National Radio news and current affairs programme 'Morning Report'. Broadcasting nationwide every weekday morning including the weather forecast and coverage of major national and international stories, as well as business, sport, Pacific and Māori news.
This episode from 09 October 1989 is hosted by Geoff Robinson and Neil Billington.
0700 NEWS (with Peter Fry)
0705 Main centres forecast.
0707 WHARVES: signs that impasse may be partially resolved in dispute today. Sam Jennings, Watersiders Federation President. John Button, Port Employer’s Advocate. Report by Sean Plunket.
0713 WATERFRONT stoppage causes critical shortage of bananas Sally Haysom interviews Michael Doser, Importer.
0714 SURVEY shows National with 45% popularity rating and Labour 36%. Report by Richard Griffin.
0716 HUNGARY choosing new leaders after vote to dissolve communist party. Report from Sally Eekroid, Budapest.
0718 STUDENTS want government employment assistance for summer jobs. Sarah Boyd interviews Andrew Little, University Student President.
0720 LIVE: Neil Billington interviews Delia Newman, next United States ambassador to New Zealand, on her appointment.
0727 KAIKOURA slip blocks State Highway. Report by Gerard Counsell.
0729 WEATHER (with Tony [Loptill])
0731 NEWS (with Peter Fry) & SPORT (with Graeme Moody)
0741 RSI risk for women supermarket workers. Debbie Gee interviews Dale Little, Distribution Workers Federation.
0747 METROPOLITAN PAPERS
0751 FIJI'S Rabuka wants improved relations with New Zealand and Australia. Report from Gyles Beckford.
LIVE: Geoff Robinson interviews Ken Douglas, Council of Trade Unions President on survey on workers’ rights in Fiji.
0800 NEWS (with Peter Fry)
0805 MUSIC
0811 NURSES: Independent nursing practices successful. Ann Howarth interviews Sonja Rosen, Auckland Health Care Centre.
0815 BRITISH Labour Party conference successful, but Tory Party conference backdrop looks gloomy. Report from Keith Chalkley, London.
0819 MOTOR vehicle registration system overhaul. Tino Pereira interviews Dave Boswell, Business Manager Motor Vehicle Registration.
0823 LIVE: Neil Billington interviews Marco Vianelli-Chiodo, UNICEF, on Convention on Rights of the Child.
0831 NEWS (with Peter Fry)
0835 LIVE: Geoff Robinson interviews Chris Tan, 19-year-old Englishman to undertake sponsored walk for Save the Children Fund.
0840 FRESH New Zealand water in demand overseas. Peter Brittenden interviews Peter Roselli, Westport company spokesman.
0843 LIVE: Neil Billington interviews Jacob Baldwin, Australian with cerebral palsy wanting help for disabled travellers.
0849 ROAD Safety Trust to get more money. Peter Kingston interviews Celia Rowntree, Students Against Drunk Driving.
0853 EAST BERLIN arrests after demonstrations for greater democracy. Report from Graham Leech, East Berlin.
COAL to be exported to Australia and Asia. Peter Brittenden interviews Paul Cuneen, Moody Creek Company.
0856 OZONE layer ever Antarctic disappearing at alarming rate. Sarah Boyd interviews Dr Tom Clarkson, Meteorological Service.
0859 MOTHER TERESA moved out of intensive care. Reader.