Morning Report

One News Sports Editor Abby Wilson and former All Black captain Taine Randell discuss this weekend's sport action. Audio

The airports are preparing to welcome travellers from near and far with today set to be Christchurch Airport's busiest day yet. Auckland is also gearing up for a busy day - it expects about 29,000… Read more Audio

Time for some more Christmas messages from political party leaders. We hear from New Zealand First leader Winston Peters and Te Pati Maori co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. Audio

The Government is shutting down its road cone hotline early, saying it's done what it needed to do. Dave Tilton, chief executive of traffic management firm Parallax spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Some principals say the Education Review Office isn't giving schools in poor communities enough credit for the challenges they face. Jason Miles, Vice President of the New Zealand Principals'… Read more Audio

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

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

Morning Report producer Georgie Hanafin asked Christmas grocery shoppers in Christchurch about some of their non-negotiables for Christmas dinners. RNZ Cookbook, Kathy Paterson spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Gloriavale's leaders have announced they'll challenge the forced closure of its school. Liz Gregory from the Gloriavale Leavers Supporter Trust spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

The parents of a 13-year-old who died by suspected suicide after contacting multiple helplines are pleading for better information sharing by crisis services. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

Finance minister Nicola Willis has ended the year on a high with a surprise 1.1% increase in GDP for the most recent quarter. Port of Auckland chief executive Roger Gray spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

An early morning update from RNZ's business team. Audio