Morning Report

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

If you have tried to get cash out recently, you might have noticed it is a little harder to find an ATM - or at least one that is owned by your bank. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

A former inmate is calling for the old Mount Eden Prison to be preserved as a museum before it collapses. It has been fifteen years since the last prisoners were moved out of the Victorian-era gaol, and it has been in disrepair ever since. Felix Walton reports.

The controversial Delmore housing development in Auckland's Orewa has officially been given fast-track approval. Watercare has warned it will not connect the site to its wastewater infrastructure until 2050 - meaning wastewater will need to be trucked off-site. Auckland Councillor Richard Hills spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Opposition leader, Chris Hipkins spoke to Morning Report.

Researchers are hopeful they are on the cusp of an obesity treatment that might represent a new way to lose weight. Unlike drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, which suppress appetite and can result in the loss of muscle mass, this new treatment would target the body's fat-storage proceses and leave the appetite untouched. Professor Peter Shepherd, from the University of Auckland, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Businesses in Ohakune have been forced to shut during the height of the ski season, while workers scramble to restore the town's water supply. Hotelier and community board member Stu Robinson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

An early morning sports news update.

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

A proposed Christchurch-based rugby league team has made an audacious play for the services of former All Blacks coach Scott 'Razor' Robertson. The Southern Orcas hope to enter the Australian NRL in 2029 and want to do so under the leadership of the coach who guided the Crusaders to seven Super Rugby titles. Southern Orcas president Sir Graham Lowe spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.