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Morning Report for Friday 28 February 2014
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Betting heats up for this year's Golden Shears Championships
8:53 AM.The world's biggest wool industry and sports festival is taking place in Masterton now, culminating tomorrow night with a grand final. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 28 February 2014
8:49 AM.Te Atihaunui a Paparangi is marking the 19th anniversary of the 79-day Maori occupation of Pakaitore in Whanganui; The Labour Party fears more health providers will shut down due to a shake-up of… Read more Audio
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Minister rejects more support for Pasifika bilingual
8:46 AM.The Education Minister is rebuffing a call for Pasifika bilingual schooling to get similar staffing and pay incentives to kura kaupapa Maori. Audio
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PM believes he's regular Kiwi bloke
8:42 AM.After nearly six years as Prime Minister, John Key believes he remains popular with voters because he is just a regular Kiwi bloke. Audio
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Costa Concordia capitan returns to the ship
8:39 AM.The captain of the wrecked cruise liner Costa Concordia has returned to the ship for the first time as part of his manslaughter trial. Audio
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Sports News for 28 February 2014
8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 28 February 2014
8:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Children learn life skills at the NZ Open
8:24 AM.The New Zealand Golf Open is underway at The Hills course in Queenstown, with a professional field of almost 150 players vying to make the cut. Audio
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Online predator targets women nationwide
8:21 AM.An online Lothario is stealing from women he meets on internet dating sites. Audio
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Qantas job cuts
8:18 AM.The troubled airline, Qantas, will cut 5-thousand jobs as part of a 2-billion dollar cost saving programme. Audio
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Conservationists angry over new oil regulations
8:14 AM.Conservationists are accusing the Government of bending over backwards to big oil and gas companies by excluding public input on any applications for exploration drilling. Audio
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Pike River families say letter adds weight to belief deal done
8:10 AM.The lawyer for the families of the men killed at Pike River says the revelation that money was offered in return for charges being dropped against its CEO, has left his clients feeling justice hasn't… Read more Audio
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NZ Festival programme
7:52 AM.There's a strong Spanish flavour to New Zealand Arts Festival this year. Audio
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New Zealand cyclists win gold in Colombia
7:49 AM.New Zealand cyclists have got off to a golden start at the world championships in Colombia, and say now they have their sights firmly set on the Rio Olympic Games in 2016 Audio
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Sports News for 28 February 2014
7:46 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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New Zealand missionary found guilty of drug trafficking
7:41 AM.A New Zealand evangelical pastor has been found guilty of importing nine kilograms of methamphetimine and heroin into Darwin last May. Audio
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Webcam images of Yahoo users are intercepted in UK
7:37 AM.According to leaked documents, Britain's surveillance agency GCHQ, with help from its US counterpart, has been intercepting webcam images of millions of internet users, worldwide, - not suspected of… Read more Audio
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Filipino workers charged thousands in illegal fees
7:28 AM.Filipino immigrants working on the Christchurch rebuild are struggling to make ends meet after being charged thousands of dollars in illegal placement fees and having their wages cut. Audio
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Armed men seize regional parliament in Crimea
7:23 AM.Armed men have seized the Crimea's regional parliament and raised the Russian flag, as tensions rise in Ukraine following the ousting of President Viktor Yanukovich. Audio
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Amy Adams on non-notified discretionary oil drilling
7:19 AM.Listening to that was the Minister for the Environment Amy Adams. Audio
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Public not to be told of new exploratory wells.
7:16 AM.Critics of the government's decision to make exploratory oil drilling non-notifiable say it curtails public scrutiny and transparency. Audio
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Lawyer for Pike families wants to know why case fell over
7:09 AM.The lawyer acting for the families of Pike River victims still doesn't know why the legal case against the mine's manager, Peter Whittall, was dropped. Audio
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Morning Business for 28 February 2014
6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Government accused of muzzling New Zealanders
6:40 AM.The Government's being accused of muzzling New Zealanders with its decision not to allow the public to formally object to deep-sea oil and gas exploration. Audio
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Labour says it believes shabby deal done over Whittall charges
6:38 AM.The Labour Party says government agencies must come clean over what it says is a dodgy deal relating to the charges against Pike River's Peter Whittall, which ended up being dropped. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 28 February 2014
6:27 AM.The Labour Party fears more health providers will shut down due to a shake-up of Maori services at the top of the South Island; Te Atihaunui a Paparangi is marking the 19th anniversary of the 79-day… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 28 February 2014
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 28 February 2014
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Auckland councillors suggest changes in agency structure
6:12 AM.Auckland councillors are already pointing to changes they want in a major review of the agencies which spend a large part of ratepayers money. Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 28 February 2014
6:00 AM.The lawyer representing Pike River families wants answers over the dropping of charges against manager Peter Whittall. The government's accused of curtailing public scrutiny in its regulations on… Read more Audio