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Cycling advocates are welcoming a new initiative they hope will get more Aucklanders thinking about how they travel. By October this year, Auckland Transport will be trialling smart roadside signs that display live travel times by car, public transport and bike, giving commuters a way to compare their travel options. Bike Auckland chair Karen Hormann spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

This Friday will mark the fifth year that New Zealand has celebrated Matariki as a public holiday. The theme this year is 'Matariki For Everyone' and organisers say more and more people are embracing Matariki, not just Maori. Maori News journalist Pokere Paewai reports.

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

After a tough few years, economists say better times might be just around the corner. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Academics say China's new ethnic unity law has implications for people living outside of the country and New Zealanders should be concerned. Anna Fifield, former Bureau Chief in Beijing for the Washington Post spoke to John Campbell about the potential implications of the new law.

Academics say China's new ethnic unity law has implications for people living outside of the country and New Zealanders should be concerned. The Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law of China came into effect on Wednesday, with a provision indicating that Beijing could target people overseas for inciting ethnic separatism. Luka Forman reports.

Daylight in Oamaru is revealing the full extent of the damage left behind by heavy overnight flooding. Resident Raylene Mulligan braved floodwaters to get to her sister's house where water had come up to her back door. She spoke to John Campbell.

More than three quarters of New Zealanders say rising energy costs have had a major or moderate impact on their household budget within the last six months. That's according to research conducted by Genesis Energy, one of the country's big four gentailers, which posted first-half net profit of 95 million dollars earlier this year. Genesis Chief Executive Malcolm Johns spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Morning Report.

Research from the University of Otago shows that something as simple as asking open-ended questions and weaving conversations into everyday activities help toddlers' communication skills. The findings have inspired the ENRICH programme, which the government is now expanding from 65 to 525 early childhood centres across the country. ENRICH leader, Professor Elaine Reese of the Department of Psychol...

The ACT Party is promising to make it illegal to use family pets to control and coerce victims of family violence, if elected. Political reporter Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira reports.

An early morning sports news update.

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

The All Blacks welcomed new coach Dave Rennie to the hotseat with a thrilling two-point victory over France in Christchurch over the weekend. Commentator and rugby writer Tony Johnson spoke to John Campbell.

Health NZ chief executive Dr Dale Bramley spoke to John Campbell.

More beds have been added in hospitals around the country, as the health system battles a seasonal surge in illness. Health correspondent Kate Green reports.

Heavy rain has flooded homes and businesses in the Waitaki District. A welfare evacuation centre has been opened in Oamaru with more than 20 people choosing to leave their homes. Waitaki mayor Mel Tavendale spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

An early morning update from RNZ's business team.

Farming excellence runs in the family for the latest Young Farmer of the year winner, who's taken home the prize 27 years after his dad did. Tom Slee spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Thousands of families are still searching for their missing loved-ones in Venezuela, after two huge earthquakes. Caracas-based journalist Rosali Hernandez spoke to John Campbell.

The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.

An early morning sports news update.

Almost 40 percent of dairy farmers are failing to meet the legal requirement to report their use of nitrogen fertiliser. Keiller MacDuff reports.