Morning Report

Maryjane Manukau on life in a struggling Kaitaia; Westport rest home expansion faces flood protection hurdle; Lisa Ross on preventing dog attacks through education; King Charles to trial Southland farmer's bale wrap.

The world's best aerobics athletes are keen to show Kiwis there's more to their sport than leg-warmers and spandex. Over 450 competitors from eight countries are taking to the stage at Invercargill's ILT Stadium over the next three days for this year's world championships. Jess Ramsey is one of the coaches of the home team and joins us now.

Sitting in a decompression chamber out on the ocean, a Southland farmer had an idea that has now been picked up by the King of England. Grant Lightfoot's eco-friendly bale wrap is set to be trialled on King Charles' royal farms in the next year. He hopes the royal attention will give his invention a boost as he takes it world wide. Lightfoot spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

An early morning sports news update.

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

It's the economic recovery you might not have known we're having. The country's biggest bank says some households might not have felt the impact of the country's improving fortunes yet. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds has been talking to its economists and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Hundreds of mourners have travelled from across the country to Ruatahuna to farewell Ta Pou Temara, a Ngai Tuhoe scholar who helped shape a generation of Maori speakers. Ta Pou died on Sunday surrounded by whanau. He was a close friend and trusted adviser to the late Kiingi Tuheitia, and went on to guide his daughter, Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po. Taiha Molyneux reports from the heart of Tuhoe.

What is the state of manufacturing in New Zealand? Are we going through a period of deindustrialisation? Alan McDonald, head of advocacy at the Employers and Manufacturers Association spoke to John Campbell.

More than 11,000 Kiwis who died last year received hospice care, yet end-of-life care remains chronically underfunded, according to the country's largest hospice organisation.Ahead of the formation of the next Government, Hospice New Zealand is pushing for more investment in staff, equitable access to care and 24/7 end-of-life support, and a nationally coordinated palliative care network. Hospice NZ CEO, Wayne Naylor spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Wanaka is getting its first major new hotel in nearly 40 years. The $180 million resort will be a 136-room Sudima hotel alongside 72 townhouses and apartments at the foot of Mount Iron. It dropped off the radar after getting approval in 2022, but has been reworked into a larger development thanks to zoning changes. Queenstown Lakes deputy mayor and Wanaka-Upper Clutha ward councillor Quentin Smith spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.