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

ASB is warning that the next few months might be hard going for many New Zealanders. It has released its latest economic forecasts, which show the economy is still largely at the mercy of international forces. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to John Campbell.

More than 125 years after a kiwi-feather cloak was given away, it's finally being returned by a British museum to the iwi that made it. The kiwi kahu had been gifted by Ngati Rarua and Ngati Toa Rangatira to British doctor Dr George Cleghorn in 1900 for the work he did around Wairau Pa. Lorraine Eade, a descendant of one of the iwi leaders and the chair of Ngati Rarua o Te Wairau Society, finally...

Regional airlines are getting an added boost from the government to help them in the air as fuel prices soar. Operators will get a share of $5.7 million to help protect essential air links around the country. The grants come on top of the nearly $26 million in government-backed loans already allocated this year. Andrew Crawford, chief executive of Sounds Air spoke to John Campbell.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Morning Report.

Students and graduates are being encouraged to take on internships to make them stand out from other candidates in a tough employment market. Eleisha Balmer is a Client Partner at Eleven PR and got in touch with us to stress the importance of internships. She spoke to John Campbell.

An early morning sports news update.

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

New Zealand has one of the highest rates of melanoma in the world, and the highest death rate. Bronwen McNoe, Senior Research Fellow & Co-director of the Cancer Society Research Collaboration spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Budgets, buses and fair pay. It was another packed weekend in the lead up to election day. Political reporter Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira has been on the campaign trail.

The vulnerability of New Zealand Police cyber crime capabilities is under the spotlight. RNZ can reveal a 2024 assessment by Australian Federal Police found many weaknesses and gaps. Phil Pennington's investigation led to these revelations and he spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Labour says it can balance the books without shrinking the economy, as the party reveals its Fiscal Plan. Labour's finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds spoke to John Campbell.

An early morning update from RNZ's business team.

The head of prisons in the US State of Tennessee has resigned after the failed execution of death row inmate Christa Pike. Nonprofit organisation, American Civil Liberties Union, runs a Capital Punishment Project, which works towards the repeal of the death penalty in the United States. They campaigned against the execution of Christa Pike. Maria DeLiberato is a Senior Counsel for the project and...

The Australian Federal Police says a counterterrorism team is investigating the Australian links of a FlyDubai pilot who allegedly attacked his co-pilot. ABC Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from Jerusalem.

The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.

An early morning sports news update.

There are plenty of new faces vying for the seat of West Coast Tasman. The seat has traditionally been a Labour stronghold but has been held by National's Maureen Pugh for the last term. Samantha Gee reports.

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

ACT has become the latest of the major political parties to release a KiwiSaver policy this election. It's promising to remove tax on KiwiSaver earnings and scrap Government contributions. Terry Baucher, director of an Auckland-based tax consultancy firm spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

David Cunliffe discusses growing cost of superannuation; Southland urology crisis raises concerns over patient safety; What National's new paperless travel policy means for Kiwis; Tau Henare discusses growing support for Greens on Maori roll

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

Famed for its summer Festival of the Lights, New Plymouth has put a twist on the audio visual experience and taken it indoors to the city's main theatre for the Darklight Hidden World exhibition. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin went along to take a look.

Petowners will tell you just how expensive insurance can be, especially with multiple animals. But what about farmers and their working dog teams? RNZ rural reporter Gianina Schwanecke reports.

Ashburton's Bookarama has been going for 47 years, has tens of thousands of books and has made over $1.5 million for community groups over its lifetime. John Driscoll is the chair of the charitable trust that distributes the funds and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss for this week's regional spotlight.