Midday Report for Monday 12 April 2021

12:46 PM.It was an unseasonably balmy weekend for some parts of the country.

April temperature records were broken in Whitianga yesterday when it reached 27.8 degrees celsius.

And Gisborne (29.1C), Wairoa… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The largest Nurses' Union is concerned non-clinical staff will be giving Covid-19 vaccinations, saying it stems from a long-standing failure to employ more Māori nurses. 

Community health workers at… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Japan has it's first men's major golf winner as Hideki Matsuyama held on to win the Masters at Augusta. Audio

12:20 PM.The head of Synlait Milk has abruptly resigned after less than three years in the job. Audio

12:17 PM.The Public Service Association says the lack of transparency on consultant spending is obstructing the drive for gender pay equity. 

The use of consultants and contractors rose again last year with… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.There's a growing call to overhaul the country's drug laws and treat use as a health and social issue. Dozens of social service and health organisations have signed an open letter calling for the… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Health officials are investigating whether there is an unknown person linking the three latest Covid-19 cases.

A third worker at the Grand Millennium managed isolation facility in Auckland has now… Read more Audio