Morning Report for Friday 20 September 2019

6:00 AM.Top stories this morning... The waiting is over for rugby fans. the World Cup kicks off later tonight in Tokyo. New evidence forces the Operation Burnham Inquiry to suspend its hearings Shocking new… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Just a few months ago winger Rieko Ioane was one of the first names written on an All Blacks teamsheet, now he has to hope he gets an opportunity to play at the World Cup. Audio

6:13 AM.New evidence has forced the Operation Burnham Inquiry to suspend its hearings investigating claims of civilian deaths in a New Zealand-led raid in Afghanistan in 2010. The former chief, Retired… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.The UK's supreme court has wrapped up a three-day hearing to determine whether it was legal for the prime minister Boris Johnson to prorogue suspend parliament for five weeks, with Britain's departure… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:38 AM.The chief executive of Women's Refuge says the new offence of strangulation draws attention to how dangerous a crime it is. People who are strangled are seven times more likely to go on to die at the… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says it's obvious - and not right - what his South African counterpart is trying to do - with regards to the referee ahead of their opening Rugby World Cup match. Audio

7:09 AM.The Rugby World Cup in Japan kicks off tonight with the opening ceremony and the opening game, between the hosts and Russia in Tokyo. Tonight's festivities will open the first World Cup in Asia and… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.New evidence has forced the Operation Burnham Inquiry to suspend the hearing which is investigating claims of civilian deaths in a New Zealand-led raid in Afghanistan in 2010. Yesterday the inquiry… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.It keeps getting worse for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as more images surface of him wearing brown, and now black, face. Our correspondent in Canada is Laura McQuillan. Audio

7:40 AM.What's the truth about healthy eating? Jim Mann is an adviser to the World Health Organisation and professor of human nutrition at Otago University. Jim Mann speaks to Corin Dann. Audio

7:52 AM.Young people are taking legal action to try to gain support for a law change to lower the legal voting age from eighteen to sixteen Here to tell us about why she should have the right to have her say… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says his South African couterpart Rassie Erasmus is out of order ahead of their Rugby World Cup opener in Tokyo tomorrow night. Audio

8:20 AM.Major U-S gunmaker, Colt, has announced it's exiting the consumer rifle market, as demand for high-powered, semi-automatic guns wane. The company's weapons include the AR-15 assault rifle. However, it… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Two years ago the Queenstown Lakes District Council launched ambitious plans to address housing affordability. Property values have levelled off but the crisis is still growing with high rental costs… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.A New Zealand company is testing solar-powered collars for cows. Craig Piggott is chief executive of start-up Halter, which is carrying out on-farm testing. Audio

8:51 AM.A protest held inside an Auckland supermarket by a group of vegan protesters was picked up by international news after confrontational images were shared of the protestors' black-clad figures holding… Read more Audio