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 12 September 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 1'53"
06:17
Pacific News for 12 September 2014
The latest from the Pacific region.
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Duration: 2'46"
06:21
Morning Rural News for 12 September 2014
News from the rural and farming sector.
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Duration: 4'04"
06:27
Te Manu Korihi News for 12 September 2014
Landowners are being asked by the Federation of Maori Authorities how they want to improve legislation over whenua, which is currently under review; A mother in South Auckland says a proposed Mana movement policy which would see the community making decisions about when and if liquor stores and pokies can operate in their rohe, would help her struggling neighbourhood; A Hawke's Bay woman has been awarded the Queen's Medal for helping tangata whenua get both mentally and physically fit; Whanganui rangatahi forum to question local electoral candidates.
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Duration: 3'25"
06:43
Big turnout by migrant voters could be game changer
Auckland's ethnic community says a big turnout by migrant voters could be a game changer on election day.
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Duration: 3'05"
06:48
The Reserve Bank expects faster growth but lower inflation
The Reserve Bank now believes the economy can grow faster while generating less inflation.
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Duration: 1'27"
06:50
Central bank gives the green light for kiwi to fall further
A foreign exchange strategist says the Reserve Bank has given the green light for the New Zealand dollar to fall further.
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Duration: 1'20"
06:52
KPMG NZ enters partnership with Xero to add 1000 customers
KPMG New Zealand says its strategic partnership with Xero is part of a radical change in the way it interacts with its customers.
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Duration: 2'16"
06:54
Turners & Growers enter JV with Unifruitti
Turners & Growers has announced a joint venture with its Chile-based supplier, Unifrutti, to grow table grapes in Peru.
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Duration: 1'56"
06:56
Fletcher Building links health and safety measure to success
Fletcher Building says the company has improved its health and safety performance for nine consecutive years, not only reducing the risk of injury to its workers, but also improving its overall financial performance as well.
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Duration: 1'53"
06:57
NZX aims to grow market with private, government businesses
The head of the New Zealand sharemarket hopes to grow its size with more listings from high growth companies, mature private companies and local-government-owned businesses.
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Duration: 59"
06:58
Morning markets
US markets are just a tad weaker today, the Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P 500 indicies all down, but the latter, the broader measure of the US market, is less than 1 percent off its record.
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Duration: 1'15"
07:10
Not guilty of murder but Pistorius' fate remains uncertain
Oscar Pistorius has been cleared of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp but must wait to find out if he's guilty of manslaughter.
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Duration: 4'34"
07:15
Political editor discusses the latest polls
With just eight days til the election, the latest poll result shows a big jump in support for New Zealand First.
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Duration: 5'13"
07:20
Norman cagey on poll implications for relationship with Labour
On the left, the relationship between Labour and potential ally the Greens has reached what could be a tipping point.
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Duration: 7'31"
07:28
Pike River families apply for judicial review
Two of the families of Pike River mine victims are taking their fight to the High Court.
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Duration: 3'42"
07:35
Latest poll is good news for Winston Peters, NZ First
New Zealand First's leader is polling at 8.1 percent in the latest herald Digipoll.
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Duration: 6'02"
07:40
Captured Fijian troops have now been released
Fiji's government has confirmed that 45 troops who were captured by Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights two weeks ago have now been released.
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Duration: 3'18"
07:45
Critics quick to condemn new charter schools
Critics have been quick to condemn the government's announcement of four new charter schools to open next year.
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Duration: 3'00"
07:51
Sexual abuse group offering support to victims in Kaitaia
A sexual abuse survivors group says it expects more victims to come forward after the arrest of a Kaitaia businessman on Wednesday.
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Duration: 2'21"
07:54
Anti drug campaigners warn huffing on the rise
Anti drug campaigners are warning butane huffing is on the rise again, and they condemn the lack of action to combat the potentially explosive problem.
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Duration: 4'09"
07:58
13 year old girl taking first steps in illustrious chess career
A young Wellington girl who is hooked on chess has become the youngest New Zealand woman to have won an international chess title.
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Duration: 2'13"
08:06
Sports News for 12 September 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'16"
08:11
Conservatives poll closer to 5% threshold
Political polls show the Conservatives are inching closer to the 5 per cent party vote threshold that they need to get into Parliament.
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Duration: 3'31"
08:18
Obama policy to strike Islamic militants under scrutiny
Critics say President Barack Obama's plan to combat ISIS could inflame Syria's civil war, draw in neighboring countries and provoke a threat to the United States that doesn't currently exist.
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Duration: 4'26"
08:23
All Blacks will start favourites against Springboks
The All Blacks and Springboks will meet in their Rugby Championship clash in Wellington tomorrow night, with the homeside set to continue its recent domination over the South Africans.
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Duration: 3'26"
08:28
100th anniversary of the Ralph Mine disaster
Today is the centenary of one of this country's worst mining disasters when 43 men were killed at the Ralph Mine in Huntly.
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Duration: 3'35"
08:31
Markets Update for 12 September 2014
A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
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Duration: 1'17"
08:36
Seven percent of newborns iron deficient
A new study says women could harm their baby's brain development if they drink too much milk while pregnant.
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Duration: 3'36"
08:40
Air NZ 747 touches down for final time
Air New Zealand's iconic 747 jumbo jet has just touched down for the final time.
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Duration: 2'26"
08:42
Maori Party launches its justice policy
The Maori Party is calling for a radical overhaul of New Zealand's justice system to address what it says is the institutional racism that sees Maori discriminated against, at every level.
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Duration: 3'25"
08:46
Te Manu Korihi News for 12 September 2014
A mother in South Auckland says a proposed Mana movement policy which would see the community making decisions about when and if liquor stores and pokies can operate in their rohe, would help her struggling neighbourhood; Landowners are being asked by the Federation of Maori Authorities how they want to improve legislation over whenua, which is currently under review; A wahine Maori from Hawkes Bay has been awarded the Queen's Medal for helping tangata whenua get both mentally and physically fit; Whanganui rangatahi forum to question local electoral candidates.
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Duration: 3'51"
08:50
Some Pacific tuna stocks are dangerously low
After years of warnings, urgent action is now needed to preserve the world's largest tuna fishery in the Pacific's.
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Duration: 3'25"
08:53
Prince Harry's wounded warriors games begin
The inaugural Invictus Games have begun in London. The event has been put together by a team led by Prince Harry, and celebrates what he calls the fighting spirit of the wounded, injured and sick service personnel and what can be achieved, post injury.
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Duration: 3'12"
08:57
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
Australian correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh reports from Canberra.
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Duration: 2'03"