Morning Report

Former tennis World No.1, Japan's Naomi Osaka, is coming back to Auckland's ASB Classic as she looks to climb back to the top of the rankings. Audio

Millions of young social media users will be automatically moved to a new version of Instagram ... with built-in protections controlled by their parents. This is part of a plan from Meta - which owns… Read more Audio

Friends and family of two women murdered by psychopath Paul Tainui want the Corrections Department held accountable for the failings that contributed to the second killing. Adam Burns reports. Audio

A sports researcher expects that events that are expensive to run will be cut from the next Commonwealth Games. Head of AUT Sport and Recreation Mark Orams spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

Police staff have had unauthorised access to a controversial online facial recognition website described by its critics as "stalkerware by design". Phil Pennington reports. Audio

The jury in the murder trial of Philip Polkinghorne will today review audio evidence and reference thousands of pages of transcripts of witness testimonies. Lucy Xia reports. Audio

Wholesale power prices might have fallen from the atmospheric heights of last month, but independent electricity retailers say that's not the end of the story. Electric Kiwi has supplied data to RNZ… Read more Audio

New research shows a wealthy New Zealander could pay about twice as much tax if they lived in a country with a capital gains tax. The chair of Tax Justice Aotearoa, Glenn Barclay, spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

Lebanon has been hit by a second attack in 24 hours, this time using exploding walkie talkies. Journalist Séamus Malekafzali spoke to Corin Dann from Beirut. Audio

Former World No 1 and four-time Grand Slam winner, Japan's Naomi Osaka, is heading back to the ASB Tennis Classic. Audio

Business news for 19 September 2024 Audio

Tararua Mayor Tracey Collis says locals are feeling 'incredibly disheartened' over a proposed road toll on their new Te Ahu a Turanga highway. Corin Dann spoke to Tracey Collis. Audio