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7:47 AM.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 Corin Dann. Audio

7:42 AM.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 Hipkiss. Audio

7:35 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

7:33 AM.The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team. Audio

7:24 AM.Taupo District Council has removed some of its public rubbish bins after they attracted too much rubbish and became sites for illegal dumping. Warrick Zander, the council's General Manager for… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.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. Auckland Business Chamber chief executive Simon… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.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 apartment complex made up of eight tower blocks… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.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 Advice, Nick Niblett spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:52 AM.An early morning update from RNZ's business team. Audio

6:45 AM.A child protection advocate says education officials should have done more about the disappearance of two children, who were later found murdered, hidden inside two suitcases at a storage facility… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Auckland commuters have been left standing after 65 bus stop benches vanished around Auckland. Local community board member Jon Turner spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:34 AM.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 public. Financial Times political correspondent Anna… Read more Audio

6:31 AM.Morning Rural Update with Gianina Schwanecke. Audio

6:23 AM.An early morning sports news update with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:19 AM.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 reports. Audio

6:13 AM.Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins. Audio

6:08 AM.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 to Corin Dann. Audio

10:00 AM.Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel; Regional Development Minister and NZ First Deputy Leader Shane Jones has been one of the strongest… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.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 editor Michael Donaldson spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:37 AM.New data shows publicly funded diabetes monitors are set to prevent thousands of serious complications for people with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes New Zealand Chief Executive Heather Verry spoke to… Read more Audio

8:32 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:31 AM.The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team. Audio

8:24 AM.Money correspondent Susan Edmunds takes a lookg at the latest data on Auckland's housing market. Audio

8:18 AM.Health New Zealand says shifting appointments out of hospitals and into communities could spare Otago residents about 40-thousand road trips a year. It's unveiled some ideas for overhauling health… Read more Audio

8:07 AM.National's Nicola Willis and Labour's Carmel Sepuloni join Morning Report for the weekly political panel. Audio