Morning Report for Friday 3 June 2022

8:56 AM.A four-day celebration is under way to mark Queen Elizabeth's platinum jubilee, beginning overnight with a spectucular display of pageantry in London.

New Zealand played a part last night, on the… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.A French man has set a new world record for the most bungee jumps in a 24-hour period.

Francois-Marie Dibon made 765 jumps from a bridge in Perthshire, easily beating the previous record of 430 by… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.It's the celebrity trial that went viral. After seven weeks of tears and lengthy testimonies, a jury has determined actress

Amber Heard did defame her ex Johnny Depp in a Washington Post editorial.

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8:41 AM.The first of several bills setting out the three waters system has been introduced to parliament, just days before a legal challenge from three councils is set to begin.

Timaru, Waimakariri and… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.A leading strategic studies professor believes Beijing calling out New Zealand over its defence ties with the US is full of overreaction and hype.

The United States and New Zealand issued a joint… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Key questions remain unanswered following an urgent meeting of the Hutt Valley District Health Board yesterday about its quake-prone Heretaunga Building.

The community wants to know how long services… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.It's unclear how long services will continue to operate in Hutt Hospital's earthquake-prone Heretaunga Building.

An urgent Hutt Valley District Health Board meeting yesterday afternoon got heated as… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.New Zealand Rugby's deal Silver Lake was signed off yesterday when the 26 provincial unions and Māori Rugby board agreed to terms.

The deal will see the US private equity firm invest $200 million in… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Samoa's prime minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa and Australia's new foreign affairs minister Penny Wong have bonded over Australia's new commitment to climate.

They met in Apia on Thursday - Senator… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Two weeks since a tornado blew through the Horowhenua town of Levin residents living in its wake face an uncertain future.

Uninhabitable homes are awaiting assessment, while displaced families seek… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.A lawyer is describing new charity law reforms as an utter insult to the charitble sector.

The community law and voluntary sector minister Priyanca Radhakrishnan announced changes to the Charities… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.A Dunedin councillor who took legal action against his own council over a spat which started with a $12 parking ticket has lost his case in court.

An altercation between councillor Lee Vandervis and… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.A leading Covid-19 modeller is warning a new wave is coming and more people will end up critically ill or dying. 

Canterbury University mathematician Michael Plank says Covid-19 case numbers… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Plenty of wickets have fallen on the first day of the opening cricket test between England and New Zealand at Lord's.

New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first, they lost their first 4… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.A former Victim Support worker says the charity refused to replace the bloodied clothes of a woman who'd been stabbed.

The charity's board is currently sitting on an independent report into… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The Government has sought to temper any trepidation over New Zealand's move to forge closer defence ties with the United States.

The countries issued a joint statement this week - committing to… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.New Zealand was the second of 54 Commonwealth nations to light a jubilee beacon as part of the four days of celebration. On the steps to the Tangi Te Keo Mt Victoria lookout a karakia began the… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.A huge crowd has gathered in London on a lovely summer's day to share in the celebrations to mark the start of a weekend of events for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

An estimated twenty-two thousand… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.The last road block to New Zealand Rugby signing a $200 million deal with US private equity firm Silver Lake has been removed, with the 26 unions and the Maori Board voting in favour of the deal in… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Four people are injured every hour on our roads over the typical Queen's Birthday weekend, according to the Accident Compensation Corporation.

Over the past five years, ACC has received around 400… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.New Zealand Rugby's marriage to Silver Lake is complete, after the provincial unions and Maori Rugby board said "I do" yesterday.

The last road block to NZR signing a $200 million deal with the US… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.New Zealand's test cricketers have made a start to the opening day of their Test series against England at Lords but are fighting back after being bowled out for 132.

At day's end England are BBC… Read more Audio