Morning Report for Wednesday 7 January 2026

10:00 AM.The head of the private company, Manage My Health, Vino Ramayah, has confirmed his own details were among those leaked in a huge data breach, along with those of his friends and family; Tensions… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.A cheeky tui named Pleakley is delighting visitors at the Otorohanga Kiwi House by calling out and laughing at passersby. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin went to meet the attention-grabbing… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.A British World War expert will tell a Wellington conference that New Zealand soldiers outperformed Australians in both world wars. The event will explore quirky, controversial, and overlooked stories… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Top officials and representatives of around thirty countries are in Paris today for the latest Ukraine peace talks. Europe Correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. Audio

8:38 AM.An update on the latest sports headlines with Joe Porter. Audio

8:32 AM.An update on the markets with Jeffrey Halley. Audio

8:28 AM.Tennis superstar, Venus Williams, has exited the ASB Classic in Auckland after being beaten by Poland's Magda Linette in the first round. Commentator Dave Worsley spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. Audio

8:25 AM.The group calls itself Kazu. It has demanded US$60,000 after hundreds of thousands of medical files were stolen from one of the country's largest patient portals. RNZ reporter Finn Blackwell spoke to… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Tensions remain high in Venezuela after the United States captured President Nicolás Maduro, with shots heard near the presidential palace yesterday. Raul Stolk, a Venezuelan lawyer and writer based… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.The head of the private company, Manage My Health, Vino Ramayah, has confirmed his own details were among those leaked in a huge data breach, along with those of his friends and family. He spoke to… Read more Audio