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 8 August 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'04"
06:11
Tribunal hears of Pipiwai land clearance in the 1960's
The Waitangi Tribunal has heard about the impact of land clearances by the Government in the Pipiwai community in the 1960's.
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Duration: 2'30"
06:16
Pacific News for 8 August 2014
The latest from the Pacific region.
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Duration: 2'44"
06:22
Morning Rural News for 8 August 2014
Morning Rural News for 8 August 2014.
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Duration: 3'05"
06:28
Te Manu Korihi News for 8 August 2014
The Hawke's Bay iwi of Ngati Kahungunu is considering the idea of sending tribal representatives to Israel, to get ideas about how to reuse water so the region doesn't have to rely on water storage systems, such as the contentious Ruataniwha scheme; Te Runanga o Ngapuhi chairman says he hopes once a treaty settlement is reached it will help improve its high unemployment figures; The organisation representing Maori Nurses says its inaugural Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference this Saturday in Auckland is a chance to empower its members to speak out about issues; A Rotorua based Maori lobbying group striving to get more tangata whenua enrolled to vote, is praising a new bilingual election advertisement.
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Duration: 3'22"
06:47
Diligent's Brian Henry is fined for market manipulation
Diligent's founder, Brian Peter Henry, has pleaded guilty to all of the Financial Markets Authority's allegations that he manipulated Diligent's share price.
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Duration: 2'46"
06:50
Heartland expects a higher profit again this year
Heartland New Zealand expects a higher net profit again this year, pointing to the growing momentum it achieved in the June quarter.
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Duration: 1'47"
06:53
MTF: proof dissident shareholders working with Heartland
Motor Trade Finances says a letter from Heartland New Zealand to MTF shareholders confirms that its dissident shareholders are working in co-operation with Heartland.
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Duration: 2'51"
06:56
Edison says SeaDragon shares are undervaled
The fish oil producer, SeaDragon, has made headway in securing the supply contracts it needs to move its business forward.
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Duration: 1'53"
06:58
Morning Markets for 8 August 2014
Wall Street is continues to fall after dropping sharply at the end of last week.
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Duration: 1'22"
07:07
Sports News for 8 August 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 1'04"
07:10
Family of assault victim angry as attackers escape conviction
The father of an Auckland teenager who died after being assaulted at school rugby practice says he'll campaign for a law change after his son's attackers both walked away from court without a conviction.
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Duration: 7'25"
07:18
Tribunal told of trauma of Maori land clearances in the 1960's
The Waitangi Tribunal has heard that Maori families were forced from their lands and their homes bulldozed in the 1960's.
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Duration: 3'45"
07:22
Miracle discovery of plane
It is being described as a miracle - a fishing trawler catching the wreckage of a homemade bi-plane five months after it went missing.
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Duration: 3'12"
07:25
Brother of Khmer Rouge victim relieved by verdicts
The brother of a New Zealander killed by the Khmer Rouge regime in 1978 says he's relieved the two most senior surviving officials have been given life sentences.
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Duration: 4'30"
07:29
Snow, sleet falls in South Island
Snow and sleet is falling in Southland, Otago, Fiordland and parts of Canterbury as a winter storm sweeps up the South Island.
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Duration: 2'31"
07:36
Negotiations between Israel and Palestine continue
The ceasefire in Gaza is holding as negotiations to secure a deal between Israel and Hamas continue in Cairo.
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Duration: 3'18"
07:40
Harre defends publishing of anti-Key campaign party video
The Internet-Mana Coalition is defending its decision to publish a video showing hundreds of students chanting expletives against the Prime Minister John Key.
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Duration: 4'48"
07:45
Green Party says foreign land ownership should be limited
The Green Party says limiting foreign ownership of New Zealand land to five-hectares would strengthen what is calls "weak foreign ownership laws".
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Duration: 6'39"
07:53
Telecom officially becomes Spark
One of the country's best known brand names is no longer as Telecom officially becomes Spark.
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Duration: 4'00"
07:57
Government to reveal stance on Rena wreck
The Government is expected to reveal it's position today on whether the wreck of the Rena should remain on the reef.
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Duration: 2'06"
08:07
Sports News for 8 August 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'10"
08:09
Missing bi-plane turned up in area scoured in March
The police and the Civil Aviation Authority begin their inspection today of the wreckage of the home built biplane which a trawler hauled off the sea bed yesterday morning near Great Barrier island.
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Duration: 4'47"
08:16
Anger and frustration at Frank Bainimarama's visit
Members of the Fijian community here say they're disappointed and upset that the government is allowing Fiji's Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama, into the country for an electioneering trip.
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Duration: 6'27"
08:23
Multiple sclerosis patients set to get better drug choices
Hundreds of patients with multiple sclerosis are set to receive faster access to new drugs that work better than their current ones.
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Duration: 2'33"
08:26
Paget relieved to have doping charge lifted
The New Zealand eventer Jock Paget says he feels as if he has his career back after being cleared of a doping charge.
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Duration: 5'13"
08:29
Markets Update for 8 August 2014
A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
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Duration: 1'10"
08:36
Russia sanctions could have positive implications for NZ dairy
Hayley Moynihan is a senior dairy analyst at Rabobank, and she joins us now to discuss the implications for New Zealand.
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Duration: 3'04"
08:41
TEC claws back $20 million from tertiary institutions
The Tertiary Education Commission has clawed back nearly 20-million-dollars from under-performing tertiary institutions this year.
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Duration: 3'09"
08:47
Te Manu Korihi News for 8 August 2014
The Hawke's Bay iwi of Ngati Kahungunu is considering the idea of sending tribal representatives to Israel, to get ideas about how to reuse water so the region doesn't have to rely on water storage systems, such as the contentious Ruataniwha scheme; Te Runanga o Ngapuhi chairman says he hopes once a treaty settlement is reached it will help improve its high unemployment figures; The organisation representing Maori Nurses says its inaugural Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference this Saturday in Auckland is a chance to empower its members to speak out about problems; A Rotorua based Maori lobbying group striving to get more tangata whenua enrolled to vote, is praising a new bilingual election advertisement.
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Duration: 3'15"
08:50
Christchurch may get its own Eden Project
A giant conservatory is being proposed for Christchurch's red zone.
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Duration: 2'29"
08:53
New Zealand's first wine and sound bar opens in Christchurch
Forget wine and food matching - a Christchurch bar has opened what's thought to offer the world's first menu dedicated to wine and sound matching.
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Duration: 3'53"
08:56
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
We have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh.
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Duration: 2'37"