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 Wednesday 2 July 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'00"
06:10
Foreign minister blames officials for confusion over diplomat
The Foreign Affairs Minister, Murray McCully, is suggesting New Zealand officials may be to blame for allowing a Malaysian diplomat accused of attempting to rape a Wellington woman to leave the country.
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Duration: 4'25"
06:16
Pacific News for Wednesday 2 July 2014
The latest from the Pacific region.
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Duration: 2'51"
06:22
Morning Rural News for Wednesday 2 July 2014
News from the rural and farming sector.
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Duration: 4'06"
06:27
Te Manu Korihi News for Wednesday 2 July 2014
Waikato-Tainui has broken the billion-dollar mark in asset value for the first time, with the announcement of its financial result for the year; The head of the new agency assigning Whanau Ora services to Te Ika a Maui-the North Island is dismissing concerns about controversial remarks made by executives working within the organisation; Changes are coming for the Waitangi Tribunal; A lecturer who teaches her students in the dark has won a top prize.
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Duration: 3'11"
06:38
Lou Vincent banned from cricket for life after fixing matches
The former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent has been banned from cricket for life.
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Duration: 2'54"
06:41
Cold outbreak brings snow to parts of South Island
A very cold southerly airstream moved onto the lower South Island overnight, bringing snow to Fiordland and Southland.
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Duration: 1'39"
06:43
Tens of t housand march in Hong Kong
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have taken part in what could be Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy rally in more than a decade.
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Duration: 46"
06:48
Global dairy prices fall
Global dairy prices have fallen in the international auction.
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Duration: 24"
06:50
Tower eyes large dividend payout after quake settlements
Tower insurance is eyeing a large dividend payout to shareholders once the majority of its earthquake-related claims are settled next year.
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Duration: 2'36"
06:53
Tainui Group Holdings records a 2 percent fall
Tainui Group Holdings, which includes Waikato Tainui Fisheries recorded a 2 percent fall in annual net profit to 44.3 million dollars.
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Duration: 3'03"
06:56
Onelink, subsidiary of Ebos, signs agreement
The pharmaceuticals distributor, Ebos, says its Onelink subsidiary has signed an agreement with the government-owned company, Health Benefits, to provide the warehousing and distribution of medical and non-medical products to all public hospitals.
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Duration: 58"
06:56
Banking Ombudsman warns investors as economy picks up
The Banking Ombudsman is sending a cautionary warning to investors in the wake of the global financial crisis.
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Duration: 3'07"
06:57
New Zealanders spend more on overseas websites
Nielsen expects New Zealanders to shell out more online this year due to the strong dollar and discounted delivery costs for goods bought on overseas websites.
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Duration: 1'31"
06:59
Morning markets for Wednesday July 2 2014
Wall Street is on the rise, the Dow has come within a whisker of a 17,000 milestone and the S&P 500 hit yet another record, as manufacturing activity picked up in the U.S. and Asia and boosted optimism about the health of the global economy.
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Duration: 1'10"
07:06
Sports News for Wednesday 2 July 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 1'02"
07:10
Minister says officials may be to blame
The Foreign Affairs Minister, Murray McCully, is suggesting New Zealand officials may be to blame for allowing a Malaysian diplomat accused of attempting to rape a Wellington woman to leave the country.
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Duration: 4'09"
07:14
Labour criticises McCully's handling of diplomat row
A few minutes ago, Labour's Foreign Affairs spokesperson David Shearer told me he would like to see the Government pushing for the diplomat to be returned to New Zealand.
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Duration: 4'48"
07:20
Former cricketer Lou Vincent is banned for life
The former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent has been banned from cricket for life.
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Duration: 2'06"
07:24
Shots fired at Mana's electorate office in Kaitaia
The police are investigating bullet holes at the Kaitaia office of the Mana party leader, Hone Harawira.
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Duration: 3'04"
07:25
Cricketing correspondent discusses Lou Vincent lifetime ban
Joining us now is the Sunday Telegraph cricket correspondent, Scyld Berry.
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Duration: 3'07"
07:28
Rolf Harris is facing fresh allegations
Rolf Harris is facing fresh allegations of sex abuse and possible police investigations in both Britain and Australia.
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Duration: 4'19"
07:40
Second telecommunications cable closer but will it work?
The Government is a step closer in bringing a second international telecommunications cable to New Zealand.
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Duration: 6'12"
07:43
Police warn against farmer patrols following sheep slaughters
North Otago farmers are discussing ways to prevent future sheep slaughters, following a second incident in Ngapara, where twenty three rams and ewes were found shot on Monday.
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Duration: 4'12"
07:50
Meat company says discharge into Canterbury river is clean
Silver Fern Farms' meat processing plant near Christchurch has applied to the regional council to discharge treated wastewater into the nearby Waimakariri river.
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Duration: 4'00"
07:54
Nicolas Sarkozy is questioned by police
The former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy is being questioned by police in Paris over allegations that he tried to influence judges who were looking into his affairs.
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Duration: 2'36"
07:58
Mallard's Moa plan "pure science fiction" says expert
Mr Mallard says he's dead serious about the plan, which would involve reintroducing Moa to the forests of Wainuiomata in his constituency of Hutt South.
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Duration: 3'35"
08:06
Sports News for Wednesday 2 July 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 1'57"
08:10
Vincent urges players to report cheating to weed out of sport
The former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent has been banned from cricket for life. Vincent can no longer play, coach or taking part in any form of recognised cricket.
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Duration: 4'14"
08:15
Outpouring of grief as Israeli teens are buried
Thousands of mourners have gathered for the burial of three Israeli teenagers whose abduction and killing Israel has blamed on Hamas.
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Duration: 4'02"
08:19
Australia strips Rolf Harris of honours
Rolf Harris' home town is moving to tear up monuments honouring the disgraced entertainer.
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Duration: 3'30"
08:24
Good news for snow lovers at The Remarkables
It's good news for snow lovers in the South Island with The Remarkables in Queenstown announcing it's open for the season starting tomorrow.
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Duration: 3'46"
08:27
Japan set for landmark military move
Japan's cabinet is poised to approve a landmark change in security policy, paving the way for its military to fight overseas.
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Duration: 3'47"
08:29
Markets Update for Wednesday 2 July 2014
A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
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Duration: 1'06"
08:34
Papua New Guinea's police can now arrest country's PM
A court ruling in Papua New Guinea has cleared the way for the police to arrest and question the country's prime minister about allegations of corruption.
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Duration: 3'35"
08:40
Argentina down Switzerland at Football World Cup
Belgium and the United States are on the fielding, battling it out for last quarter-final spot In Salvador
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Duration: 2'55"
08:47
Ministry begins school property trial
A year and a half after an independent review said the Education Ministry should lose its oversight of school property, the ministry is moving to take more responsibility for keeping schools up to scratch.
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Duration: 2'55"
08:48
Te Manu Korihi News for Wednesday 2 July 2014
The head of the new agency assigning Whanau Ora services to Te Ika a Maui-the North Island is dismissing concerns about controversial remarks made by executives working within the organisation; Changes are coming for the Waitangi Tribunal; Waikato-Tainui has broken the billion-dollar mark in asset value for the first time, with the announcement of its financial result for the year; A lecturer who teaches her students in the dark has won a top prize.
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Duration: 3'10"
08:51
Nadal crashes out of Wimbledon
As we've been reporting in our sports bulletins this morning, there's been a massive upset at Wimbledon with Rafael Nadal ousted by an Australian upstart.
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Duration: 4'33"
08:57
First wild beavers are spotted in England for 400 years
The first wild beavers spotted in England for 400 years could be trapped and put in a zoo.
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Duration: 3'52"