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8:32 AM.Then there was the success of Lorde and her huge number of fans. Audio

8:31 AM.And talking of records in June it was the 50th anniversary of the Beatles one and only tour of New Zealand Audio

8:30 AM.The hit song Happy topped the charts selling twice as many copies as any other single this year. Audio

8:29 AM.And our last Christmas message -- and it's one with a difference -- comes from the Maori Party's co-leaders Te Ururoa Flavell and Marama Fox Audio

8:28 AM.Time now for another message from one of our party leaders. Audio

8:26 AM.Tests have been unable link a liver disease outbreak that killed hundreds of cows in Southland with an new variety of swede thought to be the culprit. Audio

8:21 AM.Russia's warning a move by Ukraine to join NATO would increase tensions between the two countries. Audio

8:17 AM.A Waipu resident was waiting for her son and two grandsons to arrive home from Whangarei yesterday when she heard the fatal collision that claimed four lives yesterday Audio

8:11 AM.Sony Pictures will allow a limited release of its film "The Interview" on Christmas Day --- less than a week after pulling the movie in the wake of a devastating cyber attack on the company. Audio

8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:54 AM.The head of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce says Skycity is using bulldozing tactics to try to generate more Goverment funding for its Convention Centre. Audio

7:53 AM.And in the same month Wellington was declared "vampire friendly" and the Wellington sign near the airport was changed. Audio

7:51 AM.In October a wave of panic spread through France sparked by evil clowns terrifying passers-by. Audio

7:49 AM.Time for another Christmas message from our political leaders. Audio

7:44 AM.The US economy has grown at 5 pct in the past year, the fastest rate in more than a decade. Audio

7:38 AM.Phillip Smith's lawyer, Tony Ellis, wants the High Court to stop the Corrections Department gagging his client from talking to the news media. Audio

7:33 AM.It's not looking like a day at the beach for all New Zealanders this Christmas. Audio

7:32 AM.One dad, from the American state of Virginia, went the extra mile this year to make it happen for his seven-year-old daughter. Audio

7:29 AM.It's our final programme for the year and as part of the programme this morning we're taking a look back at some of the stories that particularly amused or inspired us in 2014. Audio

7:26 AM.The official holiday road toll begins at 4 o'clock this afternoon and police are hoping that when it ends on January the fifth, the death toll will be a record low. Audio

7:25 AM.And now these best wishes from the Labour Party leader, Andrew Little Audio

7:24 AM.A Christmas tradition for Morning Report is to bring you season's greetings from some of the politicians we spend so much time talking to over the year. Audio

7:20 AM.Northern Districts' plan to let cricket fans bring their own alcohol to matches in Mount Maunganui is over before it even started. Audio

7:16 AM.The police have used the horrific road smash in Northland yesterday to remind people how deadly a moment's inattention can be. Audio

7:11 AM.Sony Pictures is allowing the release of the film "The Interview" on Christmas Day less than a week after pulling the film after a devastating cyber attack. Audio