Morning Report

Sports News for 2 December 2025

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Tall Blacks fell to a narrow loss to Australia in the second and final match last night in Wellington, with the Boomers guard Davo Hickey hitting ...

Morning Report Essentials for Monday 1 December 2025

30 Nov 2025

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Morning Report; Doctors will be able to apply for loans of up to half a million dollars to buy into or start...

Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia

30 Nov 2025

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We crossed the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh.

Young ballet star heading for Switzerland's Prix de Lausanne

30 Nov 2025

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A rising Christchurch ballet star is poised to take another big leap in her career, after being selected as a candidate for Switzerland's prestigious ...

New plans for Waiwera Hot Pools

30 Nov 2025

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Plans to reopen the abandoned Waiwera Hot Springs in North Auckland will move ahead today - with the team behind the revival lodging resource consents...

Sports Chat for 1 December 2025

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

Market Update for 1 December 2025

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

Is NZ at risk of "bunching" at the bottom end of pay scale?

30 Nov 2025

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New Zealand's minimum wage is high by international standards, compared to our median wage. We're sitting at fifth in the world for minimum wage compa...

Volunteer group no longer able to fund crime fighting tools

30 Nov 2025

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Police have praised community owned high-tech cameras that were used to catch suspects in two killings. But the volunteer group involved can't afford ...

New Labour policy will loan money to GPs to start practice

30 Nov 2025

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From today, a group of patients with breast and lung cancer will be the first to be able to receive taxpayer-funded medicine in private clinics. Pharm...

New Labour policy will loan money to GPs to start practice

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Doctors will be able to apply for loans of up to half a million dollars to buy into or start a practice under a proposed policy from Labour. Labour's ...

Weekly interview with Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Morning Report.

Vaping rates drop for Year 10 students

30 Nov 2025

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A survey of more than 30,000 year-10 students has found vaping rates have dropped from a peak in 2022. Emeritus Professor Robert Beaglehole spoke to i...

Sports Chat for 1 December 2025

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

Market Update for 1 December 2025

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

How soon is too soon to put up a Christmas tree?

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's just 24 sleeps till Christmas day and that means plenty of people are already out hunting for the perfect tree. Owner of Misa Christmas Tree Farm...

Global Airbus software issue grounds thousands of aircraft

30 Nov 2025

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Fleets of Airbus A320s are back in service after more than 6000 were grounded to repair a critical software issue. Ashok Poduval from Massey Universit...

Push for more access to private CCTV cameras for police

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A missing woman could have been found faster if police had access to a CCTV register according to the founder of Australia's Safer Places Network, whi...

GPs react to Labour’s loan scheme announcement

30 Nov 2025

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Labour says it will invest up to $25 million worth of low-interest loans to grow the number of locally owned GP clinics. The president of the Royal Ne...

Business News for 1 December 2025

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An early morning update from RNZ's business team.

Labour Party conference takes place in Auckland

30 Nov 2025

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The Labour Party is rallying the troops ahead of next year's election, with any division over tax seemingly parked in exchange for a shot at getting b...

Alarm over yellow-legged hornet spread in Auckland

30 Nov 2025

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Beekeepers around the country are sounding the alarm as the invasive yellow-legged hornet tightens its grip in Auckland. Chief executive of Apiculture...

Relations between US and Venezuela deteriorate further

30 Nov 2025

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Relations between the US and Venezuela have been deteriorating for months, as the Trump administration steps up its criticism of president Nicolas Mad...

Morning Rural News for 1 December 2025

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.

Early Sports Chat

30 Nov 2025

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An early morning sports news update with Nathan Rarere.

Are community Christmas trees money well spent?

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the festive season approaches one of the most iconic symbols of Christmas - the community Christmas tree - is going up in towns and cities around t...

World News Wrap

30 Nov 2025

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Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins.

Higher discounts for students using Auckland Transport

30 Nov 2025

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Auckland Transport is doubling the discount for tertiary students using public transport to 40% from mid December. Alicia Lemmer, President of the AUT...

Morning Report Essentials for Friday 28 November 2025

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Disgusted, disappointed and furious - those are words of Simone Bennett reacting to the government's announcement that the long-awaited National Erebu...

Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia

27 Nov 2025

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We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh.

Govt moves to make exporting easier by reducing trade barriers

27 Nov 2025

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The government says it's making it easier for Kiwi exporters, by reducing trade barriers affecting $600 million worth of exports. Trade Minister Todd ...

Orana Wildlife Park goes international with long-term plan

27 Nov 2025

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Christchurch's Orana Wildlife Park is bringing in a top international zoo designer to help shape its long-term masterplan. They'll look at how to bett...

Market Update for 28 November 2025

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Market Update for 28 November 2025

Still Minding the Gap says women now working for free

27 Nov 2025

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Still Minding the Gap, an organisation that campaigns for gender pay equality, says from this week New Zealand women are working for nothing. Money co...

Record heat and humidity hits country

27 Nov 2025

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Auckland has seen its hottest November day on record - with temperatures climbing above 27 degrees. MetService Head of Weather Heather Keats spoke to ...

Weekly Sports Panel: Abby Wilson and Taine Randell

27 Nov 2025

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One News Sports Editor Abby Wilson and former All Black captain Taine Randell discuss this weekend's sport action.

Sports News for 28 November 2025

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Fox is tied for third at the Australian PGA Championship, three strokes off the pace, but it was fellow Kiwi Kazuma Kobori who played one of the ...

Gentle giants released into Taranaki sanctuary

27 Nov 2025

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About 100 critically-endangered Mahoenui giant weta have been released into the Rotokare Sanctuary in Taranaki this week as part of efforts to preserv...

Otatara meat worker retires after 64 years on the job

27 Nov 2025

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Eighty-year-old Ken McLeod started in the meat industry in 1962, when he was only 16. He spoke to Corin Dann.

Aucklanders oppose fortnightly bin collection

27 Nov 2025

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Public consultation on Auckland Council's proposed six-month trial of fortnightly kerbside rubbish collections shows 78% of submitters opposed the tri...

Sports Chat for 28 November 2025

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

Market Update for 28 November 2025

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Market Update for 28 November 2025

Tauranga residents call asphalt fix a “cheap seal”

27 Nov 2025

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Tauranga City Council have agreed to use chipseal - or cheap seal as some residents call it - to resurface roads. But it's providing an option for res...

How airfares are affecting tourism spend in regions

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tourism operators are preparing for what they hope will be a strong summer season, with early signs looking good. Tourism Holdings CEO Grant Webster s...

No complete record being held of schools finding asbestos

27 Nov 2025

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Principals and a teachers union say they're stunned and disappointed there's no complete record of how many schools are finding asbestos from coloured...

Frustration over Erebus memorial decision

27 Nov 2025

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Disgusted, disappointed and furious - those are words of Simone Bennett reacting to the government's announcement that the long-awaited National Erebu...

Sports News for 28 November 2025

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Fox has made a strong start to his season to be tied for third at the Australian PGA Championship, while fellow New Zealander Kazuma Kobori shot ...

Business News for 28 November 2025

27 Nov 2025

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Business news for 28 November 2025

Waipukurau cash depot opens as part of Reserve Bank trial

27 Nov 2025

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Waipukurau now has a cash depot as part of a Reserve Bank trial. Owner of Goat Horn Café in Waipawa, Josh Renall spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Two National Guard soldiers remain in critical condition

27 Nov 2025

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Two National Guard soldiers remain in a critical condition after being shot in Washington DC. Correspondent Toni Waterman spoke to Corin Dann.

Morning Rural News for 28 November 2025

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

News from the rural farming sector.

Early Sports Chat for 28 November 2025

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

Historic findings in study into New Zealand’s aquifers

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Earth Sciences has developed a series of maps and models identifying the source and flow patterns of our aquifers and large river catchments. Alexa Co...

World News Wrap for 28 November 2025

27 Nov 2025

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Let's catch up with what's been going on around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins.

Local board votes against Eden Park proposal

27 Nov 2025

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Albert-Eden Local Board has been in the firing line after rejecting a motion to throw its support behind a proposal to loosen restrictions on Eden Par...

Sports News for 28 November 2025

27 Nov 2025

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Racing Bulls driver Isack Hadjar says he will be on the Formula 1 grid in 2026.

Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 27 November 2025

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Major banks have already dropped their advertised home loan rates after the cut to the official cash rate; From next month, Wellington police will beg...

Louis Davis named NZ Tik Tok creator of the year

26 Nov 2025

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Husband, father and ocean lover is how New Zealand's TikTok creator of the year describes himself on social media. Louis Davis has been crowned by the...

The final season of Stranger Things starts today on Netflix

26 Nov 2025

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It's final season starts on Netflix today, with fans impatient after a three year wait to find out what happens to the residents of Hawkins, Indiana a...

Wellington police to begin testing drivers for drugs

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From next month, Wellington police will begin saliva testing drivers for four drugs - THC (cannabis), methamphetamine, MDMA and cocaine. CEO and found...

Sports Chat for 27 November 2025

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

Market Update for 27 November 2025

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

What does the cut in the OCR mean for home loan rates?

26 Nov 2025

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Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Corin Dann about what the change could mean for those with mortgages,

Nurses refuse to work extra shifts during work-to-rule strikes

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nurses across the county are refusing to work extra shifts or fill roster gaps, forcing hospital managers to cancel planned care and reduce ward beds ...

Will OCR decision mean good news for retailers?

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kiwis could be feeling a little freer with their spending following a drop in the OCR, just in time for Black Friday. Kate Berry, the managing directo...

Report into health of New Zealand’s tech sector

26 Nov 2025

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The tech sector has been a major bright spot in the economic doom and gloom in recent years. The TIN report is a well-regarded barometer of the sector...

Wind farm opens on Chatham Islands

26 Nov 2025

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Chatham Island locals hope a change is in the air for their astronomical power bills - and for the future of Rekohu. Tess Brunton reports.

Tekoteko carving returning to marae it was taken from

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After more than 100 years in museum exhibitions and store rooms, a carving is going back to the marae it was taken from. Dr Rawiri Tinirau spoke to Co...

Eden Park forecasting massive drop in profit

26 Nov 2025

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Eden Park is forecasting a profit of just $145,000 next year, because of a lack of concerts and events. Eden Park CEO Nick Sautner spoke to Ingrid Hip...

Sports Chat for 27 November 2025

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

Market Update for 27 November 2025

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

Taupo council removes some public bins

26 Nov 2025

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Taupo District Council has removed some of its public rubbish bins after they attracted too much rubbish and became sites for illegal dumping. Warrick...

Businesses propose surcharge cap instead of ban

26 Nov 2025

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Businesses are proposing a surcharge cap after failing to convince the government to drop the proposed ban on card payments in-store, such as payWave....

Fears for residents trapped in Hong Kong apartments fire

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fears are growing for people trapped inside apartment buildings engulfed in fire in Hong Kong. At least 36 people have died in the huge fire at an apa...

Reserve Bank cuts OCR by 25 basis points

26 Nov 2025

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The Reserve Bank has cut the OCR by 25 basis points to 2.25%, the lowest it's been since June 2022. Mortgage broker and financial advisor from Knight ...

Business News for 27 November 2025

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An early morning update from RNZ's business team.

Calls for better safeguards after children found murdered

26 Nov 2025

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A child protection advocate says education officials should have done more about the disappearance of two children, who were later found murdered, hid...

Mysterious disappearance of 65 bus stop seats in Mt Eden

26 Nov 2025

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Auckland commuters have been left standing after 65 bus stop benches vanished around Mount Eden. Local community board member Jon Turner spoke to Ingr...

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers budget

26 Nov 2025

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UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her Budget - but before she even stood to speak in the House of Commons, much of the detail was already publ...

Rural News for 27 November 2025

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Rural Update with Gianina Schwanecke.

Early Sports Chat for 27 November 2025

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An early morning sports news update with Nathan Rarere.

Wellington mayor says council merges likely following changes

26 Nov 2025

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Wellington's mayor says it's more likely the region's councils will merge following reforms announced by the government this week. Ellen O'Dwyer repor...

World News Wrap for 27 November 2025

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins.

Home loan rates begin to drop following OCR decision

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Major banks have already dropped their advertised home loan rates after the cut to the official cash rate. ANZ's chief economist Sharon Zollner spoke ...

Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 26 November 2025

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel; Regional Development Minister and NZ First Deputy...

Low alcohol beers becoming more popular with Kiwis

25 Nov 2025

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Kiwis are knocking back more lower-alcohol beers, but it's less about the alcohol and more about their waistlines, says one expert. Beer magazine edit...

Publicly funded diabetes monitors prevent serious complications

25 Nov 2025

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New data shows publicly funded diabetes monitors are set to prevent thousands of serious complications for people with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes New Z...

Sports Chat for 26 November 2025

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

Market Update for 26 November 2025

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

What is happening with Auckland house prices?

25 Nov 2025

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Money correspondent Susan Edmunds takes a lookg at the latest data on Auckland's housing market.

Community clinics could cut Otago travel by 40,000 trips

25 Nov 2025

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Health New Zealand says shifting appointments out of hospitals and into communities could spare Otago residents about 40-thousand road trips a year. I...

Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

National's Nicola Willis and Labour's Carmel Sepuloni join Morning Report for the weekly political panel.

Social housing agency doubles tenant’s rent

25 Nov 2025

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A Wellington social housing agency has hiked its tenants' rent at double the rate the housing ministry initially agreed to, citing "financial pressure...

Maths education expert questions education ministry decision

25 Nov 2025

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A professor is questioning the results of a school maths trial the Education Minister has called groundbreaking. Massey University Professor Jodie Hun...

Sports Chat for 26 November 2025

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

Market Update for 26 November 2025

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

Christmas period highlights employment law issues with holidays

25 Nov 2025

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There's very little wiggle room when it comes to the rights and regulations around annual leave, according to an employment law expert. Employment Law...

Property owners take council to court over flooding

25 Nov 2025

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The owners of a property prone to severe flash flooding are taking Auckland Council to court for designating their house safe to live in. Brendon Deac...

Principals say they are at an impasse over school reforms

25 Nov 2025

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Regional associations representing hundreds of principals have penned open letters to Education Minister Erica Stanford urging her to slow down curric...

Shane Jones responds to regional council announcement

25 Nov 2025

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Regional Development Minister and NZ First Deputy Leader Shane Jones has been one of the strongest critics of regional government, previously saying t...