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 26 May 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'54"
06:10
Labour says govt must tread carefully
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The Labour Party is cautioning the Government not to be too hasty in bringing in any legislation against foreign fighters attempting to return to New Zealand.
Topics: politics
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Tags: foreign fighters
Duration: 2'15"
06:19
Pacific News for 26 May 2015
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The latest from the Pacific region.
Topics: Pacific
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Duration: 2'38"
06:22
Morning Rural News for 26 May 2015
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 4'06"
06:26
Te Manu Korihi News for 26 May 2015
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A Tauranga historian is backing one of Māoridom's leaders in calling for a commemorative day to recognise the battles that helped shape Aotearoa; The head of a Māori health provider says the Government needs to place more emphasis on building stronger families; The Chinese owners of the Carrington resort in Northland have agreed to protect a burial cave that Ngāti Kahu has been to court over; One of the country's first Māori general surgeons says he hopes his success has encouraged young Māori to see that it's possible to get into medical school.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Duration: 3'14"
06:41
New Zealand gets first real taste of winter
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A bitterly cold southwest flow over New Zealand which brought snow and freezing temperatures to much of the country is finally easing.
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Duration: 1'59"
06:43
Seal on the loose
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The seal is back in the South Auckland suburb of Papakura.
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Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: seal
Duration: 1'12"
06:47
Contact investors to receive $367m special dividend
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Shares in Contact Energy have jumped 11 percent after investors cheered its decision to drop plans to invest in power stations overseas in favour of paying more in dividends.
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Tags: Contact Energy
Duration: 2'25"
06:50
Sanford's first half net profit falls following writedowns
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Sanford's first half-year profit has fallen almost a fifth, due to one-off costs and writedowns.
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Tags: Sanford's
Duration: 2'04"
06:52
FMA warning about disclosure rules
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Pacific Edge will pay some investors half a million dollars in compensation as part of an agreement with the capital markets regulator over potential breaches of continuous disclosure rules.
Topics: business
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Tags: Pacific Edge
Duration: 51"
06:53
Apple Fields directors fined
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Separately, the Authority is also warning firms that it expects them to file their financial statements on time.
Topics: business
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Tags: Apple Fields
Duration: 1'19"
06:54
Trilogy's full year profit and revenue exceeds expectations
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Trilogy International will pay its first dividend after tripling its profit.
Topics: business
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Tags: Trilogy International
Duration: 1'45"
06:56
Methven's full year profit rises 21%
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The shower and tapware maker, Methven, is forecasting annual profit growth of up to a quarter, thanks to new products and expansion in China.
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Tags: Methven
Duration: 1'16"
06:57
Intilecta looks to US for growth
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Now to firm that may fly under the radar, the app firm, Intilecta, has its eyes on the United States to sell its technology.
Topics: business
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Tags: Intilecta
Duration: 1'25"
06:59
Morning markets for 26 May 2015
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In Europe, shares have fallen, with Spanish and Greek stock markets hit by investor concerns about Greece's debt.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 21"
07:07
Sports News for 26 May 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'53"
07:11
NZ troops in precarious position in Iraq
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Iraq's Prime Minister has responded to criticism from the US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter that his troops lack the will to fight IS.
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Tags: Iraq, Islamic State
Duration: 3'49"
07:15
Closure at last for family of man missing for 29 years
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Twenty nine years after he disappeared in mysterious circumstances, the family of Wellington man, John Smith, finally have some answers.
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Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: disappearance, John Smith
Duration: 5'30"
07:20
New Zealand end Lords Test on a low
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Despite scoring more than 500 in its first innings the the Black Caps have lost their first cricket Test against England.
Topics: sport
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Tags: cricket
Duration: 4'35"
07:25
Terminally ill woman to continue her case for the right to die
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The public gallery at the High Court in Wellington is expected to be packed full for a second day, as a terminally ill woman continues to argue her request to die on her terms
Topics: law
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Tags: right to die, Lecretia Seales, assisted dying
Duration: 3'33"
07:30
Adventurous seal in Papakura
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An adventurous seal, complete with its own twitter handle, (@papakuraseal) has been visiting a carwash in the south Auckland suburb of Papakura overnight.
Topics: environment
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: seal, Papakura
Duration: 4'08"
07:38
Grisly discovery forces Malaysia to face up to migrant issue
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Decomposed human remains have been collected in bags and taken away from grave sites found in Northern Malaysia.
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Tags: Malaysia, mass graves
Duration: 8'54"
07:42
PM says he will not leave New Zealanders stateless
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The Prime Minister, John Key, says the Government will not follow Australia's lead and consider cancelling foreign fighters' citizenship, because it does not want to leave people stateless.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Iraq, Syria, Islamic State
Duration: 2'31"
07:48
Flooding and bad weather in Texas
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At least three people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in flash flooding in the southern United States.
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Tags: USA, flooding, Texas
Duration: 2'43"
07:51
Contact Energy slammed over dividend
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Contact has ditched plans to invest in overseas power stations after shareholders objected and will instead pay shareholders a one-off dividend of more than 360 million dollars.
Topics: business
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Tags: Contact Energy
Duration: 2'38"
07:54
Hundreds of thousands still homeless
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A month on from Nepal's magnitude 7-point-8 quake killed more than 8-thousand 6-hundred people, hundreds of thousands of Nepalis are still homeless and living under tarpaulins.
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Tags: Nepal, earthquake
Duration: 3'13"
07:58
School children revive Samoan language
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Children in South Auckland are braving the winter weather in traditional Samoan attire this week to celebrate Samoan language week.
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Children in South Auckland are braving the winter weather in traditional Samoan attire this week to celebrate Samoan language week.
Weymouth Primary School's principal Saane Faaofo-Oldehaver dancing with the school's students
Photo: RNZI / Indira Moala
New Zealanders all over the country will also join in by participating in debates, cooking traditional Samoan food, seeing cultural performances and speaking the language.
Students of Weymouth Primary School in Manurewa entered into their celebrations with a school assembly that featured community guest speakers, singing and traditional dancing.
This year's theme is 'Tautua nei mo sou manuia a taeao' which means 'Serve now for a better tomorrow'.
The school's principal Saane Faaofo-Oldehaver said while her parents were trying to assimilate into New Zealand culture, she lost the language.
"My parents came to New Zealand when they were 15, 16, and they didn't go back to Samoa for about 40 years. And they had all seven of us here and we pretty much went through with no language.
"Culture and identity were there, but we didn't have the language."
About 40 percent of the school's local community are Pasifika, with 20 percent being Samoan.
Ms Faaofo-Oldehaver said it was important for the school to support the children in celebrating Pacific culture and language.
"They were just over the moon. They love it. And then the ones that are really proud of their cultures have come in their traditional costumes today," she said.
Weymouth Primary School students
Photo: RNZI / Indira Moala
Student ambassador Aiaraisa Tautalagia said her parents only spoke to her in Samoan in special circumstances.
"Only when I get growlings because my cousins are always there and they don't understand proper Samoan so they growl me in Samoan," she said.
Samoan is the third most spoken language in New Zealand, with 144,000 people at the last Census identifying as Samoan.
It was also the second most spoken language in Auckland.
Pastor Chris Sola, who is Samoan Maori, said this week's celebration of the language was vital for its survival in New Zealand.
"I think it's a starting point. I think schools are a good context for that. I think Churches play a huge role in that as well." said Mr Sola.
"But certainly having a week like this is certainly going to put it out there for our communities and our families."
Other schools and community groups nationwide will be holding dance workshops, sporting events, theatre productions and more to celebrate Samoan Language week.
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New Zealand celebrates Samoa Language Week
News in Pacific languages including Samoan
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Tags: Samoan language week, Samoa, language
Duration: 3'10"
08:07
Sports News for 26 May 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'00"
08:11
Labour concerned over future cost of superannuation
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Andrew Little says it's unfair that wealthy people aged over 65 get paid superannuation.
Topics: politics
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Tags: superannuation
Duration: 5'15"
08:17
Govt urged to consider closer security ties with Indonesia
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Falling oil prices have slashed the royalties New Zealand receives from mining companies.
Topics: politics, environment
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Tags: oil prices
Duration: 3'17"
08:20
Energy and resources Minister has more
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Speaking to us from Frankfurt, the Energy and Resources Minister, Simon Bridges, says royalties are down because of a global fall in prices and profitablility.
Topics: politics, environment
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Tags: oil prices
Duration: 4'16"
08:25
Iraq vows to take back fallen city of Ramadi
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Iraq has vowed to take back the fallen city of Ramadi within days.
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Tags: Iraq, Islamic State
Duration: 2'51"
08:28
Govt urged to consider closer security ties with Indonesia
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The Goverment's being urged to consider boosting its security ties with Indonesia despite concerns over human rights.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Indonesia
Duration: 2'57"
08:31
Markets Update for 26 May 2015
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 49"
08:36
New Zealand has lost the first cricket test
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New Zealand has lost the first cricket test against England at the Lord's ground in London by 124 runs, after being bowled out for 220 in its second innings this morning.
Topics: sport
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Tags: cricket
Duration: 2'12"
08:38
The Pope doesn't watch TV
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Pope Francis has revealed he hasn't watched television for almost 25 years and doesn't use the internet.
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Tags: Pope Francis
Duration: 2'27"
08:41
Early closing costs jobs
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New early closing times for bars in the Waimakariri District have already cost jobs as bars notice a downturn in their customers.
Topics: law
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: bars, Waimakariri District
Duration: 2'38"
08:45
Te Manu Korihi News for 26 May 2015
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A Tauranga historian is backing one of Māoridom's leaders in calling for a commemorative day to recognise the battles that helped shape Aotearoa; The head of a Māori health provider says the Government needs to place more emphasis on building stronger families; The Chinese owners of the Carrington resort in Northland have agreed to protect a burial cave that Ngāti Kahu has been to court over; One of the country's first Māori general surgeons says he hopes his success has encouraged young Māori to see that it's possible to get into medical school.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Duration: 3'11"
08:48
Preliminary design for Akl's new convention centre unveiled
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Skycity and the government have agreed on a preliminary design for Auckland's new convention centre.
Topics: business
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: SkyCity, convention centre.
Duration: 3'19"
08:52
Whanganui pushes ahead with sale of pensioner flats
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Whanganui is to push ahead with plans to sell its pensioner flats.
Topics: politics
Regions: Manawatu
Tags: pensioner flats, Whanganui
Duration: 3'29"
08:56
Two-time Academy Award winner Robert De Niro speaks to graduates at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.