Morning Report for Friday 3 November 2023

8:50 AM.If you've got a craving for a plum crumble, or want a bit of preserved plum with your yogurt, or some easy home-made plum ice cream - you're out of luck.

Watties Hawke's Bay Black Doris Plums have… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A Palmerston North window installation company has shut its doors leaving orders unfilled and clients and suppliers thousands of dollars out of pocket.

Sixteen aggrieved customers have banded… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.This week marks one year since new councils were sworn in after the 2022 local body elections.

Thirty-five of those councils featured Māori ward councillors - many for the first time.

One year on… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.The full election results are released by the Electoral Commission out at two-o'clock today with many MP's awaiting the final result in what have been close races.

They include National's Vanessa… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Guy Fawkes is upon us, but not everyone seems to be fizzing.

Fireworks went on sale on Thursday - they can only be sold for four days leading up to and including November 5th.

But a recent survey of… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The police are spending tens-of-millions of dollars trying to catch up on court prosecutions while dealing with what it calls outdated bureaucratic processes.

As RNZ has been reporting, forty-four… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.More than forty years since they broke up, the Beatles are back with a new song.

For those thinking their ears are deceiving them - yes, that is John Lennon's voice you can hear on a new song.

The… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The Black Ferns team has been named ahead of the final match of the WXV1 tournament Saturday night against England.

The Test between the world's two leading nations at Auckland's Mount Smart Stadium… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.A group of exploited migrant workers have been told they must vacate emergency housing by ten o'clock Friday morning.

The men - many of whom paid thousands of dollars to come to New Zealand for work… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Waka Kotahi says it's lowered speed limits to 80 kilometres per hour on about four percent of New Zealand highways as part of the Road to Zero safety campaign.

The changes have frustrated many… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.English rugby referee Wayne Barnes has announced his retirement - days after controlling the World Cup final between the All Blacks and the Springboks.

Barnes' officiated in a record 111 tests over… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Around 600 foreign passport holders are expected to be released from Gaza via the Rafah Crossing into Egypt on Friday.

It is not yet known when the 21 New Zealanders - known by the Ministry of… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.The police have recounted their frantic efforts to get medical help to people shot inside Al Noor mosque during the 2019 Christchurch terror attacks.

The Armed Offender squad members have given… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.The man accused of stabbing a west Auckland dairy owner disabled his electronic monitoring bracelet more than 90 minutes before the attack, but Corrections did nothing.

It got an alert but didn't… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The final hand is soon to be dealt in the 2023 election - with the key political players to learn Friday afternoon just what cards they hold - and what leverage.

National, ACT and New Zealand First… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.A national survey shows support for students with mental health and wellbeing problems has become the number one issue for secondary schools.

The New Zealand Council for Educational Research… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.A world-first commitment to safe and responsible Artificial Intelligence development has been signed by 29 countries including the UK, US, China and Australia, as well as the EU.

New Zealand has not… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.Police are investigating reports of people tampering with powerlines around Christchurch.

The behaviour - which they say is very dangerous - was reported numerous times in April, then again this… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.The make-up of the next parliament will be clearer when the full election results come out at 2pm Friday.

As well as a thorough audit of the election, the official results will include the choices of… Read more Audio