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RNZ National’s flagship news programme known for breaking news stories, incisive interviews with politicians across the political spectrum and newsmakers and commentators from Aotearoa and around the world. There's a lot to talk about in the mornings and Morning Report is covering the stories that matter to the people of Aotearoa.
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Thursday, 5 March 2020
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Milford Sound road could soon open overnight
5 Mar 2020The road to Milford Sound could soon be reopened to the public - but only at night.
Locals say a Transport Agency proposal is a step forward but many are frustrated that while they'll be limited to… Read more Audio
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Māori Council taking case for Māori water rights to High Court
5 Mar 2020The contentious fight for Māori water rights is ramping up a notch, as Māori groups prepare to test a new case in court.
The Māori Council is the latest to announce that it is mounting a case for… Read more Audio
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Tauranga faces large rates hike to fund transport
5 Mar 2020Tauranga residents are facing a hefty rates increase of 12.6 percent to help keep the city's head above water as it struggles with the the increasing costs of growth.
Mayor Tenby Powell says Tauranga… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Travel companies seeing few cancellations
5 Mar 2020Travel companies are seeing few cancellations from their customers despite airlines cutting back their services and countries tightening their borders against the spread of coronavirus.
In fact, many… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Third case not partner of woman with disease
5 Mar 2020A third case of coronavirus has been confirmed in New Zealand.
The director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield confirmed the new case earlier on Morning Report but would not say where it had been… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 5 March 2020
5 Mar 2020The New Zealand women's footballers are currently doing battle with Belgium in their opening game of the Algarve Cup in Portugal. Read more Audio
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Contact Energy fined $245k over fuel discount promotion
5 Mar 2020Misleading advertising over petrol discounts has cost Contact Energy a quarter of a million dollars.
The power company has been convicted in Wellington District Court after pleading guilty to seven… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Hongi on hold amid coronavirus fears
5 Mar 2020Don't be put out if you lean in for a hongi at a pohiri in Wellington and the person leans away. Wellington mana whenua are asking people to excercise restraint in light of the second confirmed case… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Student says racism becoming more common
5 Mar 2020A Wellington student says some people are using the Covid-19 coronavirus as a disguise for racism.
Louise Jiang is an actor in training at the New Zealand Drama School.
She told RNZ reporter Chen… Read more Audio
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Winston Peters slams Australian deportation policy
5 Mar 2020The Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says former and future Australian prime ministers wouldn't treat New Zealand in the way the current regime is over deportation. Dancing on the head of a pin at… Read more Audio
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Fallout from Mataura dross-dumping continues
5 Mar 2020What to do with 10,000 tonnes of aluminium dross - so-called ouvea premix - stored in Mataura is causing a quandary for authorities, but just as vexing is how it came to be there.
The dross came to… Read more Audio
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Soccer tournament to remember mosque shootings
5 Mar 2020Two men whose lives have been tipped upside down by the 15 March mosque shootings are organising a football tournament to mark the one year anniversary.
Siraz Ali, who lost his father in the Al Noor… Read more Audio
Morning Report
RNZ National’s flagship news programme known for breaking news stories, incisive interviews with politicians across the political spectrum and newsmakers and commentators from Aotearoa and around the world. There's a lot to talk about in the mornings and Morning Report is covering the stories that matter to the people of Aotearoa.
Hosted by former political editor and breakfast and business TV host Corin Dann, with co-presenter Ingrid Hipkiss. They’re joined by award-winning newsreader Nicola Wright, and, sports newsreader and commentator Nathan Rarere (who also hosts RNZ's First Up).
Edited by Martin Gibson
Monday to Friday, 6am - 9am
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