Midday Report for Friday 8 May 2020

12:45 PM.New Zealanders would - under normal circumstances - often head out for a drink to mark the end of their working week.

But with bars and restaurants currently closed, the government's Health Promotion… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.A new report has found that many essential workers are dealing with overcrowding at home.

The Affordable Housing for Generations team has found that while essential workers are out serving the nation… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Farmers say they under huge pressure as they deal with no grass growth, hungry stock and limited supplementary feed.

Maja Burry has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:29 PM.New Zealand Rugby boss, Mark Robinson, says the All Blacks tests in July are set to be scrapped.

Barry Guy has the sports news. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.The slump in tourism and broader economy has forced the deferral of a luxury hotel development in downtown Auckland.

Andrew McRae has business. Read more Audio

12:17 PM.The Salvation Army has released a third report into how the country's most-vulnerable have been faring throughout the pandemic. 

The report finds demand for food parcels and the number of people… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The New Zealand tourism operator Skyline Enterprisesannounced it was making half of its 12-hundred staff redundant across its New Zealand and international sites earlier in the week.

The chief… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The Tourism industry says operators are literally jumping for joy at the news domestic travel will open up again at Covid-19 Alert Level 2.

Government Ministers will make a decision on Monday about… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The government books take a significant hit due to Covid-19. The tourism industry is thrown a lifeline, but not every job will be saved.

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio