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Morning Report for Wednesday 19 December 2012
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Buskers bring festive cheer
8:55 AM.Buskers are out in force this yuletide season to keep shoppers entertained and to bring a little Christmas cheer. Audio
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Auckland cyclone relief summit
8:52 AM.The city of Auckland is to co-ordinate a cyclone relief effort with the help of its Pacific community leaders, the mayor and local authority. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 19 December 2012
8:48 AM.The Maori Council plans to ask iwi for financial help to fund its Supreme Court case on Maori water rights; A Taranaki tribe has told the Government it must consider offering the iwi rights to oil and… Read more Audio
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Green Party's year ends on a high
8:42 AM.The Green Party recorded an historic high party vote of 11 percent in last year's election and this year its support has not waned. Audio
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Winners and losers in high performance sport
8:39 AM.The latest round of high performance sports funding has been announced by the Government for the next four years, with rowing, rugby sevens, and equestrian among the biggest winners. Audio
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Sports News for 19 December 2012
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 19 December 2012
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Petrol tax to keep government in surplus
8:20 AM.The Treasury yesterday cut its predictions for growth in 2014 and 2015, a move which could have put Government plans for a 2015 surplus on hold were not for a new petrol tax which will add… Read more Audio
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Ombudsman to investigate Education Ministry's disclosure rules
8:15 AM.Ombudsman Dr David McGee has criticised the Education Ministry for the way it has handled requests for information about its plans. Audio
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Local councillor remembers happy family from Whakamaru crash
8:12 AM.Kirsty Trueman is the Taupo District councillor for the area and she says there's a sense of disbelief this morning. Audio
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Whakamaru community in shock over crash deaths
8:09 AM.Police say they still don't know exactly when a family of five died in a car crash near Whakamaru in south Waikato, and they're appealing to the public for help. Audio
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Radio NZ presenter honoured at quake ceremony
7:57 AM.Radio NZ's Vicki McKay among those honoured at an awards ceremony in Christchurch for heroism, service or acts of kindness by organisations and individuals during the Canterbury earthquakes. Audio
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Police won't charge man who stabbed visitor
7:55 AM.Police say no charges will be laid against the South Auckland man who, in August, fatally stabbed an unarmed man who wandered on to his property in the early hours of the morning. Audio
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Investor to sell shares in Bushmaster guns
7:51 AM.New York correspondent Stephen Fee talks about a US private equity firm which is selling its stake in the company that made the assault style rifle used in the Newtown massacre, this as more funerals… Read more Audio
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Reaction to Supreme Court Takamore burial decision
7:47 AM.The Supreme Court has ruled Denise Clark, who is pakeha, is entitled to bury her Maori husband as she wishes. Ngai Tuhoe elder, Tamati Kruger, and a professor of Indigenous Studies at Auckland… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 19 December 2012
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Truckers unhappy as Govt boosts fuel tax
7:41 AM.The Automobile Association says it thinks most motorists won't quibble over higher taxes on fuel, but the trucking industry says it's definitely not happy. Audio
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Cuts to growth forecasts torpedoes Govt's long term debt plans
7:40 AM.The Government is hanging on by its fingernails to its surplus target of 2014/15 after the Treasury cut its forecasts for economic growth. Audio
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International help will be needed for Fiji
7:29 AM.The Fijian Red Cross says their country will soon need help from the international community after the declaration of a state of natural disaster. Audio
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Oxfam preparing for long term recovery in Samoa
7:25 AM.Oxfam's Andy Thomson joins Morning Report from Samoa to talk about the recovery for the cyclone stricken country. Audio
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Labour says Education Minister avoiding public scrutiny
7:21 AM.The Labour Party Christchurch schools spokesperson Chris Hipkins on lack of clarity around information about Christchurch school closures. Audio
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Ministry should restart consultation over Chch schools - Labour
7:19 AM.The education sector is demanding that Ministry of Education officials start their consultation with Christchurch schools again, after an Ombudsman's report criticised their handling of information… Read more Audio
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Family killed in Waikato accident named
7:15 AM.Taupo Police Area Commander, Inspector Steve Bullock provides details. Audio
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NZ mother in UK opposes son's cancer treatment
7:09 AM.A New Zealand woman has been told by the High Court in London that her son must undergo surgery for a brain tumour, despite her ongoing objection to his treatment. Audio
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Morning Business for 19 December 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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State of disaster declared in Fiji
6:40 AM.Radio NZ journalist David Cochrane, holidaying on the western Fiji resort island of Denerau, talks about Evan's impact as the cleanup from the disaster begins. Audio
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Govt accused of 'return to surplus' fixation
6:37 AM.Political opponents of the Goverment say it's so hell-bent on returning to surplus, as promised, that it's making life increasingly expensive for New Zealand families. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 19 December 2012
6:27 AM.The Maori Council plans to ask iwi for financial help to fund its Supreme Court case on Maori water rights; A Taranaki iwi has told the Government it must consider offering them rights to oil and… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 19 December 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 19 December 2012
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Peters says Govt determined to follow failed economic formula
6:14 AM.The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says the Government is determined to stick to its failed economic programme, and is now passing the cost onto the New Zealand public. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 19 December 2012
6:00 AM.New Zealand mother opposes son's cancer treatment; family killed in Waikato car crash named; Education Ministry Christchurch schools debacle; recovery from cyclone Evan in Samoa and Fiji, and; new… Read more Audio