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8:48 AM.One of the biggest issues of the year for at least one producer on Morning Report was the outrage which rained down on the Sydney Morning Herald for it's use of the font, Comic Sans. Audio

8:46 AM.It was of course the year Prince George visited New Zealand with his mum and dad. Audio

8:43 AM.A whanau is sending a heartfelt plea to the person who stole a taonga from their family member's grave; A Far North tribe is using half of the profits from its seafood quota to help its Marae to cater… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Spending is up four-point-six percent on a year ago. Audio

8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

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