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Morning Report for Thursday 3 July 2014
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Pistorius at risk of suicide - report
8:57 AM.The Oscar Pistorius trial has heard that the paralympic star is suffering from post-traumatic distress disorder after shooting his girlfriend dead and is at risk of committing suicide. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 3 July 2014
8:54 AM.The Waitangi Tribunal's revealed the big kaupapa issues it will be holding inquiries into - matters of national significance; Police in the Far North are dismissing the leader of the Mana Party's… Read more Audio
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Yeti probably a bear
8:50 AM.A scientist who devoted his career trying to prove the yeti once roamed the planet has now discovered the creature was probably a large bear. Audio
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Rolf Harris victims come forward following conviction
8:44 AM.This week's guilty verdicts for the entertainer Rolf Harris are encouraging others who were sexually abused by him to come forward. Audio
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Nick Kyrgios' childhood coach says he could go all the way
8:41 AM.Staying with wimbledon and his giant killing run at Wimbledon might be over, but his former coach says Nick Kyrgios has huge untapped potential, and there's more to come. Audio
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Andy Murray's reign as Wimbledon champion comes to an end
8:37 AM.There has been another upset at Wimbledon, with defending champion Andy Murray out, and the giant killing run of Nick Kyrgios coming to an end. Audio
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Markets Update for 3 July 2014
8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Govt's family violence package criticised
8:27 AM.Lawyers and welfare advocates say they have fundamental doubts about new measures aimed at reducing family violence. Audio
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Avon River Precinct scaled back because of flooding fears
8:25 AM.The Government's 100-million-dollar project to regenerate Christchurch's Avon River is having to be scaled back because it might make the city's flooding problems worse. Audio
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Treacherous driving conditions in the south
8:23 AM.Down south in Dunedin the cold is making driving treacherous, Snr Sergeant Dave Scott from the Dunedin police is with us. Audio
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Householders shocked in more ways than one, as lightning hits
8:19 AM.Two streets in southern Auckland are without power after several homes were hit by lightning. Audio
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Green MP says victim in case feels she's been ignored
8:14 AM.The Green MP Jan Logie spoke out in the Parliament yesterday, saying she'd been contacted by the complainant who felt alienated by the legal process. Audio
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Malaysia will return accused foreign diplomat to New Zealand
8:10 AM.The Malaysian diplomat who fled New Zealand six weeks ago is being sent back to face charges of sexual assault and burglary. Audio
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Sports News for 3 July 2014
8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Fears of revenge killing over abducted Jewish teens
7:56 AM.The discovery of a body in a Jerusalem forest has raised suspicions that a missing Palestinian youth has been killed by Israelis avenging the deaths of three abducted Jewish teens. Audio
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Principals Federation head warns of downside to Labour plan
7:51 AM.The president of the Principals Federation, Philip Harding, says the Labour Party's plan to abolish donations from most schools will seriously disadvantage high-decile schools. Audio
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Winter weather affects roads
7:49 AM.For the latest on roading conditions in the middle of the North Island, we've joined by the Transport Agency's Karen Boyt. Audio
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Malaysia will return its accused diplomat to New Zealand
7:41 AM.Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully says he plans to get to the bottom of why a Malaysian diplomat left the country despite facing sexual assault and burglary charges. Audio
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Jurors in drug mule case to retire today to conduct verdicts
7:37 AM.The jurors deciding the case of a man accused of organising a fatal cocaine importation will retire to consider their verdicts after hearing the Judge's summing up this afternoon. Audio
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Women's Refuge concerned it wasn't consulted
7:25 AM.Women's Refuge is upset it wasn't consulted over new measures to reduce family violence, and says changes announced yesterday only amount to plugging an already broken system. Audio
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Remorse helps New Zealander avoid lengthy sentence in Bali
7:22 AM.New Zealander Leeza Ormsby will spend another five months in a Bali jail after being caught at the scene of a drug bust with a joint in her handbag. Audio
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Chief political reporter analyses diplomat immunity row
7:17 AM.Joining us is our chief political reporter, Jane Patterson. Audio
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Malaysia will returned accused foreign diplomat to New Zealand
7:10 AM.The Malaysian diplomat who fled New Zealand six weeks ago is being sent back to face charges of sexual assault and burglary. Audio
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Sports News for 3 July 2014
7:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Morning markets for 3 July 2014
6:57 AM.The Dow Jones index is looking to top the 17,000 mark for the first time ever, with all three major indicies maintaining records. Audio
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Tourism Holdings downplays competition threat
6:56 AM.The chief executive of Tourism Holdings is confident the car rental industry won't be flooded with new competitors, as the economy improves and tourism picks up. Audio
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Ebos may export its DHB logistics model to Australia
6:54 AM.Ebos' 10-year contract to provide the warehousing and distribution of medical and non-medical products to all public hospitals is likely to be exported to Australia. Audio
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Dairy prices are expected to recover by Christmas
6:53 AM.Rabobank says it expects dairy prices to recover by Christmas. Audio
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Goodman Fielder bidder finds something fishy in the books
6:49 AM.An analyst says the bidders for Goldman Fielder probably uncovered something not to their liking in the company's books. Audio
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Labour's Phil Goff says commonsense prevails in diplomat case
6:39 AM.Malaysian diplomat Muhammad Rizalman is to return to New Zealand to face trial. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 3 July 2014
6:29 AM.A former Treaty lawyer says hints of an apology to Maori for the Foreshore and Seabed Act, made by the Labour Party leader, David Cunliffe, do not go far enough; The Waitangi Tribunal's reveals the… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 3 July 2014
6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 3 July 2014
6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Disgraced Malaysian defence attache returning to NZ
6:10 AM.The disgraced Malaysian defence attaché, Muhammad Rizalman, is to return to New Zealand to face trial. Audio
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Sports News for 3 July 2014
6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 3 July 2014
6:00 AM.A Malaysian diplomat is sent back to face sex charges; Murray McCully is with us to explain the chain of events. Leeza Ormsby gets a lucky break in an Indonesian court and Women's Refuge tells us why… Read more Audio