Morning Report

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.

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.

An early morning sports news update.

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.