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 November 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'09"
06:09
Loss of short term release for prisoners described as raw deal
The temporary loss of short-term release for prisoners nearing the end of their sentences is being described as a raw deal by penal reform advocate Peter Williams QC.
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Duration: 2'36"
06:16
Pacific News for 12 November 2014
The latest from the Pacific region including Papua New Guinea MP's under investigation for white collar crimes.
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Duration: 2'52"
06:22
Morning Rural News for 12 November 2014
News from the rural and farming sector.
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Duration: 4'01"
06:27
Te Manu Korihi News for 12 November 2014
A Tikanga Maori expert says the impact on prisoners who have their taonga taken from them could be devastating; The director of Te Reo Maori for the Ngati Kahungunu Iwi says its dialect is almost extinct with only about three per cent of its whanau still using the tribal mita; A total of eight staff involved in two Taranaki institute's Maori performing arts courses have left or resigned in the lead up to revelations by the Tertiary Education Commission, that the programme was poorly run and over-funded, and; A scheme designed to help up skill Ngapuhi descendants in making their money go further, and inspire small enterprise has been launched today.
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Duration: 3'27"
06:40
John Key apologises to victimised family for flippant joke
Prime Minister John Key has unreservedly apologised, via the media, to the family victimised by the fugitive Phillip John Smith.
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Duration: 1'52"
06:41
Westport community leader on loss of Air NZ services
Westport farmer and former general manager of the Buller Community Development Company, Bruce Hamilton, says the loss of Air New Zealand services to Westport will be felt by local businesses and inbound tourists alike.
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Duration: 2'01"
06:47
Infratil more likely to invest in Australia than New Zealand
Infratil still on the hunt for new opportunities, but more likely to invest cash reserves in Australia than New Zealand. Infratil's Tim Brown speaks with Nona Pelletier.
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Duration: 2'39"
06:50
Mainfreight, all regions contributed to solid first-half profit
Mainfreight's group managing director, Don Braid, tells Nona Pelletier all the regions contributed to the bottom line, but the United States reflected a great effort from the team developing that market.
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Duration: 2'12"
06:52
Electronic card spending good sign for retailers
Westpac economist Felix Delbruk tells Rowan Quinn the latest figures on electronic card spending are a sign the retail economy is still looking strong.
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Duration: 1'04"
06:53
Air NZ says it will help any new operators take over routes
Air New Zealand CEO Christopher Luxon says the airline will help any new player looking to take over the regional domestic services to Westport, Whakatane and Kaitaia that it will abandon.
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Duration: 2'30"
06:55
China is poised to further open its economy to investors
Radio NZ Asia correspondent Ryan Bridge reports China is poised to further open up its economy to the world next week with the debut of the Shanghai-Hong Kong stock exchange link.
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Duration: 3'03"
06:58
Morning Markets for 12 November 2014
Leading the international markets, the Dow is down 10-points while the S&P 500 is trending down also.
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Duration: 1'00"
07:06
Sports News for 12 November 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 1'58"
07:11
Phillip John Smith talks exclusively to Radio New Zealand
Fugitive Phillip John Smith has spoken exclusively, via email, to Radio New Zealand from his hiding place in Brazil - claiming he was escaping New Zealand's vigilante justice system. Producer and reporter Ceinwen Curtis has been reviewing his responses to RNZ's questions.
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Duration: 5'46"
07:17
Corrections suspends temporary releases of prisoners
The Minister for Corrections, Peseta Sam Lotu-I'iga, talks about the absconding of Phillip John Smith and his ministry's response in temporarily suspending the short-term release of prisoners nearing the end of their sentences.
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Duration: 9'51"
07:29
John Key from Beijing
Prime Minister John Key, from a media conference last night at the APEC meeting, spoke about NZ's contribution to the fight against ISIS and a possible US presidential visit to Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Duration: 2'59"
07:35
Labour leadership road show has wrapped up
The four Labour Party MPs vying for the party's leadership have finally wrapped up their three week long roadshow.
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Duration: 2'51"
07:38
Loss of Air NZ flights described as "nail in the coffin"
Regional business people say Air New Zealand's decison to axe services to three provincial towns is another nail in the coffin for the regions.
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Duration: 3'25"
07:41
Principals warn of high exam stress among students
High school principals describe the acute levels of stress among their students during NCEA and Scholarship exams, which started this week.
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Duration: 3'20"
07:48
Reserve Bank expected to ease LVR restrictions today
ANZ Chief Economist Cameron Bagrie on the Reserve Bank's expected lifting of restrictions on high Loan to Value ratio home loan borrowing today.
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Duration: 3'53"
07:52
Sewol ferry captain sentenced to 36-years in prison
A South Korean court has found the captain of the ferry that capsized in April, killing more than 300 passengers, guilty of negligence and sentenced him to 36-years in prison.
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Duration: 3'50"
07:56
152nd Canterbury A&P Show gets underway today
Organisers are expecting over a hundred thousand people to attend the three day show, near Christchurch, which officially begins this morning.
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Duration: 3'15"
08:06
Sports News for 12 November 2014
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'09"
08:12
Question time for the Labour Party leadership candidates
The campaigning is over and Labour party members and the affiliated unions have until midday next Tuesday to vote for their preferred leader. The four candidates are in our studio and answer some rapid fire questions followed by a more in-depth look at the wider themes raised.
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Duration: 20'09"
08:29
Markets Update for 12 November 2014
A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
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Duration: 52"
08:38
Possible Ebola scare hoaxes investigated
Vials of blood-like liquid arrived in the mail yesterday at the New Zealand Herald offices in Auckland and at Parliament in Wellington. One vial has been flown to Melbourne to be tested for Ebola, the other is being investigated by the police.
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Duration: 1'55"
08:40
Suspicious parcel identified at US Embassy in Wellington
Reporter Alex Ashton is outside the American embassy in Thorndon where a suspicious package has been located and Hazmat control vehicles have been stationed.
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Duration: 1'03"
08:42
Suspension of temporary prisoner release programme a raw deal
Prison reform advocates say the suspension of the temporary prisoner release programme is a raw deal for inmates.
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Duration: 3'09"
08:48
Te Manu Korihi News for 12 November 2014
A Maori tikanga expert says the impact on prisoners who have their Taonga taken from them could be devastating; Eight staff involved in two Taranaki Institute's Maori performing arts courses have left or resigned in the lead up to revelations by the Tertiary Education Commission, that the programme was poorly run and over-funded; The director of Te Reo Maori for the Ngati Kahungunu Iwi says its dialect is almost extinct, and; A scheme designed to help up skill Ngapuhi descendants in making their money go further and inspire small enterprise has been launched today.
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Duration: 3'13"
08:50
Chief Censor has 'no grounds' to charge ISP's
InternetNZ Chief Executive Jordan Carter claims New Zealand's Chief Censor has no grounds to lay charges against Internet Service Providers Orcon and Slingshot whose customers can view movies not yet classified in New Zealand.
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Duration: 3'54"
08:54
Changes to retirement and superannuation under review
The 2013 Review of Retirement Income Policies says policy decisions around superannuation need to be made in the next three years, followed by a long implementation period to allow New Zealanders to confidently plan for retirement.
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Duration: 2'57"