Morning Report

Political editor Jo Moir analyses latest RNZ poll; Weekly interview with opposition leader, Chris Hipkins; Petrol prices reach highest level since start of Iran-US war; Concern over AI use of photos of children

The 22-year-old netballer Catherine Hall went from fulltime medical student to winning a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games with the Silver Ferns. But now as she recovers from an ACL rupture she has been named sportswoman of the year at Auckland university. Hall spoke to John Campbell.

A 72 percent drop in the number of engineering jobs over the last two years is sparking concerns about the workforce and crucial work placements for would-be graduates. Engineering students can't graduate until they clock up 800 hours experience, with 400 of those hours needing to be engineering-related work through an internship or job. Brett Williams, General Manager Global for Engineering New Zealand spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The Department of Conservation has launched a new weed fighting tool that its creator reckons can put a big dent in the country's billion dollar problem. Phil Pennington reports.

An early morning sports news update.