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Morning Report for Friday 25 September 2009
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
8:55 AM.We cross to Cairns in Queensland now to join our correspondent, Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
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Ancient $3mn gold hoard found in British field
8:51 AM.An amateur treasure hunter found the collection of 1,500 gold and silver pieces. Audio
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Petition to oust Tonga's PM
8:46 AM.Fallout continues from the Tongan ferry disaster, more than a month after the vessel sank with the loss of 74 lives. Audio
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Waatea news
8:44 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Christchurch reveals 3 million dollar Ellerslie price tag
8:40 AM.The Christchurch City Council says it had nothing to hide about its decision to buy the Ellerslie International Flower Show, even though it took a ruling from the Ombudsman to make it reveal the price… Read more Audio
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Sports news for 25 September 2009
8:37 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Markets update for 25 September 2009
8:31 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Thousands of Northlanders' rates in arrears
8:28 AM.The recession may be officially over - but the malady lingers on in Northland - where hundreds of people are struggling to pay their rates. Audio
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Accusations of a back room coup at Ecan
8:23 AM.The outgoing chair of the Canterbury Regional Council is describing his toppling as a"back-room coup"and says its all to do with his support of water management fees. Audio
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More powers recommended for Securities Commision
8:20 AM.The lobby group the group Exposing Unacceptable Financial Activities says if it had done its job properly with the powers it already has, it could have reduced the fallout for many investors from… Read more Audio
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Fertiliser plan could bring economic boost to Southland
8:14 AM.New Zealand's biggest coal company is considering a proposal to build a 1.7 billion dollar urea plant in Southland. Audio
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UN Security Council takes aim at nuclear weapons
8:09 AM.The United Nations Security Council in its first ever session devoted to nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament has adopted a resolution envisaging a world without nuclear weapons. Audio
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Global warming creates new El Nino weather pattern
7:57 AM.Global warming has created a new El Nino-like weather pattern that could cause havoc in the west-Pacific and especially Australia. Audio
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Judges demand changes to costly, inaccessible civil law
7:54 AM.Judges have joined a call to make civil law more accessible, after a new study showed the majority of New Zealanders believe they could never afford to take a claim to court. Audio
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George Gwaze relieved there will be no retrial
7:50 AM.George Gwaze, the Christchurch man acquitted of raping and murdering his ten-year old niece, is said to be relieved he will not face retrial. Audio
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Taito Philip Field to lose his travel perks
7:47 AM.Last month, Mr Field was convicted of bribery and obstruction of justice, and there was an outcry that he was still entitled to free travel around the country as a long-serving MP. Audio
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Sports news for 25 September 2009
7:43 AM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio
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Tributes to New Zealand's Sinatra
7:37 AM.In the past 24 hours, there have been hundreds of people paying tribute to Howard Morrison. Audio
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Sir Howard's body returns to his marae today
7:34 AM.A tangi will begin later this morning for the beloved entertainer Sir Howard Morrison who died yesterday aged 74. Audio
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Logs to China are the new boom
7:26 AM.The dairy boom may not be what it sued to be, but there's a new export product China can't get enough of - logs. Audio
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Green exec says coal-to-fertiliser plan is backward step
7:21 AM.On the line is Simon Terry the Executive Director of the Sustainability Council. Audio
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Solid Energy and Ravensdown investigate fertiliser plant
7:16 AM.State-owned mining company Solid Energy and fertiliser supplier Ravensdown have announced plans to exploit billions of tonnes of lignite in Southland and turn it into urea fertiliser. Audio
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UN Security Council members target Iran, North Korea
7:09 AM.The UN Security Council in its first ever session chaired by a US president has unanimously approved a resolution calling for nuclear disarmament. Audio
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Morning business for 25 September 2009
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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ETS Bill passes its first reading
6:40 AM.Controversial legislation to amend the emissions trading scheme passed its first hurdle in Parliament last night, but not without the Government receiving a grilling. Audio
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Nuclear disarmament resolution
6:37 AM.The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution aimed at stemming the spread of nuclear weapons, promoting disarmament and reducing the risk of nuclear terrorism. Audio
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Waatea news
6:28 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 25 September 2009
6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific news for 25 September 2009
6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Lawyer welcomes foreign student's reparation to stabbed teacher
6:14 AM.A criminal lawyer is welcoming a decision to make an international student pay reparations for stabbing his teacher. Audio
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Ray Columbus remembers Sir Howard Morrison
6:11 AM.The public will have a chance to farewell Sir Howard Morrison at a public tangi in Rotorua later today. Audio
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Top stories for 25 September 2009
6:00 AM.The Security Council calls for a world without nuclear weapons. Solid Energy looking at building a one point seven billion dollar plant to turn coal into urea and exports of logs to China increase… Read more Audio