Morning Report

An early morning sports news update.

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

After a tough few years, economists say better times might be just around the corner. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Academics say China's new ethnic unity law has implications for people living outside of the country and New Zealanders should be concerned. Anna Fifield, former Bureau Chief in Beijing for the Washington Post spoke to John Campbell about the potential implications of the new law.

Academics say China's new ethnic unity law has implications for people living outside of the country and New Zealanders should be concerned. The Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law of China came into effect on Wednesday, with a provision indicating that Beijing could target people overseas for inciting ethnic separatism. Luka Forman reports.

Daylight in Oamaru is revealing the full extent of the damage left behind by heavy overnight flooding. Resident Raylene Mulligan braved floodwaters to get to her sister's house where water had come up to her back door. She spoke to John Campbell.

More than three quarters of New Zealanders say rising energy costs have had a major or moderate impact on their household budget within the last six months. That's according to research conducted by Genesis Energy, one of the country's big four gentailers, which posted first-half net profit of 95 million dollars earlier this year. Genesis Chief Executive Malcolm Johns spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Morning Report.

Research from the University of Otago shows that something as simple as asking open-ended questions and weaving conversations into everyday activities help toddlers' communication skills. The findings have inspired the ENRICH programme, which the government is now expanding from 65 to 525 early childhood centres across the country. ENRICH leader, Professor Elaine Reese of the Department of Psychology spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The ACT Party is promising to make it illegal to use family pets to control and coerce victims of family violence, if elected. Political reporter Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira reports.