Navigation for Morning Report
Morning Report for Friday 19 June 2009
-
Australia Correspondent
8:55 AM.We cross to Canberra to join our correspondent, Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
-
French rugby fans hope lucky rooster sees game
8:53 AM.You might think the French rugby team doesn't need any luck but a couple of dedicated fans can't bear the thought of their Gallic heroes playing without their national mascot watching on. Audio
-
Waatea news
8:48 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
-
Early education teachers rebuke govt for course cut
8:42 AM.Early education teachers are criticising the government for axeing research they say is vital to improving teacher and childcare practice. Audio
-
Sports news
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
-
Markets update
8:29 AM.A quick update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
-
New Zealand's Iranians to protest Tehran repression
8:28 AM.New Zealand's Iranians are anxiously following the protests in Iran, and praying that the nation's political crisis is peacefully resolved. Audio
-
Taser death inflames debate on stun gun use
8:23 AM.The death of a man in Queensland, Australia who was shot over 20 times by police with a taser stun gun has caused outrage. Audio
-
France eyes test triumph
8:19 AM.They triumphed in Dunedin but what will tomorrow's test in Wellington bring for the visiting French rugby team. Audio
-
Lundy appeal pointless says friend
8:15 AM.A close friend of convicted double murderer Mark Lundy, says another appeal of his case is pointless. Audio
-
Xue claims wife killed in sexual encounter
8:10 AM.The jury in the Nai Yin Xue trial will this morning begin its deliberations on whether he is guilty of strangling his wife and leaving her in his car boot. Audio
-
Doctor shortage harms healthcare standards
8:08 AM.Forty percent of New Zealand's medical work force have been trained overseas, and only half are staying more than a year. Audio
-
Kiwisaver funds stage recovery
7:58 AM.Kiwisaver funds are beginning to climb out of the red after months of flagging fortunes. Audio
-
New management policy on swine flu
7:53 AM.And with some breaking news on this story we're joined in the studio by health correspondent, Karen Brown. Audio
-
Health officials want to avoid shutting down crowded areas
7:50 AM.Health officials are trying to avoid shutting down rugby games, ski fields and even school discos by emphasising ways to reduce the community spread of swine flu. Audio
-
Sports news
7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
-
Call for the UN to stop using Fijian peacekeepers
7:40 AM.The Foreign Ministers of New Zealand and Australia are urging the United Nations to stop using peacekeepers from Fiji's military regime. Audio
-
Otimi denys scam allegations
7:39 AM.The man running the alleged scam, Gerrard Otimi told me he's simply offering overstayers the opportunity to get ahead. Audio
-
Pacific immigration scam victims urged to come forward
7:36 AM.Police and political and community leaders are urging victims of an immigration scam to come forward and help bring the perpetrators to justice. Audio
-
Film industry welcomes Peter Jackson's Commission review
7:27 AM.A review into the New Zealand Film Commission headed by the Oscar winning director Peter Jackson is being described by those in the industry as long overdue. Audio
-
UK Parliament releases edited log of MPs expenses
7:22 AM.The British Parliament has this morning published the expenses claims of every MP for the past four years, but key details remain blacked out. Audio
-
Iran investigates poll complaints as protests intensify
7:19 AM.Iran's defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi is marching alongside hundreds of thousands of Iranians to mourn those killed in mass protests against a presidential election they say was… Read more Audio
-
Funding standoff threatens key wharf development
7:12 AM.Pay up, or your multi-million-dollar purchase could be an expensive waste of money. That's the blunt message from the Auckland City Council. Audio
-
Uncertain future for Queens Wharf development
7:12 AM.Joining Morning Report is Auckland City mayor John Banks. Audio
-
TSB Banks drops its benchmark interest rate
7:08 AM.Banking minnow, TSB Bank is taking on the big overseas owned banks, under-cutting them on two year fixed mortgage rates by up to half a percentage point. Audio
-
Morning business
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
-
Use of tamiflu could lead to drug resistant swine flu
6:36 AM.An Australian infectious disease expert is warning swine flu may become drug resistant by the overuse of Tamiflu. Audio
-
Waatea news
6:27 AM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
-
Morning Rural News for 19 June 2009
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
-
Pacific news for 19 June 2009
6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
-
Home insulation industry doubts abiltiy to meet demand
6:15 AM.There are fears home insulation installers may struggle to keep up with demand when a new subsidy becomes available in less than a fortnight. Audio
-
East Timor closes its last refugee camp
6:12 AM.An estimated one hundred thousand people were driven from their homes during the East Timor conflict in 2006, and many ended up in some 65 camps dotted around the outskirts of the city Dili. Audio
-
Council says more money needed from government for wharf
6:07 AM.The upgrade of the newly purchased Queens Wharf may not go ahead if the government doesn't stump up with fresh cash. Audio
-
Top Stories for 19 June 2009
6:00 AM.TSB drops interest rate, Queens wharf development, Iran election protests, UK MP expenses, Film commission review, Pacific immigration scam. Audio