Morning Report

Business News for 16 July 2026.

The Strait of Hormuz is closed again after the resumption of the war between the US and Iran. US President Donald Trump has been convinced to withdraw his plans to toll those navigating the channel, Iran though has been charging vessels that transit near its coastline. Lars Jensen, former director at Maersk, and now CEO at Vespucci Maritime spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

News from the rural farming sector.

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

It's considered a taboo subject, but in libraries and community spaces across the country, groups of strangers gather to talk about death. Death Cafes are an international initiative encouraging informal and honest conversations about death, dying, and how to live better. Luka Forman went along to one of them.

Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins.

The H5N1 strain of bird flu has reached New Zealand's shores. John McKay, chief executive of Mainland Poultry, and chairperson of the industry group Egg Producers Federation spoke to John Campbell.

Weekly Political Panel: Simon Watts and Carmel Sepuloni; Police president questions need for move-on bill; Westpac leader on concerns over Iran war fallout; Prominent doctors seek overhaul of public healthcare; Law firms place less emphasis on grades alone

A team from Canterbury University is rewriting the traditional relationship between students and beer with a project that could prevent 13,700 tonnes of waste going into landfill each year. Jade Wilson, a third year bio-chemistry student spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Top-flight women's golf will return to Aotearoa next year, when the New Zealand Women's Open gets underway in March. Gregg Thorpe, Golf NZ's general manager of high performance and talent development spoke to John Campbell.