Midday Report for Tuesday 13 April 2021

12:45 PM.New Zealand Rugby League is apologising and reviewing its rules after 12-year-old McKenzie Anderson-Tito left the field in tears when told she couldn't play in the team she'd been a part of for seven… Read more Audio

12:41 PM.The Mānuka Honey industry is adamant it will not share the Māori name with Australian producers, but it is open to working collaboratively with them. The Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan is asking… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Suggestions from Australia's trade minister that his country and New Zealand work together to market mānuka honey are being given the thumbs down by a Māori trust. Audio

12:28 PM.A leading psychologist says a number of New Zealand's top athletes and coaches are experiencing the effects of cumulative stress ahead of the re-scheduled Tokyo Olympic Games and she says it could be… Read more Audio

12:19 PM.Growing inflation pressures, supply disruptions and a difficulty in finding skilled staff are weighing on business sentiment. Audio

12:17 PM.There's not enough money being dedicated to keep ageing school blocks in good nick, say principals. That comes as hundreds of Hutt Valley High School students are being forced to study at home for… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.The mother of a missing two-year-old girl says a financial reward is the last chance to find out what happened to her, and to bring her home. The $100,000 police reward is for information that leads… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.An inventory of New Zealand's greenhouse gases shows gross emissions are the highest in 15 years. Both net and gross emission went up 2 percent in 2019, taking the country further away from its carbon… Read more Audio