Morning Report

King Charles has added his voice to a wave of warnings about AI, saying there are "existential dangers" with the technology. He made the comment while speaking at an AI summit in Scotland, where leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, and chip-making company Nvidia were gathered. Correspondent John Bevir spoke to Guyon Espiner.

Competition is intensifying in the global beef market, meanwhile it's a busy and expensive time out on farm with spring finally here. Rural News on Morning Report with Gianina Schwanecke.

An early morning sports news update.

In order to double crowd capacity, the Warriors semi final match against the Knights has been moved from the Warriors spiritual home at Mount Smart, to the country's largest stadium, Eden Park. Jonty Dine reports.

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

Five months on from floods that swept through Wellington, there are still residents who haven't been able to get back into their homes. Jennifer Andrewes had about 200 millimetres of water through her Island Bay home, but will finally be moving back in tomorrow. She spoke to Guyon Espiner.

On today's episode Labour's Ayesha Verrall on state of health system; Pak'nSave Tauranga owner responds to National's new policy; Fiji govt declares national HIV emergency; Treaty law changes put government agenda under pressure; Electric Avenue line up announced.

The festival sold out this year, with the 90,000 attendees spending almost $14 million, according to an economic impact report released in May. Electric Avenue's managing director, Callam Mitchell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

For some, loud noises and bright lights can turn a shopping trip into a saga. But a recent win for a Dunedin autistic advocate means his local Kmart now has low sensory shopping hours every Wednesday. Instead of speeches and fanfare, yesterday's first quiet hours were marked with dimmer lights and reduced noise. Tess Brunton reports.

An online charter school that started the year with 200 students is on track to become one of the country's biggest schools next year. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Guyon Espiner.