Midday Report for Wednesday 10 June 2020

12:55 PM.Peru was one of the first countries in Latin America to impose a lockdown - in the middle of March.

Despite that, the death toll is sitting at 5,500 and it's among the top 10 in the world for the… Read more Audio

12:47 PM.More than 200 people have taken part in a peaceful protest in Gisborne today to oppose the permanent installment of two replicas of Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour.

The Gisborne District Council… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Secondary school principals have labelled the rollout of laptops and modems for students "a disaster".

While many students at lower decile schools are yet to receive the much-needed kit, some higher… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.A group representing New Zealand's dairy companies says a free trade deal being offered by the European Union is even worse than the trade arrangements New Zealand already has.

Eric Frykberg has the… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Jordie Barrett is ruled out of the Hurricanes clash with the Blues.

Joe Porter has sport. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.A planned revamp of charging for electricity distribution may offer financial relief to the Tiwai Point aluminum smelter.

Emma Hatton has business. Read more Audio

12:18 PM.Just a day after the Police Commissioner Andrew Coster announced Armed Response Teams will be axed, he is now floating the idea of arming the police with sponge bullets instead.

This morning Mr… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.A man who murdered Christchurch woman Angela Blackmoore 25 years ago has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Angela Blackmore, who was 10 weeks pregnant, was stabbed 39 times in her head and neck in… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.Senior doctors are disputing the Government's claim it's on track to fix the country's rundown hospitals.

The Government's first nationwide stocktake out today, found many critical care units are… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Senior doctors are disputing the Government's claim that it's on track to fix the country's rundown hospitals. A Christchurch man has been jailed for the 1995 murder of a young mother he stabbed 39… Read more Audio