Morning Report for Thursday 10 April 2025

9:55 AM.On today's episode, Donald Trump has announced tariffs on dozens of countries will be paused for 90 days. Finance Minister Nicola Willis spoke to Corin Dann on what Trump's pause on tariffs means for… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Baby formula companies have tried to convince the government to resist a global ban on internet marketing of infant milk, despite research showing online advertising was discouraging mums from… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.An environmental charity is taking legal action against the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries claiming their Threat Management Plan for Hector's and Maui Dolphin fails to stop fishing deaths… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.It was the Melie Kerr and Matt Henry show at the New Zealand Cricket Awards last night. Audio

8:28 AM.A new survey has found four out of five New Zealanders believe parents should decide when teens can start using social media. Make Sense co-founder and parenting educator Holly Brooker spoke to Paddy… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The Defence Minister has announced an unprecedented half a billion dollars or more to spend on space operations. Reporter Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:18 AM.The Reserve Bank has trimmed the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.5 percent but warns global risks are growing. Chief Economist at Kiwibank Jarrod Kerr spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:13 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis spoke to Corin Dann on what Trump's pause on tariffs means for New Zealand. Audio

7:55 AM.Northland iwi are calling for government intervention to deal with what they say is an escalating crisis of methamphetamine use. Paddy Gower spoke to Minister for Police Mark Mitchell. Audio

7:52 AM.An environmental charity says carbon farming is just a money-making scheme that fails to tackle climate change properly. Pure Advantage's strategic science advisor, Professor David Norton spoke to… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.The Treaty Principles Bill will have its Second Reading at Parliament Thursday. All parties except the ACT party have said they will vote it down. Political reporter Lillian Hanly spoke to Corin Dann.

7:42 AM.Green MP Benjamin Doyle has addressed the response to their use of the word "bussy" on Instagram calling it baseless, personal, and violent. Green Party Leader Chloe Swarbrick spoke to Paddy Gower. Audio

7:36 AM.Winston Peters rhetoric is being labelled by the Greens as a coordinated, imported culture-war attack on a member of the queer community. Political reporter Russell Palmer has more. Audio

7:26 AM.The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has found fatigue caused a cruise vessel to run aground near Crooked Arm in Doubtful Sound in January last year. TAIC's Chief Investigator of Accidents… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Business editor Gyles Beckford gives us the latest. Audio

7:09 AM.Donald Trump has announced tariffs on dozens of countries will be paused for 90 days. US correspondent Toni Waterman spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:55 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

6:50 AM.US President Donald Trump has paused the implementation of some new tariffs, while increasing levies on China even further, to 125 percent. Bloomberg business columnist John Authers spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.An update from RNZ's sports team. Audio

6:29 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:25 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:18 AM.The European Union will also have its tariffs paused, despite voting in favour of hitting a series of American goods with a retaliatory 25 percent tariff. Correspondent in Brussels Pablo Gutierrez… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Donald Trump announced he is pausing and lowering reciprocal tariffs on some nations, not including China - which he has raised to 125 percent. Washington correspondent Kate Fisher spoke to Paddy… Read more Audio