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 20 October 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'09"
06:10
Auckland land prices soar in Government's Special Housing Areas
The Government's policy to solve Auckland's housing shortage and curb rising prices is delivering windfall profits for owners of land earmarked for fast-track housing.
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Duration: 2'11"
06:18
Pacific News for 20 October 2014
The latest from the Pacific region.
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Duration: 2'43"
06:21
Morning Rural News for 20 October 2014
News from the rural and farming sector.
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Duration: 4'02"
06:28
Te Manu Korihi News for 20 October 2014
Haka and poi are to be used to rehabilitate stroke survivors in Britain. The Victoria Business School's Pro Vice-Chancellor says it made intensive efforts to support the Maori Business Programme which is being closed. Maori researchers are meeting with the Google Earth team to learn how they can add their own stories on digital maps. An agricultural training centre is trialling a marae-based farming course at a marae in Hastings.
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Duration: 3'16"
06:39
REINZ says jump in home values now a realistic guide for buyers
The Real Estate Institute says updates on house values in Auckland will give buyers a much more realistic guide to whether they can afford a home
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Duration: 2'37"
06:47
Economists expect inflation to undershoot the Reserve Bank's forecast
Economists are expecting the September quarter inflation figures due this week will undershoot the Reserve Bank's 0.7 percent forecast.
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Duration: 3'22"
06:50
Sky City CEO blames sagging share price for shareholder unrest
Sky City's chief executive blames its sagging share price for the unhappiness its shareholders expressed at Friday's annual meeting.
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Duration: 3'24"
06:53
Investors with seven properties on the increase - survey
A survey shows the proportion of large and full-time property investors who own seven or more properties has grown significantly in the past four years.
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Duration: 1'26"
06:55
Australians becoming reluctant to retire because of super tinkering
Across the Tasman Australians are growing reluctant to retire because of constant changes to superannuation policy.
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Duration: 1'10"
06:57
Investors to watch China's growth, NZ inflation and annual meetings
Key events in the financial markets this week will be data on how much China's economy is slowing, as well as the continuation of company annual meetings.
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Duration: 2'28"
07:06
Sports News for 20 October 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 1'29"
07:10
Home buyers battle for outer-Auckland as values soar
With Auckland capital valuations set to leap next year, homeowners are facing an anxious wait on how much more they'll have to pay in rates.
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Duration: 3'09"
07:13
Auckland mayor discusses potential impact of rates rise
The Mayor of Auckland Len Brown speaks with Guyon Espiner.
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Duration: 8'13"
07:23
Labour leadership: Jacinda Ardern would be deputy for Robertson
The Auckland-based list MP Jacinda Ardern, will become deputy leader of the Labour Party if leadership hopeful Grant Robertson gets his way.
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Duration: 4'07"
07:27
Convenor of Labour Review says party must act on conclusions
The Labour Party has appointed former British Labour front bencher Bryan Gould, as the convenor of its post-election review.
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Duration: 6'12"
07:37
Former Wallaby captain says coach's resignation a shock
Australian rugby is still reeling after the shock resignation of coach Ewen McKenzie, hard on the heels of the Wallabies one point loss to New Zealand in Brisbane.
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Duration: 3'50"
07:40
Keith Quinn on the All Black's win, Wallaby turmoil
Rugby commentator Keith Quinn speaks with Guyon Espiner.
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Duration: 3'58"
07:49
Will joining the UN Security Council lead NZ to war?
The government might be promising to be a loud and independent voice on the United Nations Security Council, but the Prime Minister, John Key, still can't say if that means New Zealand troops will go to war in Syria.
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Duration: 2'08"
07:50
The risk of deflation rises amid slowing global growth
Inflation is disappearing, and economists are wondering where it's gone.
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Duration: 2'53"
07:53
Death toll rises after Nepalese blizzards
Officials in Nepal say a search and rescue operation to find trekkers, stranded after a series of blizzards and avalanches on the Annapurna trail, has ended.
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Duration: 3'05"
07:56
Haka and poi used to rehabilitate stroke survivors
Haka and poi are to be used to rehabilitate stroke survivors in Britain.
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Duration: 3'07"
08:07
Sports News for 20 October 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'03"
08:11
Government's Auckland housing solution causing land price rises
The Government's policy to solve Auckland's housing shortage and curb rising prices, is delivering windfall profits for some owners of land designated for fast-track development.
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Duration: 4'38"
08:15
PM says government's housing policy will succeed in hot Auckland market
The Prime Minister John Key says the current situation with the Auckland crisis reflects what's happened in a market which has bounced back since the global financial crisis.
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Duration: 3'20"
08:20
Struggling families looking for higher wages
Families who are struggling to make ends meet say higher wages and greater compassion from government agencies would make their lives a little easier.
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Duration: 3'08"
08:22
U.S. tracks, quarantines Ebola contacts
The Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is appealing to all countries to help fight the Ebola virus.
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Duration: 4'02"
08:28
Canterbury couple who dodged death in Nepal, also escaped quakes
Officials in Nepal say a search and rescue operation to find trekkers, stranded after a series of blizzards and avalanches on the Annapurna trail, has ended. A Canterbury couple, Peter and Elizabeth Cammock, were trekking in the area where many of the more than 40 fatalities occured.
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Duration: 2'42"
08:30
Father of boy almost suffocated in dirt pile wants investigation into incident
A man whose son almost suffocated in a collapsed mound of dirt in Twizel says he wants an investigation into the incident to ensure it never happens again.
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Duration: 1'23"
08:31
Markets Update for 20 October 2014
A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
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Duration: 53"
08:36
Pope Francis' status suffers setback with diluted document
Britain's most senior Catholic cleric has insisted Pope Francis's drive to make the Roman Catholic Church more welcoming to gay people will not be halted by a backlash from conservative bishops.
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Duration: 4'54"
08:42
Chch council marks one year in office - has it lived up to expectations?
Today marks one year since nine new councillors and a new mayor officially took office in Christchurch.
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Duration: 3'26"
08:47
Te Manu Korihi News for 20 October 2014
Haka and poi are to be used to rehabilitate stroke survivors in Britain. The Victoria Business School's Pro Vice-Chancellor says it made intensive efforts to support the Maori Business Programme which is being closed. Maori researchers are meeting with the Google Earth team to learn how they can add their own stories on digital maps.
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Duration: 2'55"
08:50
Niue celebrates 40 years of self governance
Celebrations were held across the country at the weekend to mark Niue's 40th anniversary of self governance.
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Duration: 2'44"
08:54
Kea playground set up to stop birds using kids' play equipment
In a bid to resolve a conflict between humans and kea at a logging site near Nelson, The Kea Conservation Trust has introduced a kea gymnasium.
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Duration: 3'15"
08:57
Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes speaks with Susie Ferguson.
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Duration: 3'18"