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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 3 February 2015
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 1'47"
06:16
Pacific News for 3 February 2015
The latest from the Pacific region.
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Duration: 2'32"
06:22
Morning Rural News for 3 February 2015
News from the rural and farming sector.
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Duration: 3'53"
06:27
Te Manu Korihi News for 3 February 2015
The Maori Law Society says there is a trend of Maori lawyers leaving the profession early on in their career, particularly wahine; People of Ngati Kuia are being asked to reduce the size of photographs of tupuna in one of their Marlborough meeting houses; A Tauranga Te Reo campaigner says the Tauranga City Council isn't working hard enough to promote the area's Maori identity; An Auckland Council's Selection Body is appealing against a High Court decision on the grounds it was wrong in ruling there was inadequate information during an appointment process.
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Duration: 3'34"
06:42
Otago farmers reject irrigation ban as unfair punishment
A group of farmers in Otago's Maniototo say a total irrigation ban being brought in because of a growing drought crisis is an unfair punishment on the area.
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Duration: 2'50"
06:48
Kathmandu isn't alone in suffering holiday season sales slump
An Australian-based analyst says Kathamandu isn't the only retailer to suffer from a slump in holiday sales in Australia, as others have also experienced a difficult season.
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Duration: 1'54"
06:50
Briscoe's Rod Duke: consumer behaviour has changed dramatically
Briscoe Group's managing director says there's been a dramatic change in consumer behaviour since the global financial crisis.
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Duration: 1'40"
06:54
Rod Drury: Xero achieving milestones needed for Nasdaq listing
Xero's founder and chief executive says the company is close to achieving the milestones needed before listing on the Nasdaq exchange in the United States in the next 12 months.
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Duration: 1'34"
06:55
Abano says DHBs are putting pathology services at risk
Abano Healthcare says the three district health boards in the lower North Island are putting pathology services in the area at risk.
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Duration: 3'13"
06:56
Business NZ says costs should also be reviewed by local govt
Local Government New Zealand has released a discussion document looking at ways communities and regions can raise funds and other supports necessary to achieve development goals.
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Duration: 1'38"
06:59
Markets Update for 3 February 2015
A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
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Duration: 54"
07:06
Sports News for 3 February 2015
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 1'58"
07:08
Abbott says he is determined to stay PM
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott heads into a two day cabinet meeting today saying he is determined to stay on despite rumblings that he's a liability to his party. The Liberal National coalition is grappling with a crushing loss in the Queensland state election and opinion polls that show the Prime Minister's popularity is continuing to fall.
People: Tony Abbot
Duration: 4'29"
07:20
Sea Shepherd intercepts poaching vessels in Australian waters
Sea Shepherd says its vessel the Sam Simon came within metres of being rammed by poachers in the Southern Ocean last night. The Sam Simon intercepted two illegally-flagged ships fishing for toothfish west of the Ross Sea.
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Duration: 4'35"
07:26
Labour leader Andrew Little on the Northland by-election
The by-election in Northland in the wake of Mike Sabin's sudden resignation will be held on Saturday March the 28th. Andrew Little has already conceded his party's chances of taking Northland from National in next month's byelection are slim. But the Labour leader says the contest will give his party the opportunity to take the fight to the Government on big issues for the region and the entire country.
People: Andrew Little
Duration: 6'46"
07:36
Otago farmers reject drought ban as unfair punishment
Farmers in inland Otago say they are being punished with an irrigation ban in a time of growing drought. The Otago regional council is stopping any farmers from taking water in the catchment area of the Taieri River from noon tomorrow (Wednesday) to protect the river.
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Duration: 3'38"
07:40
Auckland councillors' involvement transport agency questioned
Two Auckland councillors could be dumped from the board of Auckland transport. Councillors have filled two seats on its board since its formation four years ago. But now there is a move to completely remove local body politicians from any involvement in Council owned companies.
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Duration: 2'44"
07:46
Man rips open pool to save his Christchurch home
A Christchurch man had to rip open his plastic para pool during frantic efforts to hold off a large fire which came within two metres of the family home yesterday. The blaze, which took hold on the side of State Highway One just before the settlement of Rolleston, burned through 15 hectares of farmland and threatened two homes.
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Duration: 2'58"
07:49
Indonesia confirms Australian drug smugglers will be executed
Indonesia has confirmed two convicted Australian drug smugglers will be among the next to face a firing squad. Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan have exhausted all legal avenues to overturn their 2006 death sentences for heroin smuggling.
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Duration: 3'20"
07:52
Obama delivers budget plan
The American President, Barack Obama, has released his Budget plan. His 4-trillion-US-dollar proposal includes boosting taxes on higher income Americans and corporations and giving tax relief to the middle class. He also wants to close a tax loophole that currently allows American companies to avoid paying taxes on profits kept overseas.
People: Barack Obama
Duration: 4'38"
07:57
Men charged over gamblng fraud
Four men accused of fraud involving millions of dollars of poker machine money will be back in court next month. Charges have been laid the men including the former Chairman of Harness Racing New Zealand, after a multi-agency investigation into what's been described as the largest criminal case of its kind in the gambling sector.
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Duration: 2'41"
08:09
Sports News for 3 February 2015
An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 1'53"
08:12
Crunch time for Abbott at Canberra cabinet meeting
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will face up to his cabinet today as criticism of his leadership grows within his Liberal Coalition party. Senior ministers Julie Bishop and Malcolm Turnbull are rumoured to be discussing potential moves against Mr Abbott.
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Duration: 4'39"
08:16
Councils consider ways to get more money out of ratepayers
Councils are looking at how to get more money out of ratepayers. Local Government New Zealand published a list of ideas about how to do it yesterday. As well as the usual water metering and other user charges - the suggestions include a poll tax, local income taxes and regional fuel taxes.
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Duration: 5'21"
08:26
Situation worsening for Otago farmers
The Otago Regional Council is banning farmers from taking water from the catchment area of the Taieri River from noon tomorrow. Rain is still failing to fall where it's needed and some farmers are continuing to call for a state of drought to be declared.
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Duration: 5'58"
08:28
Pacific-wide trade deal close as time starts runnning out
Talks to establish a Pacific-wide trade deal done could be wrapped up soon. America's top trade official says a successful Trans Pacific Partnership, or TPP, pact is close. But formidable hurdles remain that could dash the hopes of its supporters once again.
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Duration: 3'09"
08:29
Markets Update for 3 February 2015
A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
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Duration: 1'10"
08:38
Charter school enrolments rise
Charter school enrolments have not been hurt by ongoing criticism, with some reporting significant roll increases. Last year about 360 students attended the first five of the publicly funded private schools and most had fewer students than the government was funding them for.
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Duration: 2'47"
08:40
Privacy of amorous couple not breached
The Privacy Commissioner says people who have sex in full view of the public have little chance of success if they complain their privacy's been breached. Footage of an amorous Christchurch couple taken by patrons at a nearby pub has made its way on to social media.
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Duration: 3'04"
08:43
Auckland councillors at loggerheads over Westgate inquiry
In Auckland, councillors are at loggerheads over an independent inquiry into a major development project in the west of the city. The Auditor-General is finalising the terms of reference for the inquiry into the council's management of the Westgate project, which it has already committed 200-million dollars of funding to.
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Duration: 3'05"
08:48
Te Manu Korihi News for 3 February 2015
The Maori Law Society says there is a trend of Maori lawyers leaving the profession early on in their career, particularly wahine; A Tauranga Te Reo campaigner says the Tauranga City Council isn't working hard enough to promote the area's Maori identity; People of Ngati Kuia are being asked to reduce the size of photographs of tupuna in one of their Marlborough meeting houses; An Auckland Council's Selection Body is appealing against a High Court decision on the grounds it was wrong in ruling there was inadequate information during an appointment process.
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Duration: 3'27"
08:52
Indonesia leads explosive new wave of fisheries protection
Indonesia's new government is taking a hardline approach to illegal fishing by foreign vessels in its waters. Since October when President Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi, came to office, Indonesia has begun detaining foreign crews caught illegally fishing and, in some cases, exploding and sinking their boats.
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Duration: 3'11"
08:54
Passengers join protest to stop removal of asylum seeker
Passengers on an Australian domestic jet moving a Tamil asylum seeker yesterday joined in with a protest against the man's forced deportation. Their refusal to sit down and do up their seat belts delayed the flight by almost an hour.
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Duration: 2'54"