Morning Report

Listen to our weekly political panel. Audio

An afternoon of tasting whisky might sound like fun to many people, but it's a serious business at the New Zealand Spirit Awards in Wellington. Ellen O'Dwyer went along to find out what it involves. Audio

The Phoenix will be challenged for support when they play their first pre-season game in Wellington on Saturday. Barry Guy reports. Audio

How does our sporting fanwidth get tested this weekend? Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The Crown says on the evening of January 24 last year, murder-accused Julia DeLuney simply lost control. Reporter Kate Green spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

New Zealand wine brand Villa Maria putting cancer warning labels on its wines exported to Ireland, but in New Zealand industry lobby group the Alcoholic Beverages Council doesn't want the cancer… Read more Audio

A South Auckland principal is warning that a third of teenagers in communities like his could leave school with no qualifications. Papakura High School principal Simon Craggs spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Legislation aimed at getting local councils to keep their costs down has passed its first reading coinciding with this year's Local Government conference in Christchurch. Political reporter Russell… Read more Audio

The All Blacks are looking to make it three from three in their final test against France on Saturday night. RNZ rugby reporter Joe Porter and AFP journalist Florian Soenen spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Kiwis have growing concerns about the use of AI, especially when it comes to big companies using their data. One New Zealand's Chief Data and AI Director Summer Collins spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to settle a multibillion-dollar lawsuit with a group of shareholders over how top executives at Meta handled repeated privacy violations by Facebook. Wedbush Securities… Read more Audio