Morning Report for Monday 4 November 2019

6:00 AM.The man charged with murdering British tourist Grace Millane goes on trial today. South Africa celebrates winning the Rugby World Cup. A warning for elderly Levin residents after a 90-year-old woman… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.South African flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit has been named World Rugby's men's player of the year, with the Springboks scooping the major awards 24 hours after winning the Rugby World Cup. Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Jacinda Ardern has played down the prospect of a breakthrough in the seven-year long RCEP trade negotiations at the East Asia Summit.

India has been reported as the last hold-out to the Regional… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:38 AM.Apologise or resign - that's the message from the Indian Community to New Zealand First MP Shane Jones.

Around 200 people gathered in Auckland's Aotea Square on Sunday, voicing their disgust after Mr… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.Shane Jones has been told to apologise or resign over his comments towards the immigrant community, saying people unhappy should get on the next plane home.

RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson is… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Tonga's top rugby league players have created history by producing one of the sport's biggest upsets, beating the world champion Australians in Auckland over the weekend.

The Tonga Invitational XIII… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The World Rugby Awards in Tokyo have been dominated by the Springboks. Audio

7:10 AM.The trial of the man accused of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane starts today.

Miss Millane's body was found in the Waitakere Ranges a week after she went missing from Auckland city centre.

7:13 AM."We can achieve anything if we work together as one."

That was the heartfelt message the Springboks captain Siya Kolisi had for his country after he led his team to its third Rugby World cup victory… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Three young women have been charged with the aggravated robbery of a 90-year-old woman in Levin and are due to appear in the Levin Youth Court on Monday.

The victim remains in a serious condition in… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.A serving senior police officer has come forward to RNZ to back up anonymous claims that bullying in the police force is serious, endemic and happening now.

He completely rejects the Police… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.Summer is still a month away but parts of the country were experiencing summertime temperatures of the weekend.

Otago, Canterbury, and Marlborough were among the hotspots thanks to hot air blown from… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.The Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters is expected to take the stand at the High Court in Auckland on Monday as his much-anticipated privacy lawsuit kicks off.

The first day will see the New… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Sheep placenta cream - ever heard of it?

The Thai Prime Minister has and referenced it while talking with Jacinda Ardern about their respective countries working more closely together on high value… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Local businesses in K Road are worried demolition work needed to make way for the new Karangahape Rd (K Rd) City Rail Link station will cost them money.

RNZ Reporter Amy Williams is on K Rd. Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Demolition work for one of the stations on Auckland's City Rail Link - the new Karangahape Rd station - gets underway on Monday morning.

But local businesses are nervous about how it could impact… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Record attendances, packed fanzones and record local TV audiences - that's been the story of the first ever Rugby World Cup held in Asia.

Even a mid-tournament typhoon that pummeled Japan didn't… Read more Audio

8:05 AM.New Zealand's Ruby Tui has been named the women's sevens player of the year at the World Rugby Awards in Tokyo, which were dominated by the Springboks. Read more Audio

8:09 AM.Despite pleas from the Justice Minister for international media to abide by name suppression laws on a high-profile murder case - there's no guarantee they will.

Earlier this year British backpacker… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.When South Africa won its first Rugby World Cup, the country has only just ended the apartheid system.

When the Springboks, cheered on by Nelson Mandela, won their second title in 2007, a teenage… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Olivia Newton-John's iconic outfit from Grease - the black leather jacket and skin-tight trousers - have sold for over $400,000 at an auction.

That's more than twice the price it was expected to go… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.New Zealand's population will reach five million in 2020 Over the next few weeks, RNZ is exploring what this means for the country on rnz.co.nz and on air.

We'll look at how immigration is increasing… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Three young women have been charged with the aggravated robbery of a 90-year-old woman in Levin on Saturday afternoon.

The victim remains in a serious condition following the attack in her home, and… Read more Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector Audio

8:38 AM.A decline in the number of experienced airplane and helicopter pilot trainers is raising safety fears in the airline industry about the loss of their skills.

Aviation sector leaders say growth in the… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.A long-running Malaysian postal scam that's milked millions of dollars out of New Zealanders has reappeared in the country.

The scam involves fake companies sending fake scratch-card lotteries which… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Tonga has secured its place at the top level of international rugby league by beating the world champion Australians 16 -2 on Saturday.

In front of a crowd of more than 25,000 singing fans at… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Jenny Salesa is the Minister for Ethnic Communities and is of Tongan heritage.

Hon Jenny Salesa is New Zealand's first Tongan born, Tongan speaking Member of Parliament and the first Tongan born… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.A dozen bottles of the finest wines were launched into space at the weekend - destined for the International Space Station.

No, it's not for the astronauts - rather it's an experiment to find out… Read more Audio