Morning Report for Tuesday 15 November 2022

8:56 AM.A Palmerston North Jeweller is feeling very privileged after making the official commemorative rings for the Black Ferns after their triumphant Rugby World Cup win. Cameron Jeweller custom designed… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Crypto giant FTX has collapsed into bankruptcy and has taken it's "King of Crypto" boss down with it. The cryptocurrency exchange is seeking court protection in the US as it looks for a way to return… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A court has been told an interpreter was given hundreds of dollars by Indonesian migrants for writing false asylum claims for them Nurul Noor Azman has pleaded not guilty to five charges of supplying… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.As property values across the country decline, Queenstown Lakes is bucking the trend – bringing misery to the community's most vulnerable.

One mother has told RNZ she's been living apart from her… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Ratings records were shattered on Saturday night for the women's Rugby World Cup final, which was won in thrilling fashion by the Black Ferns.

More than 1.2 million people tuned into TV Three for the… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The investigation into the brutal stabbing of a dog-walker in Bexley in Christchurch is continuing today.

The man was repeatedly stabbed during an early-morning attack yesterday and police say they… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has moved to Vietnam in her week-long South East Asian trip for security and regional summits.

The visit is focused on trade, as Ms Ardern looks to add her political… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping say they oppose the use of nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine.

The leaders met this morning on the sidelines of the G20 world leaders summit in… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Technicians in charge of doing CT and other scans at hospitals are exasperated at being paid $10,000 less than clerks. 

They have been left in the wake after hospital clerical staff and… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The first witness is expected to be called today before a joint inquest into a 2018 murder and a sudden death in Christchurch. 

Twenty-seven-year-old Nicole Tuxford was raped and killed by Paul… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.The Transport Agency is asking for feedback on its interim plan to reduce speeds on 400 kilometres of road.

It means some 100 kilometres zones would drop to 80 or even 60 kilometres an hour.

Waka… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.The investigation into the brutal stabbing of a dog-walker in Bexley is continuing with police ramping up patrols around the park in Christchurch where the assault took place.

The man was repeatedly… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.A woman linked to the death of two children whose bodies were found in suitcases left in a storage unit in Auckland is being extradited from Korea.

The extradition is expected to take place within 30… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Deputy Prime Minister and Sports Minister, Grant Robertson, says New Zealand should be working towards pay parity across all sports.

He made the comments during his post-Cabinet media conference… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Wellingtonians are complaining that something is smelling a little odd in the water right now.

It's tasting a bit funny too. But the Wellington Water authority says residents in the capital need not… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.Twitter has called a halt to its new blue tick subscription in the latest reversal at the social media platform since billionaire Elon Musk bought the company.

The move came as a number of accounts… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.The AA says it wants to see lower speed limits and more road maintenance rolled out to help lower the road toll.

The transport agency's new Interim Speed Management Plan is proposing dropping limits… Read more Audio