Morning Report for Friday 7 March 2025

10:00 AM.On today's episode, Health Minister Simeon Brown has come under criticism for ditching a bowel screening programme for Maori and Pasifika that started at age 50, a school lunch so hot it gave a… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:49 AM.Listen to our weekly political panel. Audio

8:46 AM.This weekend, Pasifika Festival returns to Auckland's Western Springs park. RNZ Pacific reporter Coco Lance spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:38 AM.A Canadian billionaire with a history in private equity is leading a move to dump the board of media company NZME, owners of the New Zealand Herald and NewsTalk ZB. Founder of The Spinoff Duncan… Read more Audio

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

8:29 AM.Market Update for 7 March 2025 Audio

8:25 AM.Housing advocates and those supporting homeless youth say it's now near impossible to get into emergency housing. Political reporter Lillian Hanly has more. Audio

8:22 AM.Wellington's Mayor Tory Whanau and the majority of the city's councillors have called for Wellington Water chair Nick Leggett to resign over what they call severe failings and 'millions of dollars… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Police are preparing for Wellington's pride festival to be disrupted by protesters. Wellington Area Commander Dean Silvester spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:16 AM.The Opposition leader's state of the nation address to the Auckland Business Chamber, will focus on jobs, health and homes - and a new economic team will be unveiled. Mihingarangi Forbes reports. Audio

8:10 AM.US President Donald Trump's pause on sharing military intelligence with the Ukraine may not have blinded it entirely. Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:06 AM.The White Ferns' are managing their injury crisis as they prepare for today's second one-dayer against Sri Lanka in Nelson. Audio

7:56 AM.The national Pipe Band Championships get underway in Invercargill with 57 pipe bands from New Zealand and Australia competing. Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands' Association president Liam Kernaghan spoke… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.The Wellington pride festival has kicked off with a dawn service at Mt Victoria. Wellington pride festival board co-chair Tamsin Prichard spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:47 AM.The union representing many of NZME's journalists says it is "deeply worried" by a billionaire's plans to take over its board. Etu Union negotiation specialist Michael Wood spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:38 AM.Health Minister Simeon Brown has come under criticism for ditching a bowel screening programme for Māori and Pasifika that started at age 50. Brown spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:30 AM.The people of Upper Hutt City are proudly wearing their bogan heritage on their tattooed sleeves. Even mayor Wayne Guppy has donned his best mullet hairdo in support of a weekend of hard rock, black… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.A school lunch so hot it gave a Gisborne student second degree burns has resulted in a widened food safety investigation into lunch provider Compass. Ilminster Intermediate School principal Jonathan… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Health minister Simeon Brown has announced the national bowel screening age will be lowered from 60 to 58. Cancer Society's chief executive Nicola Coom spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:09 AM.Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has accused the Government of being "super-sensitive to the Trump administration", following Phil Goff's sacking. RNZ political editor Jo Moir spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

7:05 AM.Former Black Cap Craig McMillan believes New Zealand can upset India in the Champions Trophy final in Dubai on Sunday Audio

6:54 AM.Business News for 7 March 2025 Audio

6:48 AM.New Zealand Food Safety is widening its investigation into how a Gisborne student was burned by a hot school lunch. Haeata Community Campus in Christchurch principal Peggy Burrows spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Winston Peters has sacked Phil Goff from his post as High Commissioner to the UK, after comments he made about US President Donald Trump at a Chatham House event in London. University of Waikato… 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

6:20 AM.A study by the University of Otago shows the HPV vaccine has reduced cervical cancer by over 60 percent, while also lowering the risk of pre-cancerous changes. University of Otago Department of… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.In a natural disaster damaged infrastructure and an overwhelming demand for official help can mean communities have to look after themselves for a while. This week, in Wellington, officials are trying… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.Greymouth's Paul Coll has opened his New Zealand Open title defence with a dominant 3-nil victory over Japanese number 1 Ryunosuke Tsukue in Christchurch. Audio