Morning Report for Thursday 30 January 2025

10:00 AM.On today's episode, a Green Party MP has accused some government ministers of being, quote "outwardly racist and xenophobic", and he's called on the Prime Minister and Parliament's Speaker to take… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.On Wednesday morning, teenager Cohen Freeland jumped off the Auckland Harbour Bridge 15 times in a row to celebrate his 15th birthday - all to raise money for Ronald McDonald House. Freeland spoke to… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Travellers can now get their kicks on route 52, as a previously treacherous section of road in the Tararua District has transformed. Reporter Jimmy Ellingham tucked into an asparagus roll and filed… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.New Zealand leavers of a secretive sect the FBI is investigating for historical child sexual abuse have formed the first support network for former members in this country. Amy Williams filed this… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Returning to our story on Robert F Kennedy Jnr - who has been questioned on his involvement in the measles outbreak in Samoa in senate hearings. Vaccinologist Helen Petousis-Harris spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:29 AM.Market Update for 30 January 2025 Audio

8:26 AM.Coffee drinkers could soon be paying more for their favourite brew. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:23 AM.Barnardos is losing government funding, putting its 0800 What's Up helpline at risk. Barnardos chief executive Matt Reid spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:20 AM.Shane Jones is insisting he isn't racist and he was provoked to yell "send the Mexicans home" during a debate in the house on Tuesday. Jones spoke to Corn Dann. Audio

8:15 AM.New Zealand's biggest institutions, including government, banks and regulators are working to address an emerging risk to the security of digital assets and critical infrastructure posed by quantum… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Documents released under the Official Information Act show just how close health officials came to shutting down Dargaville Hospital. Northland reporter Peter de Graaf has been looking at the… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.All Black first five Beauden Barrett is backing NZ Rugby's stance on eligibility for test selection. Audio

7:55 AM.Two school students have been given the opportunity of a lifetime, to represent New Zealand at the "Olympics" of Science and Engineering Fairs in the United States. Year 13 Wellington College student… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The country's first 3D-printed show home opens in Hamilton on Thursday. Natalie Akoorie went on a tour. Audio

7:40 AM.Queenstown's $130 million new road is opening on Thursday. Queenstown Lakes District Council infrastructure committee chair Gavin Bartlett spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:35 AM.House prices across the country are showing huge gaps - with some suburbs costing millions more than others. realestate.co.nz spokesperson Vanessa Williams spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:25 AM.Drivers in the Wairarapa will save an estimated three minutes driving between Featherston and Masterton now the speed limit is back up to 100 kilometres an hour. Masterton mayor Gary Caffell and… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The deadly Samoan measles outbreak in 2019 has been raised in the confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr in the US Senate. Correspondent Simon Marks spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:15 AM.A Green Party MP has accused some government ministers of being, quote "outwardly racist and xenophobic", and he's called on the Prime Minister and Parliament's Speaker to take action. Green Party… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Large parts of Auckland Hospital were without water on Wednesday night, due to a leak in one of the hospital's wards. Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive director Sarah Dalton spoke… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.New Zealand cyclist Ally Wollaston has won the Surf Coast Classic in Melbourne, beating Olympic road champion Chloe Dygert of the US. Audio

6:53 AM.Business news for 30 January 2025 Audio

6:50 AM.Oranga Tamariki's cuts to early intervention services in the community has advocates worried that more kids will end up in care. Political reporter Lillian Hanly has more. Audio

6:45 AM.Britain's Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled her plan for economic growth, announcing a number of projects, including reviving a plan to expand London's Heathrow Airport, which has already drawn… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.A Nelson transport planner is taking the government to court over its rollback of speed limit reductions on state highways around the country. Reporter Adam Burns has more. Audio

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

6:27 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:25 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:20 AM.There's some good news for Auckland's Hunua Ranges - the latest survey shows there are no signs of kauri dieback. Auckland Council's Principal Biosecurity Advisor Dr Sarah Killick spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Paris Olympic Games double track medallist Ally Wollaston has notched up the first victory for her new World Tour team, FDJ-Suez in the Surf Coast Classic near Melbourne. Audio