Morning Report for Friday 1 November 2019

6:00 AM.The killing of an eight-year-old boy rocks a small Southland town, Canterbury farmers say they're at breaking point dealing with government red tape, The rules have been set for an inquiry that could… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Assessing the emotional toll of missing out on the rugby world cup final has been a key part of the All Blacks buildup to their third place playoff match against Wales in Tokyo on Friday. Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Businesses suffering from the ongoing City Rail Link construction are pleased but circumspect at the chance of getting any money to make up for their losses. The government and council jointly… Read more Audio

6:21 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.Farmers in Canterbury say with every new policy or regulation comes more work and stress.

They're feeling under the pump with water quality reforms and climate change legislation around the corner.

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6:46 AM.Wellington cricketer Devon Conway has ousted one of New Zealand's finest ever batsmen from the record books.

Conway, 28, scored 393 runs in a single match against Canterbury at the Basin Reserve… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

7:06 AM.The Black Caps are confident there'll be no World Cup hangover when they play England for the first time since their historic match at Lord's in July. Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Guards have remained overnight outside a property in the small Southland town of Otautau where an 8-year-old boy was killed on Wednesday night.

Police officers were called to the rural settlement of… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Canterbury farmers say they're at breaking point. A recent Ministry of Health report presented to MPs shows suicide is up 20 percent in rural areas compared with a drop of 10 per cent in cities and… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.The Indian community's support for Labour could be on shaky ground thanks to the government's immigration policies.

Indian community leaders say a tougher stance from Immigration New Zealand on… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to formally proceed with the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.

The measure detailed how the inquiry will move into a more… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Organisers of a gun show selling legal antique firearms can't get a plug in their local paper due to a ban on all firearms content.

The news website Stuff put a blanket-ban in place across all its… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The Royal Commission investigating abuse in care has been told the National Party's proposal to block gang affiliates' access to the benefit if they're unable to prove legal income would only enhance… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Firefighters in Southern California are battling to contain two new wildfires this morning.

The Hillside Fire broke out in San Bernardino and quickly entered some neighborhoods, prompting… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Hundreds of New Zealanders whose properties surround Defence Force bases in Ohakea, Woodbourne, Whenuapai, and Devonport will be keeping a close eye on legal action in Australia.

Across the Tasman up… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.While the majority of those in New Zealand on Friday evening will be donning all black, there's sure to be a small number of those dressed in red.

History is against the Dragons as Wales has only… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Seventy-five years ago today, 703 Polish children traded in Persia for Pahiatua as the first refugees to New Zealand.

The mostly orphaned children arrived by boat from what's now Iran to their new… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.If the Black Caps are looking to move on the from their Cricket World Cup loss, they may struggle as England are more than willing to talk about it. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.An immunisation expert is terrified the three measles-related deaths in Samoa signal the inevitable beginning of an epidemic in the Pacific Island nation.

There are now 314 suspected cases in Samoa… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.A major part of a plan to restore Christchurch's red zone that has taken two years and $5 million to draw up is now being blasted as unachievable, unviable and undesirable.

The document has been… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.The Mayor of Southland and former police officer Gary Tong says the rural town of Otautau is reeling from Wednesday night's death of an 8-year-old boy.

A boy appeared in the Youth Court on Thursday… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.England has names an unchanged line-up from the side that steam rolled the All Blacks for the Rugby World Cup decider on Saturday against South Africa.

The Springboks have just one change - the… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.The Justice Minister is questioning the ability of a key industry watchdog to regulate election year advertising, due to an adverse decision against him last month.

Andrew Little was talking about… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Just under four months after their agonising Cricket World Cup loss to England, the Black Caps finally get the chance for at a smidgen of revenge.

The two sides play the first of four T20 matches at… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.A new resource consent has been granted for the Shelly Bay development in Wellington.

The original consent was quashed in December 2018 after a business group, Enterprise Miramar, appealed against… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Korean mental health workers are calling for more resources in their communities in New Zealand, especially when the cultural norm is to turn to alcohol instead of counselling.

South Korea has the… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.After years of rapid growth, the number of tourists coming to New Zealand from China and India is slowing.

But the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal is successfully enticing more of its near neighbours to… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.The little known history of the abductions of Tokelauans and their sale into slavery in the world's last slave market in Peru is the subject of a new art installation that was launched this week in… Read more Audio