Midday Report for Friday 27 November 2020

12:51 PM.A week can be very long time in politicis in Papua New Guinea. Two weeks ago, the Prime Minister, James Marape looked like he was about to lose his job. Last week, he passed the budget and managed to… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.The Supreme MÄori Language Award this year, goes to the one million people who took part in the biggest MÄori language event in history - during Te Wiki o te reo MÄori. The commission's MÄori Language… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.The Black Caps summer of cricket gets underway tonight - with the first of three T20 matches against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland. There's a diet of T20 cricket for the side over the next… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The biggest shopping day of the year is underway with shoppers, retailers and delivery drivers prepared for high demand. Black Friday -- which continues on to Cyber Monday -- is growing in popularity… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The horticulture industry says letting two thousand RSE workers into the country is a good start. Audio

12:28 PM.The cricket great Shoaib Akhtar has reacted angrily to the prospect of the Pakistan team's tour of New Zealand being cancelled. Audio

12:20 PM.Genesis Energy is reviewing whether it should keep its investment in the Kupe oil and gas field. Audio

12:17 PM.Hawke's Bay growers are still desperate for more fruit pickers, despite the government's decision to allow in 2 thousand seasonal workers.

Hasting's mayor, Sandra Hazlehurst, and the regions growers… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The rift between the Maori Party and the Speaker of the House continues, and in an unusual move Trevor Mallard has released correspondence between his office and the party's co-leaders.

The Maori… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The Islamic Women's Council is backing the decision by the Royal Commission into the Christchurch terrorist shootings not to publicly release the transcript of its interview with the attacker Brenton… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Islamic Women's Council say the Royal Comission interview with the Christchurch terrorist should never be made public. The rift between the Maori Party and the Speaker of the House continues Audio