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 10 July 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'08"
06:16
Govt not keen on Treasury's plan to tax Auckland's landlords
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The government has dismissed a Treasury proposal to tax Auckland landlords 1 per cent of the value of their investments each year.
Topics: politics
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: landlords, tax
Duration: 2'24"
06:18
Just what's the lure of the north for Auckland baby boomers?
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Returning to our story from yesterday about the rise in property sales in Northland. It's Auckland buyers real estate firms say are partly responsible - investors, looking for affordable rentals; and baby boomers - seizing the chance to cash up and down size.
Topics: housing
Regions: Northland
Tags: property sales
Duration: 2'03"
06:20
Pacific News for 10 July 2015
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The latest from the Pacific region.
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Duration: 2'36"
06:23
Morning Rural News for 10 July 2015
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News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 4'16"
06:27
Te Manu Korihi News for 10 July 2015
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An Auckland budget advisor says a lack of affordable housing even for people working and receiving a low income has reached a crisis point. In Australia, the Northern Territory Government is reviewing child protection legislation because of concern that placing at-risk Aboriginal children with relatives might be putting some of them in more danger. The Families Commission says New Zealand Families and whānau faring well with the exception of single parents.
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Duration: 3'38"
06:40
Winter's grip brings snow in Gisborne, black ice down south
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Many roads in the central North Island remain closed this morning because of snow and ice.
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Duration: 2'19"
06:42
Labour accuses says Treasury 'barmy' over rail suggestion
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The Labour Party is accusing the Treasury of being barmy for suggesting the country's rail network be closed down because it costs too much.
Topics: politics, transport
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Tags: rail
Duration: 2'58"
06:48
Decimal Currency
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Today is Decimal Currency day - introduced July 10 1967.
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Today is the anniversary of Decimal Currency Day, which was introduced on 10 July, 1967.
New Zealand moved from a fractional currency of pounds, shillings and pence, to a decimal system of dollars and cents.
Minister of Finance, Robert Muldoon holding four of the new decimal bank notes. With him is Bank of New Zealand bank hostess, Adrienne Voss. Photo: Evening Post, July 1967 Alexander Turnbull Library
There was nationwide public education campaign to help people make the change. Commercial transactions moved from 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence = 960 farthings, to base 10.
Both retailers and customers had to adjust to the new money and the maths.
Now It Can Be Told
This informational film from 1967 describes how the new money was distributed around New Zealand for people to start using.
"Decimal Currency Day has arrived in New Zealand, the secret so secret that everyone new about it. A national operation controlled by seven people, and carried out by thousands."
More about decimal currency:
History of New Zealand Coinage on the Reserve Bank website
New Zealand adopts Decimal Currency on the NZ History website
Decimal currency, 1960s to 2000s on Te Ara
The Decimal Currency song on Te Ara (VIDEO)
Operation Overlander on Te Ara (VIDEO) Security around delivery of the new currency across New Zealand by train.
Decimal Currency Day on the Auckland Library website
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Topics: economy
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Tags: money, Decimal currency
Duration: 20"
06:48
Retail spending using electronic cards rises in June
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Waning consumer confidence has analysts picking spending growth will lose steam.
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Tags: consumer confidence
Duration: 1'39"
06:50
Truckometer economist predicts 0.5% GDP growth
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ANZ Bank's monthly Truckometer index, which measures economic activity using both heavy and light traffic flows, rose one-point-six percent for June.
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Tags: Truckometer index
Duration: 1'21"
06:52
Greater tie up for Qantas Airways and American Airlines
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Australia's competition watchdog has given initial approval for a greater tie up between Qantas Airways and American Airlines, despite objections from Air New Zealand.
Topics: business
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Tags: Qantas, American Airlines
Duration: 40"
06:52
China's stock's recovered some lost ground
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China's stock's recovered some lost ground yesterday, as the Government introduced further measures to calm the markets.
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Duration: 1'09"
06:53
Rainbow's End aims to attract more children and teens
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The Rainbow's End theme park is aiming to attract more children and teenagers, and build up a loyal following.
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Tags: Rainbow's End
Duration: 3'00"
06:56
Only so much climate change action governments can take
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A former climate change negotiator says there's only so much action governments can take when it comes to improving the environment, and that individuals can also make a difference.
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Tags: climate change
Duration: 1'54"
06:58
Morning markets for 10 July 2015
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Wall Street is up as deadline looms for Greece to present concrete reform proposals.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 55"
07:07
Sports News for 10 July 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'17"
07:11
Snow continuing to cause havoc on North Island roads
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Snow is continuing to cause havoc on North Island roads this morning, with no way through the central plateau and Gisborne all but cut off.
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Duration: 4'20"
07:14
Weather report from Waitara Station
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Lloyd Holloway farms at Waitara Station on the highpoint of the Napier Taupo road.
Topics: weather
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Tags: snow, ice
Duration: 1'59"
07:16
Snow, ice play havoc with roads around New Zealand
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For the latest on which roads are open and where you'll need to slow down and watch for ice, I'm joined by the Transport Agency's Mark Owen.
Topics: transport, weather
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Tags: roads, ice, snow
Duration: 2'39"
07:19
Government has put KiwiRail on notice
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The Government has rejected advice from the Treasury to close down KiwiRail but it has still put the company on notice.
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Tags: Kiwirail
Duration: 2'50"
07:22
Critics say rental law changes miss the mark
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Some tenants are worried about rent rises on the back of new laws announced yesterday which will require rental properties to be insulated, and have smoke alarms.
Topics: housing, law
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Tags: rentals
Duration: 3'38"
07:25
Rollercoaster ride continues on Beijing's sharemarket
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Beijing's increasingly frantic attempts to stem a stock market rout were finally rewarded yesterday when Chinese shares bounced back.
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Tags: China, stock market
Duration: 2'41"
07:28
Rainbow Warrior crew, police, mark 30th anniversary of bombing
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It's the 30th anniversary of the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior.
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Crew members of the Rainbow Warrior and police detectives who investigated the bombing of the ship are among those commemorating the 30th anniversary of the sinking today.
Photo: AFP
On July 10, 1985, French spies detonated two mines attached to the side of the Greenpeace protest ship as she sat in dock at Auckland's Marsden Wharf. The ship sank within minutes, drowning Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira, and sparking years of outrage at the French government's actions.
Among the ship's activist crew was Bunny McDiarmid, then a young deckhand but now the outgoing director of Greenpeace New Zealand. The crew had spent about nine months together by the time they docked in Auckland, and thought of the Rainbow Warrior as home, Ms McDiarmid said.
"I can remember a lot about the Warrior - I can remember the feel of her wooden decks under my feet, I can still remember the smell of the tar on really hot days."
The night of the bombing, Ms McDiarmid had been on board for a birthday party for another crew member, before leaving at about 10pm to stay at her parents' house.
"Martini Gotje, who was the first mate on board, called us at my parent's place just near two or three o'clock in the morning to tell us what had happened and also that Fernando was missing," she said.
She headed straight to the wharf.
"It wasn't really until we saw the Warrior lying on her side against the wharf that we really believed or understood what had happened."
The bombed hull of the Rainbow Warrior.
Photo: AFP
By later that morning, Greenpeace suspected foul play - and, as an unidentified member of crew told Radio New Zealand at the time, disbelief among the crew turned to anger.
"Somebody blew up our boat. They ripped her guts out and killed one of our crew. I feel as if someone had ripped out some of my guts in the process, and I and the rest of Greenpeace will not rest until she or her successor is sailing again," the crew member said.
It didn't take long for the police to link the sinking to the French, after arresting two agents, Dominique Prieur and Alain Mafart, just two days after the bombing.
But France continued to deny any state involvement until late September that year.
Two months later, Prieur and Mafart were sentenced to 10 years' prison for manslaughter - although they served just two years in the end.
Allan Galbraith, who is now retired, was the lead detective in the police investigation into the bombings. About a dozen other French agents the police identified were never held accountable, Mr Galbraith said.
"It was very frustrating that they'd gone. In fact, all of them except [Prieur and Mafart] had left Auckland, and most of them had left New Zealand, before the detonations had even taken place."
Members of the investigation team would gather today to mark the anniversary with a quiet drink, he said.
"It was an extraordinary incident really, that a friendly power would even consider doing what the French did. I still don't really understand their thinking that they could actually do it ... and that they could get away with it."
Bunny McDiarmid said she wanted the anniversary to be a reminder of the importance of activism.
"That connection between activism and acts of courage 30 years ago, and how much that has mattered in New Zealand's history, and has defined what we have done and what we've become as a nation, is really, really important."
Greenpeace will commemorate the day with a photography exhibition, and an activism workshop at Auckland's Cloud on the waterfront - a short walk from the spot where the bombing happened.
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The rainbow warrior collection
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Duration: 3'50"
07:36
Rudd's lawyer says his client plans to appeal
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The AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd is appealing against his conviction and sentence.
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Tags: AC/DC, Phil Rudd
Duration: 3'07"
07:39
Brownlee cancels drinks over concerns
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The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, has cancelled drinks he was hosting ahead of the the All Blacks test in Christchurch against Argentina.
Topics: politics
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: Gerry Brownlee, All Blacks
Duration: 3'33"
07:46
Greece staring down barrel of Eurozone exit
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Greece has a little over two hours to present its proposals for a third bailout and avoid exiting the eurozone.
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Tags: Greek debt crisis
Duration: 5'18"
07:52
Wimbledon finals this weekend
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It's the business end of Wimbledon this weekend. The women's singles final will held be Saturday afternoon and the men's singles finals are Sunday.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Wimbledon, tennis
Duration: 4'52"
07:56
Food and Grocery Council says 20-pct food tax 'lunacy'
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The Food and Grocery Council says an Auckland and Otago University study calling for a 20 percent tax on staples such as bread, milk, meat and cereal is lunacy.
Topics: food
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Tags: taxing staple items
Duration: 3'06"
07:59
New Zealand selfie takers need to watch their teeth
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We decided to check out if there are any woes with selfies here in New Zealand.
Topics: technology
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Tags: selfies, accidents, ACC
Duration: 41"
08:07
Sports News for 10 July 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'04"
08:11
Snow is continuing to cause havoc
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Snow is continuing to cause havoc in the central North Island with no way through the central plateau and Gisborne all but cut off.
Topics: transport
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Tags: snow, ice
Duration: 3'22"
08:16
Improved standards of rental accommodation
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The government is promising to improve the standard of rental accommodation by requiring landlords to install insulation and smoke detectors.
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Tags: rentals
Duration: 5'15"
08:23
NZ Finance Minister says China is facing challenges.
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Beijing's efforts to halt a rout in Chinese stocks finally bore fruit yesterday and its market rallied.
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Tags: China, stock market
Duration: 4'43"
08:28
NZ watching China share bubble
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Patrick English-no relation - is the Executive Director of the New Zealand China Council.
Topics: business
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Tags: China, stock market
Duration: 2'51"
08:30
Markets Update for 10 July 2015
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
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Tags: markets
Duration: 1'01"
08:36
Nauru critics fear there will be little censure
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Critics of the Nauru government's treatment of opposition MPs fear there will be little censure for the Pacific nation after a meeting of foreign ministers in Sydney.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Nauru
Duration: 4'36"
08:41
Te Manu Korihi News for 10 July 2015
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An Auckland budget advisor says a lack of affordable housing even for people working and receiving a low income has reached a crisis point. In Australia, the Northern Territory Government is reviewing child protection legislation because of concern that placing at-risk Aboriginal children with relatives might be putting some of them in more danger. The Families Commission says New Zealand Families and whānau faring well with the exception of single parents.
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Duration: 3'29"
08:45
John Kerry wont be rushed into Iran nuclear deal
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American Secretary of State John Kerry appears to be in no rush to finalise a nuclear deal for Iran.
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Tags: USA
Duration: 3'36"
08:52
Cyclists in Paris to be allowed to ride through red lights
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It's an issue which irks motorists the world over....but now it'll be okay for cyclists in Paris to run red lights.
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Tags: France, cyclists
Duration: 3'04"
08:55
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
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Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh.
Topics: politics
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Tags: Australia
Duration: 3'58"