Morning Report for Monday 15 July 2019

6:10 AM.A super over will decide the Cricket World Cup after England and New Zealand completed their 50 overs tied on 241 runs.

RNZ's reporters have been watching the game. Read more Audio

6:12 AM.The biggest of cricket fans stayed up all night watching the game live in New Zealand.

A large gathering of fans watched it at the Christchurch Casino, where RNZ's Anan Zaki watched the game, while… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.England are world cricket champions.

Six overthrows off Ben Stokes bat and a catch that ended up a six when Trent Bolt stood on the boundary rope have cost New Zealand a World Cup victory.

It… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The police are praising Canterbury gun owners after the first ever firearms collection event in Christchurch over the weekend.

More than a million dollars in compensation is being paid out for the… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.It must go down as the greatest Cricket World Cup final ever.

England are world champions after a thriller at Lord's in London.

The game was tied 241-all at the end of England's innnings, so it came… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.It was a long night for New Zealand cricket fans.

RNZ's Anan Zaki watched the game among supporters at the Christchurch Casino,

He speaks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

7:23 AM.England fans were in raptures after the hosts were declared Cricket World Cup winners.

The BBC's Henry Moeran was at the game at Lord's and speaks to Corin Dann and Kim Hill. Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Just over $1-million in compensation will be paid out to gun owners who handed in their illegal firearms over the weekend.

Almost 380 people turned up to the country's first gun amnesty event in… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The government is changing the way it manages earthquake-prone buildings in small towns, to take some of the cost off owners. At the moment strengthening work has to be done if alterations cost more… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.The Black Caps have lost the Cricket World Cup after the tightest final in the sport's history.

The Minister for Sport and Recreation, and an avid cricket fan, Grant Roberston was in London for the… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.RNZ reporters Gill Bonnett and Ben Strang have been out among cricket fans this morning. 

They speak to Corin Dann and Kim Hill. Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Former ACT MP John Banks is considering taking a stab at the Auckland Mayoralty.

Mr Banks was mayor of Auckland city from 2007 to 2010, and between 2001 and 2004.

He speaks to Kim Hill. Read more Audio

7:55 AM.A New Zealand scholar has discovered what could be a previously unknown short story by Katherine Mansfield.

Dr Martin Griffiths was writing an article for the Katherine Mansfield Society's newsletter… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.It is being described as the greatest ever one day cricket match: New Zealand have lost the Cricket World Cup final to hosts England in London in the closest match in history.

After England's… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.RNZ's Sports editor, Stephen Hewson, tells Corin Dann that New Zealand fans shouldn't feel hard done by after the closest World Cup final in history. Read more Audio

8:18 AM.The match-winner for England, and the player who was named man of the final, was Ben Stokes – who was born in New Zealand.

His dad, Ged Stokes, was watching the match on television and speaks to Kim… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The Police are praising gun owners in Canterbury after the first buy back of illegal firearms over the weekend.

A total of 542 weapons were handed in on Saturday and Sunday in the first of more than… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Novak Djokovic has beaten Roger Federer in a fifth-set tiebreak to win his fifth Wimbledon title and his 16th Grand Slam.

Djokovic drew first-blood and won the opening set but Federer came back to… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Organisers of the youth-driven climate change movement, School Strike for Climate, want adults to down tools and join in.

They're approaching unions to get their support for a general strike at the… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Disability support providers may be forced to stop accepting new clients and some services may close because of a freeze in government funding.

RNZ's Catherine Hutton reports. Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Thousands of hectares of farms and forest in the Tasman District that were burnt in the largest wildfire in almost half a century, are only now starting to recover.

Five months on the charred remains… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.A small Southland town is gearing up for an influx of tourists, but some locals are concerned there is a lack of infrastructure to handle the numbers.

The rural town of Tuatapere is home of the… Read more Audio