Morning Report for Friday 28 August 2020

6:04 AM.Newly appointed Warriors women's coach Brad Donald wants the New Zealand talent in the side to be the focal point when the NRLW kicks off in October. Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Justice Cameron Mander has handed down a sentence of life without parole the mosque gunman.

Brenton Tarrant murdered 51 worshippers at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre on 15 March, 2019.

He… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Norway took a different approach to in its trial of far-right terrorist Anders Breivik after he murdered seventy-seven people in Oslo 2011.

His trial lasted ten weeks, and was guided by the idea that… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.Acting New Plymouth principal Kealy Warren says she felt physically ill when she heard a private green school in her community had been given $11.7 million by the government.

She says her low-decile… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:38 AM.Justice Cameron Mander handed down the sentence to a subdued but relieved courtroom.

Brenton Tarrant murdered 51 worshippers at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre on 15 March, 2019. He also… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she felt a sense of relief when she heard the sentence.

She told the Muslim community she hopes they have felt the arms of other New Zealanders around them and… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Sara Qasem's father Abdelfattah was murdered at Al Noor Mosque.

Before handing down the sentence, Justice Cameron Mander read through the names of the murder victims, relaying details of their lives… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Ahmed Jahangir was injured at Linwood mosque He will be on pain medication for the rest of his life because of nerve damage.

He told RNZ reporter Conan Young the gunman has lost everything and the… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Christchurch terror survivor Feroze Ditta was shot twice in his leg during the attack at the Al-Noor mosque on Deans Avenue.

Ditta, who is also the general secretary of the Muslim Association of… Read more Audio

6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

7:05 AM.NBA basketball players have decided to end their boycott and resume the play-offs although there will be no games today. Read more Audio

7:08 AM.Warning: This story contains some discussion of the Christchurch mosque shootings, which may upset some people.

He'll never experience freedom again The country's worst mass murderer, Brenton Tarrant… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.The man behind the Christchurch mosque shootings has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Reporter Tim Brown has been in court for the sentencing over the four days.

If this story has… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.The historic sentence of life in jail without parole handed down to terrorist Brenton Tarrant marked the end of a traumatic week for families who lost loved ones in Christchurch.

Many chose to… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Abdul Aziz Wahabzadah confronted the murderer on the third day of the hearings with some taunting words in his victim impact statement.

The man renowned for challenging and chasing Tarrant from the… Read more Audio

7:32 AM.One victim who feels justice has been served is Aya Al-Umari, who lost her brother Hussein at the Al Noor Mosque.

Her impact statement was four months in the writing and she also expressed pride at… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Hisham al-Zarzour, who survived the shooting at Al Noor Mosque because he was trapped under a pile of bodies.

He has spoken of his struggle to cope mentally and emotionally since, having lost a close… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Hundreds of Police staff have worked for months to ensure that justice would be served to the Christchurch terrorist.

Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has been on the ground in Christchurch… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.The terrorist responsible for murdering 51 worshippers at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre on 15 March, 2019 will spend the rest of his life behind bars without the possibility of parole.

It… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The New Zealand Stock Exchange website crashed again yesterday, causing frustrations for the exchange and broking community.

It's the third consecutive day NZX has experienced network connectivity… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.A gang member operating from inside a prison managed to set up a bar tab for Corrections staff drinking at a pub after hours in an attempt to corrupt prison guards.

Corrections say the guards didn't… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.NBA basketball players have decided to end their boycott and resume the play-offs, although there will be no games today. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.New Zealand First is the lone voice in Parliament calling for the Christchurch terrorist to see out his sentence in Australia.

Winston Peters says the cost of keeping Brenton Tarrant in isolation… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.The country's worst mass murderer is starting a life sentence.

Brenton Tarrant will never leave prison.

The news of the unprecedented sentence was greeted yesterday by the victims of the… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.One victim of the Christchurch mosque shootings who didn't attend Brenton Tarrant's sentencing this week was Farid Ahmed.

Despite losing his wife, Husna, in the massacre in March last year, Ahmed… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The man behind the Christchurch mosque shootings has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Mayor of Christchurch Lianne Dalziel speaks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The police want greater powers for dealing with terrorism, more in line with the United Kingdom's prevention model.

Senior officers joined Police Minister Stuart Nash in a meeting with the head of… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Pressure is mounting on Green Party co-leader James Shaw to pull his support for $11.7 million of taxpayers' money being handed to the privately owned Taranaki Green School.

It's not just principals… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The World Health Organisation says herd immunity is not an option for Coronavirus and it's doing its best to get a safe and effective vaccine.

In its latest briefing the organisation says it will… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.New figures show that just a week ago the country was still falling short of contact tracing targets - ten days into the current Covid-19 outbreak.

The government's released new data as well as a… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.The life and work of Vincent van Gogh is the subject of a brand new multi-sensory outdoor exhibition opening in Wellington tonight.

 Thousands of his paintings, including "The Starry Night", "Cafe… Read more Video, Audio

8:55 AM.Today we take you back to 15 March, remembering the 15 minutes that took 51 lives and changed so many others forever. Read more Audio