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 16 March 2015
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'00"
06:10
Weakened Cyclone Pam still packing powerful punch
Gale force winds, heavy rain and significant swells are continuing to pound north eastern parts of New Zealand, as the remnants of tropical cyclone Pam push south.
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Duration: 4'11"
06:14
Pacific News for 16 March 2015
The latest from the Pacific region.
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Duration: 2'53"
06:16
Cyclone Pam leaves Vanuatu without homes, incomes, crops
Len Garae from the Vanuatu Daily Post on people's livelihoods and how they can survive.
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Duration: 3'18"
06:24
Morning Rural News for 16 March 2015
News from the rural and farming sector.
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Duration: 4'00"
06:28
Te Manu Korihi News for 16 March 2015
The fire service says it is desperately trying to engage with the Maori community to boost volunteer numbers; New research from Statistics New Zealand has found that Maori trust the police and the health system over other institutions; A Maori newspaper editor says she was so inspired by the success of a Te Arawa newspaper and decided to launch a local Whanganui version.
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Duration: 3'07"
06:41
Other Pacific Islands affected almost as badly as Vanuatu
A pilot has flown into the southern island of Tanna where the eye of the category five storm hit on Saturday.
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Duration: 4'48"
06:45
Anxious wait for Ni-Vanuatu in New Zealand
People from Vanuatu living in New Zealand are anxiously awaiting news of their families.
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Duration: 1'05"
06:49
NZ tipped for robust economic growth in 4QTR 2014
Economists are picking growth will ease off in the last three months of 2014, but remain robust thanks to domestic activity.
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Duration: 2'33"
06:50
NZ better off onve US starts lifting interest rates
The Reserve Bank governor, Graeme Wheeler, says the sooner the United States starts raising interest rates the better off New Zealand will be.
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Duration: 2'06"
06:54
Volvo aims to more than double NZ new car sales
Volvo is aiming to more than double it's new car sales in New Zealand, despite battling public perceptions of the brand.
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Duration: 2'02"
06:56
Australian gov't idea to help new home buyers draws criticism
Across the Tasman; a government proposal to allow young Australians to withdraw their superannuation to buy a house has run into a storm of criticism.
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Duration: 2'18"
06:59
Morning Markets for 16 March 2015
In currency markets, the New Zealand dollar is at 73.38 US, 95.96 Australian, 49.76 pence, point-6991 euro, 89.07 yen and 4.59 renminbi, and the TWI stands at 77.24
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Duration: 58"
07:06
Sports News for 16 March 2015
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'21"
07:12
Radio New Zealand's reporter in Gisborne
Cyclone Pam currently lies about 400 kilometres to the north of East Cape, and is moving south-southeast, with wind gusts of up to 150 kilometres an hour in exposed parts of Northland and the Hauraki Gulf. Our reporter Nicole Pryor is there.
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Duration: 3'37"
07:15
Heavy rain main problem in Gisborne overnight
Civil Defence Emergency Controller for Gisborne; Peter Higgs.
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Duration: 3'24"
07:19
Storm hits Northland, damage not as bad as feared
Northland Civil Defence Operations Manager; Shona Morgan
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Duration: 1'30"
07:23
State of emergency declared for parts of Vanuatu
Vanuatu's government says 80 percent of houses and businesses have been damaged or destroyed after Cyclone Pam tore through the island nation over the weekend. Vanuatu's Minister for Lands and Natural Resources; Ralph Regenvanu.
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Duration: 7'49"
07:30
NZ funds $2.5 million to cyclone-hit Pacific neighbours
The New Zealand government has pledged 2.5 million dollars in aid to cyclone torn Pacific nations including Vanuatu. Foreign Affairs Minister; Murray McCully.
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Duration: 4'40"
07:40
High speed pursuits through Auckland keep police busy overnight
Ram raiders have crashed a stolen vehicle into the an Auckland Footlocker store overnight.
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Duration: 3'03"
07:43
New Zealander caught in cyclone's path in Port Vila
New Zealander Jeff Brown and his family who live in Vanuatu spent a harrowing Friday night sheltering from Tropical Cyclone Pam in a motel they thought would offer better security than their home.
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Duration: 5'33"
07:49
Tense wait for Ni-Vanuatu in New Zealand
It's a tense time for people with family in Vanuatu.
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Duration: 2'11"
07:54
Labour accuses Govt of sending troops on superficial advice
Foreign affairs spokesperson David Shearer says advice provided to the Prime Minister, John Key, about the emergence of Islamic State in Iraq ignores the impact of the United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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Duration: 3'05"
07:57
Cricket World Cup knock-outs begin
The knock-out rounds of the cricket world cup begin this week, with New Zealand meeting the West Indies in the quarter-finals in Wellington on Saturday.
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Duration: 2'40"
08:08
Sports News for 16 March 2015
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'11"
08:11
Weather expert on the ground in Gisborne
With Gisborne bracing itself for a continued onslaught from the remnants of tropical cyclone Pam, people due to travel to the region have been advised to delay their plans.
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Duration: 2'41"
08:15
Gisborne harbour master prepares for final burst of bad weather
Rahul Doshi is the Harbour Master in Gisborne, and he's preparing for a final burst of bad weather this morning.
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Duration: 1'37"
08:16
East Coast braces for potential power outages
General Manager of Energy for Eastland Network; Brent Stewart.
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Duration: 2'00"
08:20
State of emergency declared for parts of Vanuatu
Flights carrying relief supplies from Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia have been arriving in Vanuatu with the airport cleared for the arrival of military aircraft.
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Duration: 6'38"
08:26
Prime Minister on helping Vanuatu
Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand will do more to help our neighbours in Vanuatu.
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Duration: 3'54"
08:30
Markets Update for 16 March 2015
A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
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Duration: 1'02"
08:35
Taliban claims responsibility for killing at least 15 people
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for two bomb blasts near Christian churches in Pakistan.
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Duration: 2'35"
08:39
Death toll to rise after fatal bus crash in Brazil
The search is continuing in the south of Brazil for more bodies after a bus crash which has killed at least 49 people.
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Duration: 2'04"
08:43
Unions calls for Government to step up over wages
Unions are calling for the Government to put its money where its mouth is by giving public sector workers a decent pay rise.
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Duration: 3'04"
08:46
Te Manu Korihi News for 16 March 2015
New research from Statistics New Zealand has found that Maori trust the police and the health system over other institutions; The fire service says it is desperately trying to engage with the Maori community to boost volunteer numbers; A Maori newspaper editor says she was so inspired by the success of a Te Arawa newspaper and decided to launch a local Whanganui version.
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Duration: 3'04"
08:49
Farmers urge meat industry reform
Farmers have been warned sheep and beef farming may become unsustainable in the next decade without major reform.
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Duration: 3'04"
08:52
Sumner residents upset by skate ramp proposal
A proposal by clothing company Levi's to pay for a new skate ramp is upsetting some residents in the Christchurch sea side town of Sumner.
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Duration: 2'45"
08:55
Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes.
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Duration: 4'18"