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.
07:00 am
NEWS
07:06am
PRISONS – A legal move has been imposed to block a walkout arranged by Christchurch prison officers. Rory Newsam reports with talks from Jim Turner.
Continued…
PRISONS – The government doesn't accept muster levels at Paparua prison has reached a crisis point. Jane Young interviews Justice Minister, Bill Jeffries, LIVE.
PRISONS - Kim Hill interviews Dave Shaw, Chairman for Prison Officers sub-branch of the PSA.
07:17am
INTEREST - ANZ bank reverses a decision to lift interest rates. Peter Abernethy reports with talks from Mike O'Neill, ANZ General Manager.
Continued…
INTEREST - Finance Minister praises decisions of ANZ and National Banks. Clare de Lore interviews Finance Minister, David Caygill.
07:24am
MOSCOW – An attack has been launched on President Gorbachev's leadership. Bridget Kendall reports for BBC.
0726:am
NELSON MANDELA gets tumultuous welcome in New York with a tickertape parade and will discuss a fifty-million-dollar cash boost from the Bush administration to assist the ANC. Connie Lawn reports.
07:28am
WEATHER
07:30am
NEWS and SPORT
07:40am
NATIONAL - Laurie Wicks has been reconfirmed as the National Party candidate for West Auckland. Erin Kearney reports with talks from Laurie Wicks and Ross Armstrong.
07:42am
TAIWANESE Company promises investors in Upper Hutt plans to fast track their entry into New Zealand. John Campbell reports.
07:45am
METROPOLITAN PAPERS
07:48am
HONG KONG - Former Tauranga lawyer Warwick Reid who faces corruption charges in a Hong Kong court, pleads guilty. Karen Jones reports.
BEARDS – A group of Air New Zealand pilots want their beards back, after Civil Aviation cites safety issues regarding leaks when using oxygen masks in emergencies. Peter Abernethy interviews Geoff Ogilivie of the Airline Pilots Association.
07:52am
SECURITY companies welcome moves by the Justice Department to appoint court security consultant to assist with more robust and effective safety strategies. Merle Nowland interviews Ray Beatson, Security Association, LIVE.
07:54am
FINGERPRINTS -NEC has won a contract to install a state-of-the-art fingerprinting computer system, which will replace standard paper cards. Geoff Robinson interviews Inspector John Burt, from New Zealand Police.
08:00am
NEWS/LOCAL BREAKOUT
08:10am
LIVE
USA / Middle East - President Bush is suspending US dialogue with PLO over concerns with PLO leadership endorsement. Geoff Robinson interviews Connie Lawn, LIVE.
08:15am
ROMANIAN adoption. Jane Young interviews Michael Cullen, Social Welfare Minister regarding his recent advice to pause adoption plans of Romanian children and wait till local processes are in place with links to appropriate agencies in Romania.
08:18am
FIJI – High chiefs from across Fiji are expected to approve a racially weighted draft constitution for the post-coup republic. The interim government has backed the draft.
08:24am
MOTOR registration. Tino Pereira interviews Maurice McTigue, Opposition transport spokesman, over the management of vehicle registration operations being run by New Zealand Post, in favour of the Minister of Transport.
08:26am
The government have been warned that cuts to national roads budget could spell disaster for some contractors and threaten thousands of jobs for locals. Clare de Lore interviews Finance Minister, David Caygill, LIVE.
08:30am
NEWS LIVE
08:35am
ASTHMA, Kim Hill interviews Les Heads, former worker at Tiwai Aluminium smelter who has Potroom Asthma and talks about the company policy of putting “wealth before health”.
08:42am
POUERUA PA – The Far North District Council has been flooded with objections over subdivision plans for the Ngāpui Pouerua Pa. Adam Gifford interviews Doug Sutton, Auckland University architectural lecturer.
08:46am
EARTHQUAKE predicted for the Wellington region has been laid out as Civil Defence attempts to prepare civilians for a potential 7.7 magnitude shake. Michael Kopp reports.
08:50am
SKATEBOARDS, Legislation to control the use of skateboards in public places has been passed in parliament which will cede powers to local authorities to confiscate skateboards from youths. Jane Young interviews Geoff Braybrook Napier MP.
08:52am
WHO expert weighs in on tobacco advertising and health. Nona Pelletier interviews David Russell from the Consumers Institute, LIVE.
08:56am
FRUIT and VEGE, Graeme Feasey with the weekly look at the fruit and vegetable market.