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

7:34 AM.The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team. Audio

7:25 AM.Calls have been made for limits - or even bans - on contact sport for young children. Dr Helen Murray from the University of Auckland is a leading neuroscientist studying concussion and long-term… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Health officials are scrambling to track down people who have been exposed to measles, which they fear is spreading undetected in the community. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

7:14 AM.More than 100,000 health and education workers will walk off the job on Thursday, forcing the closure of schools, and cancelling hospital appointments and surgeries. Public Service Commissioner Sir… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.Serious weather warnings are in place for the lower North Island and South Island. MetService head of weather news Heather Keats spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:53 AM.An early morning update from RNZ's business team. Audio

6:49 AM.More than 47,000 doctors and other health workers are striking today over pay and work conditions. Lucy Xia reports. Audio

6:44 AM.Medsafe is investigating a brand of oestrogen patches, after receiving multiple reports from users who say their patches aren't working. Dr Megan Ogilvie, an endocrinologist at ERH Associates in… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.Seven people, including two children, have been killed in the latest round of Russian bombardments in Ukraine. BBC's Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:33 AM.The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke. Audio

6:26 AM.An early morning sports news update with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:23 AM.Canterbury is under a state of local emergency with damaging gusts of up to 140kph forecast under a series of high-level red strong wind warnings. Reporter Anna Sargent joins us now from Christchurch.

6:16 AM.Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins. Audio

6:10 AM.More than 100,000 workers across health and education are going on strike. Public Service Association National Secretary Fleur Fitzsimons spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

10:00 AM.Chris Bishop and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel; Amnesty International's Secretary General Dr. Agnès Callamard is in New Zealand this week as part of… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.As Kiwis dust off their BBQs ahead of summer, a new national sausage champion is ready for grilling. Owner of Westmere Butchery David Rossiter spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:49 AM.The Sports Minister wants Sports New Zealand to step in to help resolve the ongoing Silver Ferns coaching saga. Sports Minister Mark Mitchell spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:41 AM.Amnesty International's Secretary General Dr. Agnès Callamard is in New Zealand this week as part of an official visit to the Pacific. She spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:36 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:34 AM.Market Update for 22 October 2025 Audio

8:26 AM.Massey University has updated its retirement expenditure guidelines, which show how pensioners around the country are spending their money - and what you'd need to save to have that same lifestyle… Read more Audio

8:08 AM.Chris Bishop and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel. Audio

8:04 AM.The Australian netballers are batting away suggestions that they struggle to win on New Zealand soil. Audio

7:54 AM.A halloween-themed art show has horror enthusiasts crawling out of the woodwork - and into queues on the capital's Cuba Street. Wellington reporter, Mary Argue went to Thistle Hall to find out what… Read more Audio