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
07:06am
GULF: An Iraqi Airforce commander says if war breaks out, Israel and Saudi Arabia will be attacked. Tim Llewellyn reports for BBC.
IRAQI authorities have altered instructions in cases of women and children given passage to leave which could expedite the repatriation initiative. John Simpson reports to BBC.
GULF: Minister of External Relations and Trade is confident that New Zealand women and children are on their way home, confirming that plans are underway. Lesley Patston interviews Malcom McGowan.
07:11am
RESOURCE Management Bill: Bad blood between the government and opposition has worsened with claims from the opposition that the government has “sold out” the environment. Paul Jackman reports.
07:14am
MURDER: Geoff Robinson interviews Detective Senior Seargent, Mike Savage after the murder of an Auckland prostitute, Deborah Purdey, whos’ half-naked body was found in a public toilet.
PROSTITUTES: Geoff Robinson interviews Catherine Healey, spokesperson for New Zealand prostitute’s collective on how prostitutes can look out for risky or violent interactions.
07:22am
KIRIBATI High Commissioner has resigned. Sarah Morton interviews Jim Bolger, opposition leader, on the possibility that Kiribati may take the opportunity to close their local High Commission office.
07:24am
INFORMATION: Workers Union have been told they will have to pay $6000 for staff information, otherwise it’s application under the Official Information Act will be turned down. Nick Early reports.
07:27am
WEATHER
07:30am
NEWS and SPORT
07:40am
RACISM. Geoff Robinson interviews Barry Troyna, Warwick University, visiting New Zealand for the Research into Educational policy conference who says multicultural education, to facilitate better tolerance of ethnic minorities, is having the opposite effect in the United Kingdom.
07:47am
METROPOLITAN PAPERS LIVE
07:50am
GUINNESS: Geoff Robinson interviews John Plender, Financial Times, on the conviction of four leading British businessmen on 28 charges of conspiracy and theft.
07:55am
SCIENTIST: Kim Hill interviews Norm Buske, author of "New Scientist" magazine, regarding his study on radioactivity at the Mururoa Atol, following French nuclear tests.
07:59am
SOVIET: President Gorbachev and Russian President Boris Yeltsin discuss urgent economic reforms, with the joint session said to determine the future of the economy for at least a few months ahead. Bridget Kendall reports.
08:00am
NEWS/LOCAL BREAKOUT
08:10am
STATE FOREST sale continues – The government announced the 383-million-dollar deal with Carter Holt Harvey, settling cutting rights out of court. Public concerns regarding forest access still an issue. Rory Newsam reports.
08:15am
TIMBER: The Government are to offer compensation to private landowners facing losses due to export restrictions on native timbers. Paul Jackman reports.
08:18am
DRUGS: Kim Hill interviews Dr Campbell Maclaurin, Convenor of Working Party on prescribing drugs who seeks to support doctors who are pressured by patients to prescribe addictive medicines they don’t need.
08:26am
FAIR TRADING Act. The Commerce Commission is to become more proactive with pushing for businesses to comply with laws to not exploit consumers. Nona Pelletier interviews John Feil.
08:28am
CNG: The Gulf crisis has been good news for the Compressed Natural Gas industry with a number of conversions from gasoline to gas. Colin Feslier interviews Vern Quinn of the Gas Association.
08:30am
NEWS
08:35am
AIDS – The National Council are concerned that funding may be cut for community groups, despite an increase in AIDS cases, with drug users exacerbating the situation by sharing dirty needles. Adam Gifford interviews Peggy Koopman Boyden.
08:38am
INSURANCE companies will not provide cover for travellers to Middle East. Nona Pelletier interviews David Smissen, from the Commercial Union of Travel Insurance, on the ‘war clause’ exception.
08:41am
GULF: Western journalists have been allowed to see some women and children who’ve been allowed to leave the country. John Simpson details the mixed emotions and descriptions of the situation by the hostages. BBC
08:43am
GULF: Clinical Psychology Professor Tony Taylor says hostages returning home will need help getting over their experiences in the Gulf hostage situation. Lesley Patston interviews.
08:46am
TELETHON: Geoff Robinson interviews Steve McElray, Producer of Telethon, and Ernie Wise, English comedian on the show lineup.
08:51am
DOG SHOW: Kim Hill interviews Relda Familton, Doberman breeder, winner of the Tux National Dog Show, which kicks off in Wellington this coming week. Relda and her pooch are sitting this one out and talks about what it takes to be a winning dog.
08:55am
OZ SPOT: Phil Kafcaloudes with the weekly look at events across the Tasman.