Morning Report

Morning Report

RNZ National’s flagship news programme known for breaking news stories, incisive interviews with politicians across the political spectrum and newsmakers and commentators from Aotearoa and around the world. There's a lot to talk about in the mornings and Morning Report is covering the stories that matter to the people of Aotearoa.

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Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 19 June 2025

June 18, 2025 • 28 mins
In today's episode, Foreign Minister Winston Peters speaks about plans to evacuate New Zealanders from Israel and Iran. Donald Trump is leaving open the possibility he'll step into the fighting between Israel and Iran. New Zealand has paused its core sector support funding for the Cook Islands after its government signed partnership agreements with China earlier this year. Magic mushroom drug psilocybin will soon be available ...
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Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia

June 18, 2025 • 3 mins
We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh.
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Drones take the skies for Matariki

June 18, 2025 • 2 mins
Drones will be taking to the skies in Rotorua tonight to celebrate Matariki. At 8pm the light-up drones will perform a choreographed routine, with watchers on the ground able to see their movements as they whiz through the sky. Aronui Arts Festival trustee June Northcroft Grant spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
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Census 2030 scrapped

June 18, 2025 • 3 mins
New Zealanders have filled out their last traditional Census form, with the five-yearly count scrapped from 2030. Statistics Minister Shane Reti says the Census isn't 'financially viable' and will be replaced by administrative data from other government agencies and smaller annual surveys. Senior research fellow from Auckland University Lara Greaves spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
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NZ halts Cook Islands funding

June 18, 2025 • 5 mins
New Zealand has paused its core sector support funding for the Cook Islands after its government signed partnership agreements with China earlier this year. Political Editor Jo Moir spoke to Corin Dann.
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Woman dies after carpark injury

June 18, 2025 • 1 min
A woman has died in an ambulance on the way to hospital after being found badly injured in a Christchurch carpark. RNZ reporter Finn Blackwell has more.
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Sports Chat for 16 July 2025

June 18, 2025 • 3 mins
An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.
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Market Update for 16 July 2025

June 18, 2025 • 1 min
Market Update for 16 July 2025.
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Kapa Haka rookies mark Matariki

June 18, 2025 • 4 mins
A group of kapa haka novices are planning to celebrate Matariki this weekend with their first public show. Northland reporter Peter de Graaf has more.
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Psychedelic use doubles in NZ

June 18, 2025 • 5 mins
A new report from the Drug Foundation highlights that in 2023 and 2024, 3.1 percent of adults reported taking psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin and ketamine. In 2017 and 2018 only 1.3 percent of adults reported taking psychedelics - meaning use has more than doubled. Drug Foundation Director Sarah Helm spoke to Corin Dann.
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Trump hints at Mideast involvement

June 18, 2025 • 6 mins
Donald Trump's leaving open the possibility he'll step into the fighting between Israel and Iran. Correspondent in Washington Toni Waterman spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
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Sports News for 18 June 2025

June 18, 2025 • 2 mins
World Netball has announced that the Netball World Cup will be held every two years in an effort to grow the sport.
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Pest spike worries Wellington plan

June 18, 2025 • 3 mins
A rise in the number of pests being caught on Transmission Gully, and the fear of ferrets, is concerning those wanting to make Wellington predator free. Documents released under the official information act show that from January last year until this April seven-hundred-and-one pests were trapped or killed on the major motorway. Wellington Issues Reporter Nick James has more.
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Dargaville High gets commissioner

June 18, 2025 • 3 mins
A commissioner will be appointed to run Northland's Dargaville High School after a damning assessment by the Education Review Office found fewer than half of its students are regularly attending school, with the same number failing NCEA level one. RNZ's Troy Matich has more.
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Whanau seek answers in Levin death

June 18, 2025 • 4 mins
The whanau of a Levin man who died in February at a beach near the lower North Island town believe one woman knows more about what happened to him than she's letting on. Police say the death of 34-year-old Michael Joseph Tamatea, whose body was found in a pond at Hokio Beach, was not suspicious. Lauren Crimp has more.
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South Island principals against rugby split

June 18, 2025 • 4 mins
A group of South Island principals are rallying against what it claims are "discriminatory and unlawful" plans for a breakaway first fifteen rugby competition. The proposed new competition would be played exclusively among boys' schools from Nelson through to Invercargill. Sports correspondent Dana Johannsen spoke to Corin Dann.
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Crusaders vs Chiefs in Super Rugby final

June 18, 2025 • 3 mins
The Super Rugby final is here and the Crusaders and Chiefs are seeking to carve out their own slice of history on Saturday night in Christchurch. Rugby reporter Joe Porter has more.
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Psilocybin approved for depression

June 18, 2025 • 5 mins
The government has announced the 'magic mushroom' drug psilocybin will become available for patients with treatment-resistant depression. Psychiatrist, Cameron Lacey, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
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PM kicks off China visit

June 18, 2025 • 3 mins
Christopher Luxon has torn through a blitz of promotional events on his first day in Shanghai, spruiking New Zealand's wares before the serious diplomacy begins. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch has more.
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NZ weighs evacuations from the Middle East

June 18, 2025 • 6 mins
The government says it's exploring its options for evacuating New Zealanders from Israel and Iran but it could be weeks before air space re-opens. Foreign Minister Winston Peters spoke to Corin Dann.
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