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Morning Report for Friday 21 March 2014
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:56 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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ICC Twenty20 World Championship starts this weekend
8:53 AM.The New Zealand cricketers begin their Twenty20 World Cup campaign in Bangladesh at the weekend and their opponent first up is England. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 21 March 2014
8:50 AM.The Iwi Education Authority says major concerns about Kohanga Reo National Trust have been circulating throughout Maori language nests and marae for years; Today's the last chance for Ngapuhi… Read more Audio
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New Zealand's high suicide rate might be starting to come down
8:45 AM.The Chief Coroner says there are some encouraging signs that New Zealand's stubbornly high suicide rate might be starting to come down. Audio
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Delta complainants not satisfied with critical report
8:41 AM.People who made complaints about failed property deals from a Dunedin council subsidiary say it is unacceptable no-one is being held to account. Audio
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Sports News for 21 March 2014
8:38 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 21 March 2014
8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Maori Political commentators talk about Maori Party's move
8:28 AM.The Maori Party co-leader, Te Ururoa Flavell, has signalled his party is likely to support the National Party again if National wins more votes than any other party at the next election. Audio
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ComCom investigations into Countdown continues
8:24 AM.Meanwhile the Commerce Commission's probe into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour at Countdown continues. Audio
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Foss meeting supermarkets as he pushes for code of conduct
8:21 AM.The Commerce Minister is meeting the country's two supermarket chains as he pushes them to adopt a voluntary code of conduct in the wake of allegations of uncompetitive behaviour by Countdown. Audio
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Iwi Education Authority puts its weight behind Hekia Parata
8:16 AM.The Iwi Education Authority is throwing its weight behind the Education Minister Hekia Parata, saying she's gone where angels fear to tread. Audio
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Analyst says international cooperation is key
8:11 AM.Behind the scenes, even if the debris is eventually found and proved to be from the missing jet, questions will remain about how and why the plane was flown there. Audio
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Search for missing plane continues in southern Indian Ocean
8:09 AM.Crew on the New Zealand Air Force Orion were hampered by bad weather as they unsuccessfully scoured the southern Indian Ocean overnight, looking for possible debris from the missing Malaysian jet. Audio
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Flights to the UK about to get cheaper
7:58 AM.The British government's decision to cut taxes on long-haul flights means it's going to get a little bit cheaper to fly from England to New Zealand. Audio
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Local government wants banned dogs compulsorily neutered
7:54 AM.Local Government New Zealand says it wants the law changed to make it compulsory to neuter any dog on the banned list that is already in New Zealand. Audio
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Gunmen have attacked a luxury hotel in Kabul
7:51 AM.Gunmen have attacked a luxury hotel in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul. Audio
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Amnesty calling for investigation into PNG police
7:48 AM.Police in Papua New Guinea say they can't do anything about a video that's surfaced on the internet showing a pack of police dogs attacking an unarmed man. Audio
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Sports News for 21 March 2014
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Tensions high in Crimea as Duma approves treaty
7:39 AM.The process of Russia annexing Crimea has gone one step further today, with the lower house of the Russian parliament approving the treaty to make it part of the Russian Federation. Audio
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RNZAF Orion returns from search for debris.
7:35 AM.A New Zealand plane has just returned from its search of an area in the southern Indian Ocean where for two objects have been spotted by satellite images. Audio
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Where to from here for the Te Kohanga Reo Trust Board?
7:21 AM.Listening to that is Derek Fox, the spokesperson for Te Kohanga Reo Trust Board. Audio
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PM standing by Hekia Parata as opposition grows
7:18 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, is standing by his Education Minister in the face of calls for her to step down over her handling of alleged mis-spending by the commercial arm of Te Kohanga Reo Trust. Audio
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Search continues in Southern Indian Ocean for Malaysian flight
7:12 AM.The BBC's Jennifer Pak is in Kuala Lumpur and says so far there is no confirmation the debris is from the missing plane. Audio
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Morning Business for 21 March 2014
6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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New Zealand airforce may play crucial role in airliner search
6:37 AM.The Prime Minister says there is a chance a New Zealand Air Force Orion could play a crucial role in finding the missing Malaysian airliner in the Southern Indian Ocean. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 21 March 2014
6:26 AM.The Iwi Education Authority says major concerns about Kohanga Reo National Trust have been circulating throughout Maori language nests and marae for years; Today's the last chance for Ngapuhi… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 21 March 2014
6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 21 March 2014
6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Navy divers deactivate World War Two mines
6:13 AM.Navy divers headed thirty metres below the waves yesterday to defuse three mines that have been sitting on the sea bed since the Second World War. Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 21 March 2014
6:00 AM.Search planes sweep for objects which may be part of the missing Malaysian airliner ..so far with no luck. John Key backs Hekia Parata ..in the face of calls for her to resign over the Kohanga Reo… Read more Audio