Morning Report for Monday 29 October 2018

6:00 AM.A 97-year-old woman is named among the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, thousands turn out in Wellington to greet Harry and Meghan, and Auckland heart patients are waiting almost a year… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.New Zealand has won the Fast5 Netball World Series title in Melbourne, claiming the gold medal for the seventh time. Audio

6:10 AM.The Duchess of Sussex has quoted Kate Sheppard in a speech congratulating New Zealand for leading the world on women's rights. She and the Duke, Prince Harry, were hosted by the Governor-General Dame… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.A truck engineer suspended over what the NZ Transport Agency says are serious safety worries, has hit back. Patrick Chu of Auckland says his suspension from certifying heavy vehicles this month has… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:42 AM.The Immigration Minister, Iain Lees-Galloway, is under pressure to explain why he granted a convicted drug smuggler from the Czech Republic New Zealand residency. Jan Antolik, whose real name is Karel… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.The search for two missing divers off the South Otago coast has entered its third day. The men, aged 23 and 51, were diving for paua at Purakaunui Bay on Saturday night but failed to return. Search… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Air travellers should benefit from the break up of the seven year Air NZ-Virgin alliance, which ended yesterday. TIL Logistics to follow hydrogen fueled future. ACC's investment strategy. Awful… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The Silver Ferns finally have something to crow about after winning the Fast5 Netball World Series title in Melbourne for a seventh time. Audio

7:10 AM.US authorities have named the 11 people killed in the mass shooting that targeted worshipers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. Robert Bowers, 46, opened fire at the Tree of Life synagogue during a Sabbath… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Wellingtonians came out in droves to greet the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on the couple's first royal visit to New Zealand yesterday. After flying in with athletes from the Invictus Games the couple… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Auckland heart patients are waiting up to 11 months for a simple and potentially life saving heart scan. The scan, called an echocardiogram, is an ultrasound of the heart and is used to diagnose… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.The mother of a 14-year-old boy with a foetal alcohol disorder says her son was left to roam the streets of Dunedin while staying in a hotel under the care of Oranga Tamariki. This follows revelations… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.A young Māori leader will meet the Duke and Duchess of Sussex again today. But this time on home turf. Ezekiel Raui had a private audience with Harry and Meghan in June after winning one of the… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.National Party leader Simon Bridges and his wife Natalie met the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Government House on Sunday night. The Opposition leader joins Guyon Espiner to discuss this, as well as… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Fans and supporters of Leicester City Football Club have gathered to mourn their club owner Thai billionaire businessman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. Mr Srivaddhanaprabha is believed to have been aboard… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.A truck engineer under investigation by Transport officials has spoken out about what he says is a host of failings across the vehicle inspection industry. Patrick Chu of Auckland is one of four… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.The Duchess of Sussex had a chance to chat to locals last night about one of her favourite topics - food. As well as her acting, Meghan Markle was known for her gourmet food blogs before she married… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Black Caps cricketers have beaten the UAE by 27 runs in a T20 warmup match in Abu Dhabi. Audio

8:10 AM.A women's rights group is welcoming Government plans to remove abortion from the Crimes Act. The alternative approaches, suggested by the Law Commission, include no statutory test for an abortion to… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.A worldwide shortage of an anti-cancer vaccine has left many children and young people in this country with no option but to wait for the jab. At issue is the HPV vaccine Gardasil, which is funded… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The Government's plan to give greater protection to whistleblowers could see private companies and even charities, forced to report accusations of illegal or unethical behaviour. The State Services… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Saudi Arabia's most senior prosecutor is to hold talks with Turkish investigators looking into the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Saud al-Mojeb, the country's attorney general, will fly to Istanbul where… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Yesterday's shooting at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh may have been the deadliest attack on Jewish people on American soil. Eleven people were murdered and several others injured. Investigators… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway's decision to grant residency to a drug smuggler from the Czech Republic is being criticised. Jan Antolik, whose real name is Karel Sroubek, was jailed for five… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Despite talk about more diversity on boards, women represent just under a quarter of board members in the country's top 100 listed companies. The latest census was put together by Auckland University… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Auckland battled back in extra time to edge out Canterbury 40 to 33, and grab their first domestic premiership title in more than 10 years. Going into the game at Eden Park, Canterbury had won ten of… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be heading to Abel Tasman National Park later on Monday. The royal couple will go on a bush walk to learn about local conservation programmes. Department of… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are heading to an iconic Wellington cafe this morning. Maranui is hosting the royal couple for a morning tea with a group of young people working on mental health… Read more Audio