Morning Report

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

From couples' axe-throwing to an R-18 zoo exhibition, Aucklanders are finding romance in some strange places this Valentine's Day. While some couples are sticking to flowers and dinner dates, others… Read more Audio

Super Rugby Pacific kicks off tonight with the Crusaders hosting the Hurricanes in Christchurch before the Highlanders take on the Waratahs in Sydney. Rugby reporter Joe Porter has more. Audio

A representative for the workers at Kinleith pulp and paper Mill in Tokoroa says they're bracing themselves for bad news, as they wait to hear the fate of the mill later this morning. Up to 230 jobs… Read more Audio

Pies and Pita Pit are on the menu at schools as a one-off today with the new free lunch provider Compass saying it needs to "get on top of its food production". Education correspondent John Gerritsen… Read more Audio

Europe is still reeling from what appears to be the collapse of nearly a century of American interventionist policy on the continent. US Secretary of Defense Pete Heggseth says that Washington will no… Read more Audio

Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis has again called for more competition in the supermarket sector, saying a new player would be "really, really welcome". She spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

The speed limit on a stretch of road in Martinborough, where a cyclist on a four-seater bike died yesterday, has been under scrutiny for years - with a mayoral hopeful calling for urgent change… Read more Audio

The families of those who died in Cyclone Gabrielle two years ago say Hawke's Bay residents are in danger because authorities have not made the urgent changes needed to keep people safe in disasters… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

An environmental expert says a world first global study on pesticides shows the long-term damage to our ecosystem and our "clean, green" reputation. Melanie Kah is a professor at the School of… Read more Audio

Hamas says it is committed to the Gaza ceasefire deal and will release three Israeli hostages as planned this weekend. Our correspondent in Tel Aviv, Giles Gibson, spoke with Corin Dann Audio