Morning Report for Friday 16 September 2022

8:55 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio

8:46 AM.It's time now for our Friday feature on Morning Report in which we dissect, discuss and analyse the political stories of the week. They might be big issues, they might be small, the masks are off in… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Politicians have spent the week saying now is not the time to talk about the future of the monarchy in New Zealand - while simultaneously talking about it.

A former Prime Minister says the process… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Sex workers say discrimination still "makes it hell" to get a mortgage, a bank account or simply open a business.

The Prostitution Reform Act made sex work legal in New Zealand almost two decades… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.New figures show the rate of sea-level rise around Aotearoa has doubled in recent decades.

Statistics New Zealand measured its tide gauges in the four main centres and found the sea's level has… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Property values continue to fall across the country as mortgage rates and inflation take their toll.

Analytics company CoreLogic's latest quarterly report shows a drop in median property value in… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Today, many people across New Zealand will be receiving their papers to vote in local government elections.

Anyone who is enrolled can have a say in who their local leaders are, but voter turnout has… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Queues of mourners are still waiting for their chance to say goodbye to the late Queen who is lying in state at Westminister Abbey. Morning Report's Corin Dann and reporter Jake McKee spoke to Susie… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Wallabies coach Dave Rennie criticised referee Mathieu Raynal for lacking a "feel" for the game situation after the Frenchman's intervention cost the Wallabies dearly in their controversial defeat… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The start of the three test Netball Series between the Silver Ferns and Jamaica has been delayed and there's no guarantees it will go ahead.

Visa issues have held up the departure of the Jamaican… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The clock is ticking down in Rotorua towards the first summer in years with international visitors.

But with serious concerns raised about the treatment of tenants living in hotels for emergency… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Wellington City Council has signed off on a radical proposal to cut speed limits in the city.

The proposal would bring down speed limits to 30km/h on most streets and 40km/h on main roads.

City… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.China's leader Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin have met for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine.

But it appears the Chinese leader has raised questions and concerns about the war which… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.A try scored by Jordie Barrett with time expired secured the All Blacks a thrilling 39-37 victory over the Wallabies in Melbourne last night.

New Zealand had given up a 19-point lead midway through… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.A woman arrested in South Korea in relation to two children's bodies found suitcases in Auckland is now being held in Seoul pending an extradition hearing.

The police found the 42-year-old in an… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Answers to the grim discovery of two dead children in suitcases in Auckland may be a step closer with the arrest of a woman in South Korea.

She denies she's responsible for the crime.

Korean media… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The Prime Minister will have an audience with the King, Prince of Wales and British Prime Minister Liz Truss while in the UK attending the Queens Funeral.

Jacinda Ardern, who arrived in London today… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Ian Foster believes the referee made the right call when he took the ball off the Wallabies for time wasting in last night's Rugby Championship clash in Mlebourne, which New… Read more Audio

6:56 AM.Bussiness news for 16 September 2022 Audio

6:46 AM.Emotions are running high for the New Zealand Defence Force troops who will take part in the Queen's funeral.

They arrived earlier in the week and have been taking part in reherasals.

Lieutenant… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The Prime Minister has arrived in London and has outlined her schedule leading up to the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth.

Jacinda Ardern says both the King and the Prince of Wales have shown a keen… Read more Audio

6:35 AM.A brief update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

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

6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Audio

6:09 AM.The Prime Minister will have an audience with the King, Prince of Wales and British Prime Minister Liz Truss while in the UK attending the Queens Funeral.

Jacinda Ardern, who arrived in London today… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Sports News foe 16 September 2022 Audio