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Morning Report for Wednesday 24 December 2008
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Season's greetings - The Morning Report team
8:59 AM.Merry Christmas from all the team at Morning Report. Audio
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Australia correspondent - Phil Kafcaloudes
8:55 AM.Australia correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes joins the morning report team for some Christmas news from across the ditch. Audio
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Morning report 2008 highlights - Flying sofa
8:51 AM.The three-seat sofa, as well as obligatory coffee table and coffee mug, was found on top of the Durie Hill Tower. Audio
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Season's greetings - Jim Anderton
8:50 AM.Progressive Party leader Jim Anderton. Audio
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Waatea News
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Season's greetings - Peter Dunne
8:40 AM.United Future leader Peter Dunne. Audio
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Sydney to Hobart race
8:37 AM.Boxing Day's a day for most of us to recover from Christmas excess, but for some yachties it's when the effort goes in. Audio
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Market Update
8:29 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Morning report 2008 highlights - Man's miraculous survival
8:25 AM.Rod McKenzie was driving to Nelson from Okiwi Bay when his car slid from the road and into the swollen Collins River. Audio
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Season's greetings - Rodney Hide
8:23 AM.Act leader Rodney Hide. Audio
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2008 sporting highlights
8:19 AM.If 2007 was a famine as far as New Zealand sporting success went then 2008 was a relative feast. Audio
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Restrictions on horse imports eased
8:18 AM.Biosecurity restrictions on horses being imported from Australia are set to be eased. Audio
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Season's greetings - Tariana Turia
8:17 AM.Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia. Audio
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Ultra-fast broadband still a priority - Govt
8:12 AM.The Govt says fast broadband is still a priority despite fewer people signing up for the service as the recession sets in. Audio
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More than one attacker may have killed prostitute
8:08 AM.The police investigating the death of a Christchurch prostitute say they cannot rule out more than one person being involved. Audio
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Shrek the celebrity sheep
7:58 AM.Shrek the celebrity sheep was discovered living wild in 2004, with a record-breaking fleece. Audio
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Christmas carols
7:55 AM.No matter the state of the economy - singing Christmas carols is a seasonal option that's free. Audio
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Season's greetings - The Greens
7:54 AM.Green Party co-leaders Jeanette Fitzsimmons and Russel Norman. Audio
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Words that obfuscate and confuse
7:49 AM.Our education correspondent, Gael Woods, continues the jargon journey and attempts to deconstruct the year's discourse. Audio
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Christmas hampers
7:46 AM.More than one organisation is saying people need to wake up to the fact that some hampers are a rip off. Audio
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Sports News
7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Season's greetings - Phil Goff
7:41 AM.Labour Party leader Phil Goff. Audio
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Christ still plays big part in Christmas
7:37 AM.For almost half of the country Christmas day still has religious significance. Audio
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AA and Police predicting traffic gridlock
7:33 AM.The police and the Automobile Association believe traffic gridlock will set in from midday nationwide. Audio
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Morning report 2008 highlights - Louisiana Prison's pet bear
7:28 AM.The warden at Louisiana Prison Burl Cain told us the story. Audio
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Season's greetings - John Key
7:15 AM.Season's greetings from some of those who have been regular voices on Morning Report this year. Audio
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Foreign Minister Murray McCully's reaction to expulsion
7:13 AM.Does Minister Murray McCully accept the reasons being given for Ms McDonald's expulsion? Audio
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Fiji orders out New Zealand's high commissioner
7:08 AM.Fiji has ordered out NZ's acting high commissioner and the diplomatic row has widened to include Australia. Audio
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Morning Business
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Morning report 2008 highlights - New Yorker John Clifford
6:40 AM.New Yorker John Clifford took his dislike of people talking on cellphones on the train to unusual lengths. Audio
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Camping hot spots this Christmas
6:36 AM.We sent three of our reporters out to check some of the camping hot spots around New Zealand this Christmas. Audio
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Waatea News
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 24 December 2008
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Eftpos Transactions down from last year
6:20 AM.Figures for December show two point seven billion dollars has been spent in eftpos transactions. Audio
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Pacific News for Wednesday 24 December 2008
6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Business investment showing major drop off
6:16 AM.Business investment is showing a major drop off as the recession deepens and spreads beyond hard hit consumers. Audio
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Morning report 2008 highlights - Murphy the garden gnome
6:13 AM.Murphy vanished from a garden in Gloucester England to traveled the world for seven months. Audio
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Drought precautions in Hawke's Bay
6:11 AM.Key rural stakeholders in Hawke's Bay have decided the feed situation on farms isn't bad enough yet to declare a drought. Audio
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Fiji blame undiplomatic behaviour for expulsion
6:08 AM.Fiji is blaming undiplomatic behaviour as the reason for its decision to expel NZ's acting high commissioner Caroline McDonald. Audio
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The Turkey
6:01 AM.Listen to today's birdcall. Audio
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Top Stories for Wednesday 24 December 2008
6:00 AM.Fiji blame undiplomatic behaviour for expulsion, Drought precautions in Hawke's Bay, Camping hot spots this Christmas. Audio