Midday Report for Tuesday 22 June 2021

12:43 PM.A large shipment of flu vaccines has been ruined and thousands of Papatoetoe patients are without their medical clinic in another tale of destruction from the weekend's tornado. A large window and… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.Councils, iwi and developers will soon be able to start pitching the government for funding under the $3.8 billion Housing Acceleration Fund. Criteria released today is focused on building multiple… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The Ministry for Primary Industries says lessons have been learnt from its M bovis response, The clean-up is far from over in flood-hit South Canterbury and imports of fresh lychees and mangos from… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.The new All Blacks are enjoying their selection for tests against Tonga and Fiji, as new prop Ethan de Groot says his selection shows players from outside the main regions can still get to the top. Audio

12:20 PM.The gap between the old and young continues to widen. Household confidence levels are on the rise, Demand for commercial property is booming in Nelson and Employers will need to start offering more… Read more Audio

12:18 PM.A criminologist is concerned about the discrepancies in the official accounts of how the police ended up shooting a man dead. 35-year-old Shargin Stephens was killed in 2016 after he smashed up an… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.The government has unveiled its plan to better protect the Hauraki Gulf - Tiikapa Moana - for future generations. Successive reports in recent years have warned about the impact of overfishing… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The government has unveiled its plan to better protect the Hauraki Gulf - Tiikapa Moana - for future generations. Successive reports in recent years have warned about the impact of overfishing… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.A plan to clean up the Hauraki Gulf and the Ministry for Primary Industries says mistakes were made during the M. bovis response. Audio