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Midday Report for Friday 2 October 2020
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New Māori education campus opens in Ngāmotu - New Plymouth
12:45 PM.New Zealand's largest provider of te reo Māori education has opened a new campus in Ngamotu, New Plymouth - which is expected to increase its capacity in the rohe.
There has been an overwhelming need… Read more Audio
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Disappointment Super Rugby 2021 won't include Pasifika team
12:42 PM.There's disappointement among the rugby community that next year's Super Rugby competition won't include a Pasifika rugby franchise.
New Zealand Rugby confirmed last night the 2021 competition would… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 2 October 2020
12:35 PM.Asparagus growers are celebrating their good luck in mopping up the available pool of RSE workers ahead of rival produce that ripens later in the year.
Eric Frykberg has te pūrongo taiwhenua. Read more Audio
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Midday Sports News for 2 October 2020
12:28 PM.An unwanted Australian Super Rugby team could join NZ's competition.
Barry Guy has te pūrongo hakinakina. Read more Audio
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Midday Business News for 2 October 2020
12:20 PM.Households remain concerned about their financial future, as the end of wage subsidies and an uncertain economic outlook weighs on consumer confidence.
Gyles Beckford has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio
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New Zealanders can vote from tomorrow
12:18 PM.Voters can head to the polls from tomorrow when 450 advance voting places open their doors for this year's election and referedums.
Forty-seven percent of people voted in advance of election day in… Read more Audio
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Crown begins its closing in Comancheros case
12:16 PM.The crown has begun its closing address in the trial of Comanchero gang leader Pasilika Naufahu and two others.
The three men were arrested in a police operation in 2019 that netted millions of… Read more Audio
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Doctors union says Canterbury is not only DHB facing pressure
12:13 PM.The senior doctors union says the multi-million-dollar bail out for the Canterbury District Health Board is welcome, but other regions will be feeling the same pressure on their budgets.
The Health… Read more Audio
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Officer ignored superior, leading to injuries in pursuit
12:11 PM.A report from the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found a Christchurch police officer overrode his superior, and refused to stop a pursuit which ended with two innocent people being injured.
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Midday News for 2 October 2020
12:00 PM.A police officer is criticised for not abandoning a pursuit. Labour will replace the Resource Management Act if re-elected. And the Canterbury DHB payout raises further questions.
Nicola Wright has… Read more Audio