Morning Report for Friday 28 October 2022

8:47 AM.It's time now for our weekly Friday feature in which we dissect, discuss and analyse the political stories of the week.

RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson, and TVNZ political editor Jessica… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.The Black Ferns are entering the sudden death phase of the Rugby World Cup, with a quarterfinal against Wales in Whangarei tomorrow night.

The game has extra meaning for halfback Kendra Cocksedge… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Bird of the Year is in the home stretch, with the winner set to be announced on Morning Report on Monday morning.

Campaign managers have been working hard to get their bird into the top spot and some… Read more Video, Audio

8:25 AM.Black Caps batsman Daryl Mitchell says he's relieved to be back in the mix for Twenty20 World Cup selection after missing time with a broken hand.

Mitchell was set to be selected in the New Zealand… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.Imagine if you had to pledge fealty to the Chinese state just to buy a bathroom mirror or a lightbulb.

Well, there's every chance you already have, but you didn't know about it.

Phil Pennington… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The Prime Minister says it's crucial we reinforce New Zealand's important role in the icy continent. 

Jacinda Ardern arrived in Antarctica on Wednesday a day later yesterday than planned and speaking… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.Fourteen-thousand people are expected to take part in the Auckland Marathon on Sunday Morning, the first on schedule Auckland Marathon since 2019.

The event went on hiatus during the early years of… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Love em or hate em, they're everywhere. We're talking...... about CROCS. 

This month has been dubbed CROC-tober, marking 20 years since the popular and controversial rubber footwear were launched at… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The weather is again turning sour in some parts of the country with heavy rain already hitting parts of the South Island.

It's expected to move up the country today and into the weekend.

The… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.It's crunchtime for the Black Ferns this weekend when they face Wales in the Women's Rugby World Cup quarter final in Whangārei.

They've had a big boost with co-captain Kennedy Simon named to play… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The region with the highest proportion of Māori in the country, now has Māori wards at its council for the first time.

While the new Tairāwhiti or Gisborne councillors are being welcomed, they expect… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Christchurch police say they have arrested three youths linked to an incident where a cyclist was knocked off his bike and seriously injured by young people driving a stolen car.

It's one of three… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Questions are being asked about why an American soldier who died alongside Dominic Abelen was able to be repatriated, but not the New Zealander. 

Abelen and Joshua Jones were killed in August when… Read more Audio

7:25 AM."The wheels of justice are turning in the right direction".

That's the reaction from Simon and Sally Glass, parents of New Zealander Christian Glass, whose death will now be heard by a grand jury in… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.The nationwide shortage of GPs is hitting hard in New Plymouth with not a single practice in the city taking on new patients.

The College of General Practitioners says the situation is critical in… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The country's largest bank, ANZ, has made a record after-tax profit of 2.3 billion.  

As bank profits surge, though, so do their interest rates, along with the financial pain felt by many borrowers.

6:40 AM.Former Auckland mayor and one-time Labour Party leader Phil Goff has secured top diplomatic appointment overseas.

Goff has been appointed as New Zealand's next High Commissioner to the United… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.The dean of the Taranaki Cathedral is making no apology for the contemporary Māori design of the new Te Whare Hononga recently revealed at its historic New Plymouth site.

The whare, which has been… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.The clock is ticking for Elon Musk to close his deal to acquire Twitter - and he may have dropped a hint the buyout is happening. He has until tomorrow to finalise the $NZ75 billion takeover, which… Read more Audio