Rnz: Morning Report

Business news for 25 March 2024.

One of the country's leading inequality experts says the Labour Party has set itself up to finally deliver tax reform. Chris Hipkins called the tax system "inequitable" and "unsustainable" in his first official speech as Opposition leader on Sunday. He's promising Labour will hit the ground running with tax reform at the next election. Political reporter Anneke Smith has more.

Police have spent the night patrolling the scene of two fatal stabbings at a birthday party in Gisborne on Saturday. Two people were killed, three are in hospital and one person has been arrested after a mass brawl involving 100 people broke out at a house on Lytton Road in Elgin. Officers have been present at Gisborne Hospital managing access in and out of the emergency department. Police Minister Mark Mitchell spoke to Corin Dann.

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

News from the rural farming sector.

Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team.

Four billion voters across more than 65 countries are headed to the polls this year. Collectively, these nations are responsible for more than forty percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. So, what kind of an impact can we expect these elections to have on climate policy? Morning Report producer Emma Ricketts reports.

The deadline is nearly up for Donald Trump to come up with a bond of nearly half-a-billion-US dollars to appeal a civil fraud case. Trump is seeking to overturn a New York court finding that he owes millions in potential lost interest by the banks that loaned him money, and from the profits of his sale of his New York golf course and Washington DC hotel. The former president must either pay the full amount in cash or secure a bond to avoid having assets seized. Earlier, his lawyers said that despite their "diligent efforts" it had been "practically impossible" to find a company willing to act as a guarantor of the full sum, but now Trump says he's raised more than enough money. Washington DC correspondent Simon Marks spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

New Zealand has won the latest SailGP round in Lyttleton to move to the top of the overall standings.

Top stories for Monday 25 March 2024: A Police cordon remains in place in the Gisborne street where two people were killed and three injured in a 100-person brawl on Saturday night. We talk to the police inspector investigating the killings, and Gisborne's mayor, Rehette Stoltz. Labour leader Chris Hipkins says he wants to revamp the tax system, after ruling out such a move just last year. Russia's been observing a national day of mourning for victims of the terror attack at aconcert hall on the edge of Moscow. The Crusaders break more records - five losses in five straight games.