Morning Report

Tech giant Meta has agreed to pay $17-billion dollars and to add further child-safety measures settle claims by States across the us that Facebook and Instagram harm children. The landmark settlement with 47 US states will see Meta introduce a number of changes, including a 2-hour daily limit for young users and night-time blocks. University of Canterbury senior law lecturer Cassandra Mudgway spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

After several telecommunications outages in Golden Bay, a group of residents is calling for more resilient infrastructure. The single fibre-optic cable that services the region at the top of the South Island has been damaged three times since 2022. When the connection is disrupted, people in Golden Bay not only lose access to their cellphones, landlines and the internet, but to eftpos, medical alarms and the ability to call 111. Samantha Gee reports.

The number of dogs in Far North classified as "dangerous" - dogs that have attacked, injured, or seriously threatened people or animals - has climbed from 1 to 6 over the same time period. Leonie Exel, a co-ordinator at lobby group Bay of Islands Watchdogs, says the group has been calling for better public education from the council for years - rather than just enforcement. Far North District Council group manager of delivery and operations Hilary Sumpter spoke to John Campbell.

The scale of the devastation in Nepal is becoming clearer, as the number of people who have died, and the number missing, continues to grow. World Vision Nepal's National Director Roslyn Gabriel is on the ground in Kathmandu and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

An early morning update from RNZ's business team.

There's been a lot of talk about a Springboks backlash in this weekend's second test, but the All Blacks are adamant they will also be better. Joe Porter is in Cape Town and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The All Blacks are gearing up for this weekend's second test against the Springboks and while everyone is expecting a backlash from the hosts, the tourists are confident they'll also improve on their performance. As Joe Porter reports, the majority of All Blacks in Cape Town are bullish about their team's chances, too.

Rescuers have continued their search for survivors, after a massive flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border. More than 300 people have been killed. Almost a thousand others are missing, including five New Zealanders. BBC Global Affairs Correspondent, Anbarasan Ethirajan spoke to John Campbell.

The country's top future wine makers have been crowned meanwhile a merger of two lobby groups raises the question of whether it's time to reintroduce a wool levy. Rural News on Morning Report with Gianina Schwanecke.

An early morning sports news update.