Midday Report for Tuesday 4 May 2021

12:46 PM.Public Health experts want to see the Covid-19 response depoliticised, to improve how the pandemic is managed. The Otago University public health blog also calls for the government to strive harder to… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.It's day two of the hearing session into residential state care, which is part of the Royal Commission into abuse in care. A man taken into care at the age of 13 has told the inquiry threats of… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The close-to record prices for export logs are creating bottlenecks in the local supply chain - with small forest owners looking to cash in while the market's hot. Audio

12:28 PM.Another milestone for striker Chris Wood in English football. Audio

12:20 PM.Another online payments company enters the fray. Audio

12:18 PM.More than 10 percent of overseas workers allowed to enter New Zealand have been film, television and entertainment crews. They're among 7000 critical workers who have come across the border in the… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.The National Party has hit out against the government's shovel-ready scheme, saying the number of new jobs it's created is inadequate. The spend up was announced in July last year, saying it would… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.The Finance Minister has found nearly one billion dollars of unspent Covid-19 money, which will now be spread across different projects. Grant Robertson made the announcement this morning, setting out… Read more Audio