Morning Report

Christopher Luxon says New Zealand is determined to continue to put pressure on Russia over the war in Ukraine. Correspondent Jamie Tahana spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

Donald Trump has maintained the Iranian nuclear sites struck by US 'bunker-busters' were "obliterated" saying that the Fordow site is now 'totally inoperable'. Correspondent Toni Waterman spoke to… Read more Audio

NATO members have confirmed they've agreed to spend 5 percent of GDP on defence and security by 2035 - an increase from the current core defence spending target of 2 percent. Correspondent William… Read more Audio

New Zealand tennis player Lulu Sun was unable to reproduce her first match heroics at the Eastbourne grasscourt tournament in England, dumped out of the Wimbledon warmup in the second round. Audio

Business news for 26 June 2025. Audio

The government has instructed Auckland Council to allow apartments of at least 15 storeys around three key train stations, as the City Rail Link nears completion. Auckland Councillor Richard Hills… Read more Audio

Leaky hospitals, rotting schools, mould in police stations and courthouses and outages on ferries and commuter rail. These are some of the problems laid bare by the Infrastructure Commission in its… Read more Audio

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

News from the rural farming sector. Audio

Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

Heavy rain and wind warnings are in place for large parts of the South Island. MetService's head of weather news Heather Keats spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked Donald Trump on social media, sharing a video clip of the US President speaking about the impact of the US strikes while at NATO. Senior… Read more Audio