Morning Report for Friday 11 April 2025

10:00 AM.On today's episode, Beijing has insisted it won't back down in the face of US President Trump's increasing tariffs on Chinese goods which now stand at 145 percent, Air New Zealand has unveiled its new… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:50 AM.Listen to our weekly political panel. Audio

8:46 AM.The national aerospace centre is pursuing two local companies interested in building rocket launchpads. Phil Pennington reports. Audio

8:40 AM.More than two years ago, Cyclone Gabrielle washed thousands of logs and wood waste from forestry into Gisborne and surrounding areas. Now the Tai Rāwhiti region is tackling the problem by attempting… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:30 AM.Market Update for 11 April 2025 Audio

8:27 AM.Sacked diplomat Phil Goff is revelling in his freedom to denounce the US President telling an Auckland University audience Donald Trump is an abusive bully and that New Zealand is behaving like an… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.Donald Trump seems confident he can secure a deal with China - after the countries hiked tariffs to extreme rates on Thursday. Washington Post Asia-Pacific Editor Anna Fifield spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:10 AM.China and the United States are now locked in a trade war, with both countries rocketing up the rhetoric and the amount charged for incoming goods. New Zealand China Council chair and former… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Liam Lawson concedes he's having to relearn how to drive the Racing Bulls car but he's confident he finish higher up the placings at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. Audio

7:56 AM.NASA is back in Wānaka for test flights of its stadium-sized, super pressure balloons. Mission manager with NASA's Balloon Program Office Christy Hales spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:50 AM.It's been more than two years since Cyclone Gabrielle upended lives across the North Island. But for some, it was just one more chapter in a long story of floods, fear and property damage. Northland… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Workers First Union is pushing for Woolworths senior staff members' pay to be protected, as the supermarket chain pushes ahead of with a major restructure. First Union's national retail organiser Ross… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Thousands of tertiary students have been waiting for months for student loans and allowances after a surge in applications. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:36 AM.The Treaty Principles Bill is now dead but its architect Act Party leader David Seymour is looking to resurrect something similar at the next election. Political reporter Russell Palmer has more. Audio

7:24 AM.Air New Zealand has unveiled its new uniform, set to replace the colourful Dame Trelise Cooper design staff have been sporting since 2010. The new design was created by London-based New Zealand… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.US stocks are handing back some of their historic gains from Thursday as Wall Street weighs a global trade war that has cooled in temperature, but is still threatening the economy. Washington DC… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Beijing has insisted it won't back down in the face of U.S. President Trump's increasing tariffs on Chinese goods which now stand at 145 percent. The Ambassador of China to New Zealand Dr Wang… Read more Audio

6:56 AM.Business news for 11 April 2025 Audio

6:52 AM.The world is waiting to see how the US imposing a 125 percent tariff on China will impact the global economy. Former trade commissioner for NZ in China Pat English spoke to Paddy Gower. Audio

6:40 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:30 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:14 AM.US markets have fallen again, after Thursday's record-breaking surge off the back of Donald Trump's announcement that reciprocal tariffs on most countries would be paused. Bloomberg business columnist… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.SailGP has cancelled next month's Rio event after identifying a defect in select wingsails in the F50 fleet. Audio