Morning Report Podcast Options

8:30 AM.Market Update for 12 June 2025 Audio

8:26 AM.It's been a riveting first day of the World Test Championship final at Lord's, where Australia and South Africa are vying for the title. BBC cricket correspondent Henry Moeran spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:26 AM.Drones are being used in more and more innovative ways on farms. Dronezup owner Jordan Salmons spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:24 AM.Lawyers for Climate Action NZ have launched action against Climate Minister Simon Watts over country's emissions reduction plan. The group's executive director Jessica Palairet spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:17 AM.The US has condemned New Zealand and others for sanctioning Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir. Tel Aviv correspondent Trent Murray spoke to Morning Report. Audio

8:13 AM.The Pentagon is reviewing the AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom. Reporter Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:50 AM.The United Kingdom's national health service has told parents not to rely on shop-bought baby food as everyday meals after pouches from six leading brands fail to meet key nutritional standards. New… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.The United Nations' State of the World Population report has found about a third of people over the age of 50 have not had as many children as they wanted. Distinguished professor Paul Spoonley spoke… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.An eligibility row has erupted in the South Island's premier schoolboy rugby competition after it was revealed one of the leading teams has five 'Year 14' students in its line-up. Sports correspondent… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Two Interislander sailings have been cancelled after the Aratere ferry broke down on a sailing from Picton to Wellington. Interislander executive general manager Duncan Roy spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:27 AM.Despite the US and China having struck a new trade truce after a two days of negotiations in London, US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick has said the 55 percent tariffs on Chinese goods will stay… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The latest Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries shows export forecasts are billions of dollars more than what was projected just months ago. Agriculture and Trade Minister Todd McClay spoke to… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.The parents of a transgender teenager who starved to death in a motel room believe the various agencies involved failed to monitor the real threat posed by the 17-year-old's long-standing eating… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.The Interislander ferry Aratere has broken down on a sailing from Picton to Wellington, leaving passengers stuck on board for hours. Reporter Nick James spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:55 AM.Business news for 12 June 2025 Audio

6:47 AM.Los Angeles police have made mass arrests after a partial curfew was imposed as protests against president Trump's immigration policies continue. Correspondent Toni Waterman spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:43 AM.The Prime Minister's new chief science adviser believes farmers will come around to technologies that cut their emissions. Climate change correspondent Eloise Gibson reports. Audio

6:42 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:29 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:27 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:15 AM.New Zealand food and fibre exports - including dairy, meat and wool, horticulture and forestry - are set to hit $60 billion a year for the first time. Federated Farmers dairy chair Richard McIntyre… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.US president Donald Trump said a deal with China "is done" after two days of high-level talks in London - the US will gain access to rare earth metals, while Chinese students can resume studies in… Read more Audio

10:00 AM.In today's episode, government ministers will be arriving at Fieldays on mass as the country looks to the agricultural sector to drive the economy over the next year, Federated Farmers believe this… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Students and staff have been left in limbo as Wellington polytechs Whitireia and WelTec consider closing their central city campus. Bill Hickman reports. Audio

8:53 AM.The Green Party is criticising government ministers for not getting advice on what the pay equity changes would mean for specific claims in their portfolios. Giles Dexter reports. Audio