Morning Report for Thursday 18 December 2025

10:00 AM.The police union says frontline officers are being verbally abused and spat at in the wake of the Jevon McSkimming scandal; Firefighters are questioning a police decision not to send a helicopter to… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Enthusiasts from as far as Australia, joined a convoy of the little cars from Christchurch to a working farm station in Canterbury's Avoca Valley, for the annual Great Honda City road trip The event's… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The Ministry of Health has decided not to renew its contract for the online FluTracking surveillance tool. Pretoria Gordon reports. Audio

8:40 AM.The government is returning more than 3000 hectares to Maori in the top of the South Island, along with 420-million dollars in compensation. Attorney-General, Judith Collins spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:35 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:34 AM.Market Update for 18 December 2025 Audio

8:24 AM.Primary school principals are warning teachers will struggle to teach the Government's new curriculum in classes that include children from multiple year groups. Education correspondent John Gerritsen… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.The country's biggest bank says it's seen an increase in people wanting to shift from floating to fixed rates over the past week. Money correspondent, Susan Edmunds spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:19 AM.The alleged Bondi shooter has been charged with 59 offences, including one terrorist act and 15 counts of murder. RNZ's Charlotte Cook spoke to Corin Dann from Bondi. Audio

8:10 AM.A foundation born out of tragedy is helping young sportswomen compete on the world stage. Tania Dalton is a former Silver Fern who died in 2017, aged 45, after suffering a brain aneurysm. Her husband… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Black Caps are expecting the Mt Maunganui pitch to be more spin-friendly than any other surface they've played on during the test series against the West Indies. Audio

7:50 AM.Children at Auckland's Starship Hospital have been given a rare chance to light up one of the city's most recognisable landmarks, the Sky Tower. Starship Foundation CEO Jo Simon spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Renewable energy advocates say it's madness thousands of new piped gas connections are being put into houses every year despite dwindling supply. Climate Change Correspondent, Kate Newton reports. Audio

7:47 AM.Primary school teachers say they rejected the Government's latest pay offer because it would have left them out of pocket after inflation. NZEI lead negotiator Liam Rutherford 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.Market Update for 18 December 2025 Audio

7:21 AM.For more than 40 years, Bernard Egan has been tasked with the job of being Santa's helper. Listening to Christmas wishes and taking notes from kids back to Santa. He spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:20 AM.Firefighters are questioning a police decision not to send a helicopter to rescue a teenage girl stranded on a Coromandel cliff. Police later apologised, saying they mistakenly believed she was dead… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.A twenty-four-year-old suspect in the mass shooting at Bondi has been charged with 59 offences, including one terrorist act and 15 counts of murder. Charlotte Cook reports from Bondi. Audio

7:10 AM.The police union says frontline officers are being verbally abused and spat at in the wake of the Jevon McSkimming scandal. Police Association president Steve Watt spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:06 AM.England were left fuming after Australia's Alex Carey survived a caught-behind appeal on day one of the third Ashes test, with the review technology failing to pick up an apparent nick off the… Read more Audio

6:55 AM.Business news for 18 December 2025 Audio

6:47 AM.A number of Auckland duty lawyers plan to stop work for a week over poor pay and working conditions. Finn Blackwell has the story. Audio

6:45 AM.The Ministry of Health isn't renewing its contract for the country's online FluTracking surveillance tool. Epidemiologist Michael Baker, from Otago University's Department of Public Health, thinks… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.US police are asking the public to pay attention to the posture, body language, and walk, of a Brown University shooting suspect, captured on CCTV. Correspondent Mitch McCann spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:35 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

6:20 AM.A coroner has found there are ongoing and wide-ranging barriers for young people accessing suicide prevention services in Northland in the wake of a tragic suicide cluster. Amy Williams reports. A… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins. Audio

6:10 AM.After a hot and sunny start to December, New Zealand has been hit by a cold snap. MetService head of weather news Heather Keats spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:06 AM.Hometown hero Alex Carey scored his first Ashes century to help rescue Australia from a top order batting collapse and reach 326 for 8 at stumps on a hot opening day of the third test in Adelaide. Audio