Midday Report for Tuesday 30 March 2021

12:45 PM.Former police officer Derek Chauvin is on trial after last May he knelt on the neck of a black man - George Floyd - for about nine minutes until he died. CNN's Camila Bernal speaks to Max Towle from… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The government is funding a plan to boost the number of Māori and Pasifika midwives. 2018 figures show about 10 percent of midwives identify as Māori, and three percent as Pasifika - that's well below… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Forestry export prices are reaching three year highs; Foveaux Strait oyster harvesters are continuing to meet with officials to work out how to deal with the deadly parasite Bonamia ostreae which was… Read more Audio

12:26 PM.Pressure on the struggling White Ferns ahead of the second T20 against Australia; World Rugby wants to hold the postponed Women's World Cup in October and November next year. Audio

12:20 PM.Xero's director of business growth, David Bell, says Auckland's snap lockdown dented earnings and employment there, but nationally the underyling picture is positive; Half of the country's used tyres… Read more Audio

12:18 PM.The Crown argued the Mr Lingman shot Mr Chance three times in the head from behind, before using a chainsaw to cut the body to fit it in a chest freezer. The defence case was that both men were drug… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.The Maritime Union is calling for Ports of Auckland's chief executive to resign following the report. Some Auckland City Councillors have also said they are outraged at the report's findings, and that… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Ports of Auckland's chief executive will not resign following the damning report. The Port has accepted the report, saying its recommendations will be adopted. Its chief executive Tony Gibson took… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Ports of Auckland has been putting profits - money - over the safety of its workers. That's according to the city's mayor. A review by Construction Health and Safety New Zealand found systemic health… Read more Audio