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 22 July 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'05"
06:11
Labour calls for full inquiry in Serco prisons
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The fallout is continuing after further allegations of prisoner violence at Serco's Mt Eden prison, with Labour saying fight clubs and the death of a prisoner could just be the tip of the iceberg.
Topics: crime
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Mt Eden prison, Serco
Duration: 3'07"
06:18
Pacific News for 22 July 2015
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The latest from the Pacific region.
Topics: Pacific
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Duration: 2'20"
06:19
Two Maori commentators with their take on the Kereru story
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The hui at which Kereru was served up for dinner has divided opinion amongst Maori.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Tags: kereru
Duration: 5'30"
06:20
Morning Rural News for 22 July 2015
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News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: rural, farming
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Duration: 4'09"
06:24
Te Manu Korihi News for 22 July 2015
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A former prisoner who has run tikanga programmes for offenders says there's a lack of Māori staff at Mt Eden Prison; One of the claimants challenging New Zealand's involvement in the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement says they've had to seek an urgent hearing because the Crown refuses to release information about the progress of negotiations; Waikato-Tainui says diversifying its commercial arm has led to an increase of 123 million dollars in total assets on 2014; The Māori Broadband Working Group says it's very important for marae, kura, and iwi organisations to consider using video conferencing, especially for tribal members who can't always attend hui.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Duration: 3'34"
06:39
Parliament makes urgent fix to transport laws
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Up to 25 councils have been let off the hook after MPs fixed a legal blunder which had made some speed limit bylaws and all the speeding tickets issued under them invalid.
Topics: transport, law
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Tags: legal blunder
Duration: 2'31"
06:42
MBIE releases report into exploitation of migrant workers
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A new government report into the working conditions for migrant workers on the Canterbury rebuild confirms many are being exploited.
Topics: refugees and migrants
Regions: Canterbury
Tags: exploitation, working conditions
Duration: 2'56"
06:47
Migration not expected to fall sharply
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The migration boom is expected to ebb rather than fall sharply amid signs that the pace of economic growth is slowing in New Zealand.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: migration
Duration: 2'57"
06:50
Bank lending restrictions already having an impact on investors
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Some would-be Auckland property investors may already be too late to get a loan from the bank, even though new lending restrictions won't take effect until October. .
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Bankers Association, new lending restrictions
Duration: 2'58"
06:53
RBNZ says regulatory changes will save banks money
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The Reserve Bank is seeking public feedback on changes to its regulatory requirements that it says will improve the efficiency of bank supervision and lower their costs.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Reserve Bank
Duration: 1'06"
06:54
Economist says workers continue to miss out
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One economist says workers have continued to miss out, and are not being paid fully for what they produce.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: productivity, wages
Duration: 1'23"
06:55
Ryan Bridge in China
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The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, is offering reassurance to those worried about the state of the world's second largest economy, after the country's share market crisis made headlines around the world.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: China
Duration: 2'20"
06:57
Morning markets for 22 July 2015
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Wall Street is in the red after weak earnings results from IBM and United Technologies.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 59"
06:59
Business briefs
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Vector says the number of electricity and gas customers increased in the June financial year.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: Vector
Duration: 59"
07:07
Sports News for 22 July 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'04"
07:12
Council lapses made speeding legal
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Up to 25 councils have been let off the hook after MPs rushed to fix a legal blunder that meant thousands of speeding tickets may have been illegally issued.
Topics: transport, law
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Tags: legal blunder
Duration: 5'44"
07:17
Serco responds to allegations of violence at Mt Eden
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A full search of the Mount Eden remand prison where internet videos have shown inmates taking part in organised fights has, so far, uncovered a cellphone.
Topics: crime
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Mount Eden prison
Duration: 4'52"
07:23
Reserve Bank tipped to cut Official Cash rate again tomorrow
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A growing number of economists are expecting yet another cut to the Official Cash Rate tomorrow.
Topics: economy
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Tags: official cash rate, Reserve Bank
Duration: 3'24"
07:26
Auckland Council brings back higher density plans
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One of the most contentious plans for high density housing in Auckland's suburbs is back on the agenda.
Topics: housing
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Unitary Plan
Duration: 4'01"
07:36
Dunne defends $3 million bill for finding new home for Treaty
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The Internal Affairs Minister, Peter Dunne, is defending spending more than three-million dollars discussing where the Treaty of Waitangi should be displayed.
Topics: politics, history
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Tags: Treaty of Waitangi
Duration: 3'05"
07:39
Labour MP stands by prison assault claim
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Labour's Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis is standing by his claims a prisoner died in a Northland jail as a result of being thrown from a balcony by inmates at the Mount Eden remand prison.
Topics: crime
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Mt Eden prison, Serco
Duration: 3'47"
07:45
English agrees rising house prices making inequality worse.
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The Finance Minister has admitted rising house prices in Auckland are making inequality worse by shutting low and middle income earners out of the property market.
Topics: housing
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: house prices
Duration: 2'55"
07:48
Motels complain Airbnb is squeezing them out of market
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Motel owners are complaining the global home rental website Airbnb is taking business off them.
Topics: internet, business
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Tags: Airbnb
Duration: 3'11"
07:51
Search for alien life receives boost
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Russian internet billionaire, Yuri Milner has donated 100 million to dollars to a project that's searching for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Topics: science
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Tags: SETI
Duration: 4'28"
08:07
Sports News for 22 July 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 2'20"
08:11
Kapiti Council spotted fault in speed limit bylaws
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As we have been reporting this morning , Parliament has rushed through a law that lets more than 25 councils off the hook for not properly setting local speed limits
Topics: transport, law
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Tags: legal blunder
Duration: 4'01"
08:15
Lawyer says law needs to be clear, councils lack support
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Alwyn O'Connor is a lawyer who specialises in traffic and parking matters.
Topics: transport, law
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Tags: legal blunder
Duration: 3'12"
08:25
Banks, lending institutions go into battle for mortgage clients
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The Reserve Bank is tipped to drop the Official Cash Rate even further tomorrow.
Topics: housing
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Tags: Reserve Bank, official cash rate
Duration: 3'03"
08:28
Potato top pie takes out Supreme Pie award
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It's an oldie but a goodie - the humble potato top pie has taken out the top prize in this year's Supreme Pie award competition, at a gala event in Auckland last night.
Topics: food
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Tags: Supreme Pie award
Duration: 3'40"
08:32
Markets Update for 22 July 2015
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 1'04"
08:37
Australians warned over foreign investiors
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Just like here real estate agents in Australia are warning against xenophobia.
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Tags: Australia, real estate
Duration: 3'32"
08:41
Nauru MP will be in court today asking for his passport back
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The Nauru opposition MP who can't leave the Pacific island to join his family in New Zealand because his passport has been cancelled is planning to ask for it back in court today.
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Tags: Nauru, Roland Kun
Duration: 3'07"
08:43
Nelson braces itself for quakes
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The Nelson City Council will decide tomorrow whether to spend millions of dollars to earthquake-proof its main civic venue, the Trafalgar Centre.
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Regions: Nelson Region
Tags: Trafalgar Centre
Duration: 3'34"
08:47
Te Manu Korihi News for 22 July 2015
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A former prisoner who has run tikanga programmes for offenders says there's a lack of Māori staff at Mt Eden Prison; One of the claimants challenging New Zealand's involvement in the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement says they've had to seek an urgent hearing because the Crown refuses to release information about the progress of negotiations; Waikato-Tainui says diversifying its commercial arm has led to an increase of 123 million dollars in total assets on 2014; The Māori Broadband Working Group says it's very important for marae, kura, and iwi organisations to consider using video conferencing, especially for tribal members who can't always attend hui.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Tags:
Duration: 3'05"
08:52
Metal implants v airport security scanners
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More and more people are getting their hips and knees fixed - upgrading the old ones for artificial joints.
Topics: health
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Tags: artificial joints
Duration: 3'46"
08:55
NZ astrobiologist welcomes big funding boost
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Back now to the search for alien life.
Topics: science
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Tags: SETI
Duration: 3'21"