Morning Report for Thursday 8 May 2025

10:00 AM.In today's episode, smoke has billowed out of the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, and it is black showing no Pope has been chosen, dozens of Indian and Pakistani civilians have been killed after… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Crown lawyers have this week dropped a retrial of three protesters charged with endangering transport after jurors became deadlocked in the first trial. Reporter Mary Argue has more. Audio

8:51 AM.About 50 firefighters are at the scene of a fire in suburb of Glen Innes. Reporter Finn Blackwell spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:43 AM.Lincoln University Masters graduate Natalie Blackstock says previous research shows there are 2.4 million feral cats in New Zealand compared with 1.2 million pet cats. Blackstock spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:39 AM.A group of little spotted kiwi, also known as kiwi pukupuku, have spent their first night settling into their new home at Nelson's Brook Waimarama Sanctuary. Samantha Gee was there. Audio

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

8:29 AM.Market Update for 6 May 2025 Audio

8:25 AM.The New Zealand Film Commission is working to strengthen ties with India and Europe as the United States threatens to slap a 100 percent tariff on any films made here. Film Commission chief executive… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Banks Peninsula is still under a State of Emergency almost a week after heavy rain triggered widespread flooding and slips including an active slip on Lighthouse Road in Akaroa. Christchurch City… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Dozens of Indian and Pakistani civilians have been killed after hostilities erupted between the two nations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Griffith University in Australia professor of… Read more Audio

8:07 AM.The Tall Blacks and Tall Ferns must win their next games to keep the trans-tasman basketball series alive after falling to heavy defeats in the opening matches last night in Adelaide. Audio

7:53 AM.A meteor shower, which is actually a brightly burning trail of space debris left behind by Halleys Comet, will be visible in our skies over the next few days. Stardome astronomer Josh Aoraki spoke to… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Predator Free Wellington is facing a shortfall of $1.75 million a year, due to a drop in government funding. Environment reporter Kate Green took a tour of its workshop. Audio

7:44 AM.The search is on for families of nearly 2000 mental health patients who were buried in unmarked graves in Porirua. Porirua Cemeteries Manager Daniel Chrisp spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:39 AM.Dozens of people have been killed on both the Indian and Pakistani areas of Kashmir after conflict was reignited between the two nations this week. Tayyaba Khan, a New Zealander originally from… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.New Zealanders of Indian and Pakistani origin are generally united in their hopes a diplomatic solution can be found to the strikes in the Pakistan controlled Kashmir region these past few days… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Clear battle lines have been drawn in New Zealand politics when it comes to the Trump effect on elections outside the US. Political reporter Russell Palmer reports. Audio

7:21 AM.The government has been told the police need greater powers to properly clamp down on transnational and organised criminal groups. The Ministerial Advisory Group on Transnational, Serious and… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.India and Pakistan remain on the brink of a bigger conflict after India launched military strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday. Correspondent Rebecca Bundhun spoke to… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Smoke has billowed out of the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, and it is black showing no Pope has been chosen. Philip Crowther from the Associated Press spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:06 AM.It's been a tough start to the Trans-Tasman basketball series for the The Tall Blacks and Tall Ferns who were both outclassed by Australia in their opening games last night in Adelaide. Audio

7:06 AM.It's been a tough start to the Trans-Tasman basketball series for the The Tall Blacks and Tall Ferns who were both outclassed by Australia in their opening games last night in Adelaide. Audio

6:53 AM.Business news for 8 May 2025 Audio

6:48 AM.The subterranean level of a council car park, a derelict night-club and a prison dating back to the 1870s have all been suggested as a temporary place for New Plymouth's rough sleepers to hang out in… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.A global study says Inflammatory Bowel Disease, or IBD, is on the rise, and the health system needs to brace for doubling of cases by 2045. Study co-author and University of Otago gastroenterologist… Read 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

6:16 AM.Canada's new Prime Minister has met with his premiers fresh off the back of his Oval Office meeting with Donald Trump. The Globe and Mail senior parliamentary reporter Steven Chase spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.The Tall Blacks and Tall Ferns have both been beaten by Australia in the opening games of the 3-match Trans-Tasman series in Adelaide. Audio