to release funds for housing; Ngati Porou says building a whare tipuna on a local park in Gisborne to honour members of the 28th Maori… Read more Audio
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Dunedin council joins fracking ban call
8:42 AM.The Dunedin City Council has added its name to a growing list of councils calling for a national ban of the controversial oil industry practice of fracking. Audio
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Sports News for 25 July 2012
8:38 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 25 July 2012
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Care provider responds to criticisms over child's death
8:27 AM.Chief executive, of the Spectrum Care Trust Chris Harris. Audio
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Report finds fault with care provider over child's death
8:25 AM.The mother of a boy who drowned while in respite care says she needs to know the same thing will not happen to another family. Audio
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High Court rules against Earthquake Minister's zoning move
8:23 AM.The first legal challenge to the Earthquake Recovery Minister's special powers has succeeded. Audio
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Coroner wants law changes to enforce child abuse reporting
8:19 AM.The president of the Principals' Federation, Paul Drummond, and the deputy chair of the Medical Association, Mark Peterson joined Simon Mercep this morning to discuss the coroner's recommendations. Audio
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Medical experts endorse coroner's report into Kahui deaths
8:14 AM.Doctors and social workers tackling child abuse are endorsing coroner Garry Evans' recommendation to change the way abuse is reported, after the deaths of the Kahui twins. Audio
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Lawyer who represented the mother of the Kahui twins responds
8:09 AM.Coroner Garry Evans has found the violent deaths of the Kahui twins happened while they were in the sole care of their father Chris Kahui. Audio
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A very long walk awaits Olympic competitor
7:56 AM.Quentin Rew is a member of the track and field team but probably one of the lesser known names. Audio
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Study says Auckland drivers happy to toll to ease snarls
7:52 AM.The Council for Infrastructure and Development survey found that for motorists, tolling would be the most palatable way to sort out the city's transport problems. Audio
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Heavy Fighting in Syria
7:49 AM.Rebel fighters had made big inroads in the two cities, which until this month had been largely untouched by the 16-month uprising. Audio
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Sports News for 25 July 2012
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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News of the World Hacking Scandal
7:40 AM.The British prime minister's former media chief, Andy Coulson, and the former top Murdoch executive, Rebekah Brooks, are to face criminal charges for phone hacking. Audio
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Societal changes key to tackling child abuse
7:37 AM.The Children's Commissioner says the problem of child abuse won't be addressed unless there are societal changes. Audio
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Gerry Brownlee found to have acted outside the law
7:29 AM.The ruling is the first legal challenge to the special powers the minister has been granted. Audio
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Trust criticised for failing to keep boy in care safe
7:24 AM.The public's health watchdog says an independent charitable trust didn't do enough to prevent a boy in its care from running away and drowning. Audio
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Politicians accept that system still failing NZ children
7:20 AM.Coroner Garry Evans has made specific recommendations aimed at preventing child deaths in the future. Audio
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Coroner blames Chris Kahui despite murder acquittal
7:14 AM.In a written statement Chris Kahui says the findings are completely inconsistent with his previous acquittal of any involvement in causing the deaths of the twins. Audio
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Coroner: Kahui twins died in father's care
7:09 AM.The coroner's inquests into the deaths of the twins began in October 2010 and were completed in June last year. Audio
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Morning Business for 25 July 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Report finds Kahui twins died in father's care
6:38 AM.Chris Kahui was found not guilty of killing the babies, Chris and Cru, after a five-week criminal trial in the High Court at Auckland in 2008. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 25 July 2012
6:27 AM.A bid to open a new Bay of Plenty area school a year later than scheduled has been rejected by the community; The Government is being lobbied to allow the Maori Trustee to release funds for housing… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 25 July 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 25 July 2012
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Engineering expert grilled at CTV building hearing
6:10 AM.Earlier this week, Professor John Mander, dismissed a Department of Building and Housing report that said assessors were right to deem the building safe after the September 2010 earthquake. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 25 July 2012
6:00 AM.A coroner finds the Kahui twins died from brain injuries suffered while in the sole custody, care and control of their father Chris Kahui, A charitable trust is told it didn't do enough to stop an… Read more Audio