Midday Report for Thursday 18 February 2021

12:51 PM.A pro-independence politician is set to be elected president of New Caledonia - after the territory's congress elected a pro-independence government.

Yesterday's vote follows the collapse this month… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.The man who crashed into a Lower Hutt woman on a pedestrian crossing, leaving her seriously injured, has pleaded guilty.

Twenty-seven-year-old Jade Mark Harris faced charges in the Hutt Valley… Read more Audio

12:41 PM.The America's Cup challenger series finals look set to get back underway, after Auckland moved from alert level 3 to level 2 overnight.

But there are ongoing differences between the Challengers of… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.A Northern Hakwe's Bay farmer caught up in the response to a bovine TB outbreak says they're not getting the support they need to stay afloat.

Susan Murray has te pūrongo taiwhenua. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Racing in the America's Cup challenger final will resume under Alert Level 2 restrictions, despite the organisers wishes.

Brenton Vannisselroy has te pūrongo hakinakina. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Auckland international Airport has posted a sharply reduced profit as Covid-19 destroyed its earnings.

Kim Savage has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio

12:16 PM.Aircrew on a Royal New Zealand Air Force C130 Hercules have joined the search for two people who yesterday called for help from their sinking yacht near Coromandel.
 
It has joined the Navy frigate… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.Blood tests have found unsafe levels of lead in some East Otago residents - including a number of children.

Almost 1,400 residents in and around Waikouaiti, Karitane and Hawksbury Village have been… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.All staff at the workplace of a positive case have now returned negative test results for Covid-19.

A woman who worked at the laundry of LSG Sky Chefs was one of the three original community cases of… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Negative tests at LSG Skychefs as Auckland moves to Level 2, health authorities carry out a dry run of Covid-19 immunisations, and concern as Otago residents test positive for lead.

Nicola Wright has… Read more Audio