Midday Report for Wednesday 16 June 2021

12:53 PM.Health authorities in Papua New Guinea are struggling to get people vaccinated against Covid-19. And this, as the total number of confirmed cases in PNG continues to grow - it's almost at 17,000 - but… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Mental health campaigner Mike King is returning his New Zealand Order of Merit medal to the Cabinet Office today. He's upset at the state of the mental health support available to young people. RNZ… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Would it be more effective to vaccinate more socially mobile people before the elderly? A study by researchers at the University of Oslo, published today, says yes. Perlina Lau speaks to the director… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Today is the first day of the National Agricultural Fieldays. The four day event which was cancelled last year due to Covid-19 is expected to attract more than 100,000 people and generate millions in… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Black Caps seamer Trent Boult has never played at the Southampton ground before but expects it'll be harder to get the ball to swing at the coastal ground than it was at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Audio

12:18 PM.The police have seized $70 million in cash and property linked to an international pyramid scheme, in what is New Zealand's largest-ever criminal forfeiture. The funds were the proceeds of a pyramid… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.The Government's open to bringing buses and associated infrastructure back into public ownership. That comes as the Wellington Regional Council has slammed the current bus contracting model, saying… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Team New Zealand could be taking the next America's Cup regatta overseas, because the $100 million in cash and in-kind support on offer was not enough. That money was put forward in confidential… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Team New Zealand can start looking to take the America's Cup overseas, and the government's open to bringing buses into public ownership. Audio