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 21 January 2015
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'12"
06:18
Pacific News for 21 January 2015
The latest from the Pacific region.
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Duration: 2'50"
06:24
Morning Rural News for 21 January 2015
News from the rural and farming sector.
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Duration: 4'01"
06:28
Te Manu Korihi News for 21 January 2015
A new smart asthma inhaler is being hailed by researchers as an effective tool in reducing rates of asthma in Maori children; Te Arawa is celebrating doubling its income, thanks to its first full year of dairy farming; Dame Tariana Turia is to receive an international award for her efforts to stamp out smoking in Aotearoa.
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Duration: 3'31"
06:39
Wairarapa dairy farmers join call for drought to be declared
Farmers in Canterbury and Wairarapa want the Minister for Primary Industries to declare a drought so they can receive extra financial support.
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Duration: 1'55"
06:48
Business confidence in economic prospects
Firms have continued to express confidence in the country's economic prospects, while inflation remains in check.
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Duration: 2'22"
06:50
Dairy price index rises 1%
The global dairy price index has risen 1 percent in the latest overnight auction.
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Duration: 48"
06:51
HSBC doesn't expect dairy price plunge will hurt much
HSBC's economists say they don't believe the halving of dairy prices last year will hurt New Zealand's economy as much as some expect.
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Duration: 1'45"
06:53
Refining NZ expects a better 2015
Refining NZ is expecting a better year this year after achieving a solid turn-around in the second-half of last year.
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Duration: 2'12"
06:55
Westpac's Simon Power explains his NZX resignation
Westpac's wealth general manager, Simon Power, says he took a conservative view of potential conflicts of interest with his role at the bank, when he decided to leave the NZX board in May.
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Duration: 1'19"
06:58
Morning markets for 21 January 2015
The Dow Jones Index is down 111 points to 17,400.
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Duration: 48"
07:07
Sports News for 21 January 2015
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'00"
07:11
Officials tight lipped over death of Whanganui toddler
Police are still refusing to coment on the cause of death of a toddler in the grounds of Whanganui Hospital, amid speculation that the child was left in a car in the summer heat.
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Duration: 2'39"
07:14
Farmers demand more water, government help with drought
Farmers are urging the government to declare a drought and to find a way in Canterbury to get more water to their farms.
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Duration: 5'23"
07:19
Waitaki river could be sourced for water
Meridian Energy has been involved in investigating a potential irrigation scheme in South Canterbury since 2005.
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Duration: 3'25"
07:23
Islamic State threatens two Japanese captives in video
The Japanese prime minister has described a video released by Islamic state -- demanding a ransom for the release of two Japanese hostages -- as unforgivable.
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Duration: 5'34"
07:35
Dairy price rises at global auction
Despite the dry conditions in some parts of the country there has been some good news overnight for New Zealand dairy farmers.
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Duration: 2'42"
07:38
Property developers warn RMA changes no silver bullet
Property developers are warning that tinkering with the Resource Management Act won't make much difference if the Government doesn't also invest in infrastructure.
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Duration: 2'14"
07:44
A closer look at the Uber app
The Taxi Federation says a review of the law that regulates taxis and private hire vehicles such as the online taxi-sharing Uber is not before time.
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Duration: 3'13"
07:47
Govt launches new app to help students choose a career path.
Students wanting a job with a fat paycheck and good prospects should consider a career in civil engineering, software development or accountancy and steer clear of acting and hospitality.
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Duration: 3'33"
07:51
Labour proposes amnesty on unpaid tax debt
The Labour Party says the Inland Revenue should consider an amnesty for the more than 5 billion dollars it says is owed in unpaid taxes.
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Duration: 4'24"
07:56
WHO: Global response to Ebola inadequate
The World Health Organisation says the global response to the Ebola virus was inadequate mishandled.
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Duration: 4'22"
08:07
Sports News for 21 January 2015
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 1'46"
08:10
Farmers call on minister to declare drought now
Farmers in Canterbury and Wairarapa say their regions are already in the grip of a drought and the government needs to make an official declaration now.
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Duration: 3'29"
08:14
Warm, dry weather here to stay
Joining us is a weather forecaster with National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research, Chris Brandolino.
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Duration: 3'35"
08:17
Video footage emerges of riot police rushing protest compound
Several hundred asylum seekers are continuing their hunger strike on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.
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Duration: 4'14"
08:21
A look ahead at Obama's State of the Union address
The US President, Barack Obama, will head into this afternoon's State of the Union address riding the first rise in his approval ratings in years.
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Duration: 3'29"
08:24
Consumer prices expected to rise only slightly or even fall
New figures out today are expected to show inflation slowed even further at the end of last year - or that consumer prices even fell.
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Duration: 3'40"
08:29
New app encourages 'cut throat' environment
The Taxi Federation is welcoming a review of the laws regulating its industry, as the increasing popularity of ride-sharing app Uber encourages what it calls a "cut throat" environment.
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Duration: 5'43"
08:35
Markets Update for 21 January 2015
A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
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Duration: 1'09"
08:40
China's growth slows to weakest in 24 years
The world's second biggest economy, China, has experienced its slowest expansion in almost quarter of a century.
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Duration: 3'19"
08:44
Survey: Students lack enough life skills for business
Young people lack life skills but are technically savvy.
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Duration: 2'40"
08:48
Te Manu Korihi News for 21 January 2015
Te Arawa is celebrating doubling its income, thanks to its first full year of dairy farming; A new asthma inhaler is being hailed by researchers as an effective tool in reducing rates of asthma in Maori children; Dame Tariana Turia is to receive an international award for her efforts to stamp out smoking in Aotearoa.
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Duration: 3'00"
08:51
Aucklanders want 80-year-old trees put before traffic
Aucklanders opposed to the chopping down of six 80-year-old pohutukawa to make way for a road extension say they've been ignored in the decision-making process.
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Duration: 3'14"
08:56
Favourites look strong at Aus Open
Tennis correpondent David Luddy is with us to talk about what we can expect today at the Australian Open.
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Duration: 3'25"