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Morning Report for Monday 12 August 2013
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Top Stories for Monday 12 August 2013
6:00 AM.Police still seeking man in relation to abduction in Panmure; Housing key focus of National Party conference; Govt housing announcement symbolic, nothing more - analyst; Sri Lanka accused of taking… Read more Audio
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Pacific News for 12 August 2013
6:17 AM.Pacific News for 12 August 2013 Audio
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Morning Rural News for 12 August 2013
6:20 AM.News from the rural and farming sector Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 12 August 2013
6:24 AM.The Maori Arm of the Nurses Organisation say it's still fighting pay inequalities which see some nurses at iwi providers paid 25 per cent less than those at district health boards; A Northland group… Read more Audio
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Government's housing policy is criticised for missing the point
6:35 AM.Opposition parties say changes to Kiwisaver rules to allow more money to be taken out for house deposits do not go nearly far enough to help first home buyers. Audio
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Trade Minister hints at competitors in Sri Lanka behind scare
6:38 AM.The Trade Minister Tim Groser says there are competitors in Sri Lanka that want to stop New Zealand dairy imports. Audio
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Morning Business for 12 August 2013
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report Audio
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Police still seeking man in relation to abduction in Panmure
7:09 AM.A toddler has been found safe and well but the police are still searching for a convicted killer wanted in connection with the abduction of the two-year-old boy from his home in the Auckland suburb of… Read more Audio
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Housing key focus of National Party conference
7:11 AM.Home ownership was very much the focus of National Party MPs and delegates over the weekend, during their two day annual conference in Nelson. Audio
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Govt housing announcement symbolic, nothing more - analyst
7:15 AM.Opposition parties say The Government's just tinkering around the edges with its new housing initiative. Audio
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Sri Lanka accused of taking advantage of botulism scare
7:20 AM.The Trade Minister says competitors in Sri Lanka are trying to take advantage of Fonterra's botulism scare. The Sri Lankan government has ordered Fonterra to recall two types of Anchor products… Read more Audio
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Economy dominates first election debate in Australia
7:25 AM.Across the Tasman the economy has dominated the first election debate between Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott. The two candidates faced off last night on Sky television. Audio
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Minister says immediate pardon not an option in Pora case
7:34 AM.The Justice Minister Judith Collins says it would be unconstitutional to consider pardoning convicted murderer and rapist Teina Pora while the matter is before the Privy Council. Audio
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October 18 expected date for Meridian float
7:39 AM.Shares in the state-owned Meridian Energy are expected to be on sale from mid October, and it's likely the float will be done as an installment receipt meaning people won't be required to pay the full… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 12 August 2013
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport Audio
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National gears up for 2014 general election
7:47 AM.At the National Party's national conference over the weekend, John Key announced changes to Kiwisaver and Welcome Home Loans rules that he says will look after first-home buyers regardless of whether… Read more Audio
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Critics call Employment Relations Authority ruling step too far
7:54 AM.An order issued by the Employment Relations Authority that an airline worker must hand over her bank records as part of an employment dispute is being criticised by some as crossing the line. Audio
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Kiwi pensioner hip hop crew treated like rock stars
7:57 AM.A group of pensioners from Waiheke Island have wowed audiences at the World Hip Hop Dance Championship in Las Vegas over the weekend. The crew, called Hip Operation, is made up of members ranging in… Read more Audio
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Police continue to hunt alleged child abductor
8:09 AM.Two-year-old Gabriel Donnelly is safe, but the police are still searching for the convicted killer wanted in connection with his disappearance. Gabriel went missing from the Auckland suburb of Panmure… Read more Audio
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Housing critics say changes won't help
8:12 AM.Housing analysts say changes announced by the Government will do little to ease an over-heated housing market, and help ordinary people put a roof over their heads. Audio
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Q and A on Nats housing policy and annual conference
8:15 AM.Our political editor Brent Edwards was at the National Party's annual conference in Nelson. Audio
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Guy says DCD flare-up in Sri Lanka is not a food safety issue
8:20 AM.The Government and Fonterra say that bungled tests are to blame for the dicyandiamide, or DCD, contamination issue flaring up again in Sri Lanka. Audio
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Pancreatic cancer focus of applications by NZ drug firm
8:25 AM.Patients with a particularly deadly cancer may one day benefit from an unusual initiative by a fledgling New Zealand-owned drug company. Audio
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Senior doctors say waiting times need to be scrutinised further
8:28 AM.The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists' says new data on waiting times at hospital emergency departments raises alarming questions about whether patients needing urgent treatment are seen in… Read more Audio
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Markets Update for 12 August 2013
8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 12 August 2013
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport Audio
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Push for social network, bank details intrusive - lawyer
8:41 AM.The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union says the Employment Relations Authority is pushing legal boundaries by ordering a worker to produce her Facebook pages and bank accounts. Audio
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South Auckland transformation project underway
8:45 AM.An ambitious project to transform some of the country's poorest urban communities hopes to roll-out its first programmes within months. Auckland Council's Southern Initiative aims to the improve the… Read more Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 12 August 2013
8:48 AM.The Maori Arm of the Nurses Organisation say it's still fighting pay inequalities which see some nurses at iwi providers paid 25 per cent less than those at district health boards; A Northland group… Read more Audio
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NZ Army band impresses with Gangnam Style in Edinburgh
8:52 AM.The New Zealand Army Band has attracted glowing reviews of their performance at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The band's spokesman, Lieutenant Commander Mark Hadlow, says they've been making… Read more Audio
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
8:56 AM.Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes says last night's opening election debate between Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott was somewhat underwhelming. Audio