29 Jan 2025

Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 29 January

From Morning Report, 10:00 am on 29 January 2025

On today's episode, veteran activist John Minto is promoting a hotline for Kiwis to "report" holidaying Israelis who may have served in their country's military, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says asset sales could be on the electoral agenda next year. In response, Labour leader Chris Hipkins is seeking a pledge there are no plans to privatise the public health system, tech stocks have rebounded slightly overnight after the emergence of a new Chinese AI, DeepSeek, ruffled feathers in the industry, and New Zealand Cricketer Amelia Kerr has been named the ICC women's cricketer of the year.