Morning Report

An early morning sports news update.

A Wellington employment support service says they've helped almost 600 jobseekers find work since opening in 2023. Anya Fielding reports.

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

A report released this morning by the Health and Disability Commissioner highlights significant barriers disabled people face getting medical help. Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Foreign Affairs Minister responds to latest tariff threat; Selwyn District mayor discusses amalgamation plans; Outgoing chair of Remuneration Authority on MP entitlements; Queenstown tourism boss discusses new tourism figures; Beige Bridge co-founder excited for upcoming summer of cricket

A campaign has been launched to save the iconic dinosaur slide at St Kilda's Marlow Park. Councillors are mulling replacing or refurbishing the colourful attraction as part of a multimillion dollar destination playground upgrade. Dunedin City Councillor Andrew Simms is lobbying to save it and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Hancocks Family Merchants has veggie pods, chickens and even bee hives on its South Auckland site where staff learn how to grow produce. Much of what's grown is given to the staff, and whatever is left goes back into the community. Owner Jo Jakicevich spoke to John Campbell.

Doubts are being raised about a proposal to merge TSB Bank with Heartland Bank with one former director of the Taranaki institution likening it to selling off the family silver. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin reports.

An early morning sports news update.

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

Does the method you use to sell your house affect the price you get for it? New research indicates it might. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to John Campbell.

Returning now to the story developing this morning... about the US' plan to impose a tariff on countries it says are not doing enough to prevent importing goods made by forced labour.. New Zealand is among 60 economies on the US' sights... and many products could be facing a tariff rate of 12.5 per cent. Felicity Roxburgh spoke with John Campbell.

Works of historical importance and ones that help tell New Zealand's national story could be made more accessible under a proposed change to copyright laws. The government wants to give museums, libraries, galleries and archives greater flexibility to create digital copies of work to preserve them and make them available online. David Reeves, Tumu Whakarae Chief Executive at Auckland Museum spoke...

As the cost of living continues to bite, an online consignment and thrift store says demand for its service continues to climb. Wendy Quach started & Again in 2020 partly to try and convince her parents that thrifting could be a high-quality experience. It's since grown into a network of thousands of buyers looking for pre-loved items, and sellers looking to make some extra coin. Quach spoke to Jo...

How much is 4.7 million Instagram followers worth? All Whites defender Tim Payne has gone from a virtual unknown to a social media sensation, after an Argentinian influencer's viral push to make him a World Cup hero. Social media expert Molly Scott spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

A teachers' union is pushing back against the government's suggestion to give subject experts who work as unqualified teachers more money. Post Primary Teachers' Association president Chris Abercrombie spoke to John Campbell.

MPs pay and entitlements has been in the spotlight again when it was revealed National minister Louise Upston is among MPs collecting $1000 a week to live in her own Wellington apartment. Geoff Summers, outgoing chair of the Remuneration Authority spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss

An early morning sports news update.

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

Returning now to the story breaking this morning that the US plans to impose a 12.5 percent tariff on countries it says are not doing enough to prevent importing goods made by forced labour.. New Zealand is on the list. Trade Minister, Agriculture Minister and Associate Foreign Affairs Minister, Todd McClay spoke with John Campbell.

Black Caps fans will need to clear their calendars after New Zealand Cricket announced 42 days of international cricket across eight cities this summer. Beige Bridge co-founder Paul Ford spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Councils around the country are working to a three month deadline to come up with a plan to amalgamate. Selwyn District mayor Lydia Gliddon spoke to John Campbell.

New Zealand exporters to the United States could soon face a new 12-point-5 percent tariff, as the Trump Administration targets 60 countries it says are not doing enough to prevent the importation of goods made by forced labour. Our Washington DC correspondent Toni Waterman talks with Ingrid Hipkiss.

An early morning update from RNZ's business team.

The team used MRI scans to study the brains of 13 people who'd recently stopped using meth, after an average of 15 years. The study's lead author Ben Bristow spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.