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The government opened the books yesterday and the numbers were a little better than had been forecast. For the election campaign that sets up a fiscal fight on several fronts, including whether Labour can meet its spending promises without putting the surplus at risk. Labour's Finance Spokeswoman Barbara Edmonds spoke to Guyon Espiner.

A Dutch environmental group claims New Zealand has broken its climate change promises in the free trade agreement with the EU and is lodging the first complaint of its kind through the European Commission. Eliza Oldfield, a Senior Legal Researcher with the Environmental Law Initiative spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Employment law expert Charles McGuinness looks at employment settlement agreements - or "NDAs" - including some recent high-profile cases. 

This year marks the International Year of Volunteers and the Citizens Advice Bureau's Andrew Hubbard joins Kathryn to talk about the enormous contribution volunteers make within our community.

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.

Whanganui's oldest kindergarten is to shut, as a famous brutalist building in the city centre is put up for sale.

Quentin Johnson talks about his favourite book series, Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series, set during the Napoleonic Wars. Published by HarperCollins.

When British comedian, author, and former junior doctor Adam Kay's book This Is Going to Hurt was released nearly a decade ago it became a publishing and television phenomenon. His new show is coming to New Zealand in December.

Nicola Willis discusses Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update; Political Panel: Paul Goldsmith and Arena Williams; Chloe Swarbrick discusses rise in polls; Jo Moir and Corin Dann discuss pre-election fiscal update.

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the stepping up of cybersecurity for all public-sector websites that's followed revelations AI agents had infiltrated a site containing Medicare data.

A new Kiwi charity launched this morning is taking on one of the biggest challenges in cancer care: how to make new treatments more affordable and accessible to the people who need them. 

Supermarket reform has become a key focus of the election campaign. But how workable are their various policies?

A new survey of parents and family members has found there is growing support for a publicly-funded early childhood education system. How could it work?

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.

With every household in the country throwing away an average of 32 kg of food a year, the government's putting a little extra into initiatives trying to curb the waste. Three organisations will share $1.7 million as part of the National Food Waste Reduction Programme. The "Love Food Hate Waste" campaign is one of the three recipients. Project Manager Sophie Wolland spoke to John Campbell.

From today the free bowel cancer screening age starts lowering from 58 years old to 56. The latest change is a phased roll out, happening region by region, and means another 200,000 New Zealanders are eligible for a free home test. Bowel cancer is the second highest cause of cancer death in Aotearoa. More than 1,200 people die from it annually, and yet when it's caught early, it's one of the most...

The latest news in Tongan language (Lea Faka-Tonga) - brought to you by our partner - Pacific Media Network.

Punters, pundits and politicians are eyeing one of Auckland's most competitive electorates as a bellwether for the rest of New Zealand. In 2023, Maungakiekie's party vote was the closest to New Zealand's overall result - making it a seat to watch. Felix Walton has more.

An early morning sports news update.

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

Diesel prices are pushing up again, and there's a warning we might see the impact when we're shopping for food. But how much and when? Money correspondent Susan Edmunds has been looking at it and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

More than 170,000 young people aged 18 to 24 are not enrolled to vote in this year's general election. The Electoral Commission told RNZ yesterday just 61 percent of young people are enrolled, down from 77 percent at the 2023 election. RNZ spoke to students about what's putting young people off voting, and why they think their voices matter. Maori News journalist Layla Bailey-McDowell with this re...

National's Paul Goldsmith and Labour's Arena Williams spoke to John Campbell on Morning Report's political panel.

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