Midday Report for Wednesday 25 November 2020

12:45 PM.The Labour MP Trevor Mallard has just been re-elected as Parliament's Speaker, with today marking the official opening of the 53rd Parliament.

A ceremony has been underway at Parliament where New… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The Air New Zealand worker who tested positive for Covid-19 in Shanghai travelled back to New Zealand yesterday - along with the other members of their crew - on a cargo-only flight.

While in China… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.A Queenstown couple are set to gift their 900 hectare farm at the foot of the Remarkables mountain range to the QEII Trust.

Maja Burry has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Black Caps all rounder Colin de Grandhomme has been ruled out of next month's cricket test series with a foot injury.

Barry Guy has te pūrongo hakinakina. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.The Reserve Bank has been responding to questions about the government's request for it to help cool surging house prices.

Nicholas Pointon has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio

12:18 PM.The United States President-elect, Joe Biden, has formally announced his cabinet picks for a number of key national security and foreign policy roles.

Among them is Tony Blinken for Secretary of… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Oranga Tamariki's chief executive, Grainne Moss, has admitted structural racism within the agency has resulted in adverse effects for tamariki Māori.

That's part of the submission she will make to… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The Reserve Bank says it's ready and willing to work with the government on ways to cool the housing market.

The central bank's Governor, Adrian Orr, admitted during a briefing on its financial… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The Reserve Bank will work with the Government on skyrocketing house prices and an admission of structural racism in Oranga Tamariki.

Nicola Wright has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio