Morning Report

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he is open to adopting some of the so-called anti-woke proposals from New Zealand First. Diversity Works New Zealand chief executive Maretha Smit spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

The third progress update on the government's nine key targets has been released and it shows that more than half the targets are still behind track or at risk of not being met. Data journalist Farah… Read more Audio

Markets are continuing to slide in the US after Tuesday's plunge and an announcement of doubled tariffs on Canadian aluminium and steel. Financial Times' Peter Wells spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Family violence experts say the Ministry of Justice buried a report that says children are at risk in the judicial system and recommends sweeping changes. Amy Williams has the story. Audio

Leader of New Zealand First Winston Peters is ramping up his efforts against what he calls "woke left-wing social engineering and diversity targets in the public sector". Peters spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

There's been a flurry of diplomacy as world leaders seek to bring a lasting end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

The School Lunch Collective last year won a contract to provide free lunches to 130,000 students in 466 schools, on Tuesday one of its three member companies, the Libelle Group went gone into… Read more Audio

An organisation that lost its school lunch contracts when the government moved to a new, lower-cost model this year, says it had been expecting the new collective to fail, and it and a group of food… Read more Audio

Manchester United plan to build a new $4.5 billion 100,000-seat stadium that will be the biggest in Britain, next to the existing Old Trafford. Audio

Business News for 12 March 2025 Audio

The Kremlin has condemned Ukraine's largest drone attack yet on Moscow and other parts of Russia, saying it could spoil what it called a trend towards a peace settlement. The BBC's James Waterhouse… Read more Audio

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