Morning Report for Wednesday 12 March 2025

10:00 AM.On today's episode, leader of New Zealand First Winston Peters is ramping up his efforts against what he calls "woke left-wing social engineering and diversity targets in the public sector", the… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The government's Global Investment Summit is due to start on Thursday, bringing over 100 businesses and firms together in Auckland. Devon Funds head of retail Greg Smith spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:42 AM.A New Plymouth woman says a month-long delay in getting the results of a "semi-urgent" ultrasound left her feeling like a "ticking time bomb". Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more. Audio

8:38 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:31 AM.Market Update for 12 March 2025 Audio

8:26 AM.A group of school lunch providers say they could replace the School Lunch Collective within weeks. Trust House chief executive John Prendergast spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:21 AM.A former army major says our defence force would scramble to raise a single company to act as peacekepers in Ukraine. Phil Pennington reports. Audio

8:11 AM.The Prime Minister has given support to New Zealand First tackling what it describes as a woke agenda within government. Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:06 AM.All Blacks prop Pasilio Tosi says the Hurricanes players must accept responsibility for their poor start to the Super Rugby season. Audio

7:55 AM.Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he is open to adopting some of the so-called anti-woke proposals from New Zealand First. Diversity Works New Zealand chief executive Maretha Smit spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The third progress update on the government's nine key targets has been released and it shows that more than half the targets are still behind track or at risk of not being met. Data journalist Farah… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Markets are continuing to slide in the US after Tuesday's plunge and an announcement of doubled tariffs on Canadian aluminium and steel. Financial Times' Peter Wells spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:41 AM.Family violence experts say the Ministry of Justice buried a report that says children are at risk in the judicial system and recommends sweeping changes. Amy Williams has the story. Audio

7:26 AM.Leader of New Zealand First Winston Peters is ramping up his efforts against what he calls "woke left-wing social engineering and diversity targets in the public sector". Peters spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.There's been a flurry of diplomacy as world leaders seek to bring a lasting end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:16 AM.The School Lunch Collective last year won a contract to provide free lunches to 130,000 students in 466 schools, on Tuesday one of its three member companies, the Libelle Group went gone into… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.An organisation that lost its school lunch contracts when the government moved to a new, lower-cost model this year, says it had been expecting the new collective to fail, and it and a group of food… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Manchester United plan to build a new $4.5 billion 100,000-seat stadium that will be the biggest in Britain, next to the existing Old Trafford. Audio

6:53 AM.Business News for 12 March 2025 Audio

6:43 AM.The Kremlin has condemned Ukraine's largest drone attack yet on Moscow and other parts of Russia, saying it could spoil what it called a trend towards a peace settlement. The BBC's James Waterhouse… 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

6:26 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:16 AM.As strikes are exchanged between Russia and Ukraine, France's President Emmanuel Macron convened a meeting of army chiefs from over 30 countries to address the issue of Ukrainian security… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.A man has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the vessel collision in the North Sea on Tuesday. Correspondent Olly Barratt spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:05 AM.Four times tennis grand slam winner Carlos Alcaraz kept his Indian Wells "three-peat" campaign on track with a pristine 6-2 6-4 win over Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the third round of the ATP… Read more Audio