Morning Report for Friday 17 May 2024

10:00 AM.On today's episode, New Zealanders in New Caledonia say they are feeling vulnerable amidst the escalating protests in the country, Foreign Minister Winston Peters joins us, we hear from Auckland mayor… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:50 AM.Listen to our weekly political panel. Audio

8:40 AM.School bands around the country are gearing up to do their thing this weekend in record numbers, with more than three-thousand participants entered in the Smokefree Rockquest. Rockquest Promotions… Read more Audio

8:34 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:27 AM.Market Update for 17 May 2024 Audio

8:26 AM.A union representative in Wellington is in trouble for taking matters into his own hands, in a battle over the public announcements on buses. Pretoria Gordon reports. Audio

8:25 AM.That's the Phoenix football team's 'unofficial' support group called 'Yellow Fever' who will be out in force in the capital on Saturday evening. Yellow Fever spokesperson Andy French spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Dairy giant Fonterra is looking at selling off some of its iconic consumer brands including Anchor, Mainland and Kapiti. Lincoln University Professor in Agribusiness Hamish Gow spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:11 AM.Mayor Wayne Brown says Auckland will have the lowest rates increase this year of any metropolitan council in the country. Brown spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:06 AM.Xander Schauffele set the early target at the PGA Championship, firing a course record opening round nine-under 62 at Valhalla Golf Club as the Olympic champion seeks his first major title. Audio

7:56 AM.The Wellington Phoenix are set to play in front of a sell-out crowd in Saturday night's A-League semi-final second leg against Melbourne Victory. Barry Guy reports Audio

7:52 AM.People who skip getting a prescription because they can't afford to pay the $5 charge are 34 percent more likely to end up in hospital, according to a new Victoria University study. The study's lead… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.New Zealanders in New Caledonia say food supply is low as local stores are ransacked and vandalised, and the nation's International Airport remains closed to commercial flights, leaving stranded… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The ACT Party leader David Seymour is making a fresh attack on the Waitangi Tribunal, saying it has become increasingly involved in activism and has gone well-beyond its brief. In-Depth Maori… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Residents of the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill who been assaulted and robbed have told the Police Minister at a packed community meeting they feel let down by the police. Reporter Lucy Xia was at the… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.The government will be spending a lot more than $153 million on charter schools. Cabinet papers show that's just the extra cost of setting up and overseeing the publicly funded, privately-owned… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.New Zealanders in New Caledonia say they are feeling vulnerable amidst the escalating protests in the country. Minister of Foreign Affairs Winton Peters spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:22 AM.A big chunk of Fonterra could be put on the market, with the dairy giant has announcing it wants to get back to the basics of supplying dairy ingredients and sell all, or some, of its well-known… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Five people have died and hundreds have been injured as rioting in New Caledonia enters its fifth day. Pacific editor Koroi Hawkins spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:06 AM.American Xander Schauffle shot a course record 9-under-par 62 in the opening round of golf's PGA Championship at Valhalla to take the clubhouse lead. Audio

6:55 AM.Business news for 17 May 2024. Audio

6:47 AM.Seven months after it was broken in two in what was described as "an accident" by the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, the Ranfurly Shield is back in circulation. Hawke's Bay Rugby chief executive Jay… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.French security forces are still struggling to restore law and order in New Caledonia four days into widespread unrest in the capital Noumea. RNZ Pacific's Lydia Lewis looks at how the week of… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:34 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.History beckons for the Wellington Phoenix who are one win away from qualifying for their first ever A-League grand final. Defender Sam Sutton spoke to Barry Guy. Audio

6:20 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:16 AM.Police in Slovakia have charged a man with the attempted murder of the country's prime minister. Slovak Foreign Policy Association in Bratislava director Tomáš Strážay spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:05 AM.American Xander Schauffele has set the early pace in the opening round of the PGA Championship, taking the clubhouse lead with a 9 under par 62 in Kentucky. Audio