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The 22-year-old netballer Catherine Hall went from fulltime medical student to winning a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games with the Silver Ferns. But now as she recovers from an ACL rupture she has been named sportswoman of the year at Auckland university. Hall spoke to John Campbell.

A 72 percent drop in the number of engineering jobs over the last two years is sparking concerns about the workforce and crucial work placements for would-be graduates. Engineering students can't graduate until they clock up 800 hours experience, with 400 of those hours needing to be engineering-related work through an internship or job. Brett Williams, General Manager Global for Engineering New Z...

The Department of Conservation has launched a new weed fighting tool that its creator reckons can put a big dent in the country's billion dollar problem. Phil Pennington reports.

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It's never easy to see what might happen in the future and economists say right now it's particularly hard to make any forecasts. With the international geopolitical landscape being uncertain, it's very hard to tell what might lie ahead for New Zealand. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to John Campbell.

It's been a tough year to be a regional airline, with many relying on government support to keep services running. Last month Origin Air cut its Wellington to Westport route. Chief executive Robert Inglis spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Opposition leader, Chris Hipkins spoke to Morning Report.

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The Bay of Plenty is looking forward to a boost in tourists as the summer cruise ship season gets underway. Oscar Nathan, general manager of Tourism Bay of Plenty, as well as the deputy chair of the New Zealand Cruise Association spoke to John Campbell.

Pain specialists are calling for shingles vaccination to be free for every New Zealander aged 65 and over. As it stands, most people only have a 12-month window - from their 65th birthday to get the vaccine for free. Dr Charlotte Hill, chair of the New Zealand National Committee of the Faculty of Pain Medicine spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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When it comes to sharing photos of children, Artificial Intelligence has raised the stakes - with social media sites coming under fire for the misuse of young people's images in AI generators. Frith Tweedie, a partner at SimplyPrivacy, an online privacy and AI governance consultancy, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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Gaspy shows that the average price for 91 has climbed to $3.50.9- slightly higher than the peak price reached in April of $3.50. Automobile Association's principal policy advisor Terry Collins spoke to John Campbell.

National has fallen below 26 percent in a new RNZ-Reid Research poll, as the Greens surge about a month out from voting day. Political editor Jo Moir spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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The woman who alleges she was drugged and raped by a group of Cornell University students in the US, has been targeted with threats. Correspondent Mitch McCann spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from New York.

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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called a snap election for November. It comes after parliament rejected his proposed changes to help renters. Reuters correspondent Victoria Waldersee spoke to John Campbell from Madrid.