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7:35 AM.Market Update for 9 October 2025 Audio

7:24 AM.Reusable containers will be free if returned but will cost $3 if not returned within 4 weeks.Foodstuffs sustainable packaging manager Debra Goulding spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:18 AM.Relief for borrowers after the Reserve Bank cut the Official Cash Rate by 50 basis points. Cameron Bagrie spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:08 AM.Corin Dann spoke to a former staff member of Starship Hospital described the workplace as toxic with a culture of bullying. RNZ agreed not to name the staffer whose voice has been disguised to protect… Read more Audio

7:04 AM.The Breakers have snapped a four game losing streak to start the NBL season, thumping the defending champions Illawarra 117-88 in Auckland. Audio

6:53 AM.Business news for 9 October Audio

6:38 AM.The deadline is nearing for French prime minister Sebastien Lecornu to resolve the country's political crisis. Correspondent Ross Cullen reports from Paris. Audio

6:33 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:26 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:23 AM.Kate Newton reports on the number elective surgeries being picked up by private sector. Audio

6:16 AM.Correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:10 AM.Rubbish is outweighing donations to community clothing bins Tarlin Irwin, the manager of Recycling Clothing Store in Onehunga spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:04 AM.The Breakers have won their first game of the NBL season, beating defending champions Illawarra 117-88 in Auckland. Audio

10:00 AM.In today's episode, a new Education Review Office report recommends considering a move to regional school holiday dates to reduce the cost of travelling in the school holidays; National's Nicola… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Work is set to start next month to restore the Begonia House in Wellington's Botanic Gardens. Krystal Gibbens went for a visit. Audio

8:51 AM.While conservation advocates are celebrating the passing of a new Hauraki Gulf Marine Protection Bill, there's deep concern over compromises being made. Forest and Bird's Bianca Ranson spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Four-thousand senior doctors and dentists have voted to join 90,000 workers across health and education in mega strike action later this month. Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:33 AM.Market Update for 8 October 2025 Audio

8:27 AM.There are about 3000 people across New Zealand receiving NZ Super who are not yet 65. Audio

8:22 AM.Some people challenging ACC decisions have received identical dispute rulings with wording that appears to have been copied and pasted from previous cases. Investigative journalist Anusha Bradley… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.National's Nicola Willis and Labour's Megan Woods join Corin Dann for this week's political panel. Audio

8:06 AM.All Blacks and other global rugby stars who join the R360 competition will be ineligible for international selection with national unions unified in their opposition to the breakaway league. Audio

7:57 AM.Some Motueka residents are wondering if they'll ever get to take a dip in the pool they've been raising money for since the 1990s. Samantha Gee has more. Audio

7:50 AM.A controversial restructure of Canterbury police has been cancelled due to public backlash.District Commander Superintendent Tony Hill spoke to Corin Dann. Audio