Morning Report for Wednesday 12 October 2022

8:55 AM.Silver Ferns fans will be craving a tight series against fierce rivals Australia after the recent series against Jamaica turned into a complete flop.

The four Test Constellation Cup starts tonight… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.A grandmother and security guard in Kaitaia says some children frequently wander the streets unsupervised, sometimes as late as 3 or 4am.

In the past year Carol Shutt has escorted more than 30… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.US prosecutors have dropped all charges against a Baltimore man, who was imprisoned in a case chronicled in the hit podcast Serial.

Adnan Syed served 23 years in jail after he was convicted of the… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Japan has flung open its doors to international visitors after almost three years of pandemic isolation

Locals are hoping this week's reopening will kickstart the country's tourism sector, and New… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.The deputy Solicitor General says a rapist's sentence of nine months' home detention is manifestly inadequate and there has been a miscarriage of justice.

An appeal against Jayden Meyer's sentence… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Traffic was briefly stopped on Wellington's urban motorway due to a climate protest.

Soumya Bhamidipati spoke to Kim Hill from the site of the protest. Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The final report from the Pacific Pay Gap inquiry was released this morning, showing vast inequality for Pasifika workers.

It found employers have prejudice against Pacific names, an undervaluing of… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Māori leaders are concerned a new emissions pricing scheme could disproportionately affect indigenous farmers.

The government will require farmers to pay for their on-farm emissions from 2025.

But… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Neither farmers or environmentalists are satisfied with the government's new proposal for cutting agricultural emissions.

The proposal requires farmers to pay for their emissions from 2025.

It has… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.NASA is hailing its world-first mission to move an asteroid as a roaring success.

Scientists have been evaluating whether a spacecraft which collided with an asteroid late last month successfully… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The government's proposal for farm emissions pricing has been met with criticism by farmers and environmentalists. 

Under the plan farmers will pay for on-farm emissions from 2025 - Prime Minister… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.The date of King Charles' coronation has been announced, 6 May next year.

UK correspondent Vincent McAviney spoke to Kim Hill. Read more Audio

7:27 AM.The future of the Whakapapa and Turoa skifields is in question, after it's operator Ruapehu Alpine Lifts yesterday announced it has appointed voluntary administrators after facing significant… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.National Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says the sanctions imposed against Russian oligarchs are better late than never. 

The government's latest sanctions affect 51 oligarchs and… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The government has hired an online surveillance firm set up by ex Israeli spies, that's been kicked off Facebook for spying on people.

Immigration officials have been using the firm Cobwebs… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.The government is celebrating its agricultural emissions pricing plan as a world first, but it faces a battle winning over the sector.

Cabinet will consult on the plan before signing it off next… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Ruapehu Alpine Lifts has announced it has appointed voluntary administrators after facing significant financial problems.

In a statement it said the business had been placed under significant cash… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Agricultural scientists say a controversial plan to reduce farming emissions is a positive step for the sector.

The government's plan, which is open for consultation, will require farmers to pay for… Read more Audio