Midday Report for Tuesday 16 February 2021

12:50 PM.Samoan government is being accused of ignoring crucial vaccination advice from its own medical experts leading up to the deadly measles outbreak in 2019.

It was an outbreak which killed 83 people in… Read more Audio

12:47 PM.Legislation giving businesses support in the event of a longer lockdown will be rushed through Parliament under urgency today.

The Resurgence Support Payment scheme was created last year to help… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.A leading Māori health academic says the government is not acting with any urgency to help prevent the deaths of Māori mothers and babies.

New research by the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Farmers and growers take on day two of the regional lockdown in Auckland

Rurals reporter, Susan Murray, has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Super Rugby Aotearoa may be expanded by three weeks.

Sports reporter, Brenton Vannisselroy has te pūrongo hakinakina. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.No sign of a house price slow down.

Business reporter, Kim Savage, has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio

12:17 PM.South Auckland has again found itself at the centre of this Covid-19 community scare.

Last August, the region was at the centre of the Auckland Covid cluster, when members of a South Auckland family… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Hundreds of people are continuing to turn out for Covid-19 testing in Auckland and New Plymouth today, after three cases were found in the community at the weekend.

One of the people who've tested… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.A security analyst says the New Zealand woman detained at the Syrian border on suspicion of Islamic State links may be deported back to New Zealand.

Turkey's Ministry of National Defence says they… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.A New Zealander accused of Islamic State involvement is detained in Turkey. Auckland's border checkpoints have been busy. And Covid-19 testing demand remains high at Papatoetoe High School.

Nicola… Read more Audio