Morning Report

Hato Hone St John has launched a new defibrillator which is the same size as a mobile phone, saying it will make life-saving treatment more accessible. Simon Barnett, Head of Public Training & Medical Products at Hato Hone St John spoke to John Campbell.

Labour's Chris Hipkins thinks the Electoral Commission needs to step up its game getting voters enrolled, particularly with new changes kicking in this election that will prevent people enrolling to vote on the day. Political editor Jo Moir spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

An early morning sports news update.

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

Auckland councillors are voting today on a compromise version of the controversial Plan Change 120, which dictates how much housing intensification the city should have and where. Auckland Council Chair of the Policy, Planning and Development Committee, Richard Hills spoke to John Campbell.

Newspapers in New Zealand and around the world are under increasing pressure with many businesses facing restructures, going digital or closing all together. But a free newspaper on Banks Peninsula is still going strong and will celebrate its 150th anniversary today. The Akaroa Mail still prints 10 thousand paper copies every fortnight. Rachel Graham reports.

A second Coroner has joined Police in calling for helmets to be mandatory for anyone riding an e-scooter. Helmets are mandatory for cyclists, but still optional for e-scooter riders. Auckland Paediatric Emergency Physician, Dr Stuart Dalziel spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Economists say households already feeling the squeeze from the cost of living could be about to face another blow. Many are expecting today's inflation figures to be at the highest level in two years, climbing to 4.1 percent in the year to June. Reporter Anna Sargent asked some people in Christchurch how they're feeling.

An early morning update from RNZ's business team.

Councils around the country now have less than three weeks to submit their proposals to the government about how they might want to amalgamate. One of the councils weighing up its future is Lower Hutt. It's mayor, Fauono Ken Laban spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.