Morning Report for Tuesday 16 December 2025

10:00 AM.Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman has taken the unusual step of indicating the OCR is unlikely to be cut for some time; Australia's national cabinet has agreed to bolster gun control laws in the wake… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Forest and Bird has come up with a new way to entice kids, and adults, to swap screen time for green time. Forest and Bird's Lily Duval spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:30 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:29 AM.The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team. Audio

8:29 AM.Splore has decided to call it quits after its 2026 show after lower than hoped ticket sales. Long time owner John Minty spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:19 AM.Inland Revenue made applications to wind up more than 120 businesses in November, as it draws to the end of a year in which it has come down hard on taxpayers shirking their obligations. Money… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.RNZ's Charlotte Cook spoke to Corin Dann from Bondi Beach in Sydney. Audio

8:15 AM.A Canterbury public health researcher says the legal limit for nitrates in drinking water is too high and potentially causing pre-term births and bowel cancer. Timothy Brown reports. Audio

8:07 AM.Opposition leader, Chris Hipkins spoke to Morning Report. Audio

7:49 AM.A family-run business is making sure pets get where they're going safely - transporting more than 100 animals at a time on a bus that runs from Auckland to Invercargill. Morning Report producer Rayssa… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Roadside drug testing is underway in Wellington with police able to stop and screen drivers for the presence of illegal drugs. Director of Road Policing, Superintendent Steve Greally spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.People have laid floral tributes in Bondi, paying their respects to those killed in the terror attack. Bondi Ward Councillor, Michelle Stephenson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:30 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

7:29 AM.The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team. Audio

7:20 AM.Summer is well and truly here, and with warmer days comes more time spent outdoors, and the need for sunscreen. Head of advocacy and public affairs at the Cancer Society, Rachael Neumann spoke to… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.New data shows New Zealander renters are spending about 40 percent of their income on rent. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds reports. Audio

7:12 AM.Armed police are standing guard at Jewish sites around New Zealand following the Bondi terror attack Assistant Commissioner of National and International Security, Mike Pannett spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:06 AM.In the wake of the Bondi terror attack there have been moves for a change to Australia's gun laws. RNZ's Charlotte Cook spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from Bondi. Audio

6:52 AM.An early morning update from RNZ's business team. Audio

6:41 AM.A new survey has found more people want investment into urban cycleways than don't, but it's pretty close. Otago University professor and lead author Nick Wilson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:36 AM.Australia's national cabinet has agreed to bolster gun control laws in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack. ABC producer Mary Lloyd spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:34 AM.The latest rural news from Gianina Schwanecke. Audio

6:24 AM.An early morning sports news update with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:20 AM.The Treaty settlement process of Aotearoa's largest iwi remains stalled. Peter de Graaf reports from Kerikeri. Audio

6:14 AM.Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins. Audio

6:09 AM.Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman has taken the unusual step of indicating the OCR is unlikely to be cut for some time. Economist Cameron Bagrie spoke to Corin Dann. Audio