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 29 August 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 1'57"
06:14
Senior ministers meet in Canberra to discuss MH370 updates
Senior Ministers from Australia, Malaysia and the People's Republic of China met yesterday to discuss progress in the search for MH370.
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Duration: 4'03"
06:20
Pacific News for 29 August 2014
The latest from the Pacific region.
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Duration: 2'26"
06:23
Morning Rural News for 29 August 2014
News from the rural and farming sector.
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Duration: 4'13"
06:27
Te Manu Korihi News for 29 August 2014
A case in which a South Island man applying for customary marine title over two of the Titi islands, will be the first of its kind to be tested in a High Court. A professor in business management says Maori can be disadvantaged when applying for jobs due to cultural differences. An Australian Aboriginal leader says the federal government needs to canvas more indigenous communities before developing policies for tangata whenua, rather than from just a couple of visits to aboriginal settlements. Waikato Hospital has a new Maori Chaplain, Pastor Sonny Poutapu.
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Duration: 2'59"
06:28
Morning markets for 29 August 2014
Wall Street is down after Ukraine said Russia moved more troops into the country.
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Duration: 1'03"
06:39
Key and Cunliffe say its up to voters to decide
Both John Key and David Cunliffe say its up to voters to decide who won last night's hour-long television debate.
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Duration: 2'10"
06:41
Suppression orders questioned in Christchurch murder case
The Sensible Sentencing Trust is criticising a decision by a High Court judge to supress details of a brutal murder.
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Duration: 2'07"
06:44
Carter admits there are times he wishes he’d never won Olympic gold
Proving they're better than their Commonwealth Games results suggest is a motivating factor for the New Zealand squad ahead of the world championships in Edmonton in Canada this weekend.
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Duration: 1'44"
06:47
Qantas promises a return to profit but hedges its bets
Qantas is promising a return to underlying profit in the current six months, but even it says this is subject to factors beyond its control.
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Duration: 2'35"
06:50
Aviation engineer Airwork branches out to US and Africa
The aviation servicing firm, Airwork, is expanding into the United States and African markets.
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Duration: 1'50"
06:52
Hellaby posts a $1.1m annual loss after footwear write-downs
Hellaby Holdings has posted a 1.1 million dollar annual net loss, reflecting the previously flagged decision to write off all the 27 million dollars of goodwill in its shoe retailers.
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Duration: 3'08"
06:55
A2 Milk's strategic direction satisfies market
A2 Milk's annual financial result was less than the market was hoping for, but its share price was steady after the company briefed analysts on its strategic direction.
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Duration: 3'04"
07:07
Sports News for 29 August 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 1'33"
07:10
Leaders have had their first ever one-on-one televised debate
The gloves came off as David Cunliffe squared up to John Key in their first televised leaders debate last night on TVNZ
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Duration: 8'02"
07:20
Suppression orders questioned in Christchurch murder case
A High Court judge's decision to supress details of a brutal murder is being questioned.
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Duration: 3'11"
07:24
Peters accuses Collins of treachery to her leader
The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, says someone representing the National Party minister, Judith Collins, approached him to ask if he could work with her after the election, if he couldn't cut a deal with the party leader, John Key.
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Duration: 8'16"
07:36
Safety systems not under control in Lyttleton
An industrial specialist says yesterday's fatality at the Port of Lyttleton is yet another severe indictment on the owners, directors and management.
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Duration: 4'41"
07:41
NATO pictures show escalation of Moscow's military involvement
Ukraine's President says Russian forces have invaded the war-torn east of the country and the United Nations' Security Council has called an emergency session in New York, as the crisis intensifies.
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Duration: 4'08"
07:45
Racing officials say jockey faces serious charges
The country's racing watchdog says allegations a New Zealand jockey deliberately rode his horse to lose, so that his bets on a rival horse were successful, threaten the very fabric of thoroughbred racing.
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Duration: 2'05"
07:47
First people trafficking charges laid in New Zealand
A human rights organisation is welcoming charges being laid in a landmark people trafficking case.
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Duration: 5'10"
07:53
Whale Oil blogger lays police complaint
The Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater has laid a complaint with police, following the publication of Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics, which was based on emails and Facebook posts hacked from his computer.
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Duration: 4'20"
08:07
Sports News for 29 August 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 1'54"
08:11
Judith Collins responds to Winston Peters allegation
The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is continuing to insist someone representing the National Party minister, Judith Collins, approached him to ask if he could work with her after the election, if he couldn't cut a deal with the party leader, John Key.
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Duration: 9'02"
08:20
Who won the debate?
The two men who would be Prime Minister went head-to-head for the first time on live television last night.
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Duration: 10'46"
08:32
Markets Update for 29 August 2014
A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
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Duration: 1'25"
08:38
Auckland Council's draft ten-year budget
Auckland Council's draft ten-year budget has renewed calls for the Government to come to the party and help out with infrastructure funding.
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Duration: 3'48"
08:41
Media freedom vs. victims' privacy after unusual supression
Returning now to our earlier story about the unusual step taken by a Christchurch judge to supressing details of a brutal rape and murder case at sentencing, despite those details having already been published by the media.
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Duration: 4'58"
08:46
Te Manu Korihi News for 29 August 2014
A case in which a South Island man applying for customary marine title over two of the Titi islands, will be the first of its kind to be tested in a High Court. A professor in business management says Maori can be disadvantaged when applying for jobs due to cultural differences. An Australian Aboriginal leader says the federal government needs to canvass more indigenous communities before developing policies for tangata whenua, rather than from just a couple of visits to aboriginal settlements. Waikato Hospital has a new Maori Chaplain, Pastor Sonny Poutapu.
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Duration: 3'19"
08:50
New research says hip and knee replacements will skyrocket
New research predicts the number of hip and knee replacements in New Zealand will skyrocket over the next decade.
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Duration: 2'31"
08:52
Centenary of New Zealand's invasion of Samoa
Today New Zealand and Samoa are marking the centenary of New Zealand's invasion of Samoa with commemorations in Auckland and Apia.
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Duration: 4'19"
08:56
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh.
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Duration: 2'51"