Morning Report

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

The latest polling may not have shaken up the left and right blocs but it's once again the major parties bleeding. After their launches over the weekend, campaigning has begun in earnest - and National is shoring up support by talking down tactical voting. And Labour will be under pressure to show its numbers add up once the government books open today. Political reporter Russell Palmer reports.

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

Auckland Council is facing similar risk management challenges as Tauranga City Council when it comes to the risk of landslides. Ross Roberts is the chief engineer at Auckland Council, and co-author of a paper about risk, risk management, and what Mauao tells Auckland, that councillors will discuss today. He spoke to John Campbell.

Jo Moir on National and Labour's campaign launches; Kelly Eckhold discusses increasing cost of fuel; Shanan Halbert discusses Labour's new student loan policy; Hamilton to host student-led, independent TED talk event

We crossed the tasman to speak to our Australia correspondent, Emma Cropper.

A team of Waikato students are teaming up to plan a night of presentations and performances centred around the theme of "Unwritten Futures". And leading the TEDx event's organisation is 13-year-old Abir Mahajan a Year 9 student at St Peter's School in Cambridge. He spoke to John Campbell.

Labour is vying to win back Wellington this election, in what's shaping up to be a neck-and-neck race for the new Wellington Bays seat. Wellington Issues reporter Ellen O'Dwyer reports.

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

Market Update for 28 September 2028.

We've heard a lot in recent years about how many more people are turning to their KiwiSaver accounts when they're in financial strife. But the Retirement Commissioner is doing some work to look into whether all those claims are being submitted in good faith. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to John Campbell.

A grandmother who began using meth as a teen is now clean and inspiring others to change their lives. In the first instalment of RNZ's new series Meth Toll, Serena Solomon and Jessica Hopkins visited the Northland town of Kaikohe.

Labour is promising to wipe ten percent off the student-loan balances of some borrowers. Labour's tertiary education spokesperson Shanan Halbert spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Despite a warming climate, and a super-sized El Nino looming this summer, building officials will not make any changes to fix overheating houses for another five years at least. New Zealand Green Building Council chief executive Andrew Eagles spoke to John Campbell.

National Party Leader Christopher Luxon spoke to John Campbell following National's election campaign launch.

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

It's day one of the school holidays, and many parents will be struggling with balancing work and childcare. It's a constant juggle for working parents dealing with a mismatch of annual leave and 12 weeks of school holidays a year. The issue was raised by advocacy group The Parenthood, in Australia last week. Its CEO Georgia Dent spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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

Northland Regional Council has voted in favour of a reduced-hours-same-pay regime for staff to save money on payrises. HR expert and MyHR's Chief Evangelist Sylvie Thrush-Marsh spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Fuel prices are climbing sharply across New Zealand again, with economists expecting them to keep rising. US President Donald Trump is pushing for a ban on US diesel exports - hoping to bring down diesel prices on home soil ahead of their mid-term elections in November. Westpac Chief Economist Kelly Eckhold spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Political Editor Jo Moir spoke to John Campbell following National and Labour's campaign launches at the weekend.

Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch was in Auckland for Labour's campaign launch.

The Black Ferns coach is praising her team for chasing a win over England, when they could have taken a draw when the clock struck 80 minutes. Instead, they ended up losing to the Red Roses, who are now on a 41 match-long undefeated streak. Close to 60,000 people watched the match at Twickenham. Among them Melissa Chan-Green, who spoke to John Campbell.

Five men have been arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act at a UK Royal Air Force base. Correspondent John Bevir spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

News from the rural farming sector.