Midday Report for Tuesday 2 March 2021

12:47 PM.The Silver Ferns take on Australia for the first time in 18 months tonight, when they meet in the first of four Tests in Christchurch.

With the relatively inexperienced Diamonds having had to undergo… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.A Māori university students association leader in Auckland says the government has been too general in its Covid-19 messaging and they are having to take matters into their own hands to ensure their… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.A Motueka apple company has created a new brand to sell storm-damaged fruit which would otherwise be going to waste.

Rural reporter Andrew McRae has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.A new-look Australia netball side will take on the Silver Ferns.

Sports reporter Barry Guy has te pūrongo hakinakina. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Kiwisaver provider, Simplicity, throws down the gauntlet to banks.

Business Editor, Gyles Beckford, has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio

12:17 PM.The government has announced an independent review into New Zealand's drug buying agency, Pharmac.

The review will look at how the agency is meeting its goals as well as equity issues for Māori and… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The Government is facing criticism for their Covid-19 messaging being too general, and not targetted enough to specific hapori.

Questions have been raised about the instructions given to whānau and… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.A damning report just released by the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found bullying, harassment and a related negative culture exist within the police workforce.

The 115-page report says… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The IPCA finds the Police force wracked with bullying. Questions over the country's Covid-19 messaging.

Nicola Wright has mo ngā pitopito kōrero. Read more Audio