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Morning Report for Friday 25 October 2013
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First the Holy See, next Lords? Cricket stumps up at Vatican
8:56 AM.Priests at the Vatican are swapping their cassocks for cricket whites as the Holy See launches its very own cricket team. Audio
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Newest cycle trails open in Central Otago
8:51 AM.The first cyclists to try New Zealand's newest cycleway say they doubt anyone will begrudge having to pay to use the trail. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 25 October 2013
8:48 AM.The Maori Council is calling for the head of the Crown Forestry Rental Trust to resign; But Angela Foukes says she has no intention of going; The confectionary firm, Wrigley, is giving 10-thousand… Read more Audio
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More shoud be done to make sure graduates get jobs
8:47 AM.University students across the country will be cramming in last minute revision today for the year's final exams next week. Audio
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Sports News for 25 October 2013
8:38 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 25 October 2013
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Wellington and Canterbury face off in rugby championship
8:28 AM.Wellington and Canterbury face off for provincial rugby supremacy this weekend in the final of a hard fought series. Audio
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Housing affordability first priority for new Chch council
8:25 AM.The newly elected Christchurch City Council is wasting no time getting down to business, with housing affordability shaping as a major focus for the new council. Audio
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Nelson-Marlborough residents struggling with home affordability
8:20 AM.The Reserve Bank Governor says he makes no apologies for restricting the ability of banks to lend to home buyers who don't have substantial deposits. Audio
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Call for greater subsidies to bring in film/tv production
8:15 AM.The owner of a West Auckland film studio says only an increase in the subsidy paid to movie studios will save the local industry. Audio
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West Coast mine gets resource consent
8:09 AM.Environmentalists are describing the granting of resource consent for an open cast coal mine on the Denniston Plateau "terrible news". Audio
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Flotilla of tall ships to sail into Waitemata harbour
7:57 AM.A flotilla of tall ships is due to sail into Auckland Harbour this afternoon after taking part in the first Transtasman Tall ships race. Audio
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German govt demands an explanation from the US
7:53 AM.The United States Ambassador to Germany has been asked to please explain why American intelligence agencies tapped German Chancellor Angela Merkel's smartrphone. Audio
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Police say they'll take tough Labour Weekend approach
7:50 AM.As motorists prepare to head away for Labour Weekend, the police say there'll be no discretion for speeding drivers. Audio
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Sports News for 25 October 2013
7:47 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Police canvas drivers in Wanaka crash investigation
7:43 AM.Police in Wanaka have been stopping and questioning all motorists travelling along a stretch of State Highway 6 which was the scene of a bizarre fatal crash yesterday morning. Audio
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Man assaulted in Kapiti before deaths critical of police
7:39 AM.Kapiti Coast locals say alcohol - fuelled violence was brewing near a local mall long before two men were killed there, and police and the council should have acted sooner. Audio
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Calls for Government action over
7:29 AM.Listening to that was the Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce. Audio
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Auckland screen industry struggline to stay alive
7:25 AM.Auckland's screen industry is on its knees battling to stay alive after what many in the sector say was the worst year in the business's history. Audio
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West Coast mine wins court case
7:21 AM.Environmental activists have lost a marathon legal battle to stop the building of a new coal mine north of Westport. Audio
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Police: 'We stuffed up'
7:17 AM.The Police Minister, Anne Tolley, says the police have let themselves down after an administrative blunder forced Parliament to pass urgent legislation yesterday. Audio
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Bank Governor makes no apology for introducing LVRs
7:13 AM.The Governor of the Reserve Bank, Graeme Wheeler, is making no apologies for the LVR restrictions. Audio
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Labour says Government's housing policy is in tatters
7:09 AM.The Housing Minister says the Government was right to introduce measures to help some first home buyers, despite the Treasury advising it not to. Audio
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Morning Business for 25 October 2013
6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Govt should shoulder some blame for police cock-up
6:38 AM.Parliament has had to rush through a change to the Policing Act after it was revealed more than 60 police officers had been incorrectly sworn in. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 25 October 2013
6:27 AM.The Maori Council is calling for the head of the Crown Forestry Rental Trust to resign; The confectionary firm, Wrigley, is giving 10-thousand dollars to an oral health awareness campaign on the East… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 25 October 2013
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 25 October 2013
6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Bulgarian couple linked to mystery girl in Greece
6:13 AM.Bulgarian authorities have questioned a couple thought to be the parents of Maria, the blonde girl discovered in a Greek Roma camp. Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 25 October 2013
6:00 AM.Treasury tells the Government its housing policy is undermining efforts to cool the housing market. How did police twice make an embarrassing administrative blunder and whose fault is it? After a long… Read more Audio