Midday Report for Tuesday 7 April 2020

12:46 PM.Reports are starting to come through of the severe damage Cyclone Harold has caused in Vanuatu.

The island of Santo - the country's second-most populated island - was directly hit by the Category 5… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.The Government has announced a 17-million-dollar package to help protect New Zealand's Pacific communities against Covid-19.

The money will be put towards supporting Pacific health and disability… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Butchers have been given the green light to start trading online, although the pork industry isn't sure this will go far in tackling the current oversupply of pig on farms in New Zealand.

Maja Burry… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.The Crusaders CEO Colin Mansbridge says several players were "clumsy" in breaking the rules yesterday.

Bridget Tunnicliffe has sport. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Business confidence was sliding to its lowest level in 15 years before the lockdown was announced.

Andrew McRae has the business news. Read more Audio

12:15 PM.The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, is in intensive care at a hospital in London after his Covid-19 symptoms worsened.

Downing Street says he is suffering from persistent symptoms of the… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.The Health Minister has called himself an idiot and has told the Epidemic Response Committee that he stuffed up after breaching lockdown rules.

David Clark has been demoted after providing the Prime… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The Health Minister is in trouble for breaking his bubble. The British Prime Minister goes into intensive care.

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio