Morning Report for Monday 24 November 2025

10:00 AM.National is proposing to raise Kiwisaver contributions to a combined 12% by 2032 - bringing it in line with Australia; Newly re-elected Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says his second term will be focused… Read more Audio

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

8:48 AM.The All Blacks season is over, with the team rounding out their year with a comfortable win over an inexperienced Wales side in Cardiff. The Scott Robertson coached side failed to claim a Grand Slam… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.A North Shore supermarket is trailing how much schools and other organisations could gain from a money back scheme on empty drink bottles and cans. Sandy Botterill, from New World's parent company… Read more Audio

8:33 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:32 AM.The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team. Audio

8:26 AM.Money correspondent Susan Edmunds has been talking some KiwiSaver providers who say there's a catch in National's latest policy announcement. Audio

8:13 AM.A survey of last term's Auckland councillors and local board members has found 81% of those who responded had been harassed or bullied by members of the public. Kim Baker Wilson reports. Audio

8:07 AM.The New Zealand Green Building Council and Auckland Council have written an open letter to the government asking for urgent action on overheating homes. Andrew Eagle is the Chief Executive of the New… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Morning Report. Audio

7:44 AM.Newly re-elected Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says his second term will be focused on boosting the region's economic growth, making the CBD more inviting, and securing a city deal. Auckland Mayor Wayne… Read more Audio

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

7:35 AM.The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team. Audio

7:25 AM.For some people, it's a strict December first only. For others, the moment Halloween wraps up, the lights, tinsel and Mariah Carey come out. Joyce Morton is a true Christmas fanatic and spoke to… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.A former soldier who attacked a taxi driver in a drunken rage says the Defence Force failed to get him desperately needed help after a traumatic stint training Ukrainian civilians for war. Charlotte… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.National has entered campaign mode, debuting its first new election policy in a bid to revitalise its flagging support in the polls. Acting political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Melissa… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.National is proposing to raise Kiwisaver contributions to a combined 12% by 2032 - bringing it in line with Australia. Business New Zealand's Catherine Beard spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss Audio

6:51 AM.An early morning update from RNZ's business team. Audio

6:47 AM.The COP30 climate summit has drawn to a close after two weeks of talks in the city of Belem, Brazil. Climate Change Minister Simon Watts spoke to Melissa Chan Green. Audio

6:41 AM.Maori in Northland have met this weekend to discuss the expulsion of MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi from Te Pati Maori. Chair of Te Runanga-a-iwi-o-Ngapuhi Mane Tahere spoke to Melissa Chan-Green Audio

6:34 AM.Talks on ending the war in Ukraine have been held in Switzerland, after the details of a US-Russia 28-point peace plan were leaked. Correspondent in Geneva, Ross Cullen spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:33 AM.A woman whose adult son was discharged from a mental health unit into an Auckland boarding house says the living conditions were appalling and unfit for such a vulnerable person. Amy Williams reports.

6:31 AM.The latest rural news with Monique Steele. Audio

6:23 AM.An early morning sports news update with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:19 AM.National is out of the gates with its first election policy - proposing to lift combined employer and employee KiwiSaver contributions to 12% by 2032 if re-elected. Giles Dexter reports. Audio

6:13 AM.Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins. Audio

6:08 AM.Air New Zealand is considering banning portable power banks on flights, after a string of fires linked to the devices. Pilot and aviation commentator Vaughn Davis spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio