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6:49 AM.Morning Business News for 18 August 2025. Audio

6:45 AM.The Interislander ferry "Aratere" is making its last round trip across the Cook Strait this morning, after nearly 30 years in service. Nick James looks back at its history. Audio

6:43 AM.The Department of Conservation is on a public fundraising drive, asking for people to donate to some of its biodiversity projects. DOC director of strategic partnerships and investment David Van Der… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky will be joined by a number of European leaders when he meets with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Correspondent Nick Harper spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:35 AM.Rural News for 18 August 2025. Audio

6:25 AM.Early sports chat with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:19 AM.The increasing number of farms being planted in trees for carbon farming is raising concerns about the spread of pests and an increased fire risk. Tairāwhiti Hawke's Bay reporter Alexa Cook has the… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.Let's catch up with what's been going on around the world with RNZ's UK correspondent Alice Wilkins. Audio

6:08 AM.AI has designed two new potential antibiotics that could tackle tough bacteria, including multi-drug-resistant MRSA and gonorrhoea. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Termeer Professor of Medical… Read more Audio

6:04 AM.The Tall Blacks have finished fourth at the Asia Cup after being beaten 79-73 by Iran in the third place playoff in Saudi Arabia. Audio

10:00 AM.In today's episode, former police negotiator Lance Burdett says the officer who shot and killed a woman threatening them with a knife would have had a split second to respond; The Ministerial Advisory… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:48 AM.Scientists at the University of Auckland are working with the New Zealand Defence Force to develop a low-cost floating reflector to help satellites find people lost at sea. One of the project's… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Councils are warning they can't afford to comply with proposed rules that will force them to upgrade their emergency preparedness. Gisborne mayor Rehette Stoltz talked to Corin Dann. Audio

8:33 AM.Business markets update with Anan Zaki. Audio

8:24 AM.New Zealanders are buying and selling everything from cabins and wedding bands to nappy cakes and cars on Facebook marketplace, as well as online auction site Trade Me. Money correspondent Susan… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Listen to our weekly sports panel with One News Sports Editor Abby Wilson and former All Black Taine Randell. Audio

8:08 AM.The Ministerial Advisory Group on Transnational, Serious and Organised Crime says bold action on data-sharing is needed to rein in the rapidly evolving threat of organised crime. The group's chair… Read more Audio

8:05 AM.Morning sports update with Nathan Rarere. Audio

7:55 AM.Renovation of Central Otago mansion Earnscleugh Castle is nearly complete. Katie Todd filed this report. Audio

7:50 AM.Three of the country's biggest greenhouse gas emitters no longer have to reveal how much planet-heating gas they produce each year. Climate Change correspondent Eloise Gibson filed this report. Audio

7:45 AM.We are now over halfway through the capital's Olympics for burgers - Burger Wellington - where more than 200 eateries are competing for this year's title. Official unofficial correspondent of… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Morning sports chat with Nathan Rarere. Audio

7:35 AM.Business market update with Anan Zaki. Audio

7:22 AM.Dunedin locals say they're being robbed of a small joy in life - free parking on a Sunday in the CBD. Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio