Midday Report for Friday 25 September 2020

12:44 PM.The small Taranaki town of Inglewood is preparing to host one of rugby's greatest challenges this weekend, with the Taranaki Bulls set to defend the Ranfurly Shield when it hosts Otago on Sunday.

The… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.A renters advocacy group is hosting a farewell party on Parliament's front lawn today – saying goodbye to the rent freeze.

The government put a stop to rent increases from the start of the Covid-19… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The Minister of Agriculture says some live cattle exports will be permitted from late next month, but the conditions will be tougher than they were previously.

Rural reporter Maja Burry has nga… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.New Zealand Cricket has received Government approval to proceed with plans to host international touring sides this summer.

Sports reporter, Joe Porter, has pūrongo hakinakina. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Labour market confidence remains stuck around 16 year lows as the jobless queues look set to rise, wages stagnate, and the prospect of new jobs remains soft.

Business reporter, Emma Hatton, has… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.Some family doctors are refusing to provide contraception to women on the grounds that they are morally or personally opposed to it. That's among the findings of a new survey released today by Family… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Thirty-one people have been identified as close contacts of the two covid-positive people who visited Taupō, and have been asked to self-isolate and get tested as a result.

Some of those who met with… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Taupō businesses have been springing into action following the news that an Auckland family who've tested positive for Covid-19, met with 18 people from all over the country during a trip to the top… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.National would make the non-disclosure of child abuse a criminal offence. Epidemiologists warn of the seriousness of a new Covid cluster.

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio