Morning Report for Wednesday 4 June 2025

10:00 AM.In today's episode, according to results out on Wednesday morning, the left bloc would have enough support to govern, the Privacy Commissioner says facial recognition technology in North Island… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.It's the post-game ritual that netballers have taken part in for as long as anyone can remember. But should New Zealand's elite netballers follow Australia's lead and ditch the end of the game group… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.In recent years, floodwater and contaminated muck has flowed through homes, businesses and streets in the rural Otago town of Middlemarch. The regional council held a community meeting to update… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Fire and Emergency says an historic ship at the Paihia waterfront in Northland has been 90 percent destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning. Hamish Williams is the host and the creator of an RNZ podcast… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:30 AM.Market Update for 4 June 2025. Audio

8:26 AM.The Hamas-run health ministry says at least 27 people have been killed and 90 injured by Israeli fire while waiting for aid distribution in Rafah, southern Gaza. Correspondent in Tel-Aviv Trent Murray… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.A new RNZ-Reid Research opinion poll suggests opposition parties are in a position to govern. Former Labour minister Stuart Nash and former ACT minister Heather Roy spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:09 AM.According to results out on Wednesday morning, the left bloc would have enough support to govern. Labour leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:06 AM.The Football Ferns bounced back from their opening game defeat to beat Venezuela 2-1 in their second international friendly in Spain, and tie the two-match series with Venezuela 1-all. Audio

7:55 AM.After a shareholders meeting on Tuesday media company NZME - which owns the New Zealand Herald and Newstalk ZB - has a revamped board. Former editor of the New Zealand Herald and media commentator… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Trade Me is set to buy half of Stuff Digital in what is likely to be a multi-million-dollar deal. Stuff owner Sinead Boucher spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:44 AM.An inquiry from the privacy commission into Foodstuffs' facial recognition trial says it needs improvements before it's used more broadly or permanently. Lawyer for Foodstuffs North Island Julian… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.The Privacy Commissioner says facial recognition technology in North Island supermarkets has potential safety benefits, despite raising significant privacy concerns. Commissioner Michael Webster spoke… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.The historic three masted ship, The Tui, has been engulfed in flames in Paihia in the Bay of Islands on Wednesday morning. Big Fish Bay of Islands' Derek Gerritsen spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:29 AM.The ACT party leader has claimed 99.5 percent of the submissions on a discussion document about the Regulatory Standards Bill were "fake" and created using "bots". Guyon Espiner spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.ACT Party Leader David Seymour has claimed that 99.5 percent of the submissions received on the Regulatory Standards Bill were "fake" and created using "bots". In-Depth Journalist Ella Stewart… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.The opposition parties - Labour, the Greens and Te Pati Maori - would be in a position to form a government if an election was held today. Labour is in the lead on 33.2, with National in behind on… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.RNZ asked voters in its latest Reid Research poll: do you support the government's recent changes to the pay equity regime? Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch has more. Audio

7:09 AM.The post-Budget RNZ-Reid Research poll reveals the Opposition parties - Labour, the Greens and Te Pati Maori - are in a position to form a government if an election was held today. Political editor Jo… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The Football Ferns have beaten Venezuela 2-1 in their second international friendly in Spain to tie the two-match series 1-all. Audio

6:54 AM.Business news for 4 June 2025. Audio

6:50 AM.Ukraine's security service says it's behind a major sabotage attack on the Crimea's Kerch Bridge, a key link between Russia and the occupied peninsula. The BBC's James Waterhouse spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Metservice has issued a heavy rainfall warning for both western Tasman ranges and eastern hills of Richmond and Nelson. Nelson Tasman Civil Defence public information manager Paul Shattock spoke to… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:28 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

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

6:09 AM.MetService is warning people to clear gutters, secure items and monitor local weather warnings as a low-pressure system moves across New Zealand. MetService's Heather Keats spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:06 AM.The Football Ferns have beaten Venezuela 2-1 in their second international friendly in Spain. Audio