Midday Report for Friday 22 May 2020

12:43 PM.Duck hunters will be dusting off the camouflage, and setting up their maimai's this weekend as the season finally commences tomorrow.

Jarrad is an avid duck hunter from Canterbury and told Māni… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.A group of medical professionals is calling for the Government to implement just five key actions in order to dramatically improve the nation's wellbeing.

In a piece published in the New Zealand… Read more Audio

12:32 PM.After a three week Covid-19 related delay, the duck shooting season will get underway tomorrow.

Eric Frykberg has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.The President of the International Olympic Committee says there is a clear commitment to hold the Games next year - even if athletes need to be quarantined because of the coronavirus.

Clay Wilson has… Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Retail sales volumes for the first quarter of the year had their largest fall in eight years, due to the lead up to the Covid-19 lockdown.

Andrew McRae has the business news. Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Auckland Council expects its revenue to fall by more than half a billion dollars because of the Covid-19 crisis.

The country's largest city receives 60 percent of its money from concerts, leisure… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.National MPs are meeting on the third floor of Parliament, ready to cast their votes for the party leadership.

Simon Bridges called the vote after it became clear Todd Muller and Nikki Kaye wanted to… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.In today's programme, the National leadership vote is underway. Auckland Council expects to lose half a billion dollars of revenue

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio