Morning Report for Tuesday 4 March 2025

10:00 AM.On today's episode, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says New Zealand is standing up for the international rules-based order in supporting Ukraine and that position hasn't changed, the government is… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.The finalists for the Taite Music prize have been announced. Independent Music NZ general manager Dylan Pellett spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio

8:45 AM.The La Niña weather pattern is thought to be one of the reasons for more fish being caught in the seas around Wellington. Ashleigh McCaull has been talking to some novice fishermen. Audio

8:42 AM.Orchards are buzzing around the country with the last of the stonefruit picked and packed, and the wine grape harvest beginning. Monique Steele has the detail. Audio

8:36 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:30 AM.Market Update for 4 March 2025. Audio

8:27 AM.We often hear about New Zealanders' KiwiSaver balances still being too low to give many of us a comfortable retirement. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:20 AM.Neon's low budget film Anora and filmmaker Sean Baker ruled the night at the 97th Academy Awards, winning five trophies including best film. Hollywood insider Sandro Monetti spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio

8:16 AM.Daily school attendance is improving. Over the first five weeks of the first term an average of 88 percent of children were at school every day, up from 85 percent last year. Education correspondent… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Prime Minister says he continues to trust Donald Trump despite the US president's public clash with Ukrainian's Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Warriors boss Cameron George says assistant coach Richard Agar won't be stood down while an investigation is undertaken into an alleged assault in Las Vegas. Audio

7:52 AM.Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says New Zealand is standing up for the international rules based order in supporting Ukraine and that position hasn't changed. Luxon spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:45 AM.Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga brought tens of thousands of visitors to Taranaki for the biennial celebration of kapa haka, injecting millions of dollars into the province in the process. Taranaki… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.There are now four food safety investigations into School Lunch Collective meals - at different schools across the country. Keiller MacDuff reports. Audio

7:37 AM.One hundred new placements for overseas-trained doctors to work in primary care, and incentives for recruitment of 400 graduate nurses a year, are big-ticket items in the government's $285 million… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.The Warriors have just landed at Auckland airport amid allegations their assistant coach assaulted an English journalist during their NRL season-opening loss to Canberra. Reporter Jonty Dine spoke to… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Police use of number-plate spotting systems has skyrocketed to over 700,000 times a year or 2000 times a day. Phil Pennington spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio

7:17 AM.An urgent meeting is being held in Wellington to look at Monday's highly critical report into Wellington Water. Reporter Nick James spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:09 AM.The government is promising a $285 million "uplift" that will bring in a hundred new foreign-trained doctors into the primary care workforce. Health Minister Simeon Brown spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:06 AM.Being without a number of players will open the door for others as the White Ferns open their one-day series against Sri Lanka in Napier today. Audio

6:55 AM.Business news for 4 March 2025. Audio

6:47 AM.An urgent meeting of the Advisory Oversight Committee has been called for Tuesday morning to discuss Monday's scathing report on Wellington Water. Wellington Water board chairperson Nick Leggett spoke… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.A leading medical recruiter says her agency is already seeing an uptick in overseas interest in the hundred new placements the government is setting aside for foreign-trained doctors. Accent Health… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:28 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

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

6:22 AM.Chinese scientists have analysed fire data from thousands of cities in 20 countries - and New Zealand topped the list of those facing a growing wildfire risk because of climate change. Massey… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked the United States for its support and says he's ready to agree a minerals deal with the US. BBC Ukraine Correspondent James Waterhouse spoke to Alexa… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Olympic champions dominate the finalists for the Laureus World Sports Awards. Audio