National Radio News and current affairs programme ‘Morning Report’.
Broadcasting nationwide every weekday morning from 6am to 9am and covering major national and international stories, as well as business, sport and Pacific and Māori affairs.
07:00am
NEWS
07:06 am
INTEREST rates. One of the country’s biggest trading banks has no intention on increasing its interest rates. Reserve Bank moves to tighten spending and leave more money in the system. Peter Verschaffelt interviews Dr Don Brash of the Reserve Bank, LIVE.
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INTEREST rates - Geoff Robinson interviews Peter Verschaffelt to clarify when interest rates are actually set to increase, with an increase in overall base rates included.
07:18am
INSURANCE rates for businesses are also on the rise. Peter Abernethy interviews Mike Ashby from the Insurance Council on the ten percent increase in insurance costs and the influencing factors.
07:22am
ROMANIA – A relatively quiet protest turned noisy in University Square after a ruling to end the protest was passed with forces sent to break up the crowd. Nicola Carslaw for BBC.
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ROMANIA - Security forces haven't moved against anti-govt protestors. Barnaby Price interviews Ion Pascu, President’s Chief Advisor.
07:26am
BULGARIA - Supporters of Reformed Communist Party celebrate their election victory. Malcolm Brabant reports from Sophia for BBC.
UNEMPLOYED Aucklander who was on Holmes show turns down a job organised by the Labour Department, with implications such as being removed from the unemployment register and having his benefits cut, now looming. Paul Jackman reports.
07:27am
WEATHER
07:30am
NEWS and SPORT
07:38am
DRUGS - All all-encompassing national drug policy is on the cards for New Zealand sports with the proposal for a task force, led by The Hillary Commission, to deal with and ‘police’ the issue. Rory Newsam interviews Eddie Tonks, Rugby Union Chairman.
07:46am
MT. EDEN prison security is under scrutiny after a prisoner, Simon Kerr, escapes from an exercise yard. Karen Mangnall interviews Humphrey Stroud, Mt. Eden prison superintendent.
07:48am
METROPOLITAN PAPERS
07:52am
POLLS show 40 to 50% of electorates are still undecided about who to vote for in New Zealand’s October election, with only one and two point margins between Labour and National. Richard Griffin reports from Parliament.
LAWYERS trust funds – The legal profession is tightening up on the internal audits of lawyer’s trust funds. Merle Nowland interviews Alan Ritchie, the society’s executive officer of the New Zealand Law Society.
07:56am
FRENCH CHAMPAGNE makers have taken local sparkling winemakers to the High Court over wine makers naming their products ‘Champange’. Marle Nowland reports.
08:00am
NEWS/LOCAL BREAKOUT
08:10am
LIVE
NAMIBIA. Geoff Robinson interviews Andimba Toivo ja Toivo, Secretary General of Namibia’s ruling party, SWAPO (South West Africa People's Organisation), who are in Wellington this week to discuss how New Zealand can assist and supply Namibia with aid, both financial and ‘technical’. – LIVE.
08:17am
CONTRACTING. Geoff Robinson interviews Maurice Ward, Christchurch Tramways Union President, on the issues with contracting out council work to private enterprise.
08:24am
EMPLOYMENT - The Employment Equity Bill is expected to become law before the elections, with a legislation designed to eliminate discrimination in the workplace, with respect to equal pay and equal rights across the gender line. Tino Pereira reports.
08:26am
DICTIONARY of New Zealand Biography was launched last night, which covers the historic lineage of the country’s deceased biographical authors. Michael Kopp interviews Bill Oliver, General Education of Dictionaries of NZ Biography.
08:30am
NEWS
TERTIRARY education funding changes won't be fully in place until 1992. Phil Goff, Education minister speaks.
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TERTIARY education - Canterbury’s Vice Chancellor says funding impedances will cause big difficulties with planning for the future. Rory Newsam interviews Bert Brownlie Canterbury University’s Vice Chancellor, LIVE.
08:42am
SAVE THE CHILDREN. Kim Hill interviews Dr Robert Parsons from the Save The Children Fund on a Conference later this month.
08:48am
ACTORS DISPUTE – Theatre-goers could be facing more cancelled shows as the Actor’s Unions strike over a pay dispute with view to seek industrial action over wage issues. Peter Abernethy interviews Janice Patterson.
RESTAURANT of the Year awards. The countries finest restaurants have been named in the 1990, Listener Montana Best Restaurant of the Year Awards. Leigh Pearson reports, LIVE.
08:54am
SMOKE-FREE. A prominent Sydney sociologist is in New Zealand to talk on the evidence of advertising bans on tobacco and what really brings smoker numbers down. Kim Hill interviews Dr Simon Chapman from the University of Sydney.