Morning Report

There are plenty of new faces vying for the seat of West Coast Tasman. The seat has traditionally been a Labour stronghold but has been held by National's Maureen Pugh for the last term. Samantha Gee reports.

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

ACT has become the latest of the major political parties to release a KiwiSaver policy this election. It's promising to remove tax on KiwiSaver earnings and scrap Government contributions. Terry Baucher, director of an Auckland-based tax consultancy firm spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

David Cunliffe discusses growing cost of superannuation; Southland urology crisis raises concerns over patient safety; What National's new paperless travel policy means for Kiwis; Tau Henare discusses growing support for Greens on Maori roll

We cross the Tasman to talk to our correspondent Richard Willingham from ABC in Victoria.

Famed for its summer Festival of the Lights, New Plymouth has put a twist on the audio visual experience and taken it indoors to the city's main theatre for the Darklight Hidden World exhibition. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin went along to take a look.

Petowners will tell you just how expensive insurance can be, especially with multiple animals. But what about farmers and their working dog teams? RNZ rural reporter Gianina Schwanecke reports.

Ashburton's Bookarama has been going for 47 years, has tens of thousands of books and has made over $1.5 million for community groups over its lifetime. John Driscoll is the chair of the charitable trust that distributes the funds and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss for this week's regional spotlight.

Despite crackdowns earlier this year from police, methamphetamine is still getting into communities. As part of our five-part series on meth addiction, RNZ has looked at the ways meth gets onto our shores from organised criminal groups overseas. Finn Blackwell reports.

Business update for 2 October 2026.