Morning Report

GP discusses rise in number of homeless being hospitalised; New non-invasive tests for endometriosis rolled out in the UK; Julian Wilcox previews Matariki events; Auckland's City Rail Link put through major test; Young readers compete for Kids Lit Quiz title; Teen pianist Shan Liu set for NZSO mainstage debut

New Zealand has been counting down its top 100 songs in this year's Waiata 100 on RNZ National. Today, more songs will be revealed, before the top songs are played on Music 101 with host Kara Rickard tomorrow. Kara spoke to John Campbell.

In two weeks' time, Shan Liu will make his mainstage, solo debut with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in Wellington. The 16-year-old Auckland piano player is the youngest winner of the National Concerto Competition competition in its 57 year history. Shan spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

A Hawke's Bay eye clinic is yet to spend a dollar on power this year, and has halved the amount of waste it generates per patient. Health correspondent Kate Green reports.

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Kainga Ora has been busy in the Tenancy Tribunal, taking thousands of tenants to task. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds has been looking into it and spoke to John Campbell.

Some lucky train enthusiasts are getting a glimpse of how Auckland's City Rail Link is expected to operate during peak times. The entire Auckland rail network is closed to the public today, while the new timetable, stations, and systems are put through their paces. Auckland reporter Felix Walton spoke to John Campbell from the brand new Karanga-a-hape Station

The theme for this year's Matariki public holiday is 'Matariki Herenga Waka - Matariki For Everyone' and organisers say more and more people are embracing the holiday, not just Maori. Julian Wilcox is hosting RNZ's broadcast and spoke to John Campbell.

Australian retail veteran Lindsay Rowles started as the new head of Mitre 10 in March after a senior role at Foodstuffs. He's touring the country's Mitre 10 stores, while facing the downstream effects of the Iran conflict and a sluggish economy. Lindsay Rowles spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Torrential rain and galeforce winds continues to lash the lower North Island. A heavy rain warning remains in place further north in the Tararua District and parts of the central North Island. It has been lifted for Wairarapa but rivers rose again last night and all bridges into into Martinborough in South Wairarapa are closed for the second time in 24 hours. Reporter Mary Argue spoke to Ingrid Hi...

More than 30 children from around the world have converged on the Bay of Islands to compete in the final of this year's Kids Lit Quiz. 13-year-old AJ Salerno from Connecticut spoke to John Campbell.

In England and Wales, new non-invastive tests for endometriosis are being rolled out. GPs will be able to recommend a saliva or gut electrical signal test as an initial diagnostic tool for endometriosis. Tanya Cooke, Chief Executive at Endometriosis New Zealand spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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A solar panel installer says Labour's new solar policy won't provide anywhere near enough money to get the level of solar investment the country needs. Timaru-based Solar Panel installer Terry Patterson spoke to John Campbell.

For the first time in three years the Reserve Bank has lifted the official cash rate, economists are divided on whether that's the right call, although there's agreement more increases are coming before the end of the year. Westpac senior economist Michael Gordon spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Data from Health New Zealand shows the number of homeless people being hospitalised has doubled in six years. The number has leapt from just under a thousand in 2018/19 to close to 2000 in 2024/25. Dr Bruce Arroll, a GP at Auckland City Mission's Calder Centre spoke to John Campbell.

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A report out today estimates flooding could cause more than three quarters of a billion dollars a year to infrastructure by 2075, if greenhouse gas emissions aren't kept in check. Infrastructure Commission Te Waihanga Director of Economics and Research, Graham Campbell spoke to John Campbell.

US President Donald Trump says the ceasefire with Iran is over. He made the comments from the NATO summit in Turkey, after Iran and the US traded fresh strikes. Correspondent Stuart Smith spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from Ankara.

The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.

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More homeless people are ending up in hospital with the latest figures showing hospitalisations have doubled over six years. Political reporter Lauren Crimp reports.

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