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New Zealand's most listened to morning news show, featuring comprehensive coverage of local and world events from 6:00am to 9:00am every weekday on RNZ National.

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    Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 18 December

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 28:40


    The police union says frontline officers are being verbally abused and spat at in the wake of the Jevon McSkimming scandal; Firefighters are questioning a police decision not to send a helicopter to rescue a teenage girl stranded on a Coromandel cliff. Police later apologised, saying they mistakenly believed she was dead, but emails suggest cost may have been a factor; The Ministry of Health isn't renewing its contract for the country's online Flu Tracking surveillance tool; For more than 40 years, Bernard Egan has been tasked with the job of being Santa's helper. Listening to Christmas wishes and taking notes from kids back to Santa; Children at Auckland's Starship Hospital have been given a rare chance to light up one of the city's most recognisable landmarks, the Sky Tower.

    Great Honda City road trip takes place in Canterbury

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 5:01


    Enthusiasts from as far as Australia, joined a convoy of the little cars from Christchurch to a working farm station in Canterbury's Avoca Valley, for the annual Great Honda City road trip The event's creator, Jared Campbell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

    Ministry of Health decides not to renew flu tracking contract

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 4:00


    The Ministry of Health has decided not to renew its contract for the online FluTracking surveillance tool. Pretoria Gordon reports.

    Government returning more than 3000 hectares of land to Maori

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 5:48


    The government is returning more than 3000 hectares to Maori in the top of the South Island, along with 420-million dollars in compensation. Attorney-General, Judith Collins spoke to Corin Dann.

    Sports Chat for 18 December 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 3:06


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

    Market Update for 18 December 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 3:59


    Market Update for 18 December 2025

    Rising home loan rates have take some borrowers by surprise.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 2:39


    The country's biggest bank says it's seen an increase in people wanting to shift from floating to fixed rates over the past week. Money correspondent, Susan Edmunds spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

    Warnings for teachers over new school curriculum

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 3:03


    Primary school principals are warning teachers will struggle to teach the Government's new curriculum in classes that include children from multiple year groups. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports.

    Bondi shooting suspect charged with 59 offences

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 4:33


    The alleged Bondi shooter has been charged with 59 offences, including one terrorist act and 15 counts of murder. RNZ's Charlotte Cook spoke to Corin Dann from Bondi.

    Dalton Foundation helping young sportswomen reach world stage

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 7:12


    A foundation born out of tragedy is helping young sportswomen compete on the world stage. Tania Dalton is a former Silver Fern who died in 2017, aged 45, after suffering a brain aneurysm. Her husband Duane set up the foundation in her memory. He spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

    Sports News for 18 December 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 1:02


    The Black Caps are expecting the Mt Maunganui pitch to be more spin-friendly than any other surface they've played on during the test series against the West Indies.

    Renewable energy groups warn new gas hookups risk higher bills

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 4:02


    Renewable energy advocates say it's madness thousands of new piped gas connections are being put into houses every year despite dwindling supply. Climate Change Correspondent, Kate Newton reports.

    Starship kids light up Sky Tower for Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 4:59


    Children at Auckland's Starship Hospital have been given a rare chance to light up one of the city's most recognisable landmarks, the Sky Tower. Starship Foundation CEO Jo Simon spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

    Primary school teachers reject latest government offer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 4:15


    Primary school teachers say they rejected the Government's latest pay offer because it would have left them out of pocket after inflation. NZEI lead negotiator Liam Rutherford spoke to Corin Dann.

    Sports Chat for 18 December 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 3:19


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

    Market Update for 18 December 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 2:10


    Market Update for 18 December 2025

    Canterbury's Santa helper shares 40 years of Christmas wishes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 5:32


    For more than 40 years, Bernard Egan has been tasked with the job of being Santa's helper. Listening to Christmas wishes and taking notes from kids back to Santa. He spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

    Police helicopter refusal questioned in Coromandel rescue

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 6:14


    Firefighters are questioning a police decision not to send a helicopter to rescue a teenage girl stranded on a Coromandel cliff. Police later apologised, saying they mistakenly believed she was dead, but emails suggest cost may have been a factor. RNZ's Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann.

    Alleged Bondi gunman charged with 59 offences

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 3:12


    A twenty-four-year-old suspect in the mass shooting at Bondi has been charged with 59 offences, including one terrorist act and 15 counts of murder. Charlotte Cook reports from Bondi.

    Police union says officers abused after McSkimming scandal

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 5:19


    The police union says frontline officers are being verbally abused and spat at in the wake of the Jevon McSkimming scandal. Police Association president Steve Watt spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

    Sports News for 18 December 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 1:14


    England were left fuming after Australia's Alex Carey survived a caught-behind appeal on day one of the third Ashes test, with the review technology failing to pick up an apparent nick off the century-scorer's bat due to an operator error.

    Business News for 18 December 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 6:13


    Business news for 18 December 2025

    Duty lawyers plan week-long strike over pay, conditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 2:54


    A number of Auckland duty lawyers plan to stop work for a week over poor pay and working conditions. Finn Blackwell has the story.

    Online flu tracking tool loses government funding

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 4:58


    The Ministry of Health isn't renewing its contract for the country's online FluTracking surveillance tool. Epidemiologist Michael Baker, from Otago University's Department of Public Health, thinks that's a mistake and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

    New Brown University shooting suspect captured on CCTV

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 5:31


    US police are asking the public to pay attention to the posture, body language, and walk, of a Brown University shooting suspect, captured on CCTV. Correspondent Mitch McCann spoke to Corin Dann.

    Morning Rural News for 18 December 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 3:40


    News from the rural farming sector.

    Early Sports Chat for 18 December 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 3:54


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

    Coroner finds barriers to youth suicide prevention in Northland

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 4:33


    A coroner has found there are ongoing and wide-ranging barriers for young people accessing suicide prevention services in Northland in the wake of a tragic suicide cluster. Amy Williams reports. A warning this story discusses suicide.

    World News Wrap

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 6:00


    Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins.

    New Zealand's Christmas weather forecast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 5:18


    After a hot and sunny start to December, New Zealand has been hit by a cold snap. MetService head of weather news Heather Keats spoke to Corin Dann.

    Sports News for 18 December 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 1:08


    Hometown hero Alex Carey scored his first Ashes century to help rescue Australia from a top order batting collapse and reach 326 for 8 at stumps on a hot opening day of the third test in Adelaide.

    Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 17 December

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 34:34


    Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel; It has been a big year for the country's education sector with a number of major changes; Auckland Council has scrapped a trial of fortnightly rubbish collections after a backlash from affected residents; A local board election has been voided, and voters will have to go back to the polls, after a judge ruled fraudulent voting had "permeated or infected" the election.

    Charlotte Cook speaks to Ingrid Hipkiss from Bondi

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 4:41


    One of the gunmen who police believe carried out the mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach has woken from a coma. Police are yet to announce what charges Naveed Akram may face. For the latest, we crossed to reporter Charlotte Cook, who was at the Bondi Pavilion.

    Claims FIFA World Cup ticket prices are "extortionate"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 5:49


    Tickets for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico are officially on sale, but for many fans the excitement has come with a hefty price tag. All Whites defender Ben Sigmund.

    Sports Chat for 17 December 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 3:02


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

    Market Update for 17 December 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 2:24


    The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

    Increase in travel insurance payouts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 3:13


    Southern Cross says even though fewer people are taking out travel insurance, the amount it's paying in claims keeps going up. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

    Wait times for rheumatologists continue to grow

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 4:04


    Some rheumatologists are turning down about half the specialist referrals they receive from GPs in order to provide adequate treatment for their existing patients. Ruth Hill reports.

    Weekly Political Panel: Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 11:53


    Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel.

    Art of Banksy exhibition arrives in Christchurch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 2:33


    The Art of Banksy exhibition has landed in Christchurch after touring around the world, showcasing more than 150 original pieces of the artists' work. Anna Sargent reports.

    Council scraps fortnightly rubbish collection trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 4:45


    Auckland Council has scrapped a trial of fortnightly rubbish collections after a backlash from affected residents. Council's Policy, Planning and Development Committee chairperson, Richard Hills.

    Education Minister Erica Stanford reflects on 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 10:35


    It has been a big year for the country's education sector with a number of major changes. Education Minister Erica Stanford spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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