Morning Report for Friday 15 August 2025

10:00 AM.In today's episode, former police negotiator Lance Burdett says the officer who shot and killed a woman threatening them with a knife would have had a split second to respond; The Ministerial Advisory… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:48 AM.Scientists at the University of Auckland are working with the New Zealand Defence Force to develop a low-cost floating reflector to help satellites find people lost at sea. One of the project's… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Councils are warning they can't afford to comply with proposed rules that will force them to upgrade their emergency preparedness. Gisborne mayor Rehette Stoltz talked to Corin Dann. Audio

8:33 AM.Business markets update with Anan Zaki. Audio

8:24 AM.New Zealanders are buying and selling everything from cabins and wedding bands to nappy cakes and cars on Facebook marketplace, as well as online auction site Trade Me. Money correspondent Susan… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Listen to our weekly sports panel with One News Sports Editor Abby Wilson and former All Black Taine Randell. Audio

8:08 AM.The Ministerial Advisory Group on Transnational, Serious and Organised Crime says bold action on data-sharing is needed to rein in the rapidly evolving threat of organised crime. The group's chair… Read more Audio

8:05 AM.Morning sports update with Nathan Rarere. Audio

7:55 AM.Renovation of Central Otago mansion Earnscleugh Castle is nearly complete. Katie Todd filed this report. Audio

7:50 AM.Three of the country's biggest greenhouse gas emitters no longer have to reveal how much planet-heating gas they produce each year. Climate Change correspondent Eloise Gibson filed this report. Audio

7:45 AM.We are now over halfway through the capital's Olympics for burgers - Burger Wellington - where more than 200 eateries are competing for this year's title. Official unofficial correspondent of… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Morning sports chat with Nathan Rarere. Audio

7:35 AM.Business market update with Anan Zaki. Audio

7:22 AM.Dunedin locals say they're being robbed of a small joy in life - free parking on a Sunday in the CBD. Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:16 AM.The country's main energy producers say they will be able to build new power plants faster thanks to changes to the Resource Management Act. Energy Resources Aotearoa chief executive John Carnegie… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.A Taranaki man given hours to live after being hit by a so-called a coward's punch is getting behind a march supporting the government's tougher penalties for one-punch offences in New Plymouth Friday… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Former police negotiator Lance Burdett says the officer who shot and killed a woman threatening them with a knife would have had a split second to respond. Lance Burdett spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:52 AM.Morning business news with Anan Zaki. Audio

6:44 AM.An Otago University study has found a trauma service set up at Christchurch Hospital three years ago has failed to improve patient outcomes. Study author and surgeon Chris Wakeman spoke to Corin Dann.

6:39 AM.Donald Trump says there's a 25 percent chance the summit with President Putin will end in failure. Correspondent Toni Waterman spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:35 AM.Rural news update with Gianina Schwanecke. Audio

6:26 AM.Early Sports Chat with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:16 AM.Let's catch up with what's been going on around the world with RNZ's UK correspondent Alice Wilkins. Audio

6:08 AM.The hotel industry is broadly in favour of the bed levy Auckland mayor Wayne Brown wants, but is keen to see it extend beyond the supercity. Sudima Hotels and Hind Management chief operating officer… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Morning sports news for 15 August 2025. Audio