Morning Report for Thursday 8 January 2026

10:00 AM.Temperatures set to clock above 30 degrees this week. The high temperatures are a by-product of a heatwave in Australia seeing some states hit 45 degrees; More than a week after the company behind the… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.With streams of notifications and reels tugging at our attention, how can we re-learn the habit of turning pages, rather than scrolling? Ellen O'Dwyer looks at a club taking up slow reading, and… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Extra firefighting crews have been put on standby to help the Hawkes Bay region as it swelters under an extreme fire risk this weekend. Tim Mitchell, the wildfire manager for Fire and Emergency spoke… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.US correspondent Zach Montellaro spoke to Melissa Chan-Green from Washington DC. Audio

8:38 AM.An update on the latest sports headlines with Joe Porter. Audio

8:36 AM.An update on the markets with Jeffrey Halley. Audio

8:29 AM.A routine biodiversity check in North Taranaki has led to the possible discovery of a brand-new species of spider. Taranaki Regional Council biodiversity officer Sandra Sánchez spoke to Melissa… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The massive Manage My Health data hack has put the penalties available for breaching privacy under scrutiny. Kim Baker Wilson reports. Audio

8:16 AM.More than a week after the company behind the app, Manage My Health, disclosed a data breach, patients are still struggling to find out if they've been affected. RNZ's Health correspondent, Ruth Hill… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Temperatures set to clock above 30 degrees this week. The high temperatures are a by-product of a heatwave in Australia seeing some states hit 45 degrees. The mayors of Marlborough and Hastings… Read more Audio