Morning Report for Monday 14 October 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, New Zealand First wants to create a 100-billion-dollar New Zealand Future Fund - to build multi-decade infrastructure. The leader of the West Papua rebels, who took New Zealander… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:50 AM.Going to the office kitchen to try to find a knife can lead to some Allanis Morrisette level frustrations. Missing office cutlery is a worldwide phenomenon, and the laser focused kiwi workplace is not… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.A comet that hasn't been visible in our sky for about 80,000 years will blaze back into view this week. Astronomer Ian Griffin spoke to Ian Griffin about Comet C/2023 A3. Audio

8:42 AM.Federated Farmers is welcome a proposal to ease the rules for overseas investors. The Associate Finance Minister, David Seymour, says there's too much red tape for foreigners who want to invest in New… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.And Australian Brodie Kostecki has won his first Bathurst 1000 motor race in New South Wales. Kostecki and co-driver Todd Hazelwood took the honours in their Chevrolet Camaro after a stirring battle… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:30 AM.Market Update for 14 October 2024 Audio

8:26 AM.The descendants of some of Northland's earliest European settlers are about to travel to their homeland to renew old family ties. But this is a reunion with a difference, as reporter Peter de Graaf… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.The Hauraki Gulf Forum is alarmed by the changes allowing commercial fishing in previously protected areas. Co-chair of the Forum, Nicola MacDonald spoke to Ingrid Hipikiss. Audio

8:19 AM.Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has announced 19 new marine protection areas on the Hauraki Gulf, but says ring-net fishing will be allowed to continue. The Labour and Green parties say the changes… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.An abuse in care survivor says learning many more people suffered at the hands of state and faith-based institutions spurred her to report to police the off-duty officers who she says raped her… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The leader of the West Papua rebels who took New Zealander Philip Merhtens hostage has denied claims he was bribed to set the pilot free last month. In an exclusive interview with RNZ Pacific's… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Team New Zealand sailor Blair Tuke believes they judged their distances just right as they extended their America's Cup lead to 3-nil in the first-to-seven series against Britannia in Barcelona. Audio

7:55 AM.Testing has cleared the government's main facial recognition system of having any significant racial bias, paving the way for its mass rollout. It is the first time that bias in the biometric… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Back to the America's Cup in Barcelona, where Emirates Team New Zealand are sitting pretty with a 3-nil lead over Ineos Britannia after notching a third win overnight. Team New Zealand's coach Ray… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Divers will go into the water again this morning at the wreck of the sunken HMNZS Manawanui off the south coast of Upolu in Samoa. Its their eighth day at the wreck since the Manawanui ran aground on… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Air New Zealand is lamenting the fact it won't be able to reach its emissions target by the end of the decade after lobbying the government over sustainable fuel. The company says by 2030, nearly… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.The US has announced it will deploy an air defence battery and troops to Israel to strengthen defence against Iran. This comes just two weeks after Iran launched roughly 180 missiles into Israel… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.New Zealand First wants to create a 100-billion-dollar New Zealand Future Fund - to build multi-decade infrastructure. Winston Peters spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:15 AM.The leader of the West Papua rebels who took New Zealander Philip Merhtens hostage has denied claims he was bribed to set the pilot free last month. In an exclusive interview with RNZ Pacific's… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Team New Zealand's grip on the America's Cup has tightened after beating Ineos Britannia in race 3 of the first-to-seven final off Barcelona. The two teams came within centimetres of disaster in a… Read more Audio

7:07 AM.Team New Zealand beat Britannia in today's only race in Barcelona to extend their America's Cup to 3-nil in the first-to-seven series, with the two boats almost clashing foils during a feisty start. Audio

6:53 AM.Business news for 14 October 2024 Audio

6:52 AM.New Zealand First wants to set up a 100-billion dollar infrastructure fund. Winston Peters announced the move yesterday, in a speech bringing a triumphant end to the party's annual convention, but not… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Sir Graham Henry and Sir Ashley Bloomfield are part of an eclectic group of New Zealanders is fronting a new campaign to remove the stigma around herpes. 80 per cent of New Zealanders will get the… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:25 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:14 AM.The MetService says road snowfall warnings are in place for the top half of the South Island. Meteorologist, John Law spoke to Ingrid Hipikiss. Audio

6:06 AM.Team New Zealand extended their America's Cup lead over Britannia to 3-nil in the first-to-seven series winning today's one and only race, after the two boats came within "a matter of centimetres" of… Read more Audio