Morning Report

Epizody

• Morning Report Essentials for Friday 17 July 17.07.2026 32min

  Update from NEMA following Te Anau quake; Louise Upston discusses rising Jobseeker numbers; Professor Jemma Geoghegan on bird flu's arrival in NZ; Retail NZ chief questions Move-On Bill; Jeremy Smith on Napier's Winter Deco Weekend
• Latest news from Australia 17.07.2026 5min

  We crossed the Tasman to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Richard Willingham from ABC in Tasmania.
• Jeremy Smith on Napier's Winter Deco Weekend 17.07.2026 4min

  Several thousand are expected to make it to the art deco capital of New Zealand, and some of them have already been walking the town in full deco garb. Winter Deco Weekend in Napier will be facing. Napier Art Deco Trust's General Manager, Jeremy Smith.
• Avondale Racecourse hosts possible last meeting 17.07.2026 3min

  What might have been the last official raceday at Avondale Racecourse in Auckland took place on Wednesday. A crowd of locals and some from further afield showed up for what to send off the storied racetrack in style. Erin Johnson reports.
• Susan Edmunds examines forecasts for the economy 17.07.2026 2min

  Economists say things are looking up for the economy provided geopolitical events don't derail us again. Both Infometrics and HSBC are predicting a better second half of this year and 2027. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
• Weekly Sports Panel: Abby Wilson and Lima Sopoaga 17.07.2026 10min

  1 News Sports Editor Abby Wilson and All Black and Manu Samoa player, Lima Sopoaga join Morning Report for this week's sports panel.
• Farmer and mum-of-four awarded Ironman scholarship 17.07.2026 6min

  A farmer and mum-of-four has earned a scholarship to compete in a grueling multi-sport event. Southland's Liz Gill gave up smoking, and gave up weekends, so she can compete in and volunteer for multi-sport events. She spoke to John Campbell.
• The Future of Investment and Trade Partnership 17.07.2026 4min

  New Zealand is hosting trade ministers from 21 countries this week, in a meeting designed to bring together economies from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Pacific.
• Former flatmate describes LynnMall attacker's ISIS fixation 17.07.2026 2min

  The former flatmate of a man who attacked customers at an Auckland supermarket, says he would talk about ISIS as if it was a sports team. Finn Blackwell reports.
• Sports update 17.07.2026 3min

  An early morning sports news update.
• Market update 17.07.2026 2min

  The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.
• Professor Jemma Geoghegan on bird flu's arrival in NZ 17.07.2026 6min

  After years of warnings, H5N1 bird flu has arrived in New Zealand, with the virus confirmed in a seabird on a Wellington beach. Professor Jemma Geoghegan, an evolutionary biologist and virologist at Otago University spoke to John Campbell.
• Overseas bid for Lyttelton Port sparks concern 17.07.2026 3min

  An overseas proposal to take-over running the largest port in the South Island is causing concern for some locals. Rural reporter Monique Steele reports.
• Louise Upston discusses rising Jobseeker numbers 17.07.2026 5min

  The number of people on the job seeker benefit has increased to 218,000, according to new data from the Ministry of Social Development. The Minister for Social Development and Employment Louise Upston spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
• Update from NEMA following Te Anau quake 17.07.2026 6min

  NEMA's Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management John Price spoke to John Campbell following last night's earthquake.
• Business news 17.07.2026 5min

  An early morning update from RNZ's business team.
• What NZ can learn from Australia's AI approach 17.07.2026 4min

  An AI consultancy working with Kiwi businesses and the public sector says New Zealand can learn from Australia's artificial intelligence strategy. Mark Laurence, chief executive of Ten Past Tomorrow spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss
• BBC's Vitaly Shevchenko on Ukraine minister's dismissal 17.07.2026 6min

  There is outrage in Ukraine over President Volodymyr Zelensky's dismissal of the defence minister, who had only been in his post for six months. BBC Monitoring's chief analyst Vitaly Shevchenko spoke to John Campbell.
• Morning rural news 17.07.2026 4min

  The pet food industry is also likely to be impacted if H5N1 bird flu strain makes it into poultry flock meanwhile the South Island's gateway to the world - Lyttelton Port - might get a new manager. The rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.
• Early sports update 17.07.2026 5min

  An early morning sports news update.