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Morning Report for Tuesday 28 September 2010
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UN to appoint ambassador for aliens
8:56 AM.The United Nations is reported to be about to answer a question that might seem unanswerable: If aliens arrive on Earth and say 'take me to your leader', to whom do they get taken? Audio
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Frustrated customer bricks up entrance to UK bank
8:55 AM.Cameron Hope, from Bournemouth in England, went to his bank to get a business loan and got a response that's becoming all too familiar to many: He felt he was talking to a brick wall. Audio
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Phoenix Football fever to fizzle?
8:54 AM.ACC has put the company behind Wellington's professional league football team, Century City Football, into liquidation because of more than 260-thousand dollars in unpaid levies. Audio
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Queenstown skifields have 'phenomenal' snow conditions
8:53 AM.Last week's bad weather in the south has had a silver-lining for skiers. Audio
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Waatea News for 28 September 2010
8:50 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Fed Farmers backs constraints on foreigners buying farms
8:41 AM.Though its backing the move, Federated Farmers fears the changes could cut into already depressed farm values. Audio
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Sports News for 28 September 2010
8:38 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Markets Update for 28 September 2010
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Junior doctors, hospitals to resume pay talks today
8:28 AM.Pay talks between junior hospital doctors and their employers are to resume today, amid signs of a widening gap between the two groups. Audio
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Revenue Minister criticises Labour's GST policy as cynical
8:25 AM.The Revenue Minister Peter Dunne is describing says Labour's policy on GST as cynical politics. Audio
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Retailers, suppliers not keen on dropping GST on fruit, veges
8:22 AM.Retailers and suppliers are lukewarm on exempting fresh fruit and vegetables from the tax on goods and services, an idea the Labour Party is promising to change to if it wins next year's election. Audio
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New Zealand athletes set to face myriad problems in Delhi
8:18 AM.Delhi poses plenty more problems for athletes than the quality of accommodation and security if they're to succeed in their sport. Audio
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NZ team pleased with improvements in Games facilities
8:15 AM.The coach of the New Zealand bowls team Dave Edwards says there are plenty of signs that the facilities were being fixed up at the last minute - but they're adequate. Audio
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Rodney Hide defends loss of more than 1500 jobs
8:09 AM.The Local Government Minister is defending the loss of more than 15-hundred jobs from all of Auckland's councils. Audio
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Insurance trips up earthquake-struck businesses
7:57 AM.Many small businesses in Canterbury are struggling to stay afloat after the earthquake and an insurance and risk management consultant, John Sloan, says one problem is the long wait to get insurance… Read more Audio
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Earthquake Commission to seek international help
7:51 AM.It's just over three weeks since a magnitude seven-point-one earthquake struck Canterbury, damaging infrastructure and destroying homes and businesses and the Earthquake Commission has already… Read more Audio
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Coroner urges changes to prescribing of certain sleeping pills
7:48 AM.The Wellington coroner wants changes to the way in which sleeping pills are prescribed recommending only one repeat to be allowed before a doctor's visit is required. Audio
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Sports News for 28 September 2010
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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British actors' union says it backs NZ actors in Hobbit dispute
7:41 AM.The British actors union, Equity, says it is backing New Zealand actors in the dispute with the production of The Hobbit. Audio
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Local actors Equity don't want to derail Hobbit
7:38 AM.A New Zealand actors' organisation, Actors Equity, say it doesn't want to derail filming of The Hobbit in New Zealand, but it wants fair pay and conditions for local actors. Audio
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Labour leader responds to criticisms on GST proposal
7:29 AM.Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, speaks on the programme. Audio
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Finance Minister discusses foreign investment rule change
7:26 AM.Bill English outlines the rationale behind the changes and responds to criticism from the Green Party. Audio
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Changes to overseas investment rules excludes Crafar farms
7:23 AM.The Green Party says the government's u-turn on overseas investment rules won't prevent farms falling into foreign hands. Audio
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Union discusses loss of more than 1500 jobs in Auckland
7:21 AM.Richard Wagstaff, the National Secretary of the Public Service Association - the union that represents the majority of council workers - discusses the implications for the PSA's members affected by… Read more Audio
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More than 1500 jobs will go in Auckland super city merger
7:15 AM.The creation of the Supercity and Council could result in the loss of 15-hundred full-time jobs in the new streamlined metropolis and a redundancy bill reaching $20-million. Audio
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Reporter says some countries still worried by Games facilities
7:12 AM.Jessica Halloran, reporter with the Sydney Daily Telegraph, is in Delhi for the week and looked through the facilities describing them then as chaotic and filthy. Audio
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Bowls team arrives in Delhi
7:09 AM.The team coach Dave Edwards says the facilities are not up to the standard the team is used to - but they're habitable and functional. Audio
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Morning Business for 28 September 2010
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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More than 1500 council staff to go in Auckland merger
6:37 AM.The head of the Auckland Transition Authority, Mark Ford, is defending the cuts, saying the 20-million dollar redundancy package is fair. Audio
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Waatea News for 28 September 2010
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 28 September 2010
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 28 September 2010
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Exempting fruit and veg difficult for retailers, suppliers
6:13 AM.Retailers and suppliers say exempting fresh fruit and vegetables from GST would create anomalies and increase compliance costs. Audio
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Buses of tourists visited damaged parts of Christchurch
6:10 AM.The Christchurch City Council is investigating ways to prevent buses from going through Avonside and other earthquake damaged suburbs. Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 28 September 2010
6:00 AM.The latest from the Delhi Games, massive job losses as part of the new Auckland Supercity and changes to overseas investment rules. Audio