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 23 June 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'08"
06:10
State of emergency remains in place for Whanganui
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A state of emergency remains in place for Whanganui and Taranaki this morning.
Topics: weather
Regions: Manawatu
Tags: Whanganui, floods
Duration: 1'55"
06:18
Pacific News for 23 June 2015
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The latest from the Pacific region.
Topics: Pacific
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Duration: 2'15"
06:20
Morning Rural News for 23 June 2015
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News from the rural and farming sectors.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 3'59"
06:25
Calls for family violence to be taken seriously
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Advocates campaigning against family violence say it's clear the issue's not being taken seriously -- with a coroner finding red flags were missed in the lead up to the Edward Livingstone shooting.
Topics: crime
Regions: Otago
Tags: Edward Livingstone, family violence
Duration: 2'29"
06:27
Te Manu Korihi News for 23 June 2015
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A Māori prison reform advocate says there needs to be a Government policy that improves outcomes for children with a parent in prison; The Tai Tokerau MP says proposed changes to electricity transmission prices will mean people in Moerewa pay more for power while Southland's Tiwai aluminium smelter pays less; A Ngati Kahungunu elder is praising the way the Crown research institute, GNS Science, has been engaging with her iwi over a climate change project in her rohe; An expert in the education sector says Māori student achievement is on the rise in some areas, but there's still a lot of work that needs to be done to boost it further.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Duration: 3'28"
06:40
MacGregor says Craig breached their confidentiality agreement
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Colin Craig's attempt to clear up the rumours swirling around him appear to have backfired.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Colin Craig
Duration: 2'51"
06:43
Army on hand in Whanganui
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A state of emergency remains in place for Whanganui and Taranaki this morning.
Topics: weather
Regions: Manawatu
Tags: Whanganui, floods
Duration: 2'51"
06:50
NZ posts annual record annual migration in May
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Robust immigration and surging tourism are not expected to stop the Reserve Bank cutting interest rates again soon.
Topics: business
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Tags: immigration
Duration: 1'35"
06:52
Air NZ says sale of Safe Air a strategic move
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Air New Zealand has sold Safe Air to an Australian unit of the European plane maker, Airbus, for an undisclosed amount.
Topics: business
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Tags: Air New Zealand
Duration: 1'27"
06:54
A2 shares jump 16% after takeover talk
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Shares in A2 Milk have jumped 16 percent after its largest shareholder indicated it's considering making a takeover bid for the specialty fresh milk producer.
Topics: business
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Tags: A2 Milk
Duration: 1'31"
06:55
Consumer confidence falls to lowest level in two years
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Consumer confidence has fallen to the lowest level in more than two years, but remains buoyant.
Topics: business
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Tags: consumer confidence
Duration: 1'01"
06:56
Feature business - Waikato Milking Systems
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To a business that may not be widely known, this week it's Waikato Milking Systems, which makes and exports rotary milking products.
Topics: business
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Tags: Waikato Milking Systems
Duration: 2'29"
06:59
Morning Markets for 23 June 2015
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European shares have surged to their highest level in more than a week, as European officials assess the Greek reforms.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 29"
07:07
Sports News for 23 June 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'00"
07:11
Colin Craig's attempt to clear the air
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An attempt by the former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig to quell the disquiet over his dealings with his former media advisor has had anything but the desired result.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Colin Craig
Duration: 6'41"
07:18
Colin Craig responds
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Listening to that was the former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig, who's now facing having his entire party membership cancelled.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Colin Craig
Duration: 5'53"
07:24
Locals come to terms with devastating flood impact
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A state of emergency remains in force in parts of Whanganui and Taranaki, three days after some of the worst floods in the districts' histories.
Topics: weather
Regions: Manawatu
Tags: Whanganui, floods
Duration: 2'42"
07:26
Our reporter with the latest in Whanganui East
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Our reporter Carla Penman is in Whanganui East.
Topics: weather
Regions: Manawatu
Tags: Whanganui, floods
Duration: 2'00"
07:30
It was cold last night but just how cold
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So it was cold last night but just how cold?? ...Temperatures plummeted throughout the country.
Topics: weather
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Duration: 42"
07:31
Otara residents speak out on poor housing
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Otara residents have spoken out about the state of their state houses, with one family describing theirs as a "ticking time bomb" with rotten, wet flooring.
Topics: housing
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Otara, state houses
Duration: 3'37"
07:43
Labour calls for Flavell to be stripped of Maori TV role
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The Labour Leader Andrew Little is calling for Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell to be stripped of his oversight role for Maori TV.
Topics: media, politics
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Tags: Maori TV, Whanau Ora
Duration: 5'47"
07:52
Independent scientist unsurprised by claims
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An independent scientist who was at the centre of the 1980s MaxiCrop lawsuit isn't surprised scientists are complaining about being gagged.
Topics: science, politics
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Tags: gagging
Duration: 3'19"
07:55
Apple caves after Taylor Swift threatens to pull album
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Well, bad blood has been averted. That's despite Taylor Swift telling the technology giant, Apple, that she would refuse to let it stream her latest album, unless she was paid.
Topics: technology, business
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Tags: Apple
Duration: 3'34"
08:07
Sports News for 23 June 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'03"
08:10
Whanganui needs a clean-up says mayor
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A state of emergency remains in place for Whanganui and Taranaki today. In Whanganui some residents remain locked out of their homes today, amid fears of contamination and structural damage after the weekend's flooding.
Topics: weather
Regions: Manawatu
Tags: Whanganui, floods
Duration: 4'36"
08:15
Taranaki has a big challenge ahead
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On the line is the Taranaki South District Council's mayor Ross Dunlop.
Topics: weather
Regions: Taranaki
Tags: floods
Duration: 3'11"
08:18
Craig paid out six figure sum to press sec
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Conservative Party board member John Stringer says Colin Craig could have paid out as much as a hundred thousand dollars to his former media advisor.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Colin Craig
Duration: 4'05"
08:23
NZ Super Fund crowned world's best sovereign fund
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Despite the Government having suspended annual contributions to New Zealand's superannuation fund six years ago, the fund's just been named the world's best performing sovereign wealth fund.
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Tags: Superannuation Fund
Duration: 3'59"
08:27
Report shows deaths of newborns at lowest level
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The number of babies dying from 20 weeks of pregnancy through to their first month after birth is at the lowest since reporting began in 2007.
Topics: health
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Tags: babies, stillborn babies
Duration: 4'13"
08:32
Markets Update for 23 June 2015
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 1'05"
08:37
Greece pushes new proposals for debt deal
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The head of the Eurogroup finance ministers Jeroen Dijsselbloem, s welcoming Greece's latest proposals to avoid defaulting on billions of dollars of debt.
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Tags: Greece, finance
Duration: 2'07"
08:39
Labour calls for Flavell to be stripped of Maori TV role
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The Labour Party is calling for Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell to be stripped of his oversight role for Maori TV.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Maori TV, Labour
Duration: 4'17"
08:42
Nauru guards accused of paying refugees for sex
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An Australian Senate inquiry has been told guards at the Nauru detention centre have paid for sex with refugees and circulated videos of their encounters.
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Tags: Australia, Nauru detention centre
Duration: 2'57"
08:46
Te Manu Korihi News for 23 June 2015
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A Māori prison reform advocate says there needs to be a Government policy that improves outcomes for children with a parent in prison; The MP for Te Tai Tokerau says proposed changes to electricity transmission prices will mean people in Moerewa pay more for power while Southland's Tiwai aluminium smelter pays less; An expert in the education sector says Māori student achievement is on the rise in some areas, but there's still a lot of work that needs to be done to boost it further; A Ngāti Kahungunu elder is praising the way the Crown research institute, GNS Science, has been engaging with her iwi over a climate change project in her rohe.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Duration: 3'20"
08:50
Christchurch ratepayers pick up the tab again
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Christchurch ratepayers are going to have to pick up more of the cost of repairing earthquake-damaged pipes and roads.
Topics: politics
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Christchurch ratepayers
Duration: 3'12"
08:53
Study: A modern day mass extinction could be here
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A group of researchers fear 75 percent of the species we know today could be lost in just two generations' time.
Topics: science
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Tags: mass extinction
Duration: 4'19"
08:57
Group wants the council to give pigeons contraceptives
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A residents group in central Wellington wants the council to give pigeons contraceptives to try to control their numbers.
Topics: science, politics
Regions: Wellington Region
Tags: pigeons, contraceptives
Duration: 2'02"