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6:52 AM.Business news for 16 September 2025 Audio

6:49 AM.Health NZ is considering whether to backtrack on a new policy to allow nearly every hospital patient to have a support person stay overnight. Morning Report has heard plenty on the issue, and Rowan… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.It's hoped a new $410 million wood pellet plant in the Bay of Plenty will provide jobs and cut the use of coal in New Zealand. Kaweru mayor Faylene Tunui spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:37 AM.Israel and the United States have put on a united front during US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to Israel. Tel Aviv correspondent Blake Sifton spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:32 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:24 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:20 AM.A psychiatrist has told a jury the man who lit the fatal Loafers Lodge fire was insane at the time and had no intention of hurting anyone. The 50-year-old defendant has denied murdering five people by… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.Time to catch up on what's happening overseas with RNZ's Alice Wilkins. Audio

6:11 AM.Animal welfare groups are calling for Horse Racing to be banned after four racehorses died in just three weeks on New Zealand tracks. Elin Arbez from Animal Save Aotearoa spoke to Corin Dann Audio

6:05 AM.New Zealand runner Geordie Beamish has won the 3000 metre steeplechase title at the World Athletics Championship in Tokyo. Audio

10:00 AM.In today's episode, we have our weekly chat with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon; Music and hospitality leaders are singing the government's praises over a $70 million funding package for tourism and… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:39 AM.It is 20th year of the annual competition, and voting opens at 9 o'clock Monday morning. Forest and Bird's chief executive Nicola Toki 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 15 September 2025 Audio

8:26 AM.It used to be that when someone's annual income hit six figures, they were well into the realms of the well paid. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:15 AM.Te Wiki o te reo Māori kicks off on Monday marking 50 years since the very first Māori Language week was held in Aotearoa. Te Taura Whiri chief executive Ngahiwi Apanui spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:08 AM.The nurses' union worries that changes allowing family members to stay with patients around the clock could mean them performing the medical duties usually entrusted to trained professionals. NZNO… Read more Audio

8:05 AM.Sprinter Zoe Hobbs was left bitterly disappointed after failing to make the 100m final at the World Athletics Championships by just point zero six of the second. Audio

7:51 AM.Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke with Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:44 AM."Pulverised", "humiliated" and "shell-shocked". These aren't descriptors we're accustomed to applying to an All Blacks performance, but that's how the world's rugby media has responded to the team's… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

7:33 AM.Market Update for 15 September 2025 Audio

7:22 AM.A new study has found "strong causal evidence" that banning phones improves results in the classroom. Stratford High School Principal Cam Stone spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:16 AM.Parents of high schoolers are navigating rolling strikes this week - with different year groups off on different days. Single parent of two high school students Anna Ponnampalam spoke to Corin Dann. Audio