Morning Report

There's a call for a global coordinated effort to address the threat of artificial intelligence. John Campbell spoke to John Steidley, researcher at Californian nonprofit Palisade Research, about the growing awareness of the risks associated with the technology.

Advocates say incoming changes to the jobseeker benefit could trap young New Zealanders in violent households. From November, some 18 and 19-year-olds will need to prove their parents are abusive before qualifying for the benefit. Felix Walton reports.

The Labour Party wants to ban new total remuneration contracts, which include an employer's KiwiSaver contribution in a salary. National has said its open to considering the changes. Ingrid Hipkiss spoke to Geoff Summers, independent HR consultant and former Remuneration Authority chair, about how total remuneration contracts work.

The Retirement Village Residents Association represents about 15,000 of the 56,000 residents living in villages across the country. John Campbell spoke to Di Sinclair, vice president of Retirement Village Residents Association, about the complaints and concerns the advocacy group hears and what the group hopes to see change in legislation.

An early morning update from RNZ's business team.

Animal Policy International examined more than 100 products from 26 brands and found labels that make it difficult to work out the product's country of origin. Ingrid Hipkiss spoke to Mandy Carter, co-executive director of Animal Policy International, about their findings and the changes the organisation would like to see.

EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has accused Russia of attempting to scare Western countries with an attack by a Russian drone on a passenger train near the Ukraine-Poland border. The BBC's chief monitoring analyst Vitaly Schevchenko spoke to John Campbell.

New Zealand's seafood industry is growing according to a new report meanwhile farmers are preparing for the potential El Niño impacts. Rural News on Morning Report with Gianina Schwanecke.

An early morning sports news update.

Dunedin's Pukekura/Taiaroa Head National Park is home to the Southern Hemisphere's only mainland colony of Northern Royal Albatross - or toroa. Right now, last season's chicks are preparing to leave their nests and a new lot of breeding adult birds will soon make landfall. But with the H5N1 Bird flu virus now wreaking havoc in Australia, there are concerns for this coming breeding season. Claire Concannon, host of RNZ's science podcast - Our Changing World - visited the Otago Peninsula, to find out how they're preparing.