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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 22 May 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
Topics: sport
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Duration: 1'59"
06:10
NZEI head says budget tough on schools, ECE
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The head of education union the Educational Institute, Louise Green, says the Budget is tough on schools and early childhood centres.
Topics: education, economy
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Tags: budget 2015
Duration: 2'16"
06:12
Schools say operations grant increase not enough
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School leaders are worried the one percent increase to their operations grants in the Budget is not enough.
Topics: education, economy
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Tags: budget 2015
Duration: 47"
06:19
Pacific News for 22 May 2015
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The latest from the Pacific region
Topics: Pacific
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Duration: 2'38"
06:22
Morning Rural News for 22 May 2015
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News from the rural and farming sector.
Topics: farming, rural
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Duration: 4'08"
06:26
Te Manu Korihi News for 22 May 2015
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The Māori Party says a 790-million-dollar boost to a hardship fund will go a long way to help whanau with children in need. An agency that deals with those working at the coalface of poverty, The Salvation Army, is critical of some of the Government's efforts to reduce the problem. The remains of a child of Tanui descent will finally be returned home, after they were taken from their burial site and moved overseas more than a century ago.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Duration: 3'04"
06:38
Prime Minister talking up the budget
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The Prime Minister is talking up the budget and its answer to poverty.
Topics: politics
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Tags: budget 2015
Duration: 3'43"
06:47
Budget surplus delayed a year
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An economist says next year's forecast surplus could still be missed.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: budget 2015
Duration: 2'12"
06:49
Business reaction to budget
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Meanwhile, the budget had little in it for business except for the 500-million dollar cut in ACC levies.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: budget 2015
Duration: 58"
06:50
Migration boom may be short lived
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New Zealand's migration boom may be short lived.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: migration
Duration: 1'56"
06:52
NZX to step up efforts to grow NZ capital markets
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The NZX is stepping up efforts to increase the size of New Zealand's capital markets as it faces criticism for its poor share price.
Topics: business
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Tags: NZX
Duration: 1'30"
06:53
Rakon says focus on core strengths will drive revenue growth
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Rakon says the company is back in the black and focused on growing its core strengths, after a major restructuring.
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Tags: Rakon
Duration: 1'33"
06:56
Domino Pizza says GPS technology will create 3,000 new jobs
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Domino's Pizza says it will create 3,000 new jobs in Australia and New Zealand in what is set to be the biggest intake of employees in the company's history.
Topics: business
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Tags: Domino's Pizza
Duration: 33"
06:56
Intueri Education's profit hit by NZ's strong job market
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Intueri Education is building more teaching kitchens to cater for the rising number of international foodies looking to hone their culinary skills in New Zealand.
Topics: business
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Tags: Intueri Education
Duration: 1'17"
06:57
DNZ hopeful of profit boost
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DNZ Property Fund says its new NorthWest shopping centre in Auckland will boost profits from the time its opens in October.
Topics: business
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Tags: DNZ Property Fund
Duration: 53"
06:58
Morning markets for 22 May 2015
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Business growth in the United States and euro zone slowed in May, while China's factory sector contracted again.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 48"
07:07
Sports News for 22 May 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 2'03"
07:11
Bill to lift benefit rates passes first reading
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Opposition parties have reluctantly agreed to support the first stage of a Bill to lift benefit payments, saying something is better than nothing.
Topics: politics
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Tags: benefits, budget 2015
Duration: 3'01"
07:14
Budget 2015: Government targets child poverty
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This is the seventh Budget from the Finance Minister Bill English. So, does Mr English expect a 25 dollar rise in benefit levels to be life changing?
Topics: politics, economy
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Tags: budget 2015, child poverty, poverty
Duration: 5'57"
07:20
Robertson: Seven years of budget failure for National
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And listening to that is Labour's finance spokesperson, Grant Robertson.
Topics: politics, economy
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Tags: budget 2015, National Party, Grant Robertson
Duration: 4'01"
07:24
More analysis from political editor
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With us is political editor Brent Edwards.
Topics: politics, economy
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Tags: budget 2015
Duration: 3'30"
07:28
Axing of Campbell Live - End of daily investigative journalism
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The Budget wasn't the only announcement made at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Topics: media
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Tags: Campbell Live
Duration: 3'51"
07:35
Fears Palmyra site may now be destroyed under IS control
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Islamic State has taken control of Palmyra and there are now very real fears the militants will destroy most of its heritage buildings and monuments.
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Tags: Syria, Islamic State, Palmyra
Duration: 3'13"
07:39
Serious charges thrown out because of dodgy police work
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A lawyer for Nelson motorcycle gang the Red Devils says a High Court judge had no choice but to throw out charges against its members.
Topics: crime, law
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Tags: Red Devils
Duration: 4'44"
07:46
Unions say changes to Working For Families fail
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Unions representing low-paid workers expect the small boost to tax breaks for working families in the Budget will be quickly be absorbed by rising costs.
Topics: politics, economy
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Tags: budget 2015
Duration: 3'41"
07:50
Unions and business head to head
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We're joined by the president of the Council of Trade Unions, Helen Kelly, and the chief executive of Business New Zealand, Phil O'Reilly.
Topics: politics, business, economy
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Tags: budget 2015
Duration: 4'28"
07:55
Barker confident SoftBank Team Japan will be competitive
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The former Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker may not have brought the America's Cup home in 2013, but he's heading for another shot at the title after taking the helm of SoftBank Team Japan.
Topics: sport
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Tags: America's Cup
Duration: 4'06"
08:07
Sports News for 22 May 2015
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An update from the team at RNZ Sport.
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Duration: 1'52"
08:10
Beneficiaries say $25 extra not enough to eat, let alone clothe
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The Finance Minister had downplayed expectations of measures to alleviate child poverty.
Topics: politics, economy
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Tags: budget 2015, beneficiaries
Duration: 4'16"
08:14
Children's commissioner says no plan for child poverty
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The Children's Commissioner, Dr Russell Wills, says he's pleasantly surprised to see a rise in benefits of up 25-dollars for beneficiaries with children.
Topics: politics, economy
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Tags: poverty, budget 2015, child poverty
Duration: 2'50"
08:17
More budget analsis from Business editor
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Business editor Patrick O'meara is with us
Topics: politics, economy, business
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Tags: budget 2015
Duration: 4'10"
08:22
England 354 for 7 at close of play at Lord's against NZ
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The Black Caps started strongly at Lord's but England have fought back on day one of the first test in London
Topics: sport
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Tags: cricket
Duration: 4'24"
08:26
Akl city's main iwi seeks Crown partnership
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Auckland city's main iwi is seeking a partnership with the Crown to significantly increase housing supply.
Topics: housing, politics
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Tags: Maori, Crown land
Duration: 3'23"
08:29
Markets Update for 22 May 2015
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A brief update of movements in the financial sector.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 59"
08:35
Budget baffles bowel cancer screening campaigners
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Campaigners for more bowel cancer screening are angry and baffled by the Government's decision not to fund a national testing programme.
Topics: health, politics, economy
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Tags: bowel cancer, bowel cancer screening, budget 2015
Duration: 1'52"
08:37
NZ relief organisations condemn Vanuatu's bid to reroute aid
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The official bill for rebuilding Vanuatu after March's devastating Cyclone Pam has been put at 600 million dollars.
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Tags: Vanuatu, aid
Duration: 2'36"
08:40
A world first same-sex marriage referendum
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Ireland's on the eve of making world history with the first ever same-sex marriage referendum.
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Tags: Ireland, same-sex marriage referendum
Duration: 3'15"
08:44
Te Manu Korihi News for 22 May 2015
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The Māori Party says a 790-million-dollar boost to a hardship fund will go a long way to help whanau with children in need. An agency that deals with those working at the coalface of poverty, The Salvation Army, is critical of the reduced time that sole parents have with their young children. Māori are preparing to of the remains of a Tanui child, after they were taken from their burial site and moved overseas more than a century ago.
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Duration: 3'10"
08:48
Waikato Tainui celebrate 20 years since Raupatu settlement
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It's 20-years today since Waikato-Tainui signed the first major settlement based on historical confiscation of land, or raupatu, with the Crown.
Topics: te ao Maori
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Tags: Waikato-Tainui
Duration: 4'26"
08:52
NZ connection to Top 10 new species discoveries
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The 2015 Top Ten New Species list has just been announced and once again discoveries involving New Zealanders have been judged among the world's most amazing discoveries.
Topics: science
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Tags: New Species
Duration: 3'33"
08:56
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
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Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh.
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Tags: Australia
Duration: 3'21"