Morning Report

A 93-year-old veteran of community radio broadcasting is hanging up his headphones after 25 years on air. Ray Woodley has presented an assortment of music programmes in Palmerston North and he's just recorded the 700th, and last episode of his latest show, Musical Confection. A builder by trade, Ray only began broadcasting after he retired. But, as he tells our reporter Jimmy Ellingham, he's loved every minute of it.

When young people enter foster care, they often arrive at homes with little more than the clothes on their back and the rest of their belongings in a black rubbish bag. That was what Linda and Graeme Roil found when they first became foster carers in 2014. In 2017, they started Kids in Need Waikato. The charity now helps more than a thousand children in care and their caregivers, with regular care packs and a support network. But there's a gap in donations to Kids in Need Waikato, larger-sized clothing. The charity's co-founder Linda Roil spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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If you've been into a supermarket lately, you've probably encountered self-checkout machines. But, who really benefits? Money correspondent Susan Edmunds has been looking into it and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Nicola Willis and Carmel Sepuloni joined Morning Report this morning for the Weekly Political Panel.

Political reporter Lillian Hanly wraps up the past 24 hours in politics, including back and forth at yesterday afternoon's question time, resulting in Greens' co-leader Chloe Swarbrick being kicked out of the house.

A bacon and egg pie baked with a family recipe dating back more than 40 years has won the 2026 Bakels NZ Supreme Pie Awards. Sean Vo, owner of Levain Bakery in Blockhouse Bay spoke to John Campbell.

An early morning sports news update.

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