Morning Report for Friday 13 June 2025

10:00 AM.In today's episode, at least 290 people have been killed when an Air India plane bound for London crashed minutes after taking off from the city of Ahmedabad, Air New Zealand chief executive Greg… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.It is Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:45 AM.Listen to our weekly political panel. Audio

8:42 AM.As many as 100,000 people are expected through the southern hemisphere's biggest agricultural event this week. Fieldays chief executive Richard Lindroos spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:37 AM.Consultation for the draft intermediate and secondary school English curriculum will close on Friday. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio

8:35 AM.The Super Rugby semi-finals get underway in Christchurch on Friday. Audio

8:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:22 AM.Tingjun Cao will be sentenced for the murder of Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao on Friday. Timothy Brown spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:17 AM.Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran has been in touch with the Air India to offer his support after a flight to London crashed soon after take off in the city of Ahmedabad. He spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The chief executive of Air India, Campbell Wilson, has expressed "deep sorrow" following a flight to London that crashed soon after take off in the city of Ahmedabad. Correspondent Rebecca Bundhun… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.It is semi-final time in Super Rugby with three New Zealand sides and an Australian team seeking to cement their place in the final. Joe Porter reports. Audio

7:51 AM.The Defence Force's flagship project to fix up poor housing that is bad for soldiers' health has failed to break ground two years after it was funded. Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:45 AM.New Zealand's prison population is expected to increase by 36 percent over the next decade. Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:41 AM.Health New Zealand will switch to longer-term contracts for mental health support, after the minister intervened over concerns about funding running out. Russell Palmer reports. Audio

7:33 AM.A coroner will deliver his findings into the death of Gore pre-schooler Lachlan Jones on Friday - six years after he was found dead in a council sewage pond. Reporter Tess Brunton spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Two homes in Lyttelton remain under threat after a landslide on Thursday night saw several people evacuated. Adam Burns spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:21 AM.The United States is sending a team to assist in the investigation of the Air India plane crash. Aviation commentator Paul Beaver spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:16 AM.The sole survivor of the Air India plane crash, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, has already been speaking to officials. Correspondent JK Krishna spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:54 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

6:49 AM.A battery charger ignited and burned out in the cab of a 28-year-old fire truck this week. The Professional Firefighters Union said it was symptomatic of a nationwide problem. The union's Tauranga… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.An update from RNZ's sports team. Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:25 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:15 AM.290 people have been killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from the western city of Ahmedabad. Correspondent Olly Barratt spoke to… Read more Audio