Morning Report

Submissions on the Modern Slavery Bill are underway at Parliament's Education and Workforce Committee. World Vision's Head of Advocacy and Justice Rebekah Armstrong spoke to Guyon Espiner.

John Campbell speaks to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon; Paramedics to be authorised to prescribe some medicines; Power company complaints up 500 percent; School principal says students working more to help pay bills; Blair Tuke discusses push to ban bottom trawling.

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

New Zealand's first-known coffee roaster and a hot plate made from military gun barrels are among items on display at the Wellington museum. The Capital of Kai exhibition contains memorabilia dating back to the 1920s from the city's famous restaurants, cafes and bars. Reporter Sammy Carter visited the exhibition.

The government is investing $8 million in community programmes using sport and physical activity to reduce youth offending. Tauranga's surfing programme, Live for More works with 16 to 25 year olds who are on the wrong track. Its founder and executive director Krista Dixon spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Iran says it's fired missiles towards Northern Israel after earlier Israeli strikes on southern Beirut. Iran's military says the strikes in Lebanon had "crossed all red lines", threatening further action if Israel responded with further attacks. The Israeli military says it's intercepted all missiles fired so far. Washington DC correspondent Allister D'Souza spoke to John Campbell.

An early morning sports news update.

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

We often hear how much easier life is in Australia, but there's a warning that it might not be the case for renters for much longer. A new report shows rental affordability increasing in most parts of New Zealand. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

An advocacy group is calling for urgent action to house thousands of homeless mothers and their children. The Coalition to End Women's Homelessness has done the first data dive on 33,000 children who were in severe housing deprivation at the time of the latest census, and found they are missing out on so much more than a stable roof. Amy Williams reports.

Transport accident investigators are combing through the scene of the train incident that injured six passengers in Wellington over the weekend. Daran Ponter from Greater Wellington Regional Council spoke to John Campbell.

Simon Craggs, principal of Papakura High School says he's seeing an increase in students with jobs working longer hours. He spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Morning Report following his trip to Australia.

After losing to Haiti 4-0 last week, the All Whites turned in a much stronger performance in their final warm-up match before the World Cup kicks off on Friday. They managed to hold England, the world's fourth-ranked team, to a one-nil loss. Former All Whites defender Ivan Vicelich spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

An early morning sports news update.

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

The battle to ban bottom trawling is front of mind for one group marking World Ocean Day with an annual dip. Live Ocean co-founder Blair Tuke spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

A poverty advocate says it's becoming more common for high school students to work long hours to help their families pay the bills. Luka Forman reports.

Thousands of Wellington train commuters will have to use bus replacement services today, after a train slammed into a concrete stop-block on the Johnsonville line on Saturday night. RNZ reporter Anya Fielding, and a perosn on the scene, Chris Myatt, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from Khandallah Station.

Complaints about power companies are up 500 percent in the last five years. Utilities Disputes Commissioner & CEO, Neil Mallon spoke to John Campbell.

An early morning update from RNZ's business team.

The economic downturn is hitting some engineering students who are struggling to find the work experience they need to complete their degrees. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports.

A young builder from Mangawhai, north of Auckland, won the New Zealand Certified Builders Apprentice Challenge. Caidan Brien spoke to John Campbell.

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says he will fight any upcoming leadership challenge. BBC political correspondent Rob Watson spoke to John Campbell.

The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.