Morning Report

Rural News for 18 August 2025. Audio

Early sports chat with Nathan Rarere. Audio

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

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

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

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

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

We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

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

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

Business markets update with Anan Zaki. Audio

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