Morning Report is a news and current affairs programme on Radio New Zealand National. It broadcasts nationwide every weekday morning for three hours and covers major national and international stories, as well as business, sport, Pacific and Māori news. The following rundown is supplied from the broadcaster’s website (note internationally sourced news packages may not necessarily appear in the rundown):
06:06
Sports News for 6 June 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 1'47"
06:10
John Banks says he'll consider options after guilty verdict
The Act MP, John Banks, will remain in Parliament until it rises for the general election, despite being found guilty of knowingly filing a false election donation return, following his failed Auckland mayoral campaign in 2010.
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Duration: 2'05"
06:12
Western leaders call on Russia to help end crisis
As Washington and Moscow remain locked in their worst diplomatic showdown in decades, western leaders attending the G7 meeting in Brussels have called on Russia to take action over the Ukraine crisis
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Duration: 2'02"
06:17
Pacific News for 6 June 2014
The latest from the Pacific region.
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Duration: 2'50"
06:24
Morning Rural News for 6 June 2014
News from the rural and farming sector.
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Duration: 4'02"
06:28
Te Manu Korihi News for 6 June 2014
A tribal leader says a survey published by the Asia New Zealand Foundation could cause problems for the new ambassador to Beijing; Health professionals have been told the majority of the country's hospital admissions are Maori; Plans are underway for the first ever Aotearoa Indigenous Nurses hui in Auckland; A sign language interpreter plans to lobby a new advisory board in the skill - to develop wananga to train more people skilled in English and Maori to become sign language interpreters.
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Duration: 3'14"
06:40
Opposition parties says John Banks should resign as MP
The lack of a conviction means the Epsom MP can stay on in Parliament until the end of the term.
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Duration: 2'36"
06:49
ECB introduces negative interest rates
The European Central Bank has introduced a raft of measures to stimulate the sluggish eurozone economy and fight off the risk of deflation.
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Duration: 1'24"
06:50
Analyst warns NZX's value to economy needs to grow further
An analyst says that just because the share market's value in relation to the economy has doubled in the last five years, doesn't mean the battle to ensure NZX is a viable institution has been won.
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Duration: 3'09"
06:53
Strategic Finance - directors banned
The Financial Markets Authority and the receivers of Strategic Finance have reached a 22 million dollar settlement with the company's directors and auditors.
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Duration: 56"
06:54
Barfoot & Thompson says auctions are working
Auckland's largest real estate agency says of its houses which go to aution, currently about 80 percent are sold within seven days.
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Duration: 1'58"
06:56
Report claims productivity in services sector is low
A report says changes to competition rules and measures to improve the use of technology should help lift the performance of the services sector
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Duration: 2'02"
06:58
Morning markets for 6 June 2014
On Wall St, stocks have risen following the European Central Bank's move to cut rates to record lows and taking further steps to stimluate the regions' sluggish economy.
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Duration: 48"
07:07
Sports News for 6 June 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 1'03"
07:10
John Banks still an MP despite guilty verdict in electoral case
Banks was yesterday found guilty of filing a false electoral donation return, relating to his failed Auckland mayoral campaign in 2010.
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Duration: 3'42"
07:14
Act leader surprised by Banks verdict
We have spoken to the Act Party leader, Jamie Whyte.
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Duration: 4'19"
07:18
Labour says Government has been propped up by corrupt MP
The Labour party is calling on John Banks to resign following yesterday's guilty verdict.
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Duration: 4'58"
07:22
Electoral law specialist explains what next for Banks
Hayden Wilson is a lawyer at Kensington Swan, who specialises in electoral law.
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Duration: 3'52"
07:27
Stockton coal mine workers await restructure announcement
Workers at Solid Energy's Stockton coal mine will find out today just how many jobs are going to go at the open-cast coal mine.
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Duration: 4'04"
07:35
Shooting rampage in Canada kills three
A manhunt is underway in the eastern Canadian city of Moncton for a man who went on a shooting rampage, leaving three police officers dead.
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Duration: 4'58"
07:40
Residents greet flood plan with relief
Residents of a Christchurch suburb which has been the worst affected by flooding are expressing relief at news the council is taking urgent action to fix the problem.
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Duration: 2'39"
07:43
Policy on asbestos still being formulated after 2 years
Christchurch builders are worried asbestos repairs in the earthquake rebuild will continue to cause problems for years to come.
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Duration: 4'41"
07:51
70th anniversary of D Day invasion
Today marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day, one of the greatest military operations ever undertaken.
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Duration: 3'51"
07:54
London High Commissioner's residency sells for about $11 million
The residence of the New Zealand's High Commissioner in London has been sold after being empty for two years because it was deemed unfit to host dinner parties.
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Duration: 2'46"
07:57
Forestry safety panel highlights illegal practices
Forestry workers are being urged to take part in a major safety review of their industry, after 10 died in accidents last year.
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Duration: 2'16"
08:07
Sports News for 6 June 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'13"
08:11
Political commentators discuss Banks case
Opposition parties are calling for John Banks to resign, after he was found guilty yesterday of filing a false electoral donation return after his failed Auckland 2010 mayoral campaign.
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Duration: 7'36"
08:19
Colin Craig plans to only seek costs against Greens leader
Court papers obtained by Radio New Zealand show the Conservative Party leader, Colin Craig, will seek costs only in his defamation case against Green co-leader, Russel Norman, rather than any sum in damages.
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Duration: 3'32"
08:22
Netball community salutes Van Dyk on her retirement
Netball players across every level say the retirement of Irene Van Dyk from the Silver Ferns is a huge loss for the sport.
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Duration: 2'52"
08:26
All Blacks start campaign to repeat their perfect season
The All Blacks' attempt to repeat their perfect season begins this weekend in the first of three tests against England at Auckland's Eden Park.
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Duration: 3'27"
08:29
Markets Update for 6 June 2014
A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
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Duration: 59"
08:35
Madeleine McCann police search will continue into next week
Police officers who are searching a 6 hectare site in Praia da Luz, Portugal in the hunt for Madeleine McCann have been given permission to continue into next week.
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Duration: 2'33"
08:38
Niue final stop in Prime Minister's Pacific tour
The Prime Minister has wrapped up his Pacific Mission with a day-long visit to Niue.
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Duration: 2'45"
08:40
High value tourists the new focus for New Zealand.
New Zealand is embarking on an ambitious plan to almost double the amount of money that tourism delivers to this country over the next decade.
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Duration: 3'03"
08:45
Te Manu Korihi News for 6 June 2014
Health professionals have been told the majority of the country's hospital admissions are Maori; A tribal leader says a survey published by the Asia New Zealand Foundation could cause problems for the new ambassador to Beijing; Plans are underway for the first ever Aotearoa Indigenous Nurses hui in Auckland; A sign language interpreter plans to lobby a new advisory board in the skill - to develop wananga to train more people skilled in english and Maori to become sign language interpreters.
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Duration: 3'09"
08:48
Green Party releases policy to decriminalise abortion
The Green Party has ratified a formal policy on abortion, making it the only party in Parliament to have one.
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Duration: 2'40"
08:51
Experts demand urgent action over bowel cancer screening
A Canterbury surgeon says patients are dying in this country while a "talkfest" continues about whether to screen for bowel cancer.
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Duration: 3'02"
08:54
Wellington Jazz festival kicks off
The first notes of Jazz music were played in the late 19th century in New Orleans, the melting pot of sound, and in Wellington last night, the annual festival celebrating those smooth and often melancholic tunes kicked off.
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Duration: 3'48"