Morning Report for Tuesday 14 October 2025

10:00 AM.The Government is celebrating new structured literacy results for new entrants; Chris Hipkins discusses teachers strikes and latest political polls; Whale watchers are abuzz after the apparent… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Whale watchers are abuzz after the apparent sighting of the albino humpback "Migaloo" near Kaikoura. Dr Rochelle Constantine, a professor of Marine Ecology at the University of Auckland spoke to.... Audio

8:50 AM.West Coast tourism operators says they're seeing birds and plants they didn't know lived in the area since predators were cleared. Tourism reporter Tess Brunton has more. Audio

8:46 AM.The Pike River film has had its New Zealand premier at the Regent Theatre in Greymouth. Samantha Gee reports. Audio

8:40 AM.Hospice New Zealand have launched a world-first project inviting people who are dying and their caregivers to review the everyday services around them. Hospice NZ Chief Executive Wayne Naylor spoke to… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:34 AM.Market Update for 14 October 2025 Audio

8:24 AM.More than 85-thousand additional people could be in work by the end of next year, forecasters say - but there are concerns the recovery could leave some people behind. Money correspondent Susan… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss as the situation in Gaza continues to develop. Audio

8:08 AM.Labour Leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:06 AM.Expect a few bolters to be named in the All Blacks 15 squad today is the message from All Blacks coach Scott Robertson. Audio

7:54 AM.NZ First has said major changes need to be made to the government's Gene Tech bill. Acting political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:46 AM.More questions are being raised over Fonterra selling some of the county's most iconic dairy brands. Matamata Dairy Farmer and former Fonterra Co-operative council Chair James Barron spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

7:36 AM.Market Update for 14 October 2025 Audio

7:26 AM.A National Sport Club Survey has revealed the number of sports clubs in financial trouble has doubled since before the pandemic. Mellissa Lam, Secretary at Papatoetoe Athletics Club spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.The government is celebrating the structured literacy results for new entrants which showed 58% of students were meeting or exceeding phonics expectations by term three, up from 36% in term one… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.More than 240 women have been forced to travel from eastern Bay of Plenty to Tauranga to give birth this year - a third of those being emergency transfers. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

7:08 AM.Celebrations have been taking place across Israel as Hamas released all 20 surviving hostages last night, after 738 days in captivity. Blake Sifton spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from Tel Aviv. Audio

7:06 AM.The White Ferns are confident they are ready to play in Sri Lankan conditions. Audio

6:52 AM.Business news for 14 October 2025. Audio

6:45 AM.85% of General Practioners saying they're raising patients' fees to stay afloat, according to a new survey. Dr Angus Chambers spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:37 AM.As Israeli hostages were released and reunited with their families today, so too were almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees. Thomas Helm is the Jerusalem correspondent for The National, a… Read more Audio

6:33 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:25 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:21 AM.Former mayor among speakers at climate change conference in Christchurch. RNZ's Anna Sargent reports. Audio

6:15 AM.There are fresh calls for the government to ditch its proposed ban on retail surcharges. Retail NZ has surveyed its members and almost half say they will raise their prices if the law change comes… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Let's catch up with what's been going on around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins. Audio

6:06 AM.The Warriors have signed a try scoring machine for the next three years. Audio