Morning Report

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

Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker spoke to John Campbell with an update on weather conditions following a night of heavy rain.

Erica Stanford on boosting language skills before school; Homeless Aucklanders respond to emergency housing targets; MSD chief responds to criticism of housing targets; Meridian CEO Mike Roan speaks to John Campbell; Review finds widespread failures in government tech; All Black Fletcher Newell speaks to John Campbell

We crossed the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Richard Willingham from ABC in Tasmania.

Thousands have turned out in force to support the Secondary School national kapa haka competition in Tauranga. Maori News Journalist Layla Bailey McDowell reports.

Fans of mushrooms in the Bay of Plenty have had a whole month to celebrate their favourite fungi at the annual NZ Fungi Fest. Four weeks of talks, workshops and art classes all come to an end this Sunday at Tauranga's Mushroom Market. Event coordinator Bobbi Summers spoke to John Campbell.

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

Public Trust says only about five percent of people consider their furry friends when they're doing their estate planning. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds has been looking at why that matters and spoke to Morning Report.

1 News Sports Editor Abby Wilson and RNZ rugby reporter Joe Porter join Morning Report for this week's sports panel.

For weeks we've been hearing from listeners about the increase in their power bills going into winter. Now big power companies will now need to offer households and small businesses cheaper rates for off-peak electricity. Meridian CEO Mike Roan spoke to John Campbell.

The All Blacks are gearing up to face off against France in the first game in the Nations Championship. They'll play in front of a sold-out Te Kaha stadium in Christchurch tomorrow night. Starting prop Fletcher Newell spoke to John Campbell.

Some residents on Auckland's North Shore are worried a proposed new development will be pushed through the fast-track process without locals getting a say. Devonport Heritage chairwoman Margot McRae spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Residents of Auckland's central suburbs have come out swinging against a plan that could see 15 storey apartment blocks next to the historic villas and bungalows in places like Mt Eden, Kingsland and Epsom. Matthew Theunissen reports.

An early morning sports news update.

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

Hundreds of early childhood centres will soon offer a new language development programme to give children the skills they need before they start school. Education Minister Erica Stanford spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The Ministry of Social Development's boss is defending linking staff performance with cutting emergency housing numbers, saying it's executing the government's policy. Chief executive Debbie Power says her staff know the decisions they make have a big impact on the people asking for help and those who are eligible for assistance will get it. Political reporter Lauren Crimp sat down with Power to a...

The Ministry of Social Development's boss is defending linking staff performance with cutting emergency housing numbers, saying it's executing the government's policy. Tuwhenuaora Natanahira spoke to homeless people in central Auckland.

New research shows house hunters are pushing climate risk aside in the name of affordability. Analysis from property data firm Cotality suggests many flood-affected properties have outperformed neighbouring homes in the years since Cyclone Gabrielle. Craig Dargusch, Cotality's Chief Data Officer, spoke to John Campbell.

An early morning update from RNZ's business team.

An environmental group wants a total ban on fishing tarakihi after an assessment found its stocks have plummeted. Seafood New Zealand general manager of inshore fishing, Tiffany Bock spoke to John Campbell.

At least 20 people have been killed in a large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine's capital. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko has declared a day of mourning. He says the drone and missile strikes were the worst attack on the city since the war began. BBC Monitoring's chief analyst Vitaly Shevchenko spoke to John Campbell.

The latest rural news with Kim Savage.

An early morning sports news update.

Instead of avoiding homes at risk of flood, house-hunters are snapping them up at a discount. Data from the property analyst firm Cotality shows that buyer demand for these discounted properties means their values are actually growing faster than houses in unaffected areas. Climate change correspondent Kate Newton reports.