Morning Report for Thursday 23 October 2025

10:00 AM.More than 100,000 health and education workers will walk off the job on Thursday, forcing the closure of schools, and cancelling hospital appointments and surgeries; Calls have been made for limits -… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.The New Zealand cricketers are facing a must-win match against India in tonight's women's Cricket World Cup one dayer in Mumbai tonight. White Ferns bowler, Lea Tahuhu spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:47 AM.Questions are being raised about what more the Transport Agency can do to improve the resilience of State Highway 3 between Waikato and Taranaki. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin reports. Audio

8:45 AM.Mary Argue is in Featherston and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:41 AM.Air New Zealand is expecting a significant effect on services today as parts of the country are hit with damaging gales and heavy rain. General Manager for Airports Kate Boyer spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:37 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:35 AM.The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team. Audio

8:27 AM.Job hunters are being targeted by scammers accordint to new data. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:19 AM.Last-ditch pleas to avert today's mega-strike have come to nothing - with both sides digging in - and blaming each other for the disruption to come. Acting political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Anna Sargent updates Corin Dann on a power outage affecting the top of the South Island. Audio

8:15 AM.Wild weather forces cancellations of flights in and out of Wellington. Nick James is at Wellington Airport and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:07 AM.Reducing surgery wait times is a major focus for the government, and means surgeries are regularly being outsourced to the private system. Chris White is the CEO of Southern Cross Healthcare spoke to… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Pickets and rallies are taking place across the country today, as more than 100,000 health and education workers go on strike. Audio

7:49 AM.The Government is being accused of "brazen industry capture" by passing a series of changes to pig welfare standards that are closely aligned with an industry proposal. Anusha Bradley reports. Audio

7:45 AM.Health officials say they're dealing with an "escalating national risk of measles". Medical Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre Nikki Turner spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:36 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

7:34 AM.The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team. Audio

7:25 AM.Calls have been made for limits - or even bans - on contact sport for young children. Dr Helen Murray from the University of Auckland is a leading neuroscientist studying concussion and long-term… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Health officials are scrambling to track down people who have been exposed to measles, which they fear is spreading undetected in the community. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

7:14 AM.More than 100,000 health and education workers will walk off the job on Thursday, forcing the closure of schools, and cancelling hospital appointments and surgeries. Public Service Commissioner Sir… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.Serious weather warnings are in place for the lower North Island and South Island. MetService head of weather news Heather Keats spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:53 AM.An early morning update from RNZ's business team. Audio

6:49 AM.More than 47,000 doctors and other health workers are striking today over pay and work conditions. Lucy Xia reports. Audio

6:44 AM.Medsafe is investigating a brand of oestrogen patches, after receiving multiple reports from users who say their patches aren't working. Dr Megan Ogilvie, an endocrinologist at ERH Associates in… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.Seven people, including two children, have been killed in the latest round of Russian bombardments in Ukraine. BBC's Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:33 AM.The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke. Audio

6:26 AM.An early morning sports news update with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:23 AM.Canterbury is under a state of local emergency with damaging gusts of up to 140kph forecast under a series of high-level red strong wind warnings. Reporter Anna Sargent joins us now from Christchurch.

6:16 AM.Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins. Audio

6:10 AM.More than 100,000 workers across health and education are going on strike. Public Service Association National Secretary Fleur Fitzsimons spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio