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Building officials say comprehensive changes to fix overheating in new houses won't be looked at until a review of the Building Code in 2031. Advocates are now dismayed there won't be a fix for years, saying the dangerous problem is only getting worse as temperatures rise. Climate change correspondent Kate Newton filed this report.

Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins.

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A slew of foreign imports threaten the survival of the citrus industry, with domestic sales worth not much more than imports sold here. Dr Victoria Hatton is a food futurist who says the industry needs an exciting, patented export to compete with the rest of the world. Victoria Hatton spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

An early morning update from RNZ's business team.

Education Secretary on OIA avoidance allegations; Tusha Penny on changes to police mental health response; Black Ferns legend, Sarah Hirini announces her return; 14yo wins bi-lingual speech competition in Kaikohe

We cross the Tasman to talk to our correspondent Richard Willingham from ABC in Victoria.

It's been about six weeks since the Greyhound racing ban came into effect, and there are hundreds of Greyhounds around the country who need re-homing. A worldwide event that traditionally celebrated the Greyhound community now has another purpose, putting the dogs' best paw forward to encourage adoption. The Great Greyhound Global Walk takes place on Sunday morning in 20 towns and cities. Lisa Phi...

Dannevirke residents are demanding accountability over the state of healthcare in Tararua, echoing calls from other towns in the region. Around 200 locals attended a meeting at the Dannevirke Town Hall last night. Health New Zealand has put a temporary halt on Dannevirke Community Hospital taking new patients while it finds more clinical staff, following a number of resignations. Maori News Journa...

Wigram was one of the closest races at the last election with veteran Labour MP Megan Woods holding on by less than 1200 votes. But it's a different seat now, picking up large swathes of the largely rural and safe blue neighbouring seat of Selwyn in last year's boundary changes. Timothy Brown took a trip from the centre of the Garden City to the farms now on Wigram's southern border as part of our...

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

Home loan rates are moving up, but it's not just because of the OCR. We can blame international factors too, but the banks are reluctant to shift on one term in particular. Money correspondent and the host of the No Stupid Questions podcast, Susan Edmunds has been looking at this and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

1 News Sports Editor Abby Wilson and All Black and Manu Samoa player, Lima Sopoaga join Morning Report for this week's sports panel.

A number of mayors have expressed their deep frustrations in the government's plans to amalgamate councils, only to have the process delayed. Porirua City Mayor Anita Baker spoke to John Campbell.

Some of the motu's top secondary school speakers have taken to the stage at the Nga Manu Korero national speech competition. Held over the weekend in Kaikohe, the bi-lingual speech competition celebrated its sixty-first edition. Competitors can choose to speak in Maori or English. 14-year-old Arihia Phillips won the Ta Turi Kara Sir Turi Carroll Junior English section in front of her hometown crow...

The Australian government has launched a taskforce to investigate a rogue AI agent accessing protected government data. AI ethicist and researcher Bec Johnson has worked at Google as part of its AI ethics team and is a lecturer at the university of Sydney spoke to John Campbell.

Earlier this year the government gave councils a three month deadline to submit plans to simplify and reform, or it would make plans for them. But that's changed, with the local government minister deferring decisions until after the election. Ellen O'Dwyer reports.

An early morning sports news update.

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

Black Ferns legend, Sarah Hirini has re-signed with the Black Ferns Sevens to the end of 2028, giving her a shot at the LA Olympics. Hirini spoke to John Campbell.

Police are aiming for a 30 minute handover of mental health patients at emergency departments, as it rolls out the final phase of its withdrawal from mental health related jobs. Assistant Police Commissioner Tusha Penny spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

There's a growing number of allegations that Education Ministry managers have actively tried to avoid scrutiny via the Official Information Act. The Ombudsman will meet with Secretary of Education, Ellen MacGregor-Reid, this morning about the issue, and an internal review is underway. Secretary for Education Ellen MacGregor-Reid spoke to John Campbell.

An early morning update from RNZ's business team.

President Donald Trump has welcomed his Chinese counterpart to the US for a historic three-day visit. The two have struck a deal to extend their trade war truce, which was initially due to expire in November. Associate Professor at the University of Otago, Nicholas Khoo spoke to John Campbell.about what this could mean for New Zealand.